Why would Hagerty think of the XLR, no body wants one bad enough to buy one now.

I agree with the Acura NSX whole heartedly as well as the Nissan Skyline. I don’t think tha they will have the impact that the tri-5 Chevys have now because there are so few of them, but they are already highly desireable now. Why wouldn’t that continue into the future?

Fox body Mustangs (5.0 anyway) are already starting to become desireable. I expect cars like the 90’s Cobras and Cobra Rs to increase in value shortly. Based on a scan of ads, their prices appear to have already flattened out and possibly even started to rise.

Agree w/ Steven Lang on the Roadmaster Estate Wagon. All of the GM cars of that genre, actually. Those things have some real style and loads of character.

So I would add all those to be found in Ronin.

One more sure classic: the Renault Avantime: a people-carrier coupé. Odd in conception, flawed in realisation, but intruiging and sexy.

Yes I have one. And yes I’m insane to think this. The 4×4 models with genuine transfer cases are quite capable off road and are rare to find w/o being rusted to death.

In 20 years, they’ll be hard as hell to find…..but still probably worth $4000 :) That kind of price appreciation is what makes me keep mine :)

The Mazda5 5 speed (and mazda6 wagon with a 5MT) will probably be difficult to find and fairly sought after….but I know they won’t be “collector cars” so I suppose nothing I’ve mentioned in this post is really that relevant.

The name says it all.

I also can see a few of the Mercedes W116’s and W124’s holding their value over time. The 500E may be the top choice in that group.

2nd generation MR2 Turbo

1st generation MR2 (no whites or automatics)

Nissan 300ZX – Z32

Subaru SVX

1st generation LS400

1st generation Acura NSX

Late 1970’s Continental Town Car & Town Coupe

1st gen Scion Xb (5-speed)

Hundreds of 1,000s of Mustangs? True, but there were even more Mustangs produced in the 60’s and that hasn’t hurt their collectability. 30 to 40 years from now it will be the Shelby, Saleen, Roush, and Cobra Mustangs that will command the high prices with the common GTs for soemone who just wants a 90’s/2000’s Mustang, and the 6 cylinder variants for modders, those who don’t know any better, or quirky people. Kinda’ like it is now with the 60’s Mustangs.

One friend of mine actually has the ‘68 Volvo her parents got new when she was 8.

What makes a car collectible is not testosterone. There are dozens of muscle cars that never show at Hershey. It’s about style. It’s about cars that look good, or at least distinctive years down the road. I don’t think you’ll see Mitzu Evos. The styling is pretty nondescript. You won’t see much from GM or Japan. Some cars that you will see:

* Volvo 740/940/960 wagons. The cleanest of the classic boxes
* Last generation Chevy Caprice. Loads of character.
* original Taurus (jelly bean)
* Miata (they’ll probably be a dime a dozen though, like original mustangs
* original xB
* Porsches
* Audi TT
* Magnum (but they won’t be very expensive)
* FISO, uh, I mean F150
* The Mazda 323 from around 1990, when it looked like an upside down bathtub. Same draw as the Pacer in Wayne’s World
* RX-8, maybe RX-7
* Cherokee
* K cars. Oh, they wo’nt be worth much, but they were somehow the classic version of the boxy post-oil embargo appliance, and they’ll show up at Carlisle, though maybe not Hershey.

After those two years, there isn’t one Crown Vic that’s worth collecting…period!

As a car collector since 1956, it amazes me what some ppl think is worth collecting today.

Look at the ppl at classic/special interest/antique car shows….what do you see? Gray hair…lots of it…I doubt that the kids of today will be buying too many of these so-called modern classics.

Besides, there are too many of them. For example: Mustang GT’s, 100’s of 1000’s were produced.

Besides the usual Corvette’s and Ferrari’s and cars of their ilk, only a few low production vehicles made after 1979 will generate much interest.

Dunno about GM & Chrysler, but Ford still sells some mechanical parts for 1960’s and later vehicles.

The old car (pre 1979 mostly) aftermarket parts supplier segment for obsolete and reproduction parts is huge…with Ford and Chevy parts dominating the market.

The Solstice/Sky is a piece of sh**! It will probably be rare in the future (because most of them will have fallen apart) in the same way that the Fiero is rare today. Rarity hasn’t done anything to increase demand or prices for Fieros.

Twin Turbo. >:)

Suzuki X-90. I also think the ‘96-’98 Suzuki X-90 will become a collectible (if it isn’t already). They sold less than 8,000 of the SUV/roadster hybrid during the 3-year run, and it was widely criticized for the “bizarre” styling. Further, there’s already somewhat of a cult around it.

Here are my picks:
-Ford Mustang GT
-Nissan Skyline (R34)
-Mazda RX7
-Mistu Lancer Evo IX
-Subaru Impreza WRX (especially the coupes) & WRX STi
-C5 Corvette (last one with fold-down lights)
-Mazda Miata
-Honda Prelude

That problem is being remedied. There are several companies who are stepping up with generic electronic parts that can be used to replace old computers by using a standard unit with firmware/software for specific models.

I suspect that this will be less of a problem in the future than it is now.

I wonder if the Japanese supercars of the late 80s and early 90s will become collectible in general. They have the same ingredients as Supercars like the Buick GS455/GSX and Chrysler E-bodies (high performance; awfully expensive for a lot of people when new; relative rarity compounded by survivors having been modded to hell). But some things never make it except as special-interest items (Studebaker Lark Daytonas, for instance, the AMC AMX).