I have to believe that a lot of low mileage heritage owners may feel the same way.
455SD
Why sell? It was more museum piece than muscle car. I simply couldn’t enjoy driving it for fear of reduced value. Lesson learned? Understand that buying a rare, low-mileage car for investment purposes means you don’t get to drive it.
FGT
Now it’s got 26,000 miles, and the market value has shot up to between $250,000 and $400,000, depending on color and condition. I have no interest in selling, but like the Firebird I’m starting to get nervous about driving it. One careless driver encounter and much of that value will be lost. Lesson learned? Even a successful automotive investment can have a downside…