And if they ever do become collectable in the real sense, it likely won't
matter what kind of mods a person has done (except for the folks that sunk
big $$ into engine conversions).
If I had a late 60's Plymouth Satellite with the six-pac, it wouldn't matter
if someone painted it dayglow green and put rattlesnake skin on the dash. It
would be well worth the time and cost to restore. I doubt our vans are there
yet and Gowesty's 38,000 '88 Westy might be jumping things a bit.
Don't know if anyone owns one of these as an investment.

Nathaniel

On 12/21/06 4:17 PM, "Jim Felder" <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote:

> Not now, but they might be. And when and if they are, the new owners
> will be searching the web to find out if the nuts and bolts on the
> car were original. Just watch an MGA (to name another car that
> wouldn't have been considered at one time to be collectible) owner
> bend down to see at a glance if the fender washers are "right."
>
> When my grandfather bought his 55 Chevy and his 63 Impala new, both
> cars were as common as, well, dirt. He would have laughed so hard if
> anyone had suggested that either might someday be considered
> "valuable" to a collector.
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Dec 21, 2006, at 6:10 PM, Tom Buese wrote:
>
>> Well said-no flame suit needed.
>>
>> Tom B.-vanagons are collector cars?
>>
>> On Dec 21, 2006, at 4:52 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
>>
>>> Flame suit on and sealed.
>>>
>>> ...................Same or better, but not different.
>>> ...........
>>
>>> Right now and near term, a modified
>>> car may be worth more... way more. But at some point that always
>>> changes, at least for collector vehicles.
>>>
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>