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Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON
Glen,
Old car enthusiasm going away??? About as likely as chocolate shakes & beer becoming EXTINCT! I think as they get even older, they will be even more prized. There's so many Model A's out there & so many people are aware of their history & Ford Motor Company history & about Henry Ford, "THE MAD INVENTOR!" Bill W.
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If you were to attend a Barrette-Jackson auction 20 years ago, there would have been a number of brass era cars going across the block. The collectors that appreciated those vehicles have died off and B-J no longer sells them. The sale of one of six Ford house cars for only $24,000 is a peek into the future. The market for cars built in the 1930's is shrinking as is the cars built in the 1940's.
Demographics are such that the buyers for Model A's are slowing shrinking. Don't forget that the postings on Fordbarn are biased and in the overall scheme of things, a lot of car collectors are liquidating.
Check back in 2025 and I suspect that Camaros and Mustangs built in the 1960's and 1970's will suffer the same fate.