Hey guys. I was thinking last night and somehow wound up on the subject of parts availably for these old pickups in the future. I'm only 15 and I plan on driving one of my old trucks for the better part of my life, but there has to be parts available to do that. Anyways, what I'm trying to get at here is. Do you guys think that in 50 years or so there will still be enough of these old trucks to make it worth the production costs of the companies that reproduce all the parts that keep these things running? If not, what do we do? Especially those who daily drive their old trucks. As I said, this is just fuel for thought so feel free to take it wherever.

 

This is a valid question. In 50 years, our trucks will be around 100 years old. I would ask how many 100 year old trucks do you see on the road now, but that wouldn't be a fair comparison. In my opinion, the automotive technological advancements between 1920 to 1970 (50 years) is far greater than 1970 to 2020 (another 50 years). So a truck that is 100 years old seems very archaic to vehicles now, and although I'm too young to know from personal experience, I assume that driving a car from 1920 in 1970 also probably seemed archaic, where as driving a truck from 1970 today just seems like a neat old truck. A 50 year old truck is still comfortable, and relatively easy to drive today. The big question is how far will automotive technology advance in another 50 years? So the question isn't really will there be parts. Parts will be available, although certainly not as readily. The question is will driving your truck in 50 years from now be like driving a Model T today? Ok, rant over.

 

For what it's worth, I would love to see these old trucks on the road when they turn 100.

 

If i have it my way, mine will still be going strong when it's 100. I figure, that since I basically built it from nothing, I can probably rebuild it from nothing many more times.

 

That is the best attitude you could have.

 

They won't stop making parts. There are too many of them out there. And now they are becoming popular and more desirable.

Business is BOOMING in bump-world

 

 

I alone have 9 cars, 4 of which are bumps, 2 are dents, and one is a '72 lincoln. So if I keep fixing my trucks, I alone should be able to keep the parts industry going