Mach 1 value in coming years ?

[Tucker80]

Classic car values were driven up as the kids that idolized them growing up gained wealth and could finally buy them. Unfortunately that era has passed. Kids nowadays just don't care about cars so there really won't be a big appreciation in the future.

Drive them now and enjoy every mile, but we've all got to accept that the world is changing. Most cars just aren't going to appreciate.

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[shogun32]

are they going to be worth a LOT more untouched ?

no.

The HellCat guys are, er make that WERE all agog over the exclusivity. BAT etc. shows even the "special" SS and Demon or the more pedestrian RedEye absolutely CRASHING in price. There's one retard (Anthony in Detroit) trying to peddle his green widebody redeye 6MT for 335K on Autotrader, FB, IG and anywhere else he can snag eyeballs. It's a "one of one" because it has hood pins and black stripes. I kid you not. But of course his window sticker doesn't actually show they were factory specified options. Either it was an immaculate conception factory screwup, or he had a dealer add them on the sly and is adamant about them being factory.

Anyway, there are VASTLY many M1 built. You want to see prices crash on Mach1's just look at cars.com and cargurus. It's quite the sight.

 

[KeyLime]

I wonder if modern cars can be maintained for another 40 years. The older muscle cars...well you rebuild a carburetor, distributor, change out mechanical parts. If a BCM or ECM quits on a modern car can you find a replacement 4 decades down the road? Will Ford still support repair and replacement, or do you need to go to a custom electronic fab shop?

I've got a feeling that these will be throw away cars. Having a Bridgeport mill and lathe in the garage ain't going to fix this stuff.

 

[MAGS1]

I wonder if modern cars can be maintained for another 40 years. The older muscle cars...well you rebuild a carburetor, distributor, change out mechanical parts. If a BCM or ECM quits on a modern car can you find a replacement 4 decades down the road? Will Ford still support repair and replacement, or do you need to go to a custom electronic fab shop?

I've got a feeling that these will be throw away cars. Having a Bridgeport mill and lathe in the garage ain't going to fix this stuff.

That’s a great point about all the electronics in these cars. They absolutely have finite lives. How long remains to be seen. There are plenty of late 90’s/early 2000’s cars still around. Granted, they aren’t as high tech as today’s cars but they’re still computerized to some extent.

I think the longer the coyote is around, the better that is for S550 in terms of Ford keeping BCM and PCM available. If the coyote eventually meets its demise, then the clock starts ticking on availability for sure.

 

[Racer57]

I wonder if modern cars can be maintained for another 40 years. The older muscle cars...well you rebuild a carburetor, distributor, change out mechanical parts. If a BCM or ECM quits on a modern car can you find a replacement 4 decades down the road? Will Ford still support repair and replacement, or do you need to go to a custom electronic fab shop?

I've got a feeling that these will be throw away cars. Having a Bridgeport mill and lathe in the garage ain't going to fix this stuff.

This is something Ive had in mind also. My 70 Cuda has had the majority of the wiring replaced by me. Very simple to access and redo. Modern cars, I don't know if it is even possible without being an electrical engineer and tearing the entire car apart.

 

[radar]

Three things already mentioned conspire against rising values -

1. Electronics. I dumped a near perfect Panasonic VHS video recorder because the technician who maintained it for me said the clock could no longer be fixed after 16 years.

2. Next Gen (kids) in Australia love their 90s Jap ricers and see THEM as “heritage cars”. Collectors say there is now a decline in value of Elvis memorabilia. You have to be older than 64 to remember Elvis. So many ashtrays, clocks, albums of vinyl coming onto a diminishing market.

3. Legislation - who knows what 2035 holds? Will we have to get a permit for cars n coffee run in 2035.
How many steam rail enthusiasts can go train spotting today?
Anyway, got a vert and a hardtop. Love my GTs.

Enjoy your Stangs

 

[2021 Mach 1]

The Mach 1 is a world class high performance automobile. I think valuations could rise appreciably over time for savvy collectors.

 

[luca1290]

Mercedes still services 100 year old cars, and you can find very easily spare parts for Lancia cars built 70 years ago. When a timeline like this is already elapsed even the younger of us will be worms food.

2035 is just ink on paper, reality will reclaim it's role by then (there are no technical alternatives fossil fuels, unless we all want to go back bashing our garments on a rock by the side of the river and dying of preventable diseases).
If you are paranoid buy one a couple of high end good cars, they will last a lifetime.

That’s a great point about all the electronics in these cars. They absolutely have finite lives. How long remains to be seen. There are plenty of late 90’s/early 2000’s cars still around. Granted, they aren’t as high tech as today’s cars but they’re still computerized to some extent.

Everything has a finite life, and between well maintained state of the art solid state electronic and me the electronic is going to win (I'm 34).

 

[BombZombie]

I don't have a Mach 1, but I drive my Super Snake and tinker with aspects of it to make it better (I know....blasphemy). I'm not going to let it sit to collect dust with low mileage in hopes that someone in the future finds it valuable.

I have dead friends who tried that.

Life's too short to gamble with the what-ifs of a vehicle's future value, when I can be enjoying it in the now.

Just my opinion

 

[IPOGT]

Years from now (20-30 years) I don't think there will be a market for Mustangs, Camaros, Chargers and the like. The "new" generation of car owners do not appear to be interested in cars as a hobby. Those of us who are into and appreciate performance V-8 cars are getting older and will have moved on to.... other things..... Quite frankly, even today, most folks at the stop light have no clue about what I'm driving, its history, why it is so loud upon acceleration, or why I am grinning ear to ear as I manually shift through the gears... So, 20 years from now, nah, not much value or market.

Lots of truism in the above post. I do think things are somewhat cyclical in terms of what is popular, desirable or valuable and in that I trust it may change. And when it does, it usually does so in a big way.
Overall, though, most people don’t care about Mustangs they way they did when they did, say, even 20 years ago. I get the impression most think they’re obnoxious climate detractors driven by self centered wannabe racers and people with esteem issues who cannot afford a higher priced vehicle to make a stronger statement. Yes, I’ve heard that. Have fun. Who cares.

 

[MACHtobers Very Own]

I think Mach 1's in 20+ years will envoke the same emotion as when I see a clean Mach 1/Saleen/cobra from the 90's for sale on various sites for 20-30k. That's cool.

Doug demuro will do a review on the lowest mileage one he can find and hoovie will buy the highest milesge

If it's worth it to somebody they will pay it.

The rest will be clapped out examples sitting at buy here pay here spots. Enjoy the car.

These feelings come up often cause I'm trying to justify buying a good example of a 98-02 trans am ws6. And damn it I wish I had done that first 10 years ago.

 

[MAGS1]

I think Mach 1's in 20+ years will envoke the same emotion as when I see a clean Mach 1/Saleen/cobra from the 90's for sale on various sites for 20-30k. That's cool.

Doug demuro will do a review on the lowest mileage one he can find and hoovie will buy the highest milesge

If it's worth it to somebody they will pay it.

The rest will be clapped out examples sitting at buy here pay here spots. Enjoy the car.

These feelings come up often cause I'm trying to justify buying a good example of a 98-02 trans am ws6. And damn it I wish I had done that first 10 years ago.

I like your line of thinking on the WS6. There’s been a couple clean ones that have come up for sale around here. I’ve been tempted, but the best deals for those were 5-10 years ago like you said. The looks are still killer in today’s world, GM definitely got that one right.

Edit: I bought a F body Camaro when I graduated high school, still one of my favorite cars to this day.

 

[saleen367]

Most people won't live long enough to see the result. If you decide to stick it away in the hope that it becomes an asset, you're likely doing it for someone else's benefit.

Purchasing a Mustang, placing it in a container and waiting for your payday is not what I would consider good financial planning.

Take that $60k, place it in a brokerage account, pick a growth fund and watch what compounding looks like. Historically speaking over the past say 20 years, that 60k would would likely return over $300k.

 

[young at heart]

It always cracks me up how these threads invariably devolve into a debate on the relative merits of driving it vs. curating it. Nowhere is that mentioned in the OP. He simply asked about modding it or keeping it stock from a financial standpoint.

Y‘all don’t twist an ankle gettin’ down off those soapboxes!

 

[MAGS1]

It always cracks me up how these threads invariably devolve into a debate on the relative merits of driving it vs. curating it. Nowhere is that mentioned in the OP. He simply asked about modding it or keeping it stock from a financial standpoint.

Y‘all don’t twist an ankle gettin’ down off those soapboxes!

They do kind of go together though. A stock vehicle with 100k miles will not carry the same value as a stock vehicle with say 1,000 miles. So mileage is part of the overall equation.

But, to directly answer the OP question, stock will almost always carry a higher value than a modded car. Unless you start getting into restomod and all that, but that’s a different animal altogether

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