Your grandpa's car is taken good care of!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6NjsMqka9o ^ | 06/25/2010 | WesternCulture

[WesternCulture]

Each year, around 10 000 cars of America's past flood the streets of Swedish Västerås.

I'm not an owner of such a vehicle myself (although I plan to be - the future of my economy is looking good!), but I happen to love these cars and can't help but feeling somewhat proud, as a Swede, over my country hosting such an event (regardless of what Buford T Justice has to say about it).

Greetings from Volvo Land to America/one nation of car lovers to another!

(Links to clips below, enjoy!)

[libstripper]

The thing about a 6,000 lb. vehicle (Lincoln Naavigator) is that, although it can take a lot of hard use and keep going, the hard use is going to cost a lot more than with a lighter vehicle, just due to the laws of physics. Hence, resaonable respect for one’s bank account leads to cautious driving.

[Darnright]

As I type, my husband is cleaning and primping his 1968 Plymouth for the huge weekend of car festivities in our area. It’s gratifying to see the old cars being loved and enjoyed in Sweden. Classic cars are a huge part of life in my area of the U.S.

http://starcitymotormadness.com/

[nicollo]

Wonderful post! Thanks for bringing this event to us.

[WesternCulture]

“Wonderful post! Thanks for bringing this event to us”

- Sincere thanks and much appreciation for those words from a hard working city in Viking Territory, Scandinavia!

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[WesternCulture]

“Classic cars are a huge part of life in my area of the U.S.”

- Great to hear these words from across the Pond.

They deserve our devotion, for sure.

Greetings from a “Socialist” (just jokin’) European to a kindred spirit in America!!

WesternCulture

[WesternCulture]

“Hence, resaonable respect for one’s bank account leads to cautious driving.”

- I get your point..

Best of regards from where Volvo V70 is king (the Volvo V70 is, by far, the most popular car in my corner of the World althought crossovers like the Volvo XC90 and XC60 - as well as smaller, imported cars - are common too).

[Tainan]

Nothing here on Taiwan like this. Import autos are HUGELY restricted by the laws here. There a some Japanese, Korean, Volvo, low end Maserati (amazingly they make an economy car), Puegot, Renaults here. But bringing a car in from the USA is taxed so heavily and restricted that it just doesn't happen.
As to older American cars, none that I've seen. The streets in the towns are just too narrow and the highways are only between towns and its a small island.
I do have a rather shady acquaintance who has a collection of really old cars that he leases out for movies, commercials and sometimes wedding - Old French, British and USA autos...but these are from the 40s and very early 50s. Extremely well restored. But 'Classic-type' autos...not muscle-cars.
I don't think there is a "muscle car" here. Never seen or heard of one. A lot of "rice-burner tuner-type" but those are mostly for 'show' and not 'go.'
Most of the male Taiwan population has been seriously gelded when it comes to "Man Things!"...LOL.