Regarding the future value of these cars.

[RoadWarrior222]

They coulda been like "WOW, a Golf GTI, but what's with all these dodge badges and rice on it???"

[johnl]

Maybe the price chart will develop similar to the Mopar musclecars; that is, the Fords and GM musclecars took off first because they had the biggest share all along and better styling and better advertising in their day and more guys who, when they were in their teens and twenties lusted after them, but then thinking musclecar buyers recognized the technical superiority and relative scarcity . . . . and bingo, all of a sudden, the Mopars took off, like a freaking rocket. The silicon valley tech boom and then real estate equity booms likely had something to do with it too.

[Turbo Joe]

its fun to watch people grasp at straws.

yes the rare (#'d ones) might have a shot...but the vast majority are just k cars w/ a turbo...how many k cars are there out there? Sure they only made so many Daytona Shelby's...but how many Daytona's did they make? The cars aren't anything special, probably never will be.

Think about it a little more logically. These cars are great because for short money you can have a car that can truly dominate at the track. They're cheap and easy to make fast. The big $$ goes to things that look good. Rising car prices are based on the aesthetics of a car, not the performance. People with money want cars they can pull into a parking lot with and turn all the heads.....does that sound like a Turbo Dodge to you? These cars have very little to offer in terms of visual appeal. Let alone the incredibly cheap interiors.

Heck, if i thought i had a prayer of getting out from under my car at a reasonable amount i'd sell it in a heartbeat...so i'll keep my fingers crossed for the day I can ask for 10k and not expect to get laughed at heartily...

Hey neighbor don't really understand what your talking about... when I had my 85 daytona turboz marron/silver i got looks and the "oh I remember those! " everywhere i went.. I even took it to spectator drags at seekonk a couple times and did pretty good but alot of the guys in the pits would talk saying those little turbo Z's screw! whatch how many cars that'll beat.. but even more recently.. I've had people offer me big cash for my CSX since Carroll's passing.. hell no I won't sell her.. Dude watch this summer.. you'll notice more people looking at our cars, especially anything that says shelby.

[Marcus86GLHS]

I sold my 1986 GLHS last year for $16,500 but I had to spend $22,000 to get the $16.5K (Note: But I got $100,000 worth of fun out of it).

Adjusted for inflation, a bunch of 60's musclecars are true appreciating assets.

But not any turbo mopar.............yet.

[looneytuner]

Look at the micro car museum being sold off. When they were new, they were laughed at.
Marcus86GLHS has it right. Some cars are worth a lot more fun than the high dollar ones. My little old lady customer that had a 53 Nash Healy had tons of fun. Mint condition it's only worth $100,000 today. My 53 Stude was tons of fun and I know that no one else in the world had one exactly like it. I do regret not buying that red convertible for $500 back then or the supercharged Packard Hawk.
We own something special that WE made or restored or just loved.