18th Jun 2010, 20:05
Nothing could be further from the truth... Every car show I've been to is all about the horsepower. Have you ever been to a muscle car show? I've been to Mustang shows, and never have I seen a V-6, let alone a 4 cylinder in the show. Only GT's, Bosses, Shelby's and Mach's.
Not sure where you are going to shows, but they aren't the typical fare.
Oh, and if you can't tell which engine is in each Mustang, you aren't really a true Mustang fanatic. I can tell you which engine is in each and every model of the Mustang back to 1964.
I go to art galleries to look at pretty things on display. I go to car shows to look at nice looking, great performing cars. You won't see people lining up to watch the cruise parades with 6 cylinder and 4 cylinder Mustangs around. It is all about the sound and the tire smoke!
18th Jun 2010, 13:32
WHAT?!?!? C'mon now. Gee if no one cares about the engines in classic cars at shows, then why is a Hemi powered 'Cuda worth upwards of $500,000, yet the same exact car (according to you) with a 383 or a 340 only brings in about $40,000. I'd say more than 1% of the people care about what engine is in the car. The same can be said for the Boss 429 Mustang. I don't see a '70 6 cylinder Mustang bringing in $250K do you? But it isn't about the engine is it? How about the SD Trans Am from '73 and '74... nawww there is no premium for that high powered 455 under the hood... yeah right!! Normally I wouldn't say someone is completely off the mark, but you are completely off the mark here!
Just because you and your friends don't care, doesn't mean 99% of people don't care about power and performance. They have car shows dedicated to performance cars all the time, and not average daily drivers.
The last time I went to a Mustang show, there was one V-6 I saw, and it was in the parking lot because its owner was inside salivating over the V-8 cars he couldn't afford to insure! There surely were NO 4 cylinder Mustangs to be seen anywhere, and no V-6's in the show either. There were modified GT's, Saleen's, Shelby's and Bosses though. I guess you would have been bored though huh?
The coolest part was when they all took off after the show. Hearing superchargers whining and V-8's rumbling was a major attraction, not the grating V-6 that sounds like an Explorer taking off. Trust me, NO ONE would wait around for that! There were tons of people waiting to hear the real cars go by though.