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Old 01-14-2013, 07:49 AM   #8
WildBillyT
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Some of them might. As stated, like the GMMG, Harrell, and 1LE cars.

The three biggest factors that I can see are these:

1.) The collector car universe is huge now. Way back when the musclecar era was killed by smog and insurance so nobody gave a crap about a lot of the stuff that's high $ now. It was sent to the crusher as an old car. Plus rustproofing was poor. Everybody NOW knows that if you hang on to a car somebody may want it later. Then? Not so much.

2.) There are not very many options that made these cars unique from each other. Colors and transmission choice, really. And the WS6/Firehawk/SS package, but even then they're all the same other than trans and colors. The RPO choices from, say, 1969 are as long as your arm. There were 14 engine choices and something like 7 transmission choices. Fiber optic lamp monitoring. Standard and heavy duty clutches. Brake upgrades. Steering upgrades. And so forth.

3.) New stuff is better in almost every conceivable way. The 5th gen will hurt the 4th gen's values down the line. Just like the 4th keeps the 3rd down. 1st and 2nd are a class their own since 67-72 has its own cultural significance.

The stuff that's worth high $ now is because it's unique, rare, and is either pleasing to (most) eyes or performance oriented. Rare does not necessarily mean valuable.
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