Discussion
There is usually some interesting thoughts on this on www.motorsnippets.com
Some of these relate to cars in the "Investment" class ie those over £100K. Also important for this class is will you get an invite to Goodwood, or Milla Milga etc.
As to other cars I would say it depends. - Remember - speed cost, how fast do you want to go? Cars from the 20's and 30's that will do motorway speeds, 80mph, will always fetch bigger money. The "Grey Porridge" (DSJ term) from the 30's will perhaps fall, especially as those who knew them "when Dad had one" die off.
To some extent this has hit the 50's and 60's cars, but also the boom in the late 80's, the over supply back from the USA and then the dreaded rust beatle.
The smart money is trying to get the cars (from the 70s) that the next Spending Kids Inheritence (SKI-ing) Generation will want. However Ralph Nader and OPEC had killed most fun cars by then.
However for cars under £30k I'd worry more about the enjoyment one can get from them, not the investment potential. So if you want to do a VSCC event don't get a Morris 8, but a Cammy Minor is acceptable.
But if we all knew the answer we would be rich!
Some of these relate to cars in the "Investment" class ie those over £100K. Also important for this class is will you get an invite to Goodwood, or Milla Milga etc.
As to other cars I would say it depends. - Remember - speed cost, how fast do you want to go? Cars from the 20's and 30's that will do motorway speeds, 80mph, will always fetch bigger money. The "Grey Porridge" (DSJ term) from the 30's will perhaps fall, especially as those who knew them "when Dad had one" die off.
To some extent this has hit the 50's and 60's cars, but also the boom in the late 80's, the over supply back from the USA and then the dreaded rust beatle.
The smart money is trying to get the cars (from the 70s) that the next Spending Kids Inheritence (SKI-ing) Generation will want. However Ralph Nader and OPEC had killed most fun cars by then.
However for cars under £30k I'd worry more about the enjoyment one can get from them, not the investment potential. So if you want to do a VSCC event don't get a Morris 8, but a Cammy Minor is acceptable.
But if we all knew the answer we would be rich!
I reckon the next things to increase dramatically in value are Group B rally cars, especially when you consider their 'practicality' when compared to the big-engined dinosaurs of the previous decades. Look at the Audi Quattro - they depreciated to about £5k, now they're back to £10k for the best. As the Quattro was one of the first Group B's, the others will surely follow, and they're also more expensive to start with. I reckon the Ford RS200 will end up there with the GT40 eventually.
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