By Tara Hurlin / Originally Published March 13, 2015 / Hagerty There is a fear that caring for, maintaining and rebuilding old cars will become a forgotten…{"id":6821,"date":"2015-05-08T10:10:02","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T17:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/?p=6821"},"modified":"2015-05-08T10:10:02","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T17:10:02","slug":"tech-programs-help-to-keep-the-hobby-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/08\/tech-programs-help-to-keep-the-hobby-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech programs help to keep the hobby alive"},"content":{"rendered":"By Tara Hurlin\u00a0\/ Originally Published March 13, 2015\u00a0\/ Hagerty<\/p>\n
There is a fear that caring for, maintaining and rebuilding old cars will become a forgotten pastime and fade into being just another piece of history. However, although few and far between, there are school programs working to keep the hobby alive, and this is one of the many success stories.<\/p>\n
Cape Cod Tech Auto Collision Shop<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in Harwich, Mass., teaches history to high school students in a different fashion: They engage students in the ins and outs of vehicle restoration, completing one project per year to keep up with their two-year waiting list. For 2014, it was a very lucky Mitch Michonski\u2019s 1968 Volkswagen Beetle.<\/p>\n![\"USE](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/USE-FOR-HAGERTY-BLOG-ONLY-1968-Volkswagen-Beetle-1-950x442.jpg?resize=950%2C442\")
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