The future of CMPs

[chris vickery]

The demise of our hobby like a lot of other ones happen when others want to ruin our fun. Regulations control everything these days it seems.
One only has to witness what is going on in the classic car hobby to see where it’s leading. I’ve personally seen many old projects and restorations sitting in garages and sheds, likely to never go anywhere.
Vehicles from the teens to the 40’s are now practically unsaleable, with values in the basement. The interest from young people to get into a hobby to tinker with grandpas model T doesn’t exist.
I believe most museums are also facing the dilemma, as always of funding and attendance. This is a reality for sure. Many museums are already at the point of turning away donations to their collections. Many places in our modern world have their collections in the Virtual world, online 24/7. I don’t see the interest from our younger generations for them neither. History has taken a backseat in today’s educational system as well which doesn’t help.