johnsocal

Here's the list from Hagerty Insurance, a company that insures collectible automobiles, polled its customers to see which of today's cars collectors would want in the future.

from http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/...les/index.html

I agree with the list (some cars more than others) except for the Scion and Smart.

I would think cars that currently sell for under $80 like the Corvette, BMW M3, Porsche Cayman/Boxter, and some variations of the new Mustang and Charger should be included. In the next few years the new Camaro and Challenger would certainly be added to the list IMHO.

BigDarknFast

Thanks for posting. I'm not surprised though, at the utter and complete ignorance shown by the list's makers. Toyota FJ? Come on. Why not also have the Honda Element in there too

ANY such list really ought to have the C6 Z06, the Ford Mustang GT and the Chrysler 300C SRT8 on it, as a minimum. What a bunch of morons.

Threxx

It's really a pretty simple equation - take the cars that are very popular with the high school to college age crowd TODAY... either due to sheer volume or due to hype and rarity even if they weren't easy to come by.

Those same cars will be sought after as 'classics' by today's generation of kids, once they get to an age where those cars are hard to come by and they can afford to pay to find one and restore it.

This may include cars like the scions that everybody has and has a lot of strong memories attached to, or cars like the Corvette that not many people had but everybody lusted after one.

So say in another 30 years the 20 years olds of today will be 50, have some money to burn, and want to find a scion like they used to drive when they were a kid... or maybe they want a C5 or C6 like they used to lust after as a kid.

georgejetson

IMO the SRT Magnum will be the one of the most collectible current mass-market cars in 25 years. There aren't that many of them, they're a novelty -- a 425 hp muscle wagon that handles -- and they're not likely to be in production for much longer.

2000GTP

Although I disagree with half that list, Threxx does bring up a good point on how they would figure that out.

johnsocal

I don't disagree with you (for the most part) but its funny to think about that here in Southern California in 20 years a modified 1995 Honda Civic that was lowered and has all of its aftermarket decals, Altezza tail-lights, and its body kit in prestine condition is going to become the equivalent as a 1960's Corvette.

Even if you went back 20 years (1987) to what college and high school kids drove and vehicles they lusted for you would be hard pressed to find many cars that are considered collectibles today. Outside of some variations of late 1980's Stangs, Camaros, Corvette, Nissan Z's and Porsches there are not many cars one would consider a collectible. Even out of the cars I listed many would consider most of the models that were made in 1980's to be the black sheep of many historical nameplates .

Some decades are just better then others when it comes to producing timeless iconic vehicles that become collectibles.

Threxx

True the 80s will definitely not be as strong as the 60s but cars just in general weren't as inspiring and memorable... so that's understandable.

I don't think anyone is saying that in 30 years the cars in that list will be just as sought after as a 60s Corvette is today. They're just saying those might be the more sought after cars from today. As to exactly HOW sought after they will be remains to be seen, but will doubtfully be as strong of a phenomenon.

Think baseball cards.

They just aren't popular to collect anymore, partly because baseball isn't nearly as integrated into the minds of people today as it used to be.

Chrome383Z

Not to mention watching baseball is about as exciting as watching the sun rise and set...

Raven99

Just purchased an xB as a daily driver chose it over an HHR.

Threxx

I agree, though the average person from 20 years ago, all the way back to the early 20th century would probably not have agreed.

johnsocal

Not to get too far off the subject, but I do think thats the main reason why new Baseball cards do not appreciate in value like the olds ones do. Back in the day few thought Baseball cards would become expensive collectibles and because of that few kept them over the years and even fewer kept them in near perfect condition. Their rarity in conjunction with historical and/or record breaking athletes of the past created a collectible market for them.

So many collectors today buy cards, toys, comics, and etc not to play with or read them, but to keep them in pefect condition hoping they will be worth a lot of money in the future. The fact that so many people today buy baseball cards and etc just to collect and store them, prevents them from becoming rare and therefore prevents them from significantly appreciating in value.

Sure there are always exceptions but today many collectibles (of all kinds) have a hard time keeping their value in line with inflation (based on their original sales price).

Ken S

Going ever further off topic,

But you ever sit in McD's and look at the walls, with pics of the famous celebrities from the past? Like Monroe, Dean, Elvis, etc.

Does that mean in like 50-70 years, we'll see today's celebrities hanging up on these walls as "precious past memories?" People like Justin Timberlake, Eminem, the judges from American Idol? Agulera? P-diddlio? Borat?! Britney Spears?! lmao!

georgejetson

Maybe in Indiana. Not here in Massachusetts...

unvc92camarors

I can see some of that list but not having a C6 Z06 up there is ludicrous. I'm not even sure that they would include the Blue Devil up there (much less the new Viper) if they were out.

centric

Looks like they polled the stupid people.

Mini Cooper--maybe (tight community pulls this above "no")
Lotus Elise--maybe (Loti haven't done well historically, except on a thin fringe)
Dodge Viper--yes
Acura NSX--maybe (it looks like an exotic, but it's an appliance)
Scion xB--um, no
Audi TT--um, no
Jaguar XK--um, no, except maybe XK-Rs
Chrysler 300--um, no, except maybe SRT-8s
Smart ForTwo--um, no
FJ Cruiser--um, no

Collectability is determined by people who have more than a passing interest in their vehicles, by the tightness of the community behind them, and the enduring interest in the cars. Here's what you can bet on being collectible:

Corvettes
Mustangs
Vipers
Camaros (look for the 3rd gens to explode in collectability)
Porsches (most)
Ferraris (most)
Lamborghinis (most)
Ford GTs

Here are some maybes:

New US Skyline
Sky/Solstice
S2000
Firebird/Trans Am
New Challenger