Black M Code GTS at Mecum

Looking back in time here. The stock market fell off its butt in what '87 or '8 and word to that investor type, was to invest in desirable musclecars, so there it goes. They drive up the prices of everything for several years, then the bottom falls out in mid 91, average guy figures it out in '92. I remember for several years, thereafter, the mopar market was dead basically, the average mopar guy had 3,4,5 project cars, 1 that drove, but he wanted to by some certain model. Well he could not sell any of his cars, to buy the one he really wanted!!! The investor was already long gone. So it rocked along.
I should ad, that prices finally began to climb, maybe 10% per ear, till the recession of '07-8 took hold. There we go again!
Then the rise of prices slowly start again, one day Mopars are junk, and then they are hot, then considered junk again. Back and forth. The cycle. The collector car hobby is really fickle. Anyone notice what darn 60's, 70's chevy trucks were bring now? Nuts.
I agree, done cars will sell to the guy that wants such and has the $$. Projects have always been bought by the guy that either 1. Can not afford to pay the price of a done car all at once, or 2. wants to and enoys building his own.
To me, it is terribly hard now days to find a good project car for a price it is actually worth. Most of the good projects have been restored. Many will be sold and restored a again.
The modern musclecar is what it is, but I feel it helps keep interest in the car hobby in general. It will also supply projects to work on for decades!! Maybe before long, we will see a striped 2010 Hemi Challenger with NO AC, custom bare guts, 6 speed stick with a 4:10 rear, tubbed, just a fun toy for the street, and with a real weight reduction weighing less than a beached whale!!?????????????/