One of the top muscle cars that is regaining its pre-recession popularity among collectors is the 1973 Pontiac Trans Am Super Duty 455. This one just sold on the Cars On Line website.
Collector Car Values are Up 11.6 Percent Over 2012 Prices
According to the most recent research done by the Cars On Line.com staff, the collector car market is ever so slowly inching its way back toward a recovery. The numbers show that 2013 collector car market values grew 11.65 percent over prices seen at the end of 2012. After flatlining for years the market is finally seeing some substantive growth.
We saw prices increase at the 2013 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona this winter. Once again the Barrett-Jackson Auction seemed to foretell an uptrend in the collector car market.
In 2012 we thought the market was making a comeback only to lose that momentum during the summer lull. The market remained flat all through 2012. So it was with trepidation that we did our market trends analysis this month to see if prices had gone up so far during 2013. You can imagine our relief when we discovered that prices are ahead of last year at this time.
All marques were up across the board with Chevrolet, Mopar and Ford vehicles all showing increased value. According to our data, Chevrolet prices were up 16.5 percent over last year. Meanwhile, prices for Mopars and Fords also went up 9.2 and 7.8 percent, respectively. From our list below you will note that the 1973 Pontiac Trans Am SD-455, one of the most popular muscle cars of all time, has moved up the fastest of any individual collector car. Number two condition Super Duty Trans Ams are fetching over $100,000 at recent auctions when they have low miles. The average prices have spiked to $113,050 on No. 2 condition Super Duties, up 35.2 percent over last year.
Below you’ll find the Cars On Line “Hot List” of the most popular collector cars. Newsletter readers know that we watch the top collector cars to determine how market values are trending. This “Hot List” is a quick measure of how collector car prices fare in the current market. We try to make sure we are looking at only No. 2 condition cars for our report. There is a better discipline on pricing when you get into the higher quality cars. By averaging the prices that top quality cars are drawing we can see which way the market is trending.
In the chart below we have recorded actual prices paid for some of the most popular collector cars in this current market. The first column shows the average values paid in 2012. The next column shows the 2013 Barrett-Jackson Auction averages. In the third column you will see this year’s current market averages. Remember, these prices were recorded for No. 2 condition, show quality cars only. An (*) indicates no No. 2 condition vehicle was sold for that column.
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1928 Ford Model A Rdstr | No. 2 |
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1953 Ford F100 | No. 2 |
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1956 Ford Crown Victoria | No. 2 |
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1956 Ford Sunliner | No. 2 |
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1957 Ford Retractable | No. 2 |
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1957 Ford Thunderbird | No. 2 |
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1965 Mustang Convt | No. 2 |
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1966 Mustang Convt | No. 2 |
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1966 Shelby GT350 | No. 2 |
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1967 Shelby GT500 | No. 2 |
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1967 Mustang GT Fastback (S Code) | No. 2 |
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1969 Mach 1 Mustang (M code) | No. 2 |
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1969 Mach 1 428 CJ (R code) | No. 2 |
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1969 Boss 429 Mustang | No. 2 |
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1970 Boss 302 Mustang | No. 2 |
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1970 Ford Torino 429CJ | No. 2 |
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1954 Corvette | No. 2 |
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1955 Bel Air Hardtop | No. 2 |
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1955 Bel Air Convt | No. 2 |
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1956 Nomad | No. 2 |
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1957 Bel Air HT | No. 2 |
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1957 Bel Air Convt | No. 2 |
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1957 Cameo Pickup | No. 2 |
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1958 Chevy Impala Convt | No. 2 |
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1963 Split Window Coupe | No. 2 |
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1963 Impala SS 409 Convertible | No. 2 |
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1967 Chevelle SS 396 | No. 2 |
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1967 Camaro Convt | No. 2 |
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1967 Corvette 427/435 Convertible | No. 2 |
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1969 Camaro Z/28 | No. 2 |
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1969 Camaro Pace Car | No. 2 |
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1970 Chevelle SS 396 | No. 2 |
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1970 Chevelle LS6 | No. 2 |
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1957 Chrysler 300C HT | No. 2 |
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1967 Dodge Coronet R/T | No. 2 |
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1969 Dodge Charger R/T | No. 2 |
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1970 Dodge Challenger R/T (440 6Pack) | No. 2 |
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1970 Dodge Challenger T/A | No. 2 |
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1970 Dodge Super Bee | No. 2 |
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1967 Plymouth GTX | No. 2 |
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1970 Ply AAR Cuda | No. 2 |
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1970 Plymouth Superbird (440) | No. 2 |
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1970 Hemi Cuda | No. 2 |
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1970 Ply Cuda 340 Convt | No. 2 |
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1970 Plymouth Road Runner | No. 2 |
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CADILLAC | ||||
1957 Cadillac S62 Convertible | No. 2 |
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1959 Cadillac S62 Hardtop | No. 2 |
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1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible | No. 2 |
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PACKARD | ||||
1937 Packard V-12 Victoria Convertible | No. 2 |
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1953 Packard Carribean Convt | No. 2 |
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PONTIAC | ||||
1957 Pontiac Chieftan HT | No. 2 |
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1965 Pontiac GTO (389 Tripower) Convertible | No. 2 |
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1967 Pontiac GTO Convertible | No. 2 |
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1968 Firebird Convertible | No. 2 |
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1970 Pontiac GTO Judge | No. 2 |
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1973 Trans Am Super Duty | No. 2 |
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1977 Bandit Trans Am | No. 2 |
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1954 Skylark Convertible | No. 2 |
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1957 Roadmaster Convt | No. 2 |
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1970 Buick GS Stage 1 Convt | No. 2 |
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1957 Oldsmobile Starfire Convt | No. 2 |
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1970 Olds 442 W-30 (4-spd, HT) | No. 2 |
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1967 Austin Healey 3000 | No. 2 |
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1967 Jaguar XKE Roadster | No. 2 |
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1956 Jaguar XK140 (MC) | No. 2 |
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1957 Golden Hawk | No. 2 |
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* Some of the vehicles that we follow were not sold during the time frame represented by this column. We have simply put an asterisk in those boxes where a similar No. 2 condition car was not known to have been sold.
Cars On Line Daily Update newsletter readers know that we watch a “hot list” of top collector cars to determine how market values are trending. We frequently publish the chart below. We update it with the most current average pricing for the cars that are on our “hot list.” This is a quick measure of how collector car prices are doing. We base our numbers from auction prices on No. 2 condition cars. We look at No. 2 condition cars only because they are a smaller group to analyze and reflect a more stringent price discipline. Click here to view the definitions of classes for appraising collector cars as used by our Cars On Line Appraisal Service.
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