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From: Jeff Strickland on 5 Sep 2009 18:40 "Ed Pawlowski" <esp(a)snet.net> wrote in message news:yZ-dnassC7o2ez_XnZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > > "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message >>> Getting back on point, one reason you don't find older Japanese cars in >>> shows is because no one really wanted to bother keeping them. They had >>> bland style, bland performance, needed a lot of body upkeep, little >>> appeal to a collector. >>> >> >> >> A 240Z was bland? :-) > > But only 6 of them were sold compared to the hundreds of thousands of > Celica and Corollas > May the Good Lord strike me where I sit. Joe is right. Japan has given us many exciting models that are worthy of restoration, the 240Z among them. I think that in a few more years, the collectible cars will include more and more Japanese models, and the count will grow as the years pass.
From: JoeSpareBedroom on 5 Sep 2009 20:00 "Ed Pawlowski" <esp(a)snet.net> wrote in message news:yZ-dnassC7o2ez_XnZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > > "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message >>> Getting back on point, one reason you don't find older Japanese cars in >>> shows is because no one really wanted to bother keeping them. They had >>> bland style, bland performance, needed a lot of body upkeep, little >>> appeal to a collector. >>> >> >> >> A 240Z was bland? :-) > > But only 6 of them were sold compared to the hundreds of thousands of > Celica and Corollas > I probably installed custom car stereos in at least 50 of them back in the day. They were extremely popular in some parts of the country.
From: Ed Pawlowski on 5 Sep 2009 23:42 "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >>> A 240Z was bland? :-) >> >> But only 6 of them were sold compared to the hundreds of thousands of >> Celica and Corollas >> > > May the Good Lord strike me where I sit. Joe is right. > > Japan has given us many exciting models that are worthy of restoration, > the 240Z among them. I think that in a few more years, the collectible > cars will include more and more Japanese models, and the count will grow > as the years pass. Aside from the 240Z, how many Japanese cars were worth collecting in the 1955 to 1980 range?. Compare that list to the Super Sports, Grand Prix, Camero, Fury, Chrysler 300, Olds 4+2, Crown Victoria, Thunderbird, Mustang and more. A Chevy Nomad station wagon had more style than any Japanese sedan. http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/1957_Chevy_Nomad.html Celica? Datsun 510? Accord?
From: JoeSpareBedroom on 5 Sep 2009 23:49 "Ed Pawlowski" <esp(a)snet.net> wrote in message news:lb6dnXB82bwAsj7XnZ2dnUVZ_oadnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >>>> A 240Z was bland? :-) >>> >>> But only 6 of them were sold compared to the hundreds of thousands of >>> Celica and Corollas >>> >> >> May the Good Lord strike me where I sit. Joe is right. >> >> Japan has given us many exciting models that are worthy of restoration, >> the 240Z among them. I think that in a few more years, the collectible >> cars will include more and more Japanese models, and the count will grow >> as the years pass. > > Aside from the 240Z, how many Japanese cars were worth collecting in the > 1955 to 1980 range?. Compare that list to the Super Sports, Grand Prix, > Camero, Fury, Chrysler 300, Olds 4+2, Crown Victoria, Thunderbird, > Mustang and more. A Chevy Nomad station wagon had more style than any > Japanese sedan. > http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/1957_Chevy_Nomad.html > > Celica? Datsun 510? Accord? > Some people still think Beanie Babies are "collectible". Elvis dishes, too.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 5 Sep 2009 23:53
On Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:40:34 -0700, Jeff Strickland wrote: > > "Ed Pawlowski" <esp(a)snet.net> wrote in message > news:yZ-dnassC7o2ez_XnZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >> >> "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message >>>> Getting back on point, one reason you don't find older Japanese cars in >>>> shows is because no one really wanted to bother keeping them. They had >>>> bland style, bland performance, needed a lot of body upkeep, little >>>> appeal to a collector. >>>> >>> >>> >>> A 240Z was bland? :-) >> >> But only 6 of them were sold compared to the hundreds of thousands of >> Celica and Corollas >> > > May the Good Lord strike me where I sit. Joe is right. THis is it, 'Lizabeth! This is the big one! > > Japan has given us many exciting models that are worthy of restoration, the > 240Z among them. I think that in a few more years, the collectible cars will > include more and more Japanese models, and the count will grow as the years > pass. Check prices on Supras on eBay. I paid $600 for mine 6 years ago, could have bought another one just like it, but with 155,000 miles on eBay for $585, 40 miles from home. Look at them now... |