Future classic/collectibles..which cars have the right stuff? What say you?

[Jamo]

BMW Z8
BMW M Coupe
Audi RS5
Porsche GT3 (any)
Ford GT
Maser GT-S
M-B AMG SL65 Black
NSX


still thinking...

[RodKnock]

The Z8 for sure! Love that car. How about the Maserati MC-12 too.

[Jamo]

It's the only thing on this planet that's uglier than an Enzo.

[dcdoug]

Did anyone mention these yet?

Mercedes SLR McLaren
McLaren F1
Bugatti Veyron 16.4

I'd add them to the list.

[REAL 1]

Jamo: Interesting selections. I tend to agree.

DcDoug: Cars like the Veyrons etc...are already priced in the stratosphere just imagine if they attain collectibility status! But I can see your point.

[twobjshelbys]

Ford GT.

They are like silver quarters. Even though they are relatively small numbers, there were still quite a few made. Few will survive because their owners tend to underestimate the car. (I'm learning Cobras can have that same attribute. Fortunately I've learned.)

[4pipes]

Dinan M5 S3.

[dcdoug]

Did anyone mention the late 80s Regal GNs? They are already starting to be collectible.

[Ronbo]

Any of the "one-off's" that the Kirkhams have built over the years...

Far as I know that copper bodied cobra is still sitting in N.C. at Racetorations.

Tough to beat "only one in the world!".

[lloyds1]

Maybe the Plymouth Prowler & Chevy SSR...............

[REAL 1]

Kirkhams? Really? Interesting. You never know. Kinda like AC Cobras today maybe. I can see a parallel.

[Jamo]

Well...same market as any one-off custom/hot rod, like one of Boyd's.

I took your inquiry to mean production vehicles.

Some additional thoughts.

Shelby Series 1 (yup...believe it or not)
Recent pre-VW Bentleys
Recent pre-BMW Rolls
Last two years of air-cooled Porsches
RR Defenders, asspecially the 110s

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Jamo

Last two years of air-cooled Porsches

You mean the 993's, which I mentioned earlier.

The 1995-1998 are the model years of the 993's (last air-cooled models), but the 1998 is considered the most sought after, relatively speaking, of course.

[Jamo]

You know more than I, my friend...I just know from friends.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Jamo

You know more than I, my friend...I just know from friends.

I dabble a little in Porsche's too. Prices remain strong in the "modern classic" Porsche market.

[Jamo]

Damn...just went back through the thread. We're putting together a nice shopping list.

[RodKnock]

Well, there's always the Camaro IROC-Z's of the late 80's as well as the Firebird TransAm with the Buick GN engine, like 1989.

Don't the AC MKIV's seem cheap too?

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Don't the AC MKIV's seem cheap too?

Yes,

Wanna buy one?

[REAL 1]

I think that to become collectible the model has to be out of production or at a minimum if the car is still being made it is superceded by something substantially different, i.e. Porsche 993s superceded by 997s which were now water cooled or even better the manufacturer has to have gone the way of the Doe Doe bird ala DeLorean. This is just stating the obvious though. However, I think initial desireability is likely the most important ingredient. The DeLorean while limited in number and no longer being manufactured in any variant was never really a desireable car and still isn't. DeLoreans are still rather cheap. I don't see them far removed from the Bricklin. Limited in number, not being produced any longer in any variant but still not very desireable.

Jamo mentioned the Shelby Series 1. I had also thought of the Series 1 as having collectible status in years to come for a number of reasons.

Yes my intitial question really focused on production cars not really customs like Boyd Coddington Hot Rods.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Mark IV

Yes,

Wanna buy one?

I'm thinking about it. I'm letting it simmer in my brain.

The low prices right now make them an intriguing purchase.