Few If Any New Cars

ApS · 04-04-2023, 04:56 AM

As some may have noticed, I follow car auctions at "Bring A Trailer".

As the name suggests, non-operable cars were featured. But the site was recently sold to a British firm, and it's grown to an international size. Million-dollar cars are not unusual among their offerings. Every so often, they throw in an original 1956 Porsche tool kit ($6,500), a dealer's Ferrari logo florescent sign in plastic ($2,600), or a glass-topped coffee table with a 12-cylinder Jaguar engine as its base.

SUVs are hardly ever seen, but well-kept sedans and coupes ("cars") from the 60s through the 90s are always on the menu. Some are designated "projects", but are very close to a total restoration.

Used Amphicars that sold originally for under $3,000 are now fetching $177,000!

https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...ad.php?t=28462

Buyers are paying the shipping costs back and forth between Europe and the US.

Used Brazilian-made vehicles are selling for more than their used German-made counterparts.

Is this trend towards "cars" (that would've appeared in showrooms decades earlier) a sign that nostalgia has taken root? Or that new cars don't have the panache that older cars bring? Or that repairs are cheaper and faster than new cars? Or that "cars" can grow in value, while most new SUVs do not?

Explain...

04-04-2023, 04:56 AM	#7
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,789 Thanks: 2,086 Thanked 742 Times in 532 Posts	"Cars" Are Disappearing... As some may have noticed, I follow car auctions at "Bring A Trailer". As the name suggests, non-operable cars were featured. But the site was recently sold to a British firm, and it's grown to an international size. Million-dollar cars are not unusual among their offerings. Every so often, they throw in an original 1956 Porsche tool kit ($6,500), a dealer's Ferrari logo florescent sign in plastic ($2,600), or a glass-topped coffee table with a 12-cylinder Jaguar engine as its base. SUVs are hardly ever seen, but well-kept sedans and coupes ("cars") from the 60s through the 90s are always on the menu. Some are designated "projects", but are very close to a total restoration. Used Amphicars that sold originally for under $3,000 are now fetching $177,000! https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...ad.php?t=28462 Buyers are paying the shipping costs back and forth between Europe and the US. Used Brazilian-made vehicles are selling for more than their used German-made counterparts. Is this trend towards "cars" (that would've appeared in showrooms decades earlier) a sign that nostalgia has taken root? Or that new cars don't have the panache that older cars bring? Or that repairs are cheaper and faster than new cars? Or that "cars" can grow in value, while most new SUVs do not? Explain...