In 40 years, do you think they'll be restoring & giving a damn about today's trucks?

[CG]

My personal cut off is 1975. Are there some late models (76 to present) that I like? ... Of course. I just can never see myself chasing after any of em 40 years from now when I'm 93 lol.

[hotstuff]

Oh I don't know, in 40 years some body going to want to hear a gas engine in a truck , they will all be electric or something

[SCHRUMGMC]

I've always wondered the same thing, I personally think they won't too much Plastic and not to mention the Government feeding off of us like Leeches..*Sigh* I wish things would go back like in the 50's too much Technology and what not..I may be only 19 but have an Old soul...So with that said here in 40 years they wont care about now and day Trucks and cars because of Elmers Glue, Fisher Price interior, and Plastic crap

[71K20chevy]

No...today's cars are throwaway cars if you ask me...no way they'll last 40 years.

[SCHRUMGMC]

Funny thing is, I would imagine people said the same thing back when who knows

[special-K]

40 years ago they were saying the same thing about new cars then.

In the '80s we called about everything after '72 "cardboard & plastic" with too much emission equipment. Now those N.O.S. cardboard & plastic parts as well as complete vehicles are worth 5x what they were then.

Hot rods were born from jalopies. Jalopies were discarded cars stripped down and run around a horse race track. A used car had no value. These became the first cars to be restored.

Each generation has their favorites and what's new today will be someone's favorite in 40 years. I don't like new vehicles now,so I surely won't be restoring them in 40 years

[noco-k5]

Depends on the specific car. There are some great cars like the new Camaros,Mustangs, and Challengers that I bet will be around. I think every era has collectible cars/trucks. I had an 86 Buick GN which was a terrible platform, but an awesome engine and car especially for the 80's. Same for today but I agree for the most part the trucks seem disposable.

[bigcow94]

my buddies and i talk about this all the time and i look at it like this. how many people had 67-72 trucks back in the day? everyone had one or knew someone who had one. no one thought anything of them back then and look at them now. so i look at it as the cars/trucks that you see so many of today will probably be the ones everyone wants 40 years from now. (assuming the next few generations actually see a car or truck for more then something to get them from point a to b). but i think the 88-98 chevys, 99-07 super dutys and the new camaros challengers and mustangs will be the hot ticket in the future.

[Chief Bail]

Well 40 years if the LORDS will I'll be 80. So I hope i'll still look good along with my truck..lol.

[SCHRUMGMC]

Now and days card are pure Plastic..Hate it

[skorpioskorpio]

Originally Posted by special-K

40 years ago they were saying the same thing about new cars then.

In the '80s we called about everything after '72 "cardboard & plastic" with too much emission equipment. Now those N.O.S. cardboard & plastic parts as well as complete vehicles are worth 5x what they were then.

Actually, I can't think of a whole lot of cars after 1972 that are super valuable, except maybe a few exotics and a couple of special editions and even among those they are worth a fraction of their counterparts from before 72, it really is the turning point I think.

Sure there is the odd Pantera, F40, 959, a couple Indy pace cars, but these are beginner collectors cars when compared to Yenkos, Daytona Chargers, Superbirds, Ferrari Daytonas or GTOs, LS6 Chevelles, Shelby or Boss Mustangs or Shelby anything for that matter, and pre 72 Indy pace cars are almost untouchable.

The prices of a lot of these has come down from where they peaked, but do you really see many post 1972s ever being worth 6 figures in todays dollars? Most US manufactures have had muscle cars that have sold in that price bracket in auctions in the last 15 years for pre 72 models. I can't think of a single car US car model older than 20 years and newer than 40 that I think has that potential, and newer than 20 years old? Maybe the Ford GT, LT-5 Vette and the Viper and that's about it and they were very expensive, very limited edition cars new.

Also lets face it hobbies that involve any sort of mechanical creation are on the downfall. Used to be that a lot of us rode minibikes and motorcycles years before we were legal driving age. We had electrified slot cars and model railroads, and toys with hot plates. Now a surprizing number of kids are disinterested in the idea of bicycles, something I can't even fathom. I have friend that have kids that are taking drivers ed and have never had a bike...huh? Without the personal history to tinker with your machine ingrained from an early age where does the later desire come from?

I fear that all we put into these machines, in the end, may be something that interests no one after we're gone, regardless of age. Muscle cars are worth what they're worth because they are the dream machines of the baby boomers and after they're gone whose dreams are they? Are the cars of the "new" era the dream machines of the generation after the boomers? I'm that generation and they are not my dream machines. I can't think of a car from the year that I got my license that I think is all that, not an American car at least, and I got my license in '78. My dream cars were pre '72 then.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by skorpioskorpio

Actually, I can't think of a whole lot of cars after 1972 that are super valuable, except maybe a few exotics and a couple of special editions and even among those they are worth a fraction of their counterparts from before 72, it really is the turning point I think.

Actually,I was only thinking of post '72 GM Trucks. And,how did we get from restoring to "super valuable","six figures",or even "worth"? Money has nothing to do with it to a true enthusiast. That's all investor talk. Before the internet and all these people hopping on the old car band wagon we never expected to even get what we had into our old cars & trucks. It's that spirit that drives restoration...of anything...even after all the investors have moved on to other things. Restoration is done out of passion and that will always be there.

[cleansquare]

Originally Posted by 70Custom10Nut

Look at the 78-86 cars and trucks. I didn't like them when they were new, but now you see very few.. why? Because they were garbage. Remember when the loan would out last the vehicle?
Bottom line is that very few vehicles have that special trait that makes them a classic. It just so happens that ours are the most beautiful pieces of machinery ever made.

My 85 is just as strong as your 70. What a stupid remark
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[cleansquare]

Cars and trucks thesedays are made to save your butt if you get in a wreck they crumple around you. Get in a high speed wreck in your 72 and watch yourself be a bloody stain in your metal cab
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[PAWS 72]

Originally Posted by cleansquare

Cars and trucks thesedays are made to save your butt if you get in a wreck they crumple around you. Get in a high speed wreck in your 72 and watch yourself be a bloody stain in your metal cab
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Dont let the NTSB see this remark, they will be banning our trucks and cars from the road.

I just hope that my son takes pride in the truck as I do. He cant even keep he newer truck clean tho.

[meter swinger]

I think the 2000-2006 GM trucks will be sought after.
As far as the latest offerings they all look the same to me. The uniqueness and distinctive style among GM/ford/dodge is long gone imho. Fullsize toyotas look like a fullsize dodge or ford to me. There is very little individual design and style. If you lined up a 65 c10, a 65 f100, and 65 dodge, the styling differences would be so obvious it would be difficult to confuse them.
I think that creativity has taken a back seat to meeting the overregulation the government has strangled the auto industry with.
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[nate_g_2003]

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

I think the 88-98 style trucks will hold strong and be in demand in the coming years. Even more so than the 73-87 style trucks.

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

I agree that the 88-98 is the next "classic" truck to restore. I saw a 90s SWB this weekend that had new paint, lowered with wide 20's on it. It was like breath of fresh air compared to all of the newer trucks.

Originally Posted by GM-power

I agree that 88-98s will be the next classic truck. There still pretty simple mechanically and they look good.
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This is true. They are already classics. The body lines are clean, and the later models have a well-designed interior (IMO!). Is there a lot of plastic? Yeah, but that's just a part of when they were made. Just like the vinyl that graces so many trucks of our eras.

I wish I hadn't sold the '95. Even with 240k miles on the odometer, it still ran great. Did it get terrible gas mileage? Heck yeah, but I had a lot of good memories in that truck, as did my dad. If I had a place to store it, and had the $1700 I sold it for, I would buy it back in a heartbeat.

[Damon23]

I see about the same amount of chance as the trucks we are driving today being restored. They'll have new technology then to reproduce all the materials and probably make them better than today. People will always restore stuff. I think more and more people are starting to go back to their youth when they have disposable income and whatever appealed to their youth is what they will restore, desireable or not. Take for instance the third generation Camaros and Trans Ams. That was the car back in the day to have. Now, most are ragged out or have already been made into coke cans. But some people are really going to the extreme to put them back. www.thirdgen.org is a good example of that. I had one last year, did the power tour in it and loved it. I sold it because my son wanted to build a truck so now I have a 82. People thought I was nuts for buying that car for what I did, but it was nice, had rare options and most of all I liked it. Some people see our trucks and don't get it, just a old rusty truck, but to us they are what we like. Personally, I cant wait to see the day 5th gen Camaros, new Mustangs and Challengers are being restored cause then I'll have stories of "I remember the day we took our '13 Challenger off the lot..........".

[GOPAPA]

It wont be as easy because of goverment restrictions. and 40 years from now ,,all travel will be different , battery cars only probably sold.. so to find a old truck from 2013 or older might be real hard.because,,,
.you see how they called for a crush on cars just couple years ago ,,I think that they will stop all highway use for gas engines and crush like never before.
Any way somthing along these lines anyway will happen ..

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by 70Custom10Nut

Look at the 78-86 cars and trucks. I didn't like them when they were new, but now you see very few.. why? Because they were garbage. Remember when the loan would out last the vehicle?
Bottom line is that very few vehicles have that special trait that makes them a classic. It just so happens that ours are the most beautiful pieces of machinery ever made.

Biased much? Seriously, do you have a large enough dumpster that I can throw my garbage in since it will never be considered a classic?

[SCHRUMGMC]

To me that truck looks like a Classic

[GM-power]

Originally Posted by SCHRUMGMC

To me that truck looks like a Classic

X2!! My 79 is unrestored and definitely has old patina loom going on, but everyone loves it and compliments it. You know anything that stands the test of time is a classic. So if these new cars do then by all means they will be some day.
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[SCHRUMGMC]

My buddy Mr. Houk has a Rare 79 model.Sports hood.Dark red and white.Two tone.No rust or anything..Looks brand new

[Leinie]

Only if you can restore a truck with an I-pod.

[TennesseeZ]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

Biased much? Seriously, do you have a large enough dumpster that I can throw my garbage in since it will never be considered a classic?

There are very few Squares I like. And the ones I like tend to be more or less restored, not custom or alot of "bolton customs". I like some of the clean, tasteful, usually highly optioned factory looking ones.This is a great example of what I like. Ones that really stood out when they were new.