I was lucky to come upon a Facebook group a while back that I joined. It’s the Maryland Miata Club and I’ve met a lot of nice and knowledgeable people at the monthly meet-ups. Plus, it’s in the parking lot of one of my favorite Italian places called 3 Brothers.

Taking a short cruise before the meet was great with the top down, the late afternoon sun beating down and a cool low 70s day. What is not to like.

It felt good to go to the meet with a clean car and I’m going to do some more detailing today. It will be 10 years old early next year and it’s still looking strong. I believe I have about 60K on it. Since retiring and getting a beater car to use for errands and bad weather I don’t put much mileage on it each year.

And what I do is all pleasure which it should be in a car like that. Then again even when I was working it was my Remedy. For whatever ailed me at the time.

The club has some beautiful rides in it and some have really stuck some funds and technology into these roadsters.

I’m excited about getting out today already.

Here is a shot of one I liked at yesterday’s meet.

Photos by Mike Hartley

Am I part of the last generation that are true motorheads? I rode a cruiser for a few decades. But sales of Harley Davidsons are down and will continue to go down with an aging client base. The same is true for classic cars. I see very few young people at shows and the ones that are, have late model tech machines, not the muscle cars of days past.

Yes, there are a few exceptions but there are a lot of grey hair sitting behind these cars as well as the people attending the shows. My kids and most of my friend’s children have no interest in muscle cars or motorcycles.

So will these things lose value over time. Prices for them the last for decade or so seems quite high. Will parts to keep them going even become more difficult to acquire? What is going to happen to all these classics when we aren’t around anymore. Will they go the same way as every previous generation?