Originally Posted by JimmyJames
Yes they do and thank you for giving me two perfect examples of WOW cars that had the " got to have factor." The Superbird was KILLING the NASCAR tracks---King Richard drove one, and the AMX won awards and Craig Breedlove's "Spirit of America" team set records. So, I do remember them and so do others---that is why they collectible. Yes, the sales were low, but the "got to have factor was there---and still is."
I love my Crossfire, but it never generated the WOW factor. It never raced a NASCAR track like the Superbird or Bonneville like the AMX that set 106 world speed and endurance records !!!! Give me a car that sets 106 world speed and endurance records, and I will show you a collectible.
Are you a Lawyer? You have an innate ability to turn things around to suit yourself. Oh that's right, You are a "used car" salesman, I forgot.lol
In 1970, they couldn't GIVE Superbirds away. You remember 1970, WHEN YOU WERE 7 years old.
Nobody wanted to be seen driving around in a heavy, nearly 20' long Road Runner with a goofy looking wing on the back, no matter how many Nascar Races it won. But now, it's the "Darling" of the Auction block.
As for the AMX, it didn't matter that their Hurst SS cars were mopping up the Drag Strips around the country with the smallest V8 engine, and nobody paid any attention to Breedlove's Record runs either. The car was still a RAMBLER, and that fact alone made it the Joke of the Drive-in crowd.
But now, an AMX, especially one painted in the Big Bad Colors (even though nobody wanted to be seen driving an AMC back then, especially if it glowed in the dark) now commands the highest prices.
That's the point I was making, and you know it.
Look, you're entitled to your opinion, and I'm entitled to mine. I'm going by what I've seen happen over the years, it's an automotive trend that I think will continue. You don't.
But with over 76k examples of the Crossfire built, it's not going to stay a secret forever, and the more people that stumble upon the car, or activly seek it out for what ever reason, it will only become more desirable as time goes by.
Most everybody "here" gets sucked in by this car, why should it be any different with future enthusiasts?