[urq] Mustang verses 959

[Brandon Rogers]

I bet you're right...

-----Original Message-----
From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of Pasqualoni, James E
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 11:45 AM
To: Buchholz, Steven; urq at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [urq] Mustang verses 959

And it's sentiment and 'irrational exuberance' that are driving the
demand side of the equation.  Guys want to buy a mint version of the car
they either drove or dreamed of driving when they were younger.  Once
the baby boomers are gone, the values of many of these 'Merican Muscle
Cars will fall through the floor faster than you can say Hades...

-----Original Message-----
From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of Buchholz, Steven
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 1:02 PM
To: urq at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [urq] Mustang verses 959

... while some or all of what you mention may be true, in point of fact
none of it matters.  It all comes down to supply and demand, and cars
really aren't that much different than most other collectibles.  

The cars are selling for as much or as little as they are because you
have a buyer willing to pay that much for it and a seller that won't
take any less.  

Carroll Shelby is (or was given his recent attempts) a good marketer.
He convinced Hertz to buy a bunch of his GT350 models and got his
product out and visible to the public ... 

One thing that I think is worthy of highlighting in what I mentioned
above ... in some part the resale values on our babies is low because we
owners are willing to let them go for a bargain.  Of course we
contribute to the other side as well when we're not willing to pay the
asking price for the cars ... and I readily admit that I'd be hard
pressed to pay what I would ask for my car should I decide to sell ... 

Steve

> 
> The collector car market is insane.
> 
> In 1971 you wanted a RS Camaro or a Mach 1 mustang.
> The cudas and challengers were crap.  In fact all mopars were crap, 
> pieces fell off as you left the dealer!!!!
> 
> Today you could buy a fleet of camaro's and mustangs for the price of 
> a hemi cuda.
> 
> The exotic supercar market is way down.  You can buy an F1 or F40 for 
> pennies on the dollar for what they cost new.  Would you really rather

> have a hemi cuda conv. for $2.0 M or one of each of the famous 
> supercars and some change left over.
> 
> And people are paying fortunes for old Detroit iron that was junk when

> they were new and are just freshly polished pieces of junk today!!!!!
> 
> Look at Shelby Mustangs, they were "kit cars".  Mr.
> Shelby bought new stangs and did a bunch of bolt on part upgrades.  
> That's it!!!  And yet they are worth a fortune now.  So whats really 
> the difference between a clone and the real thing.  The date the parts

> were bolted on?
> 
> Just something to ponder.

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