Inspired by the thread on the new Dodge Challenger and the belief by one member that the '08s will be destined for collector car greatness, I wonder what others think will be big ticket collector items in 2030?
Surely the classic greats (E-type Jags; Gullwing 300 SL's; Ferrari GTO's; even some of the best of the muscle-car era) will continue to be desirable machines for the very rich, but what more common vehicles that have been fairly available to us, might be worth big bucks in the future?
Given that a collector car really needs to either be historically significant (ie. fastest, most luxurious, best of... ??) or stir up some emotion or nostalgia in the buyer, I'd suggest the following would be great candidates for pretty decent bucks in 25 - 30 years from now as the Gen Xers and Gen Y folks have all the inheritance from the Baby Boomers to spend on frivolous automotive purchases...
1) 1996 Toyota Supra Turbo -- in original, non-modded condition. Right when the Supra had its heyday here, no?
2) 1995 Acura NSX-T -- first year for the more attractive wheels and the targa roof. Also had the larger 3.2L engine then too, didn't it?
3) GM EV-1 -- the first of the electric cars -- though they were only leased out, weren't they? Could be an extremely rare machine and very valuable to collectors.
4) Honda Insight -- again, being the first real application of the Hybrid format for mass consumption in N.America could make it a pretty neat find in original condition
5) 2008 BMW M-Coupe -- the last year for this car -- great performance, but very rare, could make it an interesting find later on.
I suspect the current generation of Porsche 911 GT2 and GT3 RS (not to mention Carerra GTs) will be hot collectibles in the future, as well as the BMW Z8, but these are all out of reach for most mere mortals.
What do you think?
