current muscle car values

There was a thread like this last year maybe. Interesting topic, and this is how I remember the outcome to a lot of replies.

Most all of us are hobbiest, and we are also playing with the basically less expensive and less sought after models. We tend not to care that much about value at sale time. Hobbiest. Problem is most guys tend to think they can not get their $ back at sale time. Usually they are right. But they sell for what they will bring, the seller! and we the enthusiasts (buyer) in this place, tend to not want to pay for anything really!! Dispute me if wrong.

It is a hobby and they costs $$$.

I still believe the slump in our old classic Mopar prices are a direct reflection of the trend toward modern muscle. Many hobbbist have a new ish Challenger and a classic or 2 or 3. That takes buyers out of the market to some extent, and funnels interest into that new modern toys also.

The new muscle has an audience that is younger than the average classic car guy. The younger crowd loves technology, loves modern, the most do not relate to thee old classics like the older crowd. They are soft. Likes a good seat. Look at how many people restoeing a 60's Mopar, will change the seats over to a modern seat!!?

I see prices better (somwhat higher) with the Ford and GM crowd, and in general they are a different duck also. A GM bud that has flipped high end Chec for 30 years but occasionally dabbles in Mopar, recently told me "Mopar people are anal!!". What meant was he could seel 10 Gm classics for more $$$ while trying to sell 1 Mopar, and not have everyone picking it apart, finding a millions reasons and excuses why do to buy, etc etc.

I buy projects because I like to build them, I buy models I like and no one else maybe likes, don't care. I retired poor and can't afford a $8000 69 G code Charger project, I only require that when I sell, I get my $$ back I put in, never mind I can not generally get paid 5 cents per hour for my work!!!

It is my hobby.