When You Think of Car Culture in The Midwest, What Do You Think Of?

"Matthew Keyser" (teisco15) 07/14/2016 at 19:41 • Filed to: None

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A Vanquish for your time.

It has come to my attention that not everybody in the world lives in the midwest. What do you outsiders think of when you think about car culture in the midwest of the United States?

I am asking for a reason so please leave your answers below.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 19:44

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Pickup trucks, F bodies and John Deere?

Renescent > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 19:44

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My mother bought her CLK at the Toy Barn in Columbus... they always have some fun stuff there.

Midwest is SUV/soccer mom country :(

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 19:45

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Is the mid west like Kansas?

My citroen won't start > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 19:45

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On an empty field surrounded by suburban developments from the 80's.

Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 19:48

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Lots of Camaros and Mustangs and farm trucks. Because lots farmland and long straight roads.

This is completely unfounded though as I have never been to the Midwest. Just my assumption here.

Wobbles the Mind > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 19:48

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Don’t know, I figure everyone owns whatever they built at the plant...

Sneaky Pete > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 19:49

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Trucks with a nice working patina.

S65 > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 19:52

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Something like this:

interstate366, now In The Industry > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 19:54

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Drag racing.

Sneaky Pete > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 07/14/2016 at 19:54

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All we are is Dust in the Wind.

Berang > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 19:55

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Mustangs and PT Cruisers.

Your boy, BJR > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 20:02

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TheJWT > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 20:03

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From my experience, spending the past few years between Cleveland and New York, the Midwest has enthusiasts of every type, but midwestern cities lack the cohesive automotive communities that you see in NY and LA

Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 20:14

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The place where muscle cars go to die from rust and shit roads.

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > My citroen won't start 07/14/2016 at 20:30

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That can't be aerodynamic...

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 20:45

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I’m a Midwesterner, does my vote count?

iSureWilll > S65 07/14/2016 at 20:46

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Grew up in south central Indiana. Lived there for 20 years. Can confirm this is pretty spot on.

My citroen won't start > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 07/14/2016 at 20:48

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Of course it is. Why do you think golf balls have dimples?

Matthew Keyser > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/14/2016 at 21:03

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For once yes, a midwesterner’s vote counts.

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > My citroen won't start 07/14/2016 at 21:17

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You heard it here first folks: Swiss cheese is more aerodynamic than sculpted Parmesan!

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy 07/14/2016 at 23:07

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Liar, that's exactly what it is. You must have been here before. Also, old buicks. So many 13-18 year old buicks.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 23:12

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Toy Barn is actually a really good example of the Midwest car culture. A GMC Syclone parked next to a Ferrari 458 parked next to an E46 M3. You might see a CRX Si trying to pass a McLaren on the interstate. A Hellcat owner and a Golf R owner giving each other the thumbs up after admiring each other's cars. At least that’s how central Ohio feels

Sweet Trav > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 23:18

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Detroit, Woodward Ave. Motown and the birth of the assembly line.

Matthew Keyser > Sweet Trav 07/14/2016 at 23:30

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Thank you. This is one of the things I was looking for

Matthew Keyser > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 07/14/2016 at 23:31

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This is from the Toy Barn that opened up in Goshen, Indiana that closed recently. Who knew exotic cars wouldn’t sell in Goshen, Indiana.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Matthew Keyser 07/14/2016 at 23:35

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It's funny you bring that up, Columbus Ohio toy Barn is doubling its size.

Sam > Matthew Keyser 07/15/2016 at 01:55

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Indiana has had a ton of manufacturers. Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg, Stutz, AMC, AM General, Crosley, National, Packard, and Studebaker are the most well known ones.

tromoly > Matthew Keyser 07/15/2016 at 01:57

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The average car on the road:

(I am from the midwest, this is almost spot-on accurate)

Autofixation > Matthew Keyser 07/15/2016 at 02:26

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I used to live in Hays, KS.

Trucks, Mustangs, Camaros, Cavaliers, and minivans.

Matthew Keyser > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 07/15/2016 at 02:28

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Haha. Funny how stuff works out

Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 07/15/2016 at 09:07

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Well, I’ve been to Texas. Does that count? I figured Texas was an entity unto itself.

JR1 > Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy 07/15/2016 at 09:25

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Come to southern Ohio the roads are anything but straight! We have some great twists and turns here

Frenchlicker > Matthew Keyser 07/15/2016 at 09:26

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Seems many people go to Chicago or Ohio I believe. I didn’t know why until the other comment

JR1 > Matthew Keyser 07/15/2016 at 09:27

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In good ol’ Jacksontown Ohio it is a lot of muddling trucks and muscle cars. I like to think we take pride in our American build products here. We also like Honda in Ohio because of the big Marysville plant.

Frenchlicker > S65 07/15/2016 at 09:28

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You forgot the sticker bombed sub $2000 cars.

boxrocket > Matthew Keyser 07/15/2016 at 10:02

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We have anything and everything (eventually). I live in Saint Louis, and drive around for a half an hour and you’ll see everything from stanced Civics and VWs to brand new Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Bentleys, plus the suburban cowboy luxury pickups, all-options minivan, gutted imports as barely-road-legal racecars, motorcycles galore, and so on.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Matthew Keyser 07/15/2016 at 11:08

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Just from my state, I think of the Bill Smith Museum of Speed & the Kuck Collection, West Omaha Cars & Coffee, the assorted hotrod shows, the enormous Ice Cream Cruise (and on that subject 1320video and their moronic street races), and then of course dirt oval racing, truck pulls, and lifted trucks that roll coal and have confederate flags.

Pickup_man > Matthew Keyser 07/15/2016 at 11:46

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Being from the midwest (SD) I can say that car culture usually falls pretty well into one of a few categories,

1. Older guys with muscle cars from the 60's - 80's, usually kept very clean, driven occasionally, and attend lots of car shows.

2. Younger guys/gals with Mustangs/Camaros/Firebirds, basically the only “sports” cars in the midwest,

3. Younger guys/gals, and more girls than one might expect, with trucks that blur the line between useful pickup, and bro truck. These trucks are usually several generations old, and a little beat up or rusty because A. That’s all that they could afford, or B. Daddy got a new truck and handed this one down. Typical accessories for these types of trucks are; shiny new diamond plate tool box, clearance lights, and running lights anywhere that they can fit, grill guards, knobby tires, and hick sticks (CB antennas, but usually in the range of 4-10' tall). A loud dual exhaust is a requirement, (or a big ass 5"+ single tip if you have a diesel), and cheap aftermarket wheels are and option.

Car culture is generally growing and changing around here, the JDM scene seems to be gaining some popularity, although there are still far more trashed Civics than well done cars. Euro cars are still pretty obscure however.