ANY FUTURE?

Love the magazine, I read from cover to cover many times just in case I missed something.

I’m 61 years young, and a seventies teenager. Fords, Holdens, and Chr yslers were my diet, and although I’m a builder I love gett ing t he spanners out, if my t wo sons haven’t got t hem.

I have learnt how to do most mechanical jobs including changing a car to manual from auto (I’m not an auto fan), clutches and the odd engine rebuild. St ill perfect ing my spray-painting sk ills and I can weld.

I have a few cars, Ford XE wagon near original, XD V8 panel van that I’m work ing on. A Jeep Grand Wagoneer, and a Ford Tick ford AU (I liked t he AU design).

A decent garage is my downfall, I have longed for one possibly my whole life.

My question to you guys in the k now is: How long can we car nuts rely on petrol as a reliable source of moving our old cars around?

Watching the news and talkback reading art icles, t he green police and climate change activ ists seem to be hell-bent on just stopping entire industries t hat burn fossi l f uels.

I’ve noticed t hat even if you have an opinion on these issues, if it’s not in line wit h them you are looked on with contempt. So I can Imagine driv ing one around in t went y years’ t ime.

Is t here any f uture in collect ing t hese old cars? Some people in t he industr y just say yes petrol will be around for some time to come, which is not really an answer.

Maybe an article in t he f uture, guys. Adrian Ward

ED: What an interesting question, Adrian, and one a few of us have briefly contemplated. My view is that, even when petroldriven cars become the minority, there will be a support network strong enough to keep things running. However you may not find fuel at every second street corner and may end up going to an equivalent of a specialist auto store for it. In some ways, this would be turning full circle, as that’s how it was early last century when cars were outnumbered by horses. In any case, we’ll apply the thinking gear to the problem and put together a story – even though it will inevitably be speculative.