Sentimental durability, Is that a thing?

[Tommy1234]

I mean like I'm just so curious curious. The idea of sentimental durability. Regular durability is engineered in a product. Steel of the chassie. Engine design ect...
But what makes a vehicle worth the blood sweat and tears of restoring or profitable for companies to stamp out patch panels.
Can a style or design grow on you?
For example why is there parts for road runners yet not for Belvidere.
Or how hard is it to find panels for a g20 vs c/k 2500.

 

[RichLo]

Absolutely, thus the huge variety of automotive designs and why each manufacturer spends so much time and money on vehicle design every year.

If it didnt matter we would all be driving aerodynamic wedges for fuel economy or big boxes for cargo capacity.

 

[JOHNGAAA1]

I am going to buried in my truck. Thank you.

 

[Tommy1234]

I feel the same way too

 

[Tommy1234]

Why are there fewer G 20s surviving?

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

The 70s and 80s GM vans are unit body, as opposed to the body on frame design our trucks use. The company I worked for, a couple jobs ago, had a fleet of the G20s that they flogged the snot out of on a regular basis. You know, the old "it ain't my truck so I don't care" thing that happens to so many work vehicles. After a while of driving on really bad roads( midtown and downtown Houston we're getting majorly reworked for the Metro Rail then, and all the roads were S**t), the sliding door on the side would barely work, and the other doors had issues too. I know several people who had this era van, that when wrecked, was never square again. The newer generation is much better designed.
Also, in a word: rust!

 

[Erik the Awful]

They're all appliances. Run them until they die and find another vehicle to love. I really liked my '83 RX-7 GSL, but I wouldn't trade my '06 Mustang GT for one. I'm getting near the end of my Mustang ownership, and I'm planning on replacing it with a Miata.

Why am I rebuilding two GMT400s? Because they're cheap and easy to rebuild and I can't afford $60k for a brand new truck.

 

[R422b]

Why are there fewer G 20s surviving?

Probably looks. I have passed up great deals on G20s several times because thay are so ugly.

 

[Dariusz Salomon]

I mean like I'm just so curious curious. The idea of sentimental durability. Regular durability is engineered in a product. Steel of the chassie. Engine design ect...
But what makes a vehicle worth the blood sweat and tears of restoring or profitable for companies to stamp out patch panels.
Can a style or design grow on you?
For example why is there parts for road runners yet not for Belvidere.
Or how hard is it to find panels for a g20 vs c/k 2500.

Style can grow on one-I i.e. was never fan of obs-it was too"modern". Now I love it to bits. Never pumped so much money into a vehicle.
I think what makes vehicles"special"is media-film,music and also the "special"factor-as in Roadrunner-the "fastest" one,with blacked out grille and great colors.Even tho Belvedere would probably catch up with it. And rarity.
Some cars struggle-like sn95 stang-even Cobras fetch lil money. Hard to explain really.

 

[Tommy1234]

Style can grow on one-I i.e. was never fan of obs-it was too"modern". Now I love it to bits. Never pumped so much money into a vehicle.
I think what makes vehicles"special"is media-film,music and also the "special"factor-as in Roadrunner-the "fastest" one,with blacked out grille and great colors.Even tho Belvedere would probably catch up with it. And rarity.
Some cars struggle-like sn95 stang-even Cobras fetch lil money. Hard to explain really.

Have to totally agree with the special factor. Considering if enough people wanted a certain vehicle the aftermarket would make replacement parts for