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THE NOSTALGIA & CLASSIC ERA

Today we're hooked on nostalgia. As hopeless escapists, nothing feeds our need better than an old car - a classic car. There is a segment of our society who seemingly is infatuated with hot rods, classics and the mussel cars. They’ve had a love affair with these nostalgic types of vehicles starting back in the 1950’s, and this has been going on now for some 60 years. After the Second World War, the motorcar came of age.

Through that period of time the auto industry developed the very cars that Rescue Rods is looking for people to donate. The 1950s, 1960s and to an extent the 1970s were the most fertile period for the motorcar, a classic era and a perfect breeding ground for the classic car we cherish today. There’s just to many models to mention, however Ford, Chevy, Pontiac, Dodge, Plymouth, and even American Motors developed these types of cars, and today they’re collectable’s.

As more and more people took to the road they were looking for power and styling. The manufacturers began to stretch the boundaries. The automakers set styling, engineering and safety trends as a priority in design, they wanted to increase their market share, and reach this new bread of buyer. The competitive spirit and the need for speeds increased; styling and engineering became more advanced; and many devices, were developed because of this exciting era, which some are taken for granted today, like disc brakes, four-wheel drive (4-WD) power steering and automatic transmission. Much of this is standard equipment on most manufactures models today.

This need for speed, the passion for more “Horse Power, and Competition, caused major design, changes in the auto industry. A whole new breed of hot-rodder came of age in the 1970”s and their passion and interest was in the compact mussel cars. These “men”… in most cases, have spent billions of dollars over the years making their car faster and more beautiful. This passion for hot-roding caused a major revolution like no other time in history for the auto industry. Stop and think, do you realize how many different racing associations were created between to 50’s and the 70’s and that currently exist today just because of this Hot Rod revolution… not to mention there are hundreds of car clubs throughout the USA. and around the world. There are racing associations such as, NASCAR, NHRA, AHRA, Sprint Car Racing Association, Good Guys Nostalgia Racing… Only to name a few. There are just too many to list… there’s even a “Lawnmower Racing Association”. There are car publications, thousands of web site, hundreds of auto museums, hundreds of auto shows and auto auctions- trade shows, car club special events, swap meets, and the list goes on and on. Just think, all of this happened because of a few men wanted to think outside the box, and modify their old cars. These men did the same thing to their motorcycles, which started a whole other revolution and another industry, which has been developed as well. Rescue Rods will also take classic motorcycles as donations. Because of few men’s passion to go fast, or to show off their beautiful cars and motorcycles, along with the fun and excitement of competition that racing brings, their “hobby” has been responsible for the development of literally hundreds of diverse parts manufactures all across America and around the world. One of the Associations that represent these industries is Special Equipment Manufacturing Association (S.E.M.A.).