Our Southern Ohio Chapter of the Ohio Region of AACA had a tour Saturday. We had three families with second generation. Three vehicles driven by second generation members. We had five grandchildren. We had vehicles from a 1911 Overland to an early 70's Imperial. We're doing our best to keep this club going into the future. We all need to get the younger ones interested. One thing we can do is to let our children drive our vintage automobiles.

I think that's a great idea! However,in order for my daughter to drive one of my chevies,she has to be at least 25 to satisfy the insurance company.I hope the younger generations will be able to enjoy the hobby as we do,but,the way the prices keep climbing on these collector cars,I feel there will be no way for our kids to afford them.Younger people are doing different things with their disposable income-if they have any,most are paying off MAJOR school loans.I see kids at car shows and meets all the time and the kids seem to enjoy themselves,but,unless they make a connection with a particlar vehicle,ie-an uncle's Corvette,they will look at car meets as just another museum trip.Unless the car is already in the family and may be handed down,I sincerely doubt a young person is going to say"Gee,I really like that '62 Corvette,I think I'll write a check out for $55,000.00 for it"-highly unlikely.Sorry to be a black cloud,but,this is my opinion of where the hobby is going.

There are many vehicles that can be purchased for around $10.000.00. I saw a 53, 21,000 mile Buick in the paper last week for $10,000.00.

Check with Hagerty insurance. I'm sure they will let your children or grandchildren drive your vehicles. I switched from J.C.Taylor to Hagerty for that reason. I let a granddaughter drive our 74 Nova on a tour 3 days after she got a license. Our son was teaching our 16 year old grandson how to double clutch and shift gears in his 31 Sunday afternoon.