WHICH Vehicle Do YOU Think Is Bound To SPIKE In Price And Become A Valued Classic?

I'm hoping my Model S 40 given how rare it is ;)

Oh puhleaze. That sh!tpile will be in the scrap yard forgotten.

It is the lowest end Model S ever, so that is a possibility as well. I've never had a car that appreciated in value, don't kill my hope lol.

I think most of the pre 1980 cars have done what they are going to do with a few exceptions for exotica. Post 1980 is starting to get interesting with Supras and 944 Turbos going nuts lately for low mileage mint examples. It also seems like many cars get expensive in Europe first then they get expensive over here. My 2 cents off the top of my head. Although I doubt any of these will go through the roof, I think they will see good appreciation over time.

Already expensive but will be getting more so...
Ferrari 512 BBi

Mid range
Ferrari 328 GTB
Porsche 928 GTS
BMW 850CSi
Pantera

Still reasonable
Porsche 924 Turbo
Mazda RX7 1st Gen
Nissan 300ZX TT (Z32)

In that case I’d have to add the Porsche/Benz collab 500 E sedan

90’s Aston Martin Virage

Early 2000’s CLK DTM/Black Series

Honda S 2000

The Virage is gorgeous.

The S2000 will be valuable ONLY if it is in the stock, non-raped version. The S2000 is being destroyed by the JDM tuner boys on meth.

Eww... The 90's Virage? Really? With the Audi square headlights? This was the low point in Aston designs. A parts bin car if there ever was one. The V550 and V600's near the end of its run had a bit more style, but they were not pretty cars by any means. But you can see where the Vanquish of the 2000's got some of its style from. Thankfully it was added to and the came up with a more cohesive whole.

The Virage is lovely.

Unfortunately- there are just TOO many Of that brand on the market for any of them to become real classics. Now if there were only a few hundred - AND they had a chance of surviving intact (THe batteries are likely to need replacing over time) they MIGHT have a chance = but in reality - only certain vehicles - generally a special version of already low production exotics - will become HIGH PRICED classics

Ask us about the 30 year old cars.

With 20 year old ones, there are still too many around (i.e not wrecked or junked or what I'll define as "unmaintainable" - i.e. just can't be fixed or kept running anymore) for prices to rise very much.

The "unmaintainability" question will really be the determinant in my opinion for cars in the next 20 years. 1990-2000 marked the decade where electronics started managing EVERYTHING and when those fail - they become impossible to replace or fix in many circumstances.

Also - the other thing that will kill values is what I will term the "1976 Cadillac Eldorado bicentenial 'Last Convertible' Syndrome". This is when people buy a certain car that they think will DEFINITELY be collectible and they just use it sparingly and/or keep it in their garage.

This is a phenomenon that started in about 1976 with the aforementioned Cadillac (which never really rose in value by the way because you can basically still buy a showroom new version because some guy in Wisconsin kept his in the garage for 40 years thinking it would appreciate).

I think the collector car market will be much different for 1980 to present cars (stick shift Ferraris aside) than it was before that.

Does a Bugatti Veyron take the place of a Duesenberg at Pebble Beach 60 years from now? I'm not sure there will be any running/functional then due to the "maintainability" question.

Really the best answer to this question is to study the unique circumstances that made the McLaren F1 one the THE most collectible recent cars ever.

If that unique situation ever happened again, that would be the car.

By the way, really none of McLaren's currently offerings will make them as collectible as the F1.

Good point and it is not just the electronics, even a busted windshield can be almost impossible to source.

The Shelbys since 2006 will be collectible. The Camaro ZL1 and Z28s will be collectible. The Hellcats are obvious as is the Demon.

First gen ZR1 Vette could be interesting, E55 AMG could be a winner too especially seeing how pimped AMG products have become. AMG Hammers are money in the bank and 944S Turbos are a sure bet as well. I'd love to find a mint 85 635CSI or early model M6 or E30 M3 as they are the last of the gorgeous BMW's and were a blast to drive.

One BIG fly in the ointment though is 3D additive manufacturing. With hand held scanners you can map parts which can then be printed and the cost of this tech has come down drastically and is a total game changing disruptor. Porsche is dog this now with vintage parts. Soon we will be able to knock off 1963 250 GTOs or any other car as long as you have access to the parts. William Favre must be rolling in his grave. This could seriously kibosh resale values. Interesting times!

Lets go Raptors!

F360, F430, F458 special/competition versions will gain the most value in the future. They are not stick shift, but there rarity and purity will make them increase in value ahead of the pack. I suspect V12 Ferrari models will do well, the F12 GTO will be the king of that hill. Possibly Enzo and LaFerrari models too but they would have a smaller increase than the V8 "special" cars.

First all those cars, 360 Challenge Stradale, 430 Scuderia, 458 Speciale, 599 GTO, F12 TDF are already collectible “classics”. No one plays that game better than Ferrari, it’s built into their product production plans.

Those are all good choices. But I think the Dodge Charger Hellcat and Demon could appreciate the most as they are outlandish products unexpected from FCA and 39 years hence will represent a bygone era.

Hmmmm...I think there are just too many units produced for any of these to be really collectible.

Maybe the Dodge Demon but there are SOOO many Hellcats out there that sheer availability will keep the $$$ down.

For comparison - using that logic, the Dodge Viper in all its iterations should be hugely collectible and valuable but it is really not.

What does 'collectible' mean anyway? Is 'collectible' a Yenko Camaro from 1970 or is it an option-packaged main-stream vehicle like the Hellcat or Demon?

Hellcat/Demon are NOTHING like the 1970 Charger Daytona or Plymouth Superbird - which are collectible because they are truly unique and sold in minuscule numbers (plus they [like all 1970's cars] rusted out in 5 years, limiting the number of survivors).

Modern cars are too numerous in production, too durable, and cynically sold by the manufacturers (buy a 'Demon' its money in the bank!) to be really collectible.

To me 'collectible' is the McLaren F1 or maybe the Ferrari Enzo, not a production vehicle.

Thoughts?

This "...To me 'collectible' is the McLaren F1 or maybe the Ferrari Enzo, not a production vehicle...." is a patently ignorant statement.

A cursory glance of the collector car market will show that production cars are where the segment is at.

Another incredibly ignorant statement: "...Maybe the Dodge Demon but there are SOOO many Hellcats out there that sheer availability will keep the $$$ down..." Again, availability is not necessarily an anathema to a vehicle being highly collectible.

Instead of pulling a "TomM" and prattling on pretending you are some sort of oracle to be listened to and heeded, you need to leave the discussion to people who know better.

I love it, MD finally called me an faux Oracle. "TomM" and I are now in the same club!

If being in the Alzheimer brigade is a goal of yours, you are on the right track. But you know ZERO about the collector car market.

Study the trends at Barrett-Jackson and you'll have solid information on tis segment. And I'm not talking just the televised stuff.

@MD- Solid advice. As to higher production cars, not all Vipers will be collectible or gain value, but a Viper Green car might. As well as the T/A series. Special models within the run etc. But trends pushed by real buyers who put their money down are likely the best determinants of future value.

VW bug convertible.