Vintage Cars...Priceless Possesssions

I am not sure what point an old car becomes a vintage car. Is it an age thing, say a vehicle over 25 years old, or is it that particular model? I think that's like lots of older things it is not so much the build quality but really the memories it invokes that have the appeal. Of course when a car becomes very old, say more than 50 years, then there is real scarcity value if they are luxury marques and of course they become worth in some cases hundreds of thousands of dollars. I know someone who found a vintage Rolls-Royce in a garage once. That was a very exciting find!

When it comes to a historic or classic car, the thing that really is the important factor when determining the value of the vehicle is the condition of the vehicle. For example, my husband and I have a vehicle that is 39 years old. It is not in the best condition, so it really doesn't have any value at all. However, if we are able to invest the time and money into it that it will take to recondition it, it will be worth several thousand dollars. The vehicle that we have is a Volkswagen Beetle, 1973.

Some of the restored old cars are amazing to view, as we do on occasion at the car museums. I have neither the space nor inclination to collect anything expensive like that myself, but it is fun to see other people's collections.

I love old cars! I like having a car that I can work on myself, one that doesn't need a computer to diagnose it or special tools to repair it. I've always worked on my own cars except for major things like transmissions. Now our cars need specially trained technicians to decipher all the warning lights and stuff. Also, if an EMP were ever to explode anywhere, those old cars would be the only ones that worked and would be worth their weight in gold.

I used to collect quite a few but have auctioned off most of them. My brother-in-law is really into diecast cars & is an avid collector. He sometimes buy spare parts & do repairs on them - like remodifying the bumpers, putting up extra coat of paint to make them look new & stuff like that

I know someone here in our place who owns a vintage car. He is an old man but he is not interested in selling his vintage car. He is not driving the car anymore but he still maintains it. I wonder how much that vintage car would cost? I wonder if any of his children is planning to auction that car if and when.... (you know what I mean).

I love vintage cars. They are so stylish and beautiful, and don't seem that boring and mass-made that the ones now... they were more like a work of art. I wouldn't buy one, though, as I can't drive and don't have the money... even if I had, there are other things I'd buy first. Well, if I had Bill Gates's money, I'd buy one lol :D.