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Originally Posted by DRM500RUBYZR-1
CARS OF THE 80'S and 90"s are the up and coming winners.
There has been solid evidence of that in the C-3 Corvette market.
The next 10 -20 years will certainly prove interesting for C-4 Corvette
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Marty
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Let's face it, only three years of the C3 fall into the 80's. And they are easily the three least desirable C3's. And while 80's and 90's cars are slowly creeping back up from their peak a year or two ago, the C4 and ZR1 aren't. The ZR1 is in the midst of midst of a year long decline. It's not alone, Ferrari 308's and Testarossa's have both declined in the same time period. The NSX had a dip as well, and other than that has flat lined.
I think a big part of why some cars, like the BMW's, Nissan's, Mitsubishi's, Honda's etc. have increased while their higher performance brethren have not is the perception of parts availability and cost of ownership. I can find everything for my early M3 readily and it has strong aftermarket support. Going out to find Acura NSX parts isn't quite so simple. People want cars they can drive and show off without feeling like a minor incident would turn their investment into a paperweight.
That being said, the perception of Corvettes is still that it's a car for middle aged white men going through a mid life crisis. And I don't think it will ever shake that. Ferraris are exactly that as well, but for whatever reason, the public doesn't view them that way.
The 91 on here with 1790 miles is not encouraging as to where the market is heading. Nor is the completely sorted 1990 with 30k. And we are going through another phase of parts being dumped on Ebay.
Interestingly enough, early Vipers have been dropping about the same as ZR1s.