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Classic Cars What Will Be a Future Classic?
588 messages, Last post on Sep 06, 2009 at 3:54 PM
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Replying to: kyfdx (Jan 13, 2009 9:22 am) Goes to show ya' -- collect-ability has little to do with merit. People buy what they like, and if you have more lovers than you do objects of their affection, the price is going up. |
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Replying to: lemmer (Jan 13, 2009 7:18 am) Subaru SVX 5.7 LT1 Buick Roadmaster and the Cadillac Fleetwood RX-7 and Supra 1997 to 2001 Acura Integra 1st gen Mazda 6 Marauder, or a late 90’s Crown Vic or Grand Marquis with the HPP option Consulier/Mosler, Vector, Saleen, SSC Celicas, Integras, Preludes, Supras, 300ZXs, 240SXs, SVXs Porsche 928 Vette C-4’s 4th-gen F-bodies and the ‘03-’04 Mustang Cobra Dodge SRT4 Lincoln Blackwood GMC Syclone etc, etc, etc...
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Aztek --- I think that some people will save these hoping for an Edsel-style rehabilitation through revisionist history...so in 10 years you are going to see more nicely preserved examples than you'd expect. People who bought them for nothing and squirreled them away against the day it will make them rich. The male version of collecting an attic full of Beanie Babies. Impala SS -- I still see these on the streets here in Dallas, but I see more and more of them in terrible condition. They haven't been treated as worth saving by their 1st, 2nd, or 3rd owners - they've been sold as depreciating assets - and the people who have them now are painting them purple and putting spoilers on them. In short, they ain't gettin' no respect. 93-98 Porsche 911 (993) - The race doesn't always go to the swift and Porsches aren't always collectible, but that's the way to bet. Fiero -- Either these are all stored away in air conditioned garages and never driven, or they're already in the junkyards. The last one I saw was 2 or 3 years ago and it was a one-eyed winker, not a maintained beauty. 300ZX -- For every one of these I see, I see two Supras and the Supras are always in beautiful condition. I think the Supras WILL be collectible and the 300 ZXs will oxidize away. Ford Lightning -- Other than some striping, what does it have that I can't get by stuffing my own big engine into a pickup truck? |
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Replying to: texases (Jan 13, 2009 10:24 am) 5.7 LT1 Buick Roadmaster and the Cadillac Fleetwood -- maybe in the 22nd century? RX-7 and Supra -- The RX-7 TT and Supra Turbo yes, the rest of them, no. 1997 to 2001 Acura Integra -- that's a joke, right? 1st gen Mazda 6 -- eh.....no. Marauder, or a late 90’s Crown Vic or Grand Marquis with the HPP option -- doubt it. We'll just get to dislike them a second time. Consulier/Mosler, Vector, Saleen, SSC -- Some Saleens, yes. Consulier is hideous. Celicas, Integras, Preludes, Supras, 300ZXs, 240SXs, SVXs -- no, no, no, Supra turbo yes, no, no and no. Porsche 928 -- last model GTS yes, the others? 30 years and still worth only $6,000. Vette C-4’s -- 22nd century. 4th-gen F-bodies and the ‘03-’04 Mustang Cobra -- who cares? Dodge SRT4 -- who cares? Lincoln Blackwood -- maybe for the US Army artillery range? GMC Syclone -- it's had its chance and not much happening.
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How about the 2nd-generation BMW E28 5-Series (1982-88)? Do you think they'll become classics like the 2002s before them? I do have to say, whenever I see a mid-80s 528e advertised for under $2,000 I laugh to myself and wonder how in the world they got so low. Then again, you get high BMW parts and service prices for not a lot of performance, no?
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 13, 2009 10:50 am) That's all right. Just got it because it was pretty cheap and the top came down. The fact that it's as cheap to keep as a Corolla doesn't hurt either. |
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Replying to: jrosasmc (Jan 13, 2009 11:58 am) They made a ton of them,and they last a long time, so the supply demand equation is going to depress values for the next 20 years at least. Fact is, they aren't very interesting cars if you ask me and they suck up your money and attention with very little payback for the owner. Maybe a 80s era BMW 325 drop-top that's real pretty, in a good color, could bring second-tier money in another ten years.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 13, 2009 3:10 pm)
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Replying to: fezo (Jan 25, 2009 4:19 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 25, 2009 5:17 pm) The one that I drove and rather liked was the Contour which was definitely OK for what it was. Can't even say that about the rest of them.
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