Hemmings Classic Car

jim richardson

A few years ago, I edited a scientific publication and learned that researchers had discovered people tended to prefer the music that was popular when they were in their teens and twenties. That discovery made me wonder if the same phenomenon was true for classic car buffs. Do we naturally tend to love the cars that were popular when we were young, or do our tastes vary according to the individual? The reason I ask is because, with few exceptions, the cars I fancied as

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