17th Nov 2015, 13:28
If it truly is a "classic car" (whatever that means anymore), then it won't be "hard to sell" as long as it is in decent condition.
By contrast, the Maverick was an economy car that was (and still is) hardly the stuff of many car enthusiast's dreams, even with the dress-up Stallion package. Thirty-something years later, if you want one bad enough to pay a stupid price for it, you better be prepared to keep it forever or take a huge loss when you go to sell after you get bored with it. This refers to a STOCK Maverick, usually with a six under the hood.
A car that has had a big block V8 transplant and otherwise modified is a totally different animal, and should not be compared to a stock car pricewise.
17th Nov 2015, 09:33
If you never sell, buy what you like. It's like a guy that bought a one only Pacer in black. It's rare. I know a guy that has close to 6 figures wrapped up in a Honda show car. Will he ever see much of it back if his tastes change?
I brought up Mustangs because of the many advantages. You may love a car today, but 5 years from now it may pass. It's possible, and happened with me fixing up a Cutlass once vs a 4-4-2.
My experience with cars past 72 was very disappointing, with the emission and anti pollution devices robbing most of the HP. The ugly bumpers etc. The only exception was the Trans Am. I liked the CanAm. But even Corvettes went down to 190 HP.
There are great new cars today. Or pre 72. To call a car a muscle car with very lackluster performance and with loss of styling is maybe defined differently by some. You can do transplants and liven a car up. Another option is to keep what you like and build a collection around it. I want to get in a car, push in the clutch and have some real performance. And also to polish it and hit shows. The best of both worlds with 25k to spend.