originality???

[Stefan]

The onyx black "seekers" XY GT is plated auto and black trim but fitted with manual and white trim.

Adding option IMO is not a huge deal. Price should essentially reflect the level of originality.

[HO 3]

So if restos like this on the old school iron are selling for such strong money what happened to that good old chestnut "Once the baby boomers start carking it there will be little or no interest in the chrome bumper stuff"?

Cheers Mick

[FPV6]

Originally Posted by HO 3

So if restos like this on the old school iron are selling for such strong money what happened to that good old chestnut "Once the baby boomers start carking it there will be little or no interest in the chrome bumper stuff"?

Cheers Mick

That was the concern I had with the sprint, we all talk about how much money they will make one day, and I own both.

I think bollocks, I don't think kids have the same interest in cars like we did, and if they do, they like the pew pew jap cars more

just saying

[commodorenutt]

The "boom" from baby boomers is far from over. There's still plenty of surplus money coming into their hands, and some of them still haven't sated the desire to own one of these cars from their childhood/teenage years.

And where is the cash coming from? A few years back, we saw the surge when the superannuation industry was opened up to allow SMSFs. Cars were a good investment, as unlike real estate, they could be bought & sold with no capital gains implications. But like real estate, there was a point where a key group of models were a blue-chip investment - everyone knew they wouldn't lose money on them.

All of a sudden, people were able to spend money they previously didn't have, on an investment that they could "maintain" even if they officially couldn't get any enjoyment from it.....

That helped drive up the prices significantly, pushing cars further out of reach of those who might have had equity, but not enough, and still harboured the desire to own one.

A lot of baby boomers are still just hitting retirement, or inheriting estates from their previous generation, as well as those selling up $1 million + houses in what were once working class suburbs, for a tree/sea change for retirement, leaving plenty of surplus funds to complete the tasks on their bucket list.