Today's Muscle Cars Ripe for Collectors

[diddiyo]

http://www.cnbc.com/id/32361661?slide=1

Whether current market and political pressures will ultimately succeed in eliminating powerful American pickups, SUVs and V-8-powered cars from showrooms and roadways entirely or just significantly shrink their number, enthusiasts could soon find their high-horsepower American vehicles of choice relegated to car museums and collectors' garages.

The disappearance of the V-8 is unlikely, says Ken Gross, who was director of the Petersen Museum, a world-class automotive collection in Los Angeles. But he lists a few V-8-powered American automobiles enthusiasts might consider purchasing while the selection is still relatively substantial.

Click ahead to see a handful of today's V-8 muscle soon-to-be collectibles.

[Steve]

This is OK, as I keep telling my boys that the Camaro is their inheritance.

Long Live Camaro!

[Michael_Js]

And for now, my 2nd toy!

[Rippin]

Originally Posted by Steve

This is OK, as I keep telling my boys that the Camaro is their inheritance.

Long Live Camaro!

These muscle cars will only be a high value collector under certain conditions:

1. A limited version with fairly low miles.
2. A none rare version with 10K or less miles and in 15-20 years.

I don't now about you guys but there is no way I could buy a Mustang, Camaro or Challenger park it in the garage and only drive 500 miles a year. Unless I had enough money to buy 2, one to drive and one to moth ball.

I can't imagine having a car 20 years from now and saying, hey look at my car it only has 10K on it. Meaning, I have this beautiful car that I paid a lot of money for but really never drove it much. But now I want to sell it so I can make some money on it.