Unless there are older family members already collecting tractors, I don't think the nostalgia-collect something bug kicks in much below the age of thirty five or forty. Guys in their twenties might be interested in old tractors, but they are busy: dating, parting, finishing their education, playing sports, trying new things, buying vehicles and a few affordable toys, getting established in their job/career, getting married, furnishing a home and starting a family. The thirties are mostly focused on raising a family, work, house, watching sports, and family vacations. It's only approaching the age of forty that most guys are well established enough to have the extra time and extra money to invest in some expensive hobbies that they can enjoy with their teenage children.
IMHO, unless a person grew up driving one, the pre-1960's tractors with no 3 point hitch, low pressure hydraulics, weak power steering, weak brakes, limited gear selection, old cracked may-pop tires and the comfort of a wooden board on a single leg milking stool, those tractors are just not useful or attractive to most people anymore. I still like them but there is no reason most people would.
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