I, now at 54 years old, still have a passion for cars. Being a girl/woman, my mother always thought that just wasn't right. Oh well, sorry mom, I just love those cars. Anyway, while going to work on a Friday, I saw a Chevrolet Corvair...does anyone remember a Corvair? The very same morning, I saw an old Chevy Nova...well! I just had to roll down the window and listen to the rumble of the engine; when I did, the fumes reminded me of the days I would go watch the guys race their cars behind an office park in our town. You would think I wouldn't like the fumes, but somehow, it brought back a smile. So, I'm a hopeless Gear Head, and lovin it! We all need to have fun with whatever it is that makes us happy. ....just my thoughts.

My lady neighbor across the street met a guy on E-Harmony and they got married and he is an old car buff. He belongs to a big old car club here in town and there is always some old model car in his garage he is rebuilding. They look fantastic when he is finished with them. They display these old replenished cars in Henderson every Friday and it amazes me how many older people and young ones are gathered there with their rebuilt old cars. I took a ride in a 1959 Chevy a couple of weeks aqo. My dad owned one in 1959...

lindasusan, what a fun topic. I'm not a car buff; never have been, never will be, but, Ross is. He loves cars. It's his area of indulgence. He's like a little boy when he washes his car. We went to a party last night, and he washed his car in the sunny, 50 degree weather. He typically washes it before we go out on big dates. What a hoot. HE has every kind of cleaner you can imagine. He currently has a BMW, convertible, 3 series, or M series, not sure which, but it's his baby. He gets excited to drive it.

As a result, our kids love cars too. My daughter knows every car on the road and it cracks me up because I just don't pay attention. He still gets Motor Trend magazine.

Do you read car magazines.

chatty, our town has an annual festival and one of the streets is blocked off to showcase old cars. Ross loves to walk that street. My eyes just glaze over, like his do when I look at the jewelry.

If any of you vintage car lovers get to Kissimmee, Fl, visit Old Town any Friday or Saturday night. They have a car show that really rocks. Any old car you can think of, is there. The cruise starts at 9 p.m. and it's a blast. I guess the Old Town car show is why we come here every March.

jabber, ah, another car lover!

I now the feeling Dotsie. Whenever someone comes here to vacation one of the places they want to go is the Old Car Museum at the Imperial Palace Casino. I get nauseous just thinking about having to go there again...Once was more than enough!

I recall going to a car show once with Ross. Never again. Once was enough.

I knew a librarian who loved watching formula racing car races.

My partner lost interest in cars over 25 yrs. ago. He does fondly recall his Volkswagon, Mustang, etc. in his 20's, etc.

But we live a car-free life. We are cyclists and after being on the bike saddle nearly daily, one does ...not...want the car fumes much at all.

I'm glad we don't have a car and he doesn't want to own a car, it allows us to refocus our money elsewhere.

I guess honest...I get more excited by different bike design models compared to cars. And there's a whole group of women elsewhere in this world, who genuinely get excited about different bike models, finishes, geometry, etc. It's pretty interesting...to witness such excitement among a large group of women for basically a mechanical thing..which can be a work of art in the eyes of the beholder. Many of these women are in 35-60 age group. Like us.

So I understand the car fetish..from the perspective of bike fetish.