We beat up on the sequel to the Greatest Generation quite a bit, but many of us literally would not be here without the Boomers. So let them have their automotive quirks, I say.
These are the most Boomer vehicles to ever Boom, at least, according to you, but it’s hard to argue with these choices.
What happens when the Boomers are all gone and nobody really wants these cars anymore? I have no interest in any boomer mobile for the price they command, but if one were to be able to get a mint Bel-Air for like $8k I would buy just to turn it into a lowrider or stupid stance mobile on bags.
I don’t follow the market on these things but are they starting to lose their value?
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Gotta be the ‘57 Bel Air. You can distinctly hear the Steppenwolf, even if the radio is off.
From finalformminivan, Jordmaniac, others
It’s without fail the Corvette, then their other car is some “luxurious” GM abortion that they take to church like a late 2000s Buick Lucerne (because Toyotas are “crap”):
From J-BodyBuilder
Covered up in the garage 360 days out of the year is their pride and joy, which is one of only 547 built on a Tuesday in the middle of August by a man named One-Eyed George and one of ONLY 219 with these EXACT options. It was appraised by Racist Bob Collector Car Appraisals 5 years ago at $375,000 and they will never sell it. Their children will inherit it and consign it to Barrett-Jackson where it will sell for $48,000:
And next to that is “the wife’s car” though they also take it to church and use it for grocery store, bank, and doctor’s office visits. This is their third gray Equinox. They get a new one when their lease expires every three years and have been re-using the same plate since 2001. Of particular note are the unremoved dealership branding, local college team decals, and a conservative political sticker of some kind, usually related to abortion:
Finally we have the car that Bill drives when “the ol’ ball and chain” is at the store or doing a church thing. They have owned this Town and Country for approximately two decades. It is completely rusted through, burns oil, and the wiper blades have not been changed since Bill got a coupon back in 2012. Bill will be using it today to drive to Lowe’s to buy three 2x4's for a project he’s undertaking. The project involves nailing the boards to the top of their backyard gate to completely obscure anyone from looking in at their backyard (which is already completely encircled by a stockade fence). This project will take him one month and somehow require 19 trips to Lowe’s:
Luckily I’m just a year out of boomer and into Gen X, but I’d say most boomers are driving Lexus if they can afford them, or they’re tied to some sort of Toyota milquetoast because they are Solid cars...and Damn GM doesn’t build em like they used to...
From Monsterajr
Watch Mecum or Barrett-Jackson and you will see fat boomers paying stupid money for sixties-era “muscle cars”. I keep thinking I can have a REAL modern muscle car for half the price they are paying.
Full disclosure: Boomer here.
From Hugh Jass
You’re welcome to utilize an HHR in the article, but the true boomer-mobile is the SSR, no one on earth outside of the boomer demographic likes this vehicle:
Any Mid-sixties GM “SS” clone. Chevelle SS, Malibu SS, Camaro SS, Nova SS, etc etc.. And they’ll insist it’s a numbers matching original SS, but it’s not. Some flipper made a convincing clone and they bought it and cherished it, and are none the wiser.
From BrianMadigan
The bus. Because we had to take your keys away from you, Dad!
From Modusoperandi
For me, anytime I see one of those Polaris trike things I always think Boomer immediately. For the life of me I can’t post an image for some Kinja reason.
From NoWaitComeBack
We boomers (1954, right in the middle) don’t care if you insult us, we embrace our stereotypes. It’s one of the most infuriating things about us, in fact.
Corvette, sure. And any ‘60s muscle car, pick one. But after that takes some thought: what car just screams “BOOMER”?
A 3 year old off-lease Nissan Rogue. Really any small SUV, but boomers still associate Nissan with Japanese quality. Sure, Rogues are everywhere. But boomers like cheap, and small is easier to park. And SUVs are easier to get in and out of. And used off lease from a dealer means warranty, and boomers like fixed costs and we don’t do our own work any more, even if we used to.
From Mosca
I am going to go a different direction and go with the Class A or Class C RV.
Class A is usually a “puller style” towing some sort of CUV or Wrangler.
Class C is usually a smaller Transit based version or larger E-series based version, with a pair of bikes hanging on the back.
From 89islander
You’re kidding, right? The 1969 Charger:
All-time styling masterpiece from the Boomers’ childhoods. All-time Hollywood star car from Bullitt to The Batman. A car that either the Boomer had forever and has watched appreciate more sharply than the S&P 500 Index. Or else the Boomer can easily cut a hefty check for the resto-mod car of his dreams.
And since the Boomer has the dough to blow on any of the three 2nd gens, he’d splurge it on the ‘69: the best-looking of the three Dodges.
Tail end boomer here.
I suppose a C6 convert fits, at least for those of us who can still get in and out of one. And yes, I owned one once, although it was GS 6-speed, (sans chrome wheels, thank you.). They’re fun, but definitely kinda old school and I got tired of it.
As for a Tri-5 Chevy, nah. Those appeal to the silent generation, not boomers.
50's cars generally just seem kinda weird and sad. They’re mostly driven by 80+ year old guys who shamelessly wear railroad engineer caps and suspenders.
Not our jam at all.
As for late ‘60's muscle cars, we know they’re pigs to drive just like y’all do.
Sure, they look cool and make loud noises. The actual ownership experience is HIGHLY overrated. Again, not my jam, nor most of my cohort, especially those who aren’t into wrenching.
What I really lust after might be an ‘83 Civic S, a CRX Si, or a first gen ‘86 Integra like I bought new after getting my first real job, post college.
Bubble era Japanese stuff is just as lust worthy to us as they are to younger generations. The difference is we drove them new, and miss the hell out of how they drove, and also how we were back when they were new, if we’re being honest
A clean first gen RX-7 or 240Z could definitely find room in my garage.
As they say nostalgia is a hell of a drug.
As for me, my current daily is a Tesla M3P. Now that thing really IS a muscle car.
Camaro my ass.
From factoryhack
Not sure if it’s true or not, but the Prowler just screams boomer to me
From darthspartan117
MIOTO (Miata Is Occasionally The Answer) - you’ve got a generation with a subset that grew up on small British roadsters (the ones that had an active Road & Track subscription from roughly childhood to when Peter Egan retired), are at a stage of life where a two seater is feasible, but can’t be bothered to waste time fiddling around with something from a company that no longer exists.
From Maymar