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[old5.0]

Both good points. But keep in mind that if 30 years someone had said that HemiCuda convertibles would someday be worth 7 figures, we would have laughed ourselves into a stroke. The same could be said for most of the collectible 60's iron.

I have a friend who loves 98-02 Trans Ams. He owns 3, all low mile, garaged, extremely well maintained examples. His dad, who collects Mopars and has some amazing examples in his collection, wonders why he messes around with those "late models". But as he has pointed out, his grandfather, who was very involved in pre-war heavy classics when he was alive, wondered why his dad bothered with "those damned old Chryslers. Those aren't even real cars."

My point is that the Foxes will be, and in fact already are, collectible to the guys who grew up with them. The newer cars have the benefit of the largest aftermarket for a single model in history. But the Fox created that aftermarket. That, if nothing else, will gaurantee it's place in history. Just my opinion.

But, flyingn is right. Let's enjoy it now, while we have it, because who knows what the next twenty years is going to bring.

[htweelz]

My father says that all of the time. Boy if I would have known all of these cars would have been worth so much, I would have kept them. But then they were new and they were all over the place so everyone cut them up.

It is going to be wanting something you saw as a kid growing up or something your parents had or something you had when growing up that will drive the demand. I mean I get excited when I see a 1987 Nissan Sentra on the road. That was my first new car. Nothing special about it but it brings back a lot of fond memories.

[Justbad Joe]

My brother inlaw bought '03/'04 Cobra that he paid pretty good money for and thinks it will become the next boss 429 in 20+ yrs. He took the car out and raced an '07 Saleen S281 Exteme and it wasn't even close. He had it by multiple car lengths.
Joe

[old5.0]

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My brother inlaw bought '03/'04 Cobra that he paid pretty good money for and thinks it will become the next boss 429 in 20+ yrs. He took the car out and raced an '07 Saleen S281 Exteme and it wasn't even close. He had it by multiple car lengths.
Joe

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Yeah, maybe. I've been keeping a very unscientific list of totaled Terminators. No vin's, just keeping count of how many I read or hear about being destroyed, and I'm over 200, so far. I think a disproportionate number of them are going to end up in the scrap yard, just because of the power level, which could very well make the nice survivors worth a lot in the coming years.

[flyingn]

The Saleen extreme is 550 hp and will smoke a stock Term. 390 hp vs. 550.. Tho the Termonator is a wonderful car..


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My brother inlaw bought '03/'04 Cobra that he paid pretty good money for and thinks it will become the next boss 429 in 20+ yrs. He took the car out and raced an '07 Saleen S281 Exteme and it wasn't even close. He had it by multiple car lengths.
Joe

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