impact of modern muscle cars on the old car market

Buford19 said

When buying a new muscle car you lose about 20 % of it value, the day you drive it off the lot. Normally these new cars continue to drop in price over the next 20years. On the other hand a desirable 1970 muscle car selling for 40000.00 will probably go up in valve, or stay around the same price, over the next 20years. There also a satisfaction of driving a car that not many other people are driving in your town or city. No matter what old car drive by me, I always take a second look. Can’t say that for the 20or so new mustangs, or camaro I see everyday.

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I understand your logic. However, I had a 1971 'Cuda back in '74, 383 car, nothing special. Paid $1,795 for it. Car sold new in the fall of 1970 for around $3,400. 50% depreciation in less than 5 years. Now if I had kept that car, waited 47 years, that car might be worth $40k, $50k ? Is it not possible that in 30 - 40 years a modern muscle car maybe worth more than it sold for new? Who the hell would have predicted in 1974 that these Mopars could, would, climb to such desireability and value? Be almost like having the sports almanac from Back To The Future.