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Creative idea, however i don't see many people buying retro cars. There is already a low demand for them now, and they're dirt cheap. Doubt anyone would spend 20-30k for a 60-80's style car.
wut?
Unfortunately, i don't care enough about this topic to go into further detail. Sorry.
I can tell.
he's right though... there isn't much demand and aside from a few models, old cars are pretty damn cheap.
where are you guys located? Around my way there's very few reasonably priced muscle cars. Just recently the Camaros sky rocketted and the corvettes dropped like crazy.
30K is the low end of what a restored or good condition original 2dr chevy will go for, even more if it's a SS or higher trim.
pro touring models go for 50K+
those are just your semi rare popular Chevys with a limited package.
Original Yenko Camaros pull 200K+ everyday and twice on Sundays.
I believe a Shelby (think 1965) sold for 5.2 million or something like that.
Midwest
30k is a hell of alot less than a "retro" car would cost if manufacturers sold them.
Pro-tourers and Resto-mods are expensive because they're all one off builds customized to the owners specs and tend to use a ton of custom fabbed parts.
The only people buying Yenkos and and Shelbys are Baby Boomers who view it as an investment and keep the car in storage 99% of the time. Top of the line limited edition models are a terrible gauge when estimating the value of a car. I swear the growing popularity of Barrett Jackson in the early 00's is one of the worst things that happened to the classic car market.... Has everyone comparing their run of the mill to the most expensive model sold.
6cyl muscle cars are great to buy and swap... They're cheap and plentiful... this may not appeal to people who want a collectors piece, but it's a great option alot of people tend to disregard because of "Muh numbers matchin " and "Muh cullekturz edishun". Dont get me wrong, I like preserved and restored old school cars in their original trim... but there's something a appreciate a lot more about a car that was built... they're representative of hotrodding and muscle car culture at their core... not just some showpiece owned by old fat guys.