Originally Posted by
ATX SRT-6
Crossfires remind me of the De Tomaso Pantera. A joint venture between an American and European car manufacturer that didn't sell too well sound familiar? I was looking at them about ten years ago and you could find one that had been nicely restored for 30k. Now, they're going for 120K. A bunch of enthusiasts got together and started a car club and kept them alive. Just as we're doing with the Crossfire.
I had a high school friend with a bright red one. It is my recollection they sold for just over $20K new. In all those years it seemed that is where they were stuck right at $20-22K maybe dropping to half that at around the ten year point then bouncing back. Not appreciating like many other classics and certainly with more to offer by any measure than most.
It is much the same with the Crossfire. It is without a doubt a unique special interest car. I think much of the problem is with owners who do not realise this. Special interest cars are not for the general market and take an informed buyer to properly value them.
Just as Pantera is not a car to trade in at Car max, the Crossfire is not either. Just as the Pantera is finally being more widely discovered and highly valued so too will the Crossfires with time and the right informed owners, I am thinking.