Do you think the 2011 5.0 Mustang GT will become a classic 50 years from now?
10-10-2010, 09:06 AM
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Very good point about the fox bodies. Oh and the guy with the fox sitting on jack stands probably has plans for it that take time and money he does not have yet... me and my buds have a whole shop full of cars waiting to be restored or in pieces. They are the projects.
10-10-2010, 09:10 AM
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True, but for this generation. The upcoming generation, they are going to be less aware of what we consider classic. Their classics are going to be the cars on the road right now.
Those of you that are saying there's no way modern Mustangs will be considered classics, I couldn't disagree more. Its already happening. 80s cars like Grand Nationals, early foxbody Stangs, Camaros, Supras, Nissan Z cars, early Lightnings, etc are already developing cult followings, which are turning them into collectible and classic status. Go to any informal Saturday night parking lot car show. I think you guys are underestimating the nostalgia factor for car enthusiasts. Case in point, when my buddy brings out his '89 Supra Turbo, there's more of a crowd around his car than there is around alot of the 60s cars. Everybody either had one, or had a friend in high school that had one, and everybody has a story.
The Mustang mystique will live on, I'd bank on it.
Those of you that are saying there's no way modern Mustangs will be considered classics, I couldn't disagree more. Its already happening. 80s cars like Grand Nationals, early foxbody Stangs, Camaros, Supras, Nissan Z cars, early Lightnings, etc are already developing cult followings, which are turning them into collectible and classic status. Go to any informal Saturday night parking lot car show. I think you guys are underestimating the nostalgia factor for car enthusiasts. Case in point, when my buddy brings out his '89 Supra Turbo, there's more of a crowd around his car than there is around alot of the 60s cars. Everybody either had one, or had a friend in high school that had one, and everybody has a story.
The Mustang mystique will live on, I'd bank on it.
10-10-2010, 09:55 AM
#33
I think eventually, we will get to that point. Those 60's 'Stangs are disappearing more and more as time goes by that even a base model bone stock '60s 'Stang will hold alot of value, probably even twice their original sales price (adjusted for inflation of course!)
Likewise, our S197 will be in that same category. Even though there are approaching 100k S197's around, probably more (I have no clue what the production numbers of S197s are), in the future when there are only a thousand, maybe only hundreds left, they will be valuable antiques. Just the prestige of owning one of the remaining hand full will make them classics.
Likewise, our S197 will be in that same category. Even though there are approaching 100k S197's around, probably more (I have no clue what the production numbers of S197s are), in the future when there are only a thousand, maybe only hundreds left, they will be valuable antiques. Just the prestige of owning one of the remaining hand full will make them classics.
10-10-2010, 10:01 AM
#34
I truely think that Mustang's become classic. Just give ehm time!
Also, I think some people don't realize how special and lucky they are to own a Mustang just because they already have it. If your in my position, addicted to Mustang GT's, but now owning one, you truly know how great these Muscle Cars are!
Also, I think some people don't realize how special and lucky they are to own a Mustang just because they already have it. If your in my position, addicted to Mustang GT's, but now owning one, you truly know how great these Muscle Cars are!
10-10-2010, 10:49 AM
#35
there where
160K in 2005
165k in 2006
158K in 2007
~130K in 2008
~45K in 2009
you are underestimating how many s197s there are by a ton. Numbers of 2010 are not available and some of the above are not definite either. there are probably over 700K s197 model mustangs that were made. How many still out there i am not sure, but the number would be very high still
160K in 2005
165k in 2006
158K in 2007
~130K in 2008
~45K in 2009
you are underestimating how many s197s there are by a ton. Numbers of 2010 are not available and some of the above are not definite either. there are probably over 700K s197 model mustangs that were made. How many still out there i am not sure, but the number would be very high still
10-10-2010, 11:43 AM
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And this is another factor why they could become classics. Over time, thousands of 'Stang owners will trad in their S197s and move on to what is more current. And years and years down the line, we original S97 owners will remember these days and will long to have that one car back again. Even going to the point of shopping the classifies, Craigslist, etc, to find another S197 to restore it and drive again. And that kind of demand is what brings value back to an old car, as well as granting is "classic" status.
10-10-2010, 12:51 PM
#38
there where
160K in 2005
165k in 2006
158K in 2007
~130K in 2008
~45K in 2009
you are underestimating how many s197s there are by a ton. Numbers of 2010 are not available and some of the above are not definite either. there are probably over 700K s197 model mustangs that were made. How many still out there i am not sure, but the number would be very high still
160K in 2005
165k in 2006
158K in 2007
~130K in 2008
~45K in 2009
you are underestimating how many s197s there are by a ton. Numbers of 2010 are not available and some of the above are not definite either. there are probably over 700K s197 model mustangs that were made. How many still out there i am not sure, but the number would be very high still
Assuming 3 million or our D2Cs ever produced, 50 years might not be long enough to make our D2Cs rare enough to be classics. Unless there is a massive Green movement to junk as many gasoline engined cars as possible in the future.
Of course, due to many other factors as well, only time can tell if our cars will become classics. It could very well be that even if there are only 50 D2Cs left out of this 3 million ever produced, those 50 might very well be worthless because nobody wants them at all.
Part of becoming a classic is the amount of people who actually want one when they have ceased production and just how much they will pay for them.
10-10-2010, 12:55 PM
#39
I know a guy who had a Plymouth Roadrunner and put in a crate hemi. When he tried to sell it as a hemi, the vin revealed the car's original engine and his "hemi" 'runner was not worth nearas much as a real hemi Plymouth.
10-10-2010, 01:26 PM
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Let us assume a very liberal number, say 2 million S197's. We may want to overestimate that number even more and say there are 3 million S197s because the D2C body might remain in production even through, and after 2014 (50th 'Stang anniversary).
Assuming 3 million or our D2Cs ever produced, 50 years might not be long enough to make our D2Cs rare enough to be classics. Unless there is a massive Green movement to junk as many gasoline engined cars as possible in the future.
Of course, due to many other factors as well, only time can tell if our cars will become classics. It could very well be that even if there are only 50 D2Cs left out of this 3 million ever produced, those 50 might very well be worthless because nobody wants them at all.
Part of becoming a classic is the amount of people who actually want one when they have ceased production and just how much they will pay for them.
Assuming 3 million or our D2Cs ever produced, 50 years might not be long enough to make our D2Cs rare enough to be classics. Unless there is a massive Green movement to junk as many gasoline engined cars as possible in the future.
Of course, due to many other factors as well, only time can tell if our cars will become classics. It could very well be that even if there are only 50 D2Cs left out of this 3 million ever produced, those 50 might very well be worthless because nobody wants them at all.
Part of becoming a classic is the amount of people who actually want one when they have ceased production and just how much they will pay for them.
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