Will Fox Bodies go up in value?

[88-378]

the cars of the fifties went up in value after the people who were kids when they came out got old enough and had enough money to afford them. Cars in the sixties went up after the baby boomers got money because those are the cars they saw when they were kids. Perhaps some rare 70's cars will gain value. The muscle car made a resurgence in the 80's, eventually people that grew up in that age as kids oooing and ahhing at those cars will want to own the cars they had as kids or couldnt quite afford. Im 39 and grew up with Trans Am GTAs and Nationals Mustangs and Camaros. Unless you have unbelievable foresight theres no real way to know what will have worth and what wont. I sold my 72 GTO for 2500. (i kick myself in the balls often) wish I had it now. Im sure my father wishes he still had his 62 tbird convertible or his 58 ford convertible or my mothers Falcon 2 door station wagon. Alot of Fox bodies have been made so its hard to say. I called it in 1990 that the 84-86 svo was going to be worth it as a collectible. Will it gain more value that remains to be seen.

I'm 38 and right with you on this. Actually, i would love to have a mint GTA Trans Am. loved those cars too but the 87 Mustang GT is what got me going when I was 17.

I am actually looking for the RIGHT 77-78 TA 4sp. Loved those cars too. I could kick myseld as well for selling a mint '74 charger SE with a 727. However, it was my first car and even though it was a 318 i could of just simply put a bigger motor in it. Everything else was perfect.

 

[88-378]

Yeah, I know, I just somehow felt the need to explain myself to a greater extent so others don’t think I’m coming in here “green” as some Cougar guy on a Mustang board picking apart their rides. I could go on for hours why someone should buy a Mercury Cougar too if that would make anyone feel any better?

And for the record....I spend equal time "whoring" myself out to all the Forums, not just the 5.0L ones.

Dude, you know what? I would love to have a Thunderbird Turbo Coupe of the 80's. That will go up in value as well. You have to realize WE are the next gen of the muscle car era. We are enthusiasts.

My dad would love to have another 64 ss Impala. However, even though he can afford it they are expensive. That's really when you start talking mods that can bring that car to todays standards that is fun and SAFE to drive. Brakes are at the for front. Then what happens when you do modify from the original? Decreased value? BS!

i don't agree. My favorite muscle car of all time is a 69-70 Mach. But i would need to update the suspension, steering and braking to have a truly enjoyable ride. I am of the theory that you must drive these cars t have any sort of fun unless you are an investment collector. (which by the way isn't a bad thing).

I pray and wait for Dynacorn to build a 69-70 Mach shell. I would put everything original in t except the drive train and suspension and make it a really fun car.

By the way, have any of you seen the new Bandit TA's from Year One? Awesome stuff.

Sorry for the ramble again, But, this is what it's all about.

Bottom line, again, ALL Fox 5.0's will increase in value as it is aged. I can't wait to see a '87 GT fully restored in years to come. It will be awesome just because I am from that era.

BTW, i just saw a 77 TA Gold with all black interior with a 4sp and it has 38K all original. Asking price is 21K. That car sold new for what? 8-10K?

I would pay that if I had the money!

 

[Dennis86GT]

TRUTH

1979-1993 Mustangs WILL go up in value. Like most things its takes time. These cars will thin out as times go on. Whether it be accidents or whatever the cause, THEY WILL THIN OUT! I'm not saying in 10 years because i highly doubt it, likely would be 50 years. The Fox Mustangs are very easy to find right now. Now is the time to enjoy and drive these fox stangs. Once they get to a certain point of age, they are no longer driven as much. Fear of accidents, racking up miles, etc. I mean just look at how many 70's sports cars you see driven regularly. And i'm not only talking Mustangs, i mean any 70's cars in general.

My suggestion, buy the car you want NOW. As in 15 years from now when you want to buy that fox you always wanted. They won't be a bargain as they are right now. You'll pay more and you'll get less. Thats just what time does.

1. People will total countless Mustangs. Look at how many have been totalled over this year on stangnet.com. Now think about the all the others that you don't hear about. Accidents happen, and right now these cars are worth nothing to an insurance company. They are totalled and go to the scrapping yard.

2. Ignorant people part cars out. Just look at the website such a Prestige, and all the Mustang Used part suppliers or even ebay. These people part out and destroy perfectly good cars. Given, there are cars parted out that are only worthy of parts.

3. Northern winters will take their tolls. And the countless 1000's of cars will be rusted out worthless scrap cars.

4. Scrap yards will junk these cars, as to them they are worth no more then $175.00 (Scrap Price). I go to the local junk yards and i see very few at best. I finally found one yard with 5 Mustangs '79-93. The guy scrapped every one of them as he makes his income off scrap.


Edit: I found this article and i really liked it... I thought i would share as some of us can relate.

"Where have all the `59s gone?

When I go to car shows, I see many beautiful `55 to `57 Chevys. Don't get me wrong...I like them nearly as much as the next guy! The lines are clean, the cars are well proportioned, and parts are readily available. But for every fifteen or twenty Chevys I see from "The Hot One" era, I will see ONE `59 Chevy - if I'm lucky.

So where the heck did they all go?

There were over a million of these cars made in 1959, 1.4 million to be more exact; given those numbers, a person should see a lot of them. Even in the seventies I remember seeing them surfing the streets of North Seattle. But unlike the `55 to `57 cars, the`59s didn't survive. A while back a friend of mine picked up TWO `57 Chevys for $600. Try finding TWO `59 Chevys anywhere...well, okay I had two in my driveway at a one time."

 

[1987LXragtop]

TRUTH

Edit: I found this article and i really liked it... I thought i would share as some of us can relate.

"Where have all the `59s gone?

When I go to car shows, I see many beautiful `55 to `57 Chevys. Don't get me wrong...I like them nearly as much as the next guy! The lines are clean, the cars are well proportioned, and parts are readily available. But for every fifteen or twenty Chevys I see from "The Hot One" era, I will see ONE `59 Chevy - if I'm lucky.

So where the heck did they all go?

There were over a million of these cars made in 1959, 1.4 million to be more exact; given those numbers, a person should see a lot of them. Even in the seventies I remember seeing them surfing the streets of North Seattle. But unlike the `55 to `57 cars, the`59s didn't survive. A while back a friend of mine picked up TWO `57 Chevys for $600. Try finding TWO `59 Chevys anywhere...well, okay I had two in my driveway at a one time."

I dont know that the 59's held the same interest that the 55- 57s held. If that happens its over for them. They will sit in fields and rust away.
My brother was at a party last year where a guy he new was trying to get rid of a 59 edsel. Well the edsel used to be the car everyone goofed on. So he bought it for 1500. I guess the guy just wanted to get rid of it and it needed 1500 in trans work. This car is so clean it could go to Carlisle and clean up. The interior looks like no one ever drove it. Un real that luck. Its worth probably in the 20k range. What a cool car (did I say that about an EDSEL???)
I did yeah I said it.

 

[Strippt88]

Yeah, I know, I just somehow felt the need to explain myself to a greater extent so others don’t think I’m coming in here “green” as some Cougar guy on a Mustang board picking apart their rides. I could go on for hours why someone should buy a Mercury Cougar too if that would make anyone feel any better?

And for the record....I spend equal time "whoring" myself out to all the Forums, not just the 5.0L ones.

Nah, you don't hafta splain yourself, Brian, I know you have the cards to play in the game! It just sorta surprised me, a site so overwhelmingly Fox, someone called it a shadow of its former self... man, I'm proud of maybe 3 things on earth, and the 5.0 I bought new, after a month of research, on Halloween of 87, is one of them, ya know? You're dead on right, there wasn't but three real choices then, and the F bodies were $7000 more for less car(I wanted a Grand National, but $22,000 was a big tag in the day). The Fox was definitely not ground breaking, but thats what made it great- still does. How much you could get, for so little, and what it does...all old school. I have no doubt the guys you see with the hilarious price tags have a very spensive crack habit, but some people will lay out almost what I paid, and soon more. I guess thats why I think Impulse could view the right Fox as an investment, but any of the right car is too. Tempo? I was always more of an Escort guy, but I do take a Corolla to work every day! Bang for the buck!

 

[90lxvert13]

These cars will thin out as times go on. Whether it be accidents or whatever the cause, THEY WILL THIN OUT!

seems like they already have where i am. I never see another fox around unless its at a car show or at the pike. As a testemant to the increase in value, I bought my 90 lx with 43k on it in '05 for 5k and was offered 7k for it last year. It currently has 47k.

 

[Loco5.0]

As long as these idiots pay a fortune for all thes ebeat down ****box fox cars they will. I will just always shop around for months till I find a deal like I always do

 

[justabigkid]

Yes the fox body will go up in value, 10 years ago people had this same conversation about the late seventy firebirds. They all said with the low hp engines and the gaudy graphics they would never be collectibles. Well the average selling price for a 1976 model is currently 30k and the 1977 -79 are trading for high teens and only going up. You have to realise that people always want to relive their childhood so when they get older they want to drive what they drove when they were in high school or college, so right now the guys who drove late seventy sports cars in high school are in their mid life crisis and have money to spend so that is where the supply and demand starts going. This is why I own my current 89 mustang I had an 89 gt 15 years ago and no matter how many cars I have owned in between I just could not shake the memories of that mustang so I had to have another. The fox mustangs will have their time once again...be patient.