[tom406]

Hindsight is a funny thing. Hundreds of Chevy dealers seemed to have put away a new Corvair back in '68 or '69, thinking it would be a big collectible someday, but few thought to put away a Camaro or Chevelle.

Again, I don't think logic (or "future collectibility") is what preserved most of these cars. Last year we sold a '77 Olds Cutlass with 13,900 original miles. The family that bought it new wasn't out of the ordinary, or even hard core car people. They just bought a nice new car, but still drove their old one to minimize wear and tear on the new one. Pretty soon 10 years have past, they buy another new car, but keep the Olds because it doesn't have much trade in value. Then its 25 years old, and they don't really know why they've kept it that long, but its still like new.

We sold it to a guy who had worn out his beloved '76 Cutlass, and couldn't believe he had a chance to buy another new one. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]