The next big trend?

Question

Due to the overinflated prices of musclecars do you think that Cars made after 1972 will become collectable? One thing they do have is v8 and rear wheel drive and they are cheap. but some are sure ugly. What do you think?

Answer 1

I most certainly think that the post-muscle car era cars (73+) will gradually become more valuable. Not everyone can afford to shell out 100,000 on a nice classic car at BJAA, so cars like mid-70s Grand Prixs and Montes will become more and more popular to modify.

Answer 2

Fewer cars after 1973 are going to fetch the cash the 1972 & earlier cars did. Case by case basis. I think there are some that are worth looking at:

- Bandit era Trans Ams
- Cadillac convertibles or any of the 70's GM convertibles
- select El Caminos, El Rancheros, Caballeros
- some 73-75 Mopars (i.e. Cuda)

Too many of the cars from the mid-70's to the late 80's just didn't have the get up & go like the muscle cars had of the 60's- even with the v-8s in them.

Besides that if you crave speed, almost every car you can buy new these days easily does 100 mph. You even have new cars like the Chrysler 300 hemis that do 150 mph with a full load of groceries & the a/c on.

Answer 3

Certain models like the last Mustangs before the big redesign...which created the hated Mustang II , the last true GTO's before they became options for Le Mans and later Venturas...but for most part, no...muscle cars died...what you have are luxury coupes and cruisers....like the 74 Monte Carlo or Dodge Charger, it is a nice plaform for customization but will never be treasured like a late 60's or earlier 70's model....I am in love with the 74-79 Monte Carlos, the workhorses of Chevy in my opinion...they were ruling the Nascar and Pro Stock circuits...collectors look down on them in favor of Camaros, chevelles and Impalas...after 72, the Impalas really started going down year after year until Caprice Classic became dominant...a slight resurgence in 96 with the SS Aerocoupes...but other than that...no musclecars...only corvettes, Trans Ams , and Camaros...neutered show ponies that produced a few custom monsters...Olds and Buick had nice platforms to build on...the 86 Olds Cutlass is a understated performer and alot of folks like them...of course, the 85-87 Buick Regals ...most favored are the T-Type and GNX's...other than that...what is one man's treasure is a another man's junk...alot of the cars made after 72 are abandoned rotting salvage yard husks or clunkers rusting in someone's yard....all it takes is the auto collectors like Jackson Barrett, or the experts at Road/Track, Motortrend, or Hot Rod to drop a revisionist article and a unappeciated car will become hot.

Answer 4

The classics will always be popular, but the rising price of fuel will keep them in check...as for the musclecars of today, the real collectors wont touch them because there is no real comparison

Answer 5

The answer to your question is yes... any car that hits the 20 year old mark is considered a "collectible" at age 25 it become a antique.. they get more valuable to people as they reach each mark.. DD

Answer 6

I am thinking as time goes on they will be more valuable, esp with all these idiots paying 6 plus figures for all the muscle cars. The only bad thing is they were so poorly built most of them have fallen apart.

Answer 7

One thing what have? Pre 72 cars or post 72 cars?

They already are. You priced 80s El Caminos or G-bodies lately? 90s Impala SS?

Answer 8

They could become antiques one day if they are well taken care of. The value, that is for the people to decide.

Answer 9

i hope and i think so too because i got my 81 camaro and to me its still considered a muscle car

Answer 10

idk man...i wouldn't say post '72...but '74 is when the bad cars started...people refer to those as the sissy muscle cars.