Do you think there will ever be a true colt following for Crossfires? I know this forum is proof that one exists... but I am talking 20+ years from now. Do you think it will ever get to the point where people would actually take a totaled beat up rusty Crossfire and restore it... sink thousands of dollars to get back up and running?

The reason why I ask is because I am facinated with Deloreans. There are so many rusty old cars hidden in garages and barns that haven't been driven in years. People will dump thousands of dollars to get it back in running condition... and spend thousands more to keep it running. I have seen the same thing with other tyoes of cars like old Mustangs and Chargers.

I am not talking about increasing values or anything like that.... that is a whole seperate subject. Just wondering if our cars will one day become one of those cult following vehicles. The kind of car that people would want to save from the junk yard and consider it a good project car to bring back to life.

 

I could see myself feeling nostalgic years from now wishing I had a Crossfire again.
But I don't plan on getting rid of the one's I currently have!

Maybe when I leave this world people will fight over who gets the cars.
Let's see, 2 boys, 2 Crossfires.
Problem solved!

 

Will someone -- yes. Will many people -- no. That's why it's easier for me to keep them as summer drivers, baby them, and enjoy them for years. There is no restoration required, just washing and waxing. I just hope to avoid the parking lot idiots and crappy drivers over the next 20 years.

 

I'm with goldwing, I'm just trailing by 2 cars right now....lol

 

I dont think so. Its wouldn't be as easy as doing a 69 chevelle or something. Way to many computers and sensors and just crap that would most likely wont be able to be bought. That is why when my car hits 100,000 miles im doing a complete restoration while I can still get parts.

 

Well remember that the engine is still Mercedes... so you could probably find parts for it years down the road.

Something to think about... a carborator conversion. I took an old caddy with electronic fuel injection and put a carb on it with an electric fuel pump and it ran great for years! The only reason why I did it was because the computer was toast. I was young and couldn't buy a brand new computer and I couldn't find the proper part in the junk yard.

 

Wow a crossfire with a carb. I wonder who the first one to do that will be.

 

Well, on a Cadillac, that would be a very easy thing to do, as the engine was most likely a Chevy Small Block, and it would just be a matter of spending a couple hundred bucks on a carb and an intake manifold, along with a different distributer to get the car up and running.'

On the Crossfire, this engine was designed to be built as a fuel injected engine, so there are no intake manifolds that you can mount a carb to, and slap on the car.

You would have to custom build your own intake manifold, and you would still have to then figure out how to get spark to the engine, as the computer controls all of that, and lots, lots more.

Not going to happen.

BC.

 

Can you name even 1 two/seater built in the last 60 years that's not collectible or has its own "cult"?
There's no reason to think the Crossfire would be any different.
Some cars are always more desirable than others, but you can usually find somebody who wants a "Sports Car".

 

I really don't think parts will be a problem if there is a cult following for Crossfires years down the road. People can still get Delorean parts and DMC actually makes new parts. They even make an upgraded speedometer that looks just like the original. There were only 8K Deloreans made and probably less on the streets now. The only question is if the car will have enough people willing to keep the Crossfire around... then someone would be willing to make aftermarket parts.

 

I don't believe that there's any question about it. There is always a market for art.

Concerning two seaters without a cadre, I own one--a Jensen Healey. See also Sunbeam Alpine, Siata Spring, Facel Vega Facellia, Simca 1100, Auto Union 1000SP. If there's little performance and its artless or total crap, there's no market.

 

I had a pony follow my crossfire the other day, the little guy trotted along the fence right beside my car for about 1/2 a mile. It was really cute. Last year driving through Harlem a gangsta holding a 40oz can of malt liquer followed along side my car for about 2 blocks, it was scary! So I guess there is!


(get it? colt= pony and colt=malt liquer aka colt 45?)

 

LMFAO!! You're too much man, I love it! It used to be Mikey (aka Montana) that had the funniest posts, but I think you get that title now.

 

I say yes. People will want them but not really restore them.
People still do Fieros but not many restore them.
They will look like crossfires but will use what ever is current to make it go. Who knows maybe a 800hp hydrogen cell or a flux capacitor? lol

 

You might find a few people who would dissagree with ya here.
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