Good Job Hagerty!

Hagerty Insurance set up a driving experience last Friday for young drivers to learn how to drive manual transmission.

The kicker: they were all classic cars (except for a new Mustang GT and Camaro SS).

35 Drivers from ages 16 to 20 broken up into two groups: One learning manual, the other learning basic vehicle maintenance.

Glynette and Barry Wolk, of Farmington Hills, provided their 1955 Porsche 356 Cabriolet. "I remember being this age, and I remember being so excited about old cars," said Glynette Wolk, whose love of cars began as a teenager. "I'm just excited to give other people this chance." Although the thought of teens driving the Porsche gave her some pause, she found them very respectful.

http://detnews.com/article/20110709/AUTO01/107090322/1148/Young-drivers-learn-stick-shift-in-classic-cars-in-Dearborn

There really needs to be more of this. Lucky little bastards.

if anyone got to learn on an un-synchronized trans, I am jealous...

Learning basic maitenance on a Turbo Buick... man I am jealous.

That is very cool. Maybe more events like that and the stickshift may stick around.

Hagerty rocks, nice to see someone not giving up on manual transmissions.

sugar, water, purple.

Awesome. I'd love to send my 16 year-old brother through something like this.

AngryCorvair wrote: sugar, water, purple.

I think dude-man is way more into the girl in front of him than the turbo buick. But why wouldn't he be?

Joey

I've been a Hagerty customer for 14 years. Great company.

if my car was worth more I would be also...

AngryCorvair wrote: sugar, water, purple.

Know how I know?

DILYSI Dave wrote:

AngryCorvair wrote: sugar, water, purple.

Know how I know?

I'm confused, is this a "Don't Drink The Kool-Aid" reference?

What the berkeley is juice?!?!?

SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote:

DILYSI Dave wrote:

AngryCorvair wrote: sugar, water, purple.

Know how I know?

I'm confused, is this a "Don't Drink The Kool-Aid" reference?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuG1vyQ1mUQ

One of the Hagerty guys was there with his Model A. ...which he's 2/3 through a year-long drive.

www.365daysofa.com

(That's "365 Days Of A" not "365 Day Sofa.")

In reply to DILYSI Dave:

lol

but I also just looked at the picture up top too.

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote: What the berkeley is juice?!?!?

Indeed.

The answer lies at 2:22 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHHRvPPIxOk

DRANK.

...and BTW--if I were a hormone-ravaged teen in that group, I wouldn't be able to think about cars if surrounded by all of that talent. Cripes...

mndsm wrote: Learning basic maitenance on a Turbo Buick... man I am jealous.

if they're ever gonna own one, they better know how to work on one.. they aren't exactly a "get in and drive" kind of car, even in totally stock form..

i wonder what year that one is.. it's got the 84-85 wheels, but an 86-87 intercooled engine.. it's not a GN, unless someone put a chrome bumper on one for some reason..

i'm trying to think of a good caption for that pic:

"this is an adjustable wastegate actualtor.. don't get too greedy, or you will be putting a head gasket in it. over here is the LS1 MAF sensor and the translator box that allows it to work with the with TurboTweak chip.."

gamby wrote: ...and BTW--if I were a hormone-ravaged teen in that group, I wouldn't be able to think about cars if surrounded by all of that talent. Cripes...

"I'm sorry, you said that was a what again, sir?"