Ahhhh, the old "why don't people value Shelby Dodges" conversation. How many
times this has popped up over the years on SDML I have no idea, but does the
phrase starting with if I had a nickle mean anything..... Sorry, but I gave
up on the value and now hold onto Shelby Lancer 249 (just turned 54,000
miles and I'm the original owner) and the 85 GLH Turbo (53,000 original
miles) because I like them, not because they will ever make me rich enough
to retire to the French Riviera or even because they really are the original
tuner car.
And no Mike, it really has nothing to do with age. Do a little historical
analysis and look at what the value of a 1965 GT 350 Shelby Mustang or a 67
GT 500 KR was during the mid 80s when they were only 20 years old. Sure,
they were not at the ungodly prices they bring now, but they were already 3,
4 or 5 times their original sticker prices depending on condition. A car
that was $5,500 new was going for well over $20,000 and even a beater 65 GT
350 H (the least desirable at the time) rusted all to hell with a
replacement drivetrain was worth $10,000. I know, because I tried to buy one
for $8,000 in 1985 and got turned down. Our cars? Sorry, I have never seen
one exceed the sticker price (even new, they didn't sell at sticker unless
it was the 1986 GLHS)
It is all about the supply and demand. Why pay $600,000 for a 71 purple Hemi
Cuda with no options and dog dish hub caps? Because they only built 15 total
that year and only 4 are left and there are at least 10,000 people that want
to buy one and 100 of those guys have real cash with lots of commas. Maybe,
just maybe, when only 4 Lancers or 4 GLHS Chargers are left, they may be
worth a little more, but I have no idea how we are going to create a demand
even as the supply shrinks. It probably won't be because of a Movie. I don't
think Back to the Future increased the demand for Deloreans. And Christine
didn't make late 50s Mopars more popular. But Bullet did a lot for the 67
Mustang. Why? People love MUSTANGS. People have no love for our Mopars. Not
even the MOPAR people have any love for our Mopars, and that is the worst
shame of all. We are shunned by the Shelby Lovers and shunned by the Mopar
lovers, so here we sit with our Shelby Mopars wondering where the love is.
Maybe if we marketed them as the original Tuner.....na. Won't work. The
Tuner crowd already hates us too. They know what our tail lights look like
:-)
Robert Meier
Shelby Lancer 249
1985 GLH T
2001 Neon R/T
1991 Shadow Vert (wife got a new birthday present yesterday)
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From: "Mike Fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "sdml" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 1:00 AM
Subject: Re: SD> Value of Shelby Vehicles
I think the reason for the low values is not enough time has passed. The
TD's are around 20 years old, and most cars that are worth something are
35+ years old. Unless you want to hold onto it for another 15+ years, you
aren't going to get much out of a run of the mill car. I see 20 year old
cars everyday driving around. I don't see many 35+ year old cars driving
around... Just food for thought.
Mike
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Boy, I am really disappointed at what my Shelby Dakota bid up to on Ebay.
These vehicles are pretty under-appreciated these days. I would be
better off parting the truck out! There was a truck that finished just
before mine and it bid up to only $1750 dollars. It's got a lot of
miles, but still a nice truck. There is a light bar on there now that is
over $500 and it has 4 days to go. How does that compare? I don't know
what to do, I want to sell my truck, but I'm not going to give it away.
Maybe it should go "piece by piece". Anyone have any ideas?
Rob
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Past Rides 1992 IROC Daytona V6/5-spd 1988 Lancer Shelby TII/5-spd
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