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The growing interest in Japanese collector cars Driven by Nostalgia Racing Heritage.
Imagine a classic car in your head probably is an American icon like a late 60 Mustang or even earlier, as a 50 Fairlane Maybe your taste is a little more exotic and you are imagining a classic Ferrari or even a British sports car like an MG or Triumph.
Times change, however, and so is the definition of what a classic car is more vehicles that come to mind for a younger generation of auto enthusiasts are early, classic Japanese-bred, as Toyota 2000GT, Datsun 240Z or Mazda RX3.
Don t laugh at the suggestion According fan of classical Japanese car Ryan Rudd, prices for Japanese classic cars are steadily rising.
I think the Japanese classics will reach the prestige and price of American and European cars, in fact, in many places, they already have, for example, a Nissan Skyline GTR in 1970 can go to more than 100,000 in Japan M. Rudd in the United States following the classic Japanese cars is growing at a very high rate as well.
Rudd works at one of a few shops catering popular JDM Japanese domestic market in Utah JDM Legends was born from the passion for JDM cars and is a go-to spot for classic Japanese cars restored and modified.
For a long time, Japanese cars were considered too common and too cheap to become serious hardware collector It seems that these ideas are changing.
While the younger crowd takes its place in the automotive world, they will have the desire to own the cars they loved in childhood, Rudd said, it is easy to see the different generations, and that the cars they loved.
Traditional outlets for classic cars seem to be oblivious to the changing attitudes A representative from Barett-Jackson even told us that they haven t seen much in the way of Japanese classics in their auctions.
Rudd however ,, door see the trend it seems that the generation that is now beginning to have a little money for additional expenses for a classic car, really appreciate the heritage of the race of many of these classic Japanese cars, as well as designs that have been coming from Japan in the 70s, 80s and 90s.
A recent example of a Japanese classic reaching the prestige of its American and European counterparts is a 1967 Toyota 2000GT, which was sold for 375,000.
The 2000GT is valuable due to its racing heritage in the 60s the 2000GT FIA records for speed and endurance during a 72 hour test Additionally, a pair of 2000GTs competed against the likes of Porsche 911s and Lotus Elan in races sanctioned by the club because of America sports.
The success of the cars was not without a strong American connection, however, with the team being led by none other than the legendary Carroll Shelby Thanks to its expertise, the pair finished the series in second and third place, even if they had less power than their rivals.
Rudd believes that cars like the 2000GT will reach the highest value in regard to Japanese collectors He specifically the Nissan Skyline, Toyota Celica, Datsun 240Z, Datsun 510, Honda S600 800 and Mazda rx3 These appear to be cars who most followings, and we have seen the price of them start to rise in the years that followed, he said.
Rudd has a specific formula for guessing which cars are more popular than I think what really determines the classic Japanese cars have great value in the future is the heritage of the race, the very low production numbers compared to the most classic American cars, and just the overall style of the cars he explained.
There are other opinions on what makes a desirable classic Japanese car.
JDM cars can be interesting for rarity, but a car-spec USA very clean or restored may have a more nostalgic and emotional connection to Japanese cars, we remember when they were new, said Randy Nonnenberg a site that aims to connect vintage car enthusiasts with the vehicle of their dreams.
And classics to come as the Japanese race cars vintage and rare models that are not offered in the United States get the attention of collectors, he said.
Nonnenberg sees many cars posted on its website, but says Japanese vehicles provide an answer just as many readers as European and American cars.
He explained that there sa change the trend in terms of enthusiasts of vintage cars, which helps Japanese vintage cars The vast majority of our readers have hands on experience with Japanese cars, which is n not always the case with exotics and more expensive Euro models connection to the marks of Japan is often based on the seat in real time instead of just posters on your wall as a child, Said Nonnenberg.
When asked which cars are likely to reach the prestige of European and American classics, the list of Nonnenberg was exactly the same as Rudd's.
In general, all the cars they mentioned have similar design cues, many of which are still vaguely present in cars today In fact, Toyota looked at the design of the 2000GT as a source of inspiration for its latest car, the Scion FR-S Toyota GT 86 with companies like Toyota looking to their roots for inspiration for more modern machines, these old machines are certain to soon achieve both full true status of classic car, and value.
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