amoparx
Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:20:22 -0700
Well said, I'm just thankful the prices are low. I love the cars and more than likely will NEVER be able to buy another Challenger R/T. It was easy when I graduated in 1974. I got my 87 GLHS for $1,500 a year ago. This was after a guy I know bought it off ebay and made at least $400 profit. I was happy to pay that. This car had 50,894 actual miles at that time. It needs paint and a bit of work, but it's pretty solid. I do have my 1968 AMX. That's my REAL muscle car. I got that 22 years ago for $425.00. The time to buy those really rare cars for a cheap price was just a few years after they were made. I looked at a HEMI Challenger R/T back in 1974 or 75 that had 25,000 miles on it. I sure wish I had the $1,500.00 at that time. LOL, If I only knew then what I know now. Bob Doherty http://amoparx.net/mnsdacpic/mnsdac.htm Coon Rapids, MN. 89 Daytona Shelby TII 89 LeBaron GTC Convert TII 87 Shelby GLHS #784 86 Shelby Charger TI 68 AMC AMX #5816 http://amoparx.net/northstaramc/northstaramc.html 94 Plymouth Sundance 2.5 TBI (My Wifes car that I drive) http://geocities.com/amoparx/ -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Robert Meier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Ahhhh, the old "why don't people value Shelby Dodges" conversation. How many > times this has popped up over the years on SDML I have no idea, but does the > phrase starting with if I had a nickle mean anything..... Sorry, but I gave > up on the value and now hold onto Shelby Lancer 249 (just turned 54,000 > miles and I'm the original owner) and the 85 GLH Turbo (53,000 original > miles) because I like them, not because they will ever make me rich enough > to retire to the French Riviera or even because they really are the original > tuner car. > > And no Mike, it really has nothing to do with age. Do a little historical > analysis and look at what the value of a 1965 GT 350 Shelby Mustang or a 67 > GT 500 KR was during the mid 80s when they were only 20 years old. Sure, > they were not at the ungodly prices they bring now, but they were already 3, > 4 or 5 times their original sticker prices depending on condition. A car > that was $5,500 new was going for well over $20,000 and even a beater 65 GT > 350 H (the least desirable at the time) rusted all to hell with a > replacement drivetrain was worth $10,000. I know, because I tried to buy one > for $8,000 in 1985 and got turned down. Our cars? Sorry, I have never seen > one exceed the sticker price (even new, they didn't sell at sticker unless > it was the 1986 GLHS) > > It is all about the supply and demand. Why pay $600,000 for a 71 purple Hemi > Cuda with no options and dog dish hub caps? Because they only built 15 total > that year and only 4 are left and there are at least 10,000 people that want > to buy one and 100 of those guys have real cash with lots of commas. Maybe, > just maybe, when only 4 Lancers or 4 GLHS Chargers are left, they may be > worth a little more, but I have no idea how we are going to create a demand > even as the supply shrinks. It probably won't be because of a Movie. I don't > think Back to the Future increased the demand for Deloreans. And Christine > didn't make late 50s Mopars more popular. But Bullet did a lot for the 67 > Mustang. Why? People love MUSTANGS. People have no love for our Mopars. Not > even the MOPAR people have any love for our Mopars, and that is the worst > shame of all. We are shunned by the Shelby Lovers and shunned by the Mopar > lovers, so here we sit with our Shelby Mopars wondering where the love is. > Maybe if we marketed them as the original Tuner.....na. Won't work. The > Tuner crowd already hates us too. They know what our tail lights look like > :-) > > Robert Meier > Shelby Lancer 249 > 1985 GLH T > 2001 Neon R/T > 1991 Shadow Vert (wife got a new birthday present yesterday) -- -----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING---------------------------- Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html