[Formerly Steve Wilkinson]

I casually follow the collector market and write about it occasionally, subscribe to Sports Car Market (the only real collector magazine) but am no expert. Having said that, to me a truly collectible car requires several things: rarity (which is primary), total originality, provenance (where it came from, who owned it, competition history if any) and some kind of technical/mechanical/stylistic uniqueness.

911 3.2s are not rare by stretch of the imagination, certainly can be matching-numbers original but what does it matter, may have been owned by somebody famous but "star power" only matters to the naive collectors who would pay extra for a car because Oprah farted into the seat, and are not truly unique in any way.

So they fail the tests of true collectibility. (Obviously, we're not talking here about a factory lightweight or an ex-Brumos racer or the like, since you asked specifically about 3.2s.)

Sure, in 20 or 30 years or more, a well-maintained 1980s 911 could be worth the equivalent of, say, today's $40,000 tops, just as nice MG TFs, Bugeye Sprites, XK-150s, TR4s, 240Zs and the like have appreciated in value although they'll never be true collectibles (at least not in our lifetimes).

So my answer would be no, a 911 3.2 will never become a collectible classic, although nice ones will someday become...well, call it "newly desirable," for people who want an unusual and enjoyable car to drive (as opposed to putting it in a museum or collection). But it'll take awhile.