I recently put my car up for sale (ill never be able to sell it but thats beside the point)
with as much as ive spent on mods, im only asking for $500 more than i bought the car for.
You could baby the car for 20 years and take it out one time (to drive it onto the trailer to head to barrett-jackson) and have some haggard old wench in an '82 corolla t-bone you anyway. Do what you want with the car and enjoy it!
It's not the car that loses the value, it's the mods you do.
It's your car...have fun with it. WHo cares what happens 20 years from now? garantee you most of the forum will lose money on any fox they have owned or ever owned.
I still don't understand how you compare a FOX body to a 60's Mustang. So just because a 60's Mustang is getting more valuable means the FOX bodies are becoming more valuable???
Could you explain this to me???
What if I compared the FOX body to the Mustang II?? There is a small market for the Mustang II's and they CAN bring in some money, but they aren't collectors cars.
Remember, just because a car is old doesn't make it worth more.
Now I will admit that the FOX body played a pretty important role in the Ford hotrodding history, and that is pretty much the only reason it could become a collector. The majority of the FOX bodies are moddified beyond anything close to stock, this is why IMO the only ones that would bring in any money would have to be COMPLETELY stock. How much sense would it make to buy a FOX body that is modified like every other FOX body out there? The rare FOXes are the ones that are left unmolested. And "rare" brings in more money.
Curiousity quetion- What did a FOX body sell for new???
I watch the car auctions quite often, I'm actually a big classic car enthusiast...
In my family we have:
'22 Model T
'26 Model T
'30 Model A
'34 Ford 5-window coupe (rebuilt this with my dad from ground up)
'49 Pontiac
'65 Mustang I-6 'vert
Now I'm not claiming to be some kind of expert, just saying I've been around these REAL classics and been to auctions and am in multiple antique car clubs.
For a car to really be worth a lot the car has to have some kind of nostalgia. The old 50's and 60's cars were when speed was becoming a very big deal and car manufacturers were competing to make their spot in racing and hotrodding.
So yeah, the old Camaro's and Mustangs (even rebuilt) are going to be worth money. Almost always, these cars are restored to 100% original. And can be considered "stock". Those older cars bring in money partly because of the era they are a part of. The 60's model Mustangs and Camaros, were the start of the pony car wars. They were also made in the time where you had multiple v8 engine options. Not just v6 or v8, but "do I want a small block, big block, or Y block?". This is why I ask, "how do you compare the 60's models with the FOX bodies?". Yes, the FOX played an important role in hotrodding, but they were put out in the 80's which is a time that isn't highly thought of and they have that 80's styling. The earlier FOXes are going to fall in with the Mustang II's since they were lacking in performance and styling (some might disagree with the styling thing, but you catch my drift) but the later model FOXes have a better chance of making money.
The only chance FOXes have to make money is going to be way on down the road. More and more FOXes are being torn all to hell, thrown on the track, wrecked, modified beyond recognition, or even slightly modified. So the more time goes by, there will be fewer and fewer FOXes in good shape and left unmolested (not even muffs and/or simple bolt ons). These COMPLETELY stock FOXes and probably the stock special editions I can see bringing in some good cash. But other than that, I wouldn't hold my breath.
Again, I don't claim to be some kind of expert, and I could be COMPLETELY wrong on this. But no one truly KNOWS until it happens (or doesn't happen).
Sorry for the long post, just trying to get the point across.
You keep arguing that foxes arent going up in value when they already are doesnt matter how much you think it SHOULDNT happen, its already happening and there is nothing we can do to stop it
You keep arguing that foxes arent going up in value when they already are doesnt matter how much you think it SHOULDNT happen, its already happening and there is nothing we can do to stop it
Not a lot of people get that, or they just don't want to. Just for fun, everyone who says they haven't gone up should go shop for one. Not just page through the ads, but go really look for one. A pristine stock- and thats air silencer, dual catted H pipe, under shall we say, 40K on the clock, original radio(Premium Sound! Woo Wee!) not ignored or butchered in any way by anyone who thinks they know anything about how it should be modded- Fox. Go look and see what they find. There aren't any. Better break the cash out. My first was $11,080 ot the door at Dick James Ford, Des 23 1987. And every time I see a stock Fox I think its amazing someone hasn't jacked it up yet, they ran HARD back then.
Again, I don't see any FOX bodies selling for more than what they sold for brand new (exception to the Cobra R and some '93 Cobras and Saleens). When a GT/LX sells for more than what they sold for brand new (stock or modded) then I will agree with you.
You keep arguing that foxes arent going up in value when they already are doesnt matter how much you think it SHOULDNT happen, its already happening and there is nothing we can do to stop it
Again, I never said I was right. Just my opinion states that a regular GT or LX isn't going to be worth much. I mean, $5-$6K for a 20+ year old GT/LX is still pretty good. Means they hold their value well. But that doesn't mean they will ever be a collectors car. Even if they reach $10-$15K doesn't mean much.
But we can both agree to disagree. Either way it's no big deal. I honestly would like to see a GT/LX become a collector. And we'll all just have to wait and see if that ever happens.
Hell, the old '34 Fords used to be torn all to hell and beat up on the dirt track back in the day. But look at them now. We checked and an original grill alone will sell for close to $7-$8K, and a reman. sells for around $4K. That's just the grill!
Point is, only time will tell.