Collector Car Values Market Trends

1957 Ford Thunderbird in the Collector Car Value Market Trend report

It turns out that the 1957 Ford Thunderbird has increased in value by 8 percent over last year. The information was published in the Cars On Line Collector Car Values Market Trends report this week. The average value for a No. 2 condition show car is $63,914. The one shown here is available for sale at Exotic Classics.com in New York. See the Classic Thunderbird Section online.

Collector Car Values Fall 4 Percent …

Cars On Line has just come out with its Collector Car Values Market Trends report for the 3rd Quarter of 2014. Once again collector car values have dropped on most cars in the collector car market since the end of last year. Prices on desriable collector cars such as Mustang Mach 1 428 R Code cars, Camaros and Chevelles have been trending slighly lower.  Corvettes and Mopars were up slightly in the last three months compared to prices at the end of last year. The prices in our Collector Car Values Market Trends report are shown here below. These numbers show that prices are down by 4 percent when compared to prices at the end of 2013.

Below is Cars On Line’s “hot list” of classic cars which change hands frequently in today’s collector car market. We follow these cars to get a sense of what is happening in the larger collector car realm. This sample group is representative of the vast majority of cars changing hands today. Notice that we give you the average prices these cars have sold for for various years, i.e. 2008 before the economic recession; 2013 the most recent full year of sales; and 2014.

Year, Make Model Condition 2008 2013 2014
FORD
1928 Ford Model A Roadster No. 2 $23,100 $24,675 $18,000
1955 FORD F100 No. 2 $23,100 $24,500 $23,583
1956 FORD CROWN VICTORIA No. 2 $33,500 $36,233 $34,150
1956 FORD SUNLINER No. 2 $49,800 $69,333 $51,913
1957 FORD RETRACTABLE No. 2 $53,700 $36,500 $48,749
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD No. 2 $55,500 $58,832 $63,914
1965 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $33,800 $27,492 $34,790
1966 SHELBY GT350 No. 2 $164,100 $152,343 $166,598
1967 SHELBY GT500 No. 2 $191,000 $142,675 $145,000
1967 MUSTANG GT FASTBACK(S CODE) No. 2 $26,500 $60,250 $50,525
1969 MACH 1 MUSTANG (M CODE) No. 2 $37,400 $42,738 $40,037
1969 MACH 1 428 CJ (R CODE) No. 2 $81,000 $72,317 $58,239
1969 BOSS 429 MUSTANG No. 2 $269,500 $244,738 $221,000
1970 BOSS 302 MUSTANG No. 2 $85,000 $74,440 $78,632
1970 FORD TORINO 429 CJ No. 2 $45,900 $53,149 $35,838
CHEVROLET
1954 CORVETTE No. 2 $111,600 $73,708 $75,860
1955 BEL AIR HARDTOP No. 2 $32,200 $41,250 $44,408
1955 BEL AIR CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $64,750 $71,070 $63,466
1956 NOMAD No. 2 $77,000 $58,350 $53,906
1957 BEL AIR HARDTOP No. 2 $62,700 $54,550 $45,344
1957 BEL AIR CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $94,500 $85,774 $85,511
1957 CAMEO PICKUP No. 2 $26,250 $61,680 $44,263
1958 CHEVY IMPALA CONVT (348 TRIPOWER) No. 2 $99,000 $89,843 $78,492
1963 CORVETTE SPLIT WINDOW COUPE No. 2 $71,400 $80,194 $77,935
1963 IMPALA SS 409 CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $55,100 $59,800 $51,833
1967 CHEVELLE SS 396 No. 2 $54,400 $46,919 $40,230
1967 CAMARO CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $28,700 $33,238 $36,400
1967 CORVETTE 427/435 CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $154,500 $141,196 $167,121
1969 CAMARO Z/28 No. 2 $81,675 $77,312 $68,750
1969 CAMARO PACE CAR No. 2 $67,000 $66,625 $65,900
1970 CHEVELLE SS 396 No. 2 $55,825 $55,738 $53,438
1970 CHEVELLE LS6 454 No. 2 $98,580 $108,711 $105,167
MOPARS
1957 CHRYSLER 300 HARDTOP No. 2 $60,900 $70,000 $50,000
1957 DESOTO ADVENTURER CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $170,000 $225,500 $275,000
1967 DODGE CORONET R/T No. 2 $22,400 $25,433 $30,108
1969 DODGE CHARGER R/T No. 2 $73,500 $46,600 $49,450
1970 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T No. 2 $118,500 $80,873 $86,350
1970 DODGE CHALLENGER T/A No. 2 $89,600 $62,400 $58,363
1970 DODGE SUPER BEE No. 2 $54,000 $51,013 $50,900
1967 PLYMOUTH GTX No. 2 $51,500 $37,369 $40,313
1970 PLYMOUTH CUDA AAR No. 2 $99,900 $82,510 $76,713
1970 PLYMOUTH SUPERBIRD No. 2 $156,000 $122,762 $132,300
1970 HEMI CUDA No. 2 $261,400 $207,800 $208,667
1970 CUDA 340 CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $49,000 $76,133 $50,563
1970 PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER No. 2 $80,300 $46,350 $39,788
CADILLAC
1957 CADILLAC S62 CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $54,950 $64,788 $56,458
1959 CADILLAC S62 HARDTOP No. 2 $21,000 $39,300 $31,463
1976 CADILLAC ELDORADO CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $16,800 $26,283 $24,000
PACKARD
1937 PACKARD V-12 VICTORIA CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $103,600 $192,500 $150,000
1953 PACKARD CARIBBEAN CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $42,000 $93,663 $67,400
PONTIAC
1957 PONTIAC CHIEFTAIN HT No. 2 $18,900 $27,748 $25,550
1965 PONTIAC GTO (389 TRIPOWER) No. 2 $35,000 $59,737 $61,375
1967 PONTIAC GTO CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $42,700 $58,942 $52,314
1968 FIREBIRD CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $19,600 $26,900 $26,025
1970 PONTIAC GTO JUDGE No. 2 $56,700 $73,425 $70,925
1973 TRANS AM SUPER DUTY No. 2 $45,000 $125,875 $126,875
1977 BANDIT TRANS AM No. 2 $18,000 $50,983
$44,550
BUICK
1954 SKYLARK CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $72,450 $123,133 $125,333
1957 ROADMASTER CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $32,900 $73,100 $69,225
1970 BUICK GS STAGE 1 CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $89,000 $88,086 $112,000
OLDSMOBILE
1957 OLDSMOBILE STARFIRE CONVERTIBLE No. 2 $62,500 $91,800 $80,538
1970 OLDS 442 W30 No. 2 $57,800 $69,700 $71,333
AUSTIN-HEALEY
1967 AUSTIN HEALEY 3000 BJ8 No. 2 $35,000 $79,975 $73,600
JAGUAR
1967 JAGUAR XKE ROADSTER No. 2 $64,050 $101,625
$85,400
1956 JAGUAR XK140 (MC) Roadster No. 2 $130,900 $105,292 $109,175
STUDEBAKER
1957 GOLDEN HAWK No. 2 $19,800 $57,000 $40,767

Asterisk * means none sold in that period.

Every quarter Cars On Line.com sticks a thermometer into the collector car hobby to measure its temperature. Results from this most recent quarter do show improvement however. Those who follow our reports may remember that in July of 2014 prices had dropped to 8.3 percent below last year’s numbers. So these prices, although they are below last year’s totals are up over 4 percent from where they were earlier in the year.

We always hear about the high profile classic cars, such as classic  Ferraris, which are selling at what seem to be ever escalating prices at high profile auctions on TV. But the larger collector car market itself is tailing off at this point, trending slightly downward. The market is definitely experiencing some indigestion in 2014.

The biggest loser up until July had been the 1967 Shelby GT500. Arguably one of the top ten most popular cars among internet buyers, recent sales numbers on No. 2 condition GT500’s had been trending downward until this past quarter. (See the chart below.) Mustangs in general are showing better prices recently as 1969 and 1970 Boss 302 Mustangs are showing greater interest from collector car buyers this quarter. The biggest winner in this past quarter is the 1957 Ford Thunderbird which increased in value by 25 percent.

The numbers shown here in the Collector Car Values Market Trends report came from high-profile auctions, well-known valuation guides and private sales with known results.

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