It's not the club that attracts a specific gen, as almost all regions at the time migrated to voa (with the only large contingent being Germany not doing so). Almost all regions also came as an entire group, so that compliment of generations came with it, older gen cars weren't for instance left behind. I'll also mention when news of the new club was released, only members could be contacted by their regional presidents, non-members and enthusiasts couldn't. So lots of those people stayed behind. I'll also say if you look at activity on threads by looking at last post times, the voa forums are more active even on older gens - and the posters here are mostly members and actual owners... There's no magic to it.

I'll say the gen 1 will always be in my heart, so far ahead of its time. I remember having the poster on my wall when I was a kid. I loved the design. Interestingly when you attend local club events though, many people who had previous gen's have upgraded. I was actually surprised to see so many 5's out there, lots of people changed cars. Given only a couple years I didn't expect the gen 5 to be as common as it is!? It's actually quite interesting. Admittedly when I got my gen5, I literally had less of a feeling to drive the gen1. I love the design, stigma, and great memories. But admittedly the refinement and performance of the gen5 does make it more appealing, especially now that I drive it more often in a better climate. But still amazed at how many people upgraded to the new car. Even with incentives and a price drop, the percentage of gen5's I see at club events (especially in IL my old hometown) is still higher than I would have ever guessed.