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Originally Posted by sugarwood
This. They made 21 million VW Beetles, but they are very rare to see today. Almost all of them ended up in the scrap yard. The more disposable a car, the fewer that survive. How many 1978 Corollas do you? Almost none.
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Very true, but how many 1970s vehicles do you see on the road of any make? They are all rare now. Same thing for 1980s cars. Rust is part of it, most people want a newer car every few years, and the old poorly maintained ones get pushed into service for the kids, and they virtually all have wrecks. Totaled cars get a trip to the crusher.
I autocrossed against many 240Z back in the day with my 74 914 2.0. I even made friends with some of those drivers. They loved their Datsun car as much as I loved my Porsche, and that was all that mattered.
When people will pay $48.4 million for a Ferrari 250 GTO is is mostly about dick measuring or more accurately wallet size. The same thing applies to art sales. Paying mega millions for oil paint splashed and thrown on a canvas is even more nuts, but it ain't my money so I don't care.