I may be inventing justification for this, but my take is that classic car folks (and I realize that not all Hagerty people are into "classic cars" in the traditional sense - and also that there may not even be a "traditional sense" anywhere buy in my head 😊) - but anyway - that those who are like me put the driving experience and the music experience together. Especially Rock, but not exclusively.
Just yesterday, I was talking to a Mobile DJ friend at a small car gathering. I remarked that when I was a kid, my folks were listening to '30s and '40s Big Band, Swing, Jazz, and I was as entertained by Lawrence Welk as by Elvis. Then Rock hit, then the British Invasion, and I also began exploring the old school Country tunes. I told him that I felt blessed to have listened to learned to appreciate many types of music (including some great classical melodies and symphonies when I want to chill out and relax) - but that I keep centering back to music that features the Electric Guitar. I wondered if all of the genres I love would just fade out as the younger (boom-boom bass and hip-hop) crowd grew in to eminence. His take (and he's nearly 20 years younger than me) is that the "classic rock" scene is indeed suffering, but that he actually sees a lot of interest from "30-somethings" in some retro rock stuff and a LOT of requests for '80s music from Gen X'rs.
Anyway, I find the tie-in between Electric Guitar Rock and "For The Road" an engaging subject, as I've spend many hours building playlists for my drive-time, from long trips, to late night driving, to classic car cruising, to I-Wanna-Forget-My-Troubles-And-Just-Drive times.
Now, to finish up @56NomadJohn, I gotta tell ya: in the late '60s a buddy had a '56 Nomad, and it was my favorite car of all the cars I had or our other friends had for a very long time. So when I read your 'handle', I was loathe to even sound like I was showing any opposite views to yours, because frankly, if you've got a '56 Nomad, IMHO, you are indeed a god!
