Any interest in old cars?
01-20-2008, 08:42 PM
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Any interest in old cars?
So, who here sees a classic in his/her future? Cars from the '30s, '40s, '50s, and '60s are beautiful in a way newer cars may never be. I love the looks of lots of them but can't say that I aspire to own a classic car. I was born in '76, so I can't personally relate to any of these cars. Plus, I'd only buy a car to drive, and I bet they drive like shit. But I sure do love looking at them.
01-21-2008, 07:03 AM
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Well, "from the 60s" might be possible if you count a replica 427 AC Cobra, which is always something I think I'd like to have one day.
Or a restored E-Type or Jag XK150 would be nice.
01-21-2008, 07:53 AM
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Muscle cars have gone nuts for price. Who knew we should have kept a couple of those in the garage as investments?
If anything, E-types are holding or even dropping a little in price! Or else the examples they had weren't as good as in prior years. I'm still at the very beginning of a '62 XKE resto but I can tell you already that this ride is a bitch to fix! Damn English designs...
If anything, E-types are holding or even dropping a little in price! Or else the examples they had weren't as good as in prior years. I'm still at the very beginning of a '62 XKE resto but I can tell you already that this ride is a bitch to fix! Damn English designs...
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Originally Posted by bjohnston,Jan 21 2008, 12:42 AM
So, who here sees a classic in his/her future? Cars from the '30s, '40s, '50s, and '60s are beautiful in a way newer cars may never be.
1957 MGA...
That is fantastic! Already looks good. How close are you?Trending Topics
01-21-2008, 09:40 AM
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Austin-Healey, Aston Martin or similar, but current prices makes it a little unreasonable...
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Originally Posted by mzk784,Jan 21 2008, 10:00 AM
My dream is to get or restore 1970's BMW E9 3.0 or Batmobile. I have a diecast model that I look at every night. one day I will pull the trigger and do it.
As far as muscle cars/classics go, I find a lot of value in them. They may be simple, but many of them are also absolute pinnacles of automotive styling. Nothing encompasses the 1950s like a 57 Chevy. Or the 60s like a Split window Vette or Cobra. Then you have the deusenburgs of the 20s/30s, the Lincolns of the 40s...there's so much out there that is so timeless styistically, and that has no peer in modern times. The E-Type is another. The prettiest car today can't hold a candle to the prettiest car from decades ago. What makes today's cars so desirable in the relative styling vacuum is their complete technological and extractable road prowess over the old stuff. Today's cars are timeless for completely different reasons.