Which is more collectable?

I personally think the KR. Any GT500 could be turned into a Supersnake post title. KR's were a pre title conversion. Also, for me, the NASCAR part actually would be a negative. I would like a standard SuperSnake.

 

Ask me again in 30 years

 

Agreed. Collectibility can't be forecast. The reason there are so many "special" models is to generate interest and sales. Shelby got your nickle and will have the last laugh. The muscle car wars of the 60s will always have a special place in history. Hoping that these new cars will appreciate in the same manner is just a dream. They have an equal chance of ending up like the Pintos and Mavericks of the 1970s. I think with all the ridiculous government rules and regulations concerning automobiles and fuels, we will be lucky if we can own or drive anything 40 years from now.

 

I think the other thing that has made the older cars very attractive is the simplicity of being able to work on these cars without any specialized tools or computers. That is obviously something that will not be an advantage on the newer cars.

 

Any true collectible needs two things to maintain or rise in value over a long period of time. The item in question, whether car, toy, gun, etc, must have an enthusiat base. This constitutes the demand. In order for the value to rise, there needs to be more enthusiats than the supply. The problem with 'instant collectibles' is that there tends to be little attrition. The reason that our vintage Shelbys are worth what they are is because, aside from relatively low production numbers, a significant number of them were thrashed, crashed and destroyed. How many late model GT500s do you think will ever become some teen driver's victim? Not many, I'd bet. So the demand will likely be there 20+ years from now......so will the supply. Buy what you like and enjoy it. If it rises in value eventually, that's just gravy.

 

+1

 

Cheers to AJD350 for resisting the urge to have those gaudy rallye stripes on his car. Now we just need to find him a set of hubcaps!

 

I am not sure if you have worked on these car but they are very "shade tree mechanic" friendly. Everything on the car was well thought out with aftermarket bolt ons in mind. It is much easier to work on than the Mustangs of the 90's. All electronics plug easily into the harness and the only programming is a tune readily available from many shops.

 

AJD and myself plan on having the last two 67's that never had LeMans stripes on them......Not now, not never!!!!

 

I agree Rod, your car would not look good with white lemans stripes

 

We agree on the stripes. The wheel covers.....well, I'll leave that up to the next owner. Hopefully that will be a long time from now.

 

Considering Ford has made close to 35,000 GT 500's, and there is no end in sight, I see many GT 500's ending-up in the hands of future "hot rodders" being thrashed, then trashed. The demand in the future will be for nice, clean cars. There will be thousands to choose from that weren't thrashed and trashed and, while the demand might be there for these cars, the prices won't be like the days of old. The 2007-2008 Shelby GT/SC's, 2008 California and BJ Shelby GT's and Hertz Shelbys will be the hot ticket, along with some of the limited runs of GT 500's; to include KR's, Super Snakes and other limited 2006 and up Shelby American cars. But, that's just my thought on the rules governing supply and demand - yours my differ.

 

I am sure they are not the only two. As for hub caps, no way, not for me.