[urq] Audis as Collectibles...

[Lawrence C Leung]

In NY state, you may register your car as a classic at 15 yrs of age (so,
technically, my A2 GTi  qualifies) and as an antique at 25 yrs (so my ex
Saab 99 would have qualified!). Of course, along with the break in
insurance, you have limited road access to your car, milage is limited to
travel to and from shows or events. Not worth it, IMHO.

LL - NY

On Sun, 21 Jan 2001 22:51:45 -0500 "Rave Racer" <Ravewar at home.com>
writes:
>        You are right on the collectable's continuing to be driven, 
>of
>course.  At one of the Festivals that was shown on Speed vision, the 
>owners
>of one of the older F1 cars (by older I mean between 5 and 10 years 
>old),
>allowed one of it's designers to do the drive down the hill.  He 
>crashed it
>within 50 feet of the start line.
>        The Ur Q is the original Rally car and should already be in 
>the
>festivals.  IMHO it should be the pinnacle of the rally group showing. 
> If
>you consider what in the U.S. is considered a classic, then the UR Q 
>should
>be crossing into classic territory simple by age.  The Nova was the 
>last
>muscle car that I remember there actually being a big fuss about it's
>status.  It was classified as classic on it's twentieth birthday, and 
>by
>this ruling, the UrQ will be it in a couple years.
>                                                    RR
>
>> I think that you're wrong.  We'll always see some crazy owner 
>"trashing"
>and
>> thrashing his multi-million dollar car(s) in pointless celebrations 
>of
>past
>> glory.  Every year, at places like Goodwood and Monterey, priceless 
>cars
>are
>> beaten into the ground, and sometimes crashed.  Not too long ago
>(actually, I
>> think it was May), a Porsche 908 showed up for a driver's school 
>event at
>> Limerock.  A 908.  No shit.  (anyone who doesn't know what a 908 is, 
>is
>> missing out.  One of the more beautiful production road spec race 
>cars
>ever
>> produced.) They wouldn't let him run after 2 sessions, as the car 
>was WAY
>too
>> loud, but he spun it twice in the two breif sessions, nonetheless.  
>This
>past
>> year at Goodwood, how many priceless cars were wrecked (only to be 
>later
>> repaired, I'm quite sure).  The Ferrari F1 150 Dino that nearly 
>flipped
>onto
>> Alan DeCadinet (sp?) comes to mind.  Look at Frank Beddor, who runs 
>his
>Sport
>> Quattros all over the place.  While the Ur-Q may (or very well may 
>not)
>> become a collectable, there will always be one or two die hards 
>that
>insist
>> on running the cars because it's more true to their heritage than 
>letting
>> them sit and accumulate dust.  Also, we are obviously biased in 
>thinking
>that
>> the Ur-Q will attain collectable status - look at all of the 
>wonderful
>cars,
>> now readily purchaceable, which have not yet acheived collector 
>status.
>> Certainly the 930 comes to mind, a revolutionary car with as much, 
>if not
>> more, global impact than the Ur-Q.  And perhaps only certain models, 
>like
>the
>> coveted 20V's, will become collectable. (Look at the difference in 
>the
>market
>> between a 356 and a 356 4 cam.  About 30,000$ vs. 120,000$.).  In 
>any
>event,
>> anyone wishing to see a Ur-Q running at track events won't have to 
>go much
>> farther than Limerock, Walkins, and Summit - I'll be there, and I'm 
>sure
>that
>> unless you know the car, you'll think it's a Ur-Q when I'm done.  
>:-)
>>
>>
>> Later!
>> Carter
>