What classics do you expect to go up in value?

In reply to SyntheticBlinkerFluid:

Reminds me of some folks in the AE86 Corolla scene! When someone is asking $8K for a genuinely nice original GT-S, a bunch of guys are up in arms about how "unfair" the price is. The same guys won't sell what they have, and when a decent driver needing a few tweaks is asking $1800 this week, and still available at $1500 the next, they all claim they are holding out for a rust-free low-mileage survivor with an original twincam VIN just like the one their brother's friend bought in 1995.

Here's my input starting under $25K. Note--- all of these have to be unmolested, unmodified, clean, original cars. Modified cars (Except for Pro Touring cars) never seem to bring as much as bone-stock cars. Also note--- most of these will never be super expensive....they will just go up a bit. These are all also easy to find....for now:

Lotus Elise ---you might be able to buy one for $25K If it's a non-salvage title I'd expect this price to double within 10 years

IROC-Z , Pontiac GTA---- the 5.7 liter cars will be worth the most. No, they didn't come with manuals, but most collectors don't care

Acura Integra Type R---- a true factory racer. These will bring $50K some day

85-86 Mustang GT--- Signaled the return of the Mustang to high performance, best looking of the Fox-bodied cars. Just try to find an original, clean one

Mk1 Scirocco S /// Mk 1 GTI ---- Never going to make you rich, but good ones are already nearing $10K and will go up a bit

Triumph TR6 --- Last of the "affordable" 6cyl LBCs. Good ones are bringing $15K now, expect that to double within 10 years

C5 Corvette Z06--- Stupendous performance (especially in 405hp form), Corvette cachet, and cheap to keep. Good ones can be found for $15K these days. I'd think 10 years from now they will be worth double that.

107 Chassis Mercedes Benz cars--- especially the early (small bumper) 450SL and last 560SL. Luxurious, iconic, and perhaps the best built cars ever made. They are cheap now.....but look at prices for the earlier "Pagoda" cars.....these 107s are poised to jump....and soon!

There's always more......like the Z3 M cars, the Caddy CTS-V Wagons, and the early Boxster S......but I'm outta time!

I need to pick up a TR-6 sooner rather than later.

Joe Gearin wrote: Triumph TR6 --- Last of the "affordable" 6cyl LBCs. Good ones are bringing $15K now, expect that to double within 10 years

Prices for TR6s have been pretty flat for several years according to Hagerty. I'd like the think that the value of nice originals will go up, and good restorations will follow. Parts availability is still OK, and they are easy cars to work on. Unfortunately, the people that care about them aren't getting any younger.

ae86andkp61 wrote: In reply to SyntheticBlinkerFluid: Reminds me of some folks in the AE86 Corolla scene! When someone is asking $8K for a genuinely nice original GT-S, a bunch of guys are up in arms about how "unfair" the price is. The same guys won't sell what they have, and when a decent driver needing a few tweaks is asking $1800 this week, and still available at $1500 the next, they all claim they are holding out for a rust-free low-mileage survivor with an original twincam VIN just like the one their brother's friend bought in 1995.

It's not that bad within the Corvair community, but the older guys who used to buy solid running Corvairs in perfect condition for $1000 day after day through the 80's don't accept that there are Concourse level cars that are going for low $20k prices and if someone is selling the same solid, running, perfect condition Corvair for $9000, you get a lot of "that's way too much" and "let's find every flaw in it, so we can bring that price down to $3000" type stuff that just drives me nuts. Apparently no one has heard of inflation.

OH! But it's perfectly acceptable to the same people that Yenko Stingers are selling in the $50k range.

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