| When I was a kid, my dad had a 1970 Ford | | | | anything! Look at you now sitting in front of the |
| Torino, which was both a collector car and a | | | | Internet on the computer. The older generations |
| muscle car with the rebuilt small block engine he | | | | did not have access to the Internet, giving them |
| put into it. It was a 4 speed, totally remodeled | | | | limited resources to get the few aftermarket |
| and he always kept it as clean as he could. I | | | | parts that where around. |
| remember my mother always yelling at my dad, | | | | The popular music of recent times, which my |
| mostly because he would go out to clean his car | | | | grandfather refers to as "noise," has really let |
| in his spare time. She use to scream "Why are | | | | younger generations with tuner cars evolve into a |
| you always fiddling with your collector car? We | | | | more open minded way of life, ultimately giving |
| have a Jetta that doesn't run and rotting Fox, | | | | them the want to be unique. This is what auto |
| which is so bad, my feet are going to bust | | | | tuners of today's world strive for! The chance to |
| through the floor!" Of course he would then tend | | | | be noticed, seen, and recognized for being wild |
| to those every day drivers, but I could tell he | | | | and crazy with their car inventions has given auto |
| truly loved his Torino. | | | | tuners the want to express their emotions, |
| Today, many of the younger generations have | | | | personality, and way of life through their car, |
| turned to foreign cars like Honda, Toyota, Nissan, | | | | which many hip hop artists, techno music |
| and Mitsubishi. What ever happened to restoring | | | | creators, and death metal bands are trying to |
| older collector and muscle cars, like what my dad | | | | express. |
| did with his Torino? | | | | The last major reason younger generations have |
| Here is a list of influences the younger generations | | | | made the move from collector cars and muscle |
| with these tuner cars have grown interest | | | | cars into tuning foreign cars, is because of |
| towards, which have made them grow out of | | | | movies. Movies have really given an image to |
| collector and muscle cars: | | | | what people can do with cars. Tuner cars really |
| 1) Technology | | | | don't have any limitations and will continue to |
| 2) Music | | | | grow. When the first tuner car movie hit theaters, |
| 3) Movies | | | | "The Fast and The Furious," many kids where |
| The number one reason why younger generations | | | | already driving older, inexpensive foreign cars. The |
| have turned to foreign cars to build tuner cars is | | | | hundreds of tuner cars that where featured in |
| technology changes. Until recently, there was | | | | that movie really brought younger generations |
| never power options, computers, and as many | | | | into a new way of being an auto tuner, and |
| aftermarket performance parts as there is today. | | | | ultimately a new way of life. |
| Technology alone is the reason there is change in | | | | |