As Bob and others have said, we've been here before when gas prices jumped and emission controls were foisted upon us. As for gas always being cheap, that is realtive. When gas jumped over $1 a gallon that was a major shock when we were used to paying 40 cents for premium. Lots of folks reacted and sold their gas guzzling cars like Dave said. I was one of them. But the industry and hot rodders have adapted. Modern high performance cars are significantly faster than most of the muscle cars of the 60s and 70s, and they are easier to drive and maintain and get way better gas mileage. Shine mentioned the turbo 4 cylinder cars, how about the 400 hp V8 Corvettes that get 28 mpg? The need for speed and vehicle expressed individuality will survive, though it may take a hit for a while. I don't plan to sell my hot rod, in fact I just drove it 250 miles on Sunday just for fun and to show it to a friend. It was $50 well spent!

Pat