I find it hard to see much of the new stuff being worth a great deal in the future. There doesn’t seem to have been any sweet spot periods for a while. Arguably the 80’s was the biggest one. The supercars were fantastic, but fantastically flawed. The hot hatches were born. As was the era of the turbo. Cars of this period had more luxuries, were more reliable, easier to drive and well and/or simply built. That’s why you can still see Mercedes 280 estates in Egypt with a million kms on them.
The NSX obviously redefined supercars, but what’s happened since. Certain models have defined certain sections of the car world and some cars have created niches that previously didn’t exist. But I can’t help thinking that a lot to do with clever marketing.
There are a lot of reasons why stuff is collectible. I guess the more fickle reasons will cause those cars to fall out of favour. Time is also slowly eliminating
certain cars and brands as they become less desirable to the younger generations, who do not understand or relate to them.
Nostalgia will always be a safe place for many of us however. If I can get excited about early 80’s BMX’s. Then people will continue to find cars of theirs or their parents era appealing. So the 80’s 90’s is still in full flow and should be for quite a while.
The worst thing about owning cars like the NSX is that very few people drive them now. The exciting time when we all went to meets and did track days is over. Perhaps in 20 years when there aren’t many left, our older selves will get our cataracts done, screw on a hip or two and get back out in these olds classics.
I am Godzilla, you are Japan!