The Muscle Car Place online podcast, episode number 611. This week, Rick Schmidt is here for the

first show of June, here to tackle the monthly tough issues that you throw at them, plus a review

of cars to buy, thrive, add to a collection just because you'll like them. Now, because we've all

had enough of this by now, today is going to be a tariff-free conversation.

We're not ignoring it, of course, and the conversation has changed a bit over the last few weeks,

but let's talk about other things today.

We've never once had a discussion about whether EV cars will be collectibles.

And I don't mean like rare EV cars from 100 years ago or prototypes from the 80s or

something. I mean modern day production car EVs like you see on the road. Even more, specifically

the new base model Dodge Charger EV that is going away next year. Rick has thoughts on this.

I don't think any electric cars or collectors items because at the heart of it is a battery

and batteries don't have a good track record for still being good batteries 20, 30, 40 years from now.

Yeah.

I've proven empirically that you can store gasoline and with proper care, they're just fine dandy.

So, yeah, I think that everybody would look at a 10-year-old, 20-year-old, 30-year-old EV,

even if you kept it plugged into the wall the whole entire time.

This is the Muscle Car Place Online Podcast, brought you by National Parts Depot.

This is the weekly show dedicated to people worldwide who love American muscle cars.

If you're buying, selling, restoring, even racing them, this is the place for you.

Now here's your host, Rob Kibby. Yes, indeed I am, Rob Kibby, and welcome to the Muscle Car Place podcast. Well, here we are, everybody. First show of June. Our year is almost half in the books. Yikes. Summer is here. It is beautiful outside. School is out. The taste of freedom is in the air.

No matter how old you are, when school is out, you can feel it, can't you?

Rick Schmidt is here for the monthly rundown of all the muck fit to rake in our industry.

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