what makes a CAR a COLLECTOR's ITEM??

**Dudee** · August 28th, 2007 09:07 PM

Is it the BRANd? Engine? Original Purchased Price? Looks?

Ano ba talaga mga kuya?

**drey** · August 28th, 2007 11:41 PM

Heritage/History, Rarity...

**VtEC** · August 29th, 2007 12:20 AM

for sure when it's rare

..say 10cars every 5yrs ang production

**Dudee** · August 29th, 2007 06:23 AM

Rare for the present? or Rare when it was produced/ sold?

yun mga cadillac, di ba madami yan dati?

**Dudee** · August 29th, 2007 06:28 AM

yun HONDA LEGEND, magiging collector's item din?

Most of these are I hear are european cars.. wala japanese (correct me if I'm wrong) , baket?

**Negus** · August 29th, 2007 06:43 AM

How to spot a future classic by top gear bbc:

**niky** · August 29th, 2007 02:06 PM

If enough people want it... it's a collector's item.

There are quite a few cars that might count as future classics, or collector's items that aren't necessarily all that rare, but are desirable.

The Fiat Cinquecento, for example... there's a niche market for the restoration of these. The Mini has proven to be very collectible, even if it's relatively common, as is the Beetle.

Amongst current cars, a stock SiR might prove desirable in ten years (those are the hardest SiRs to find), a Ford Lynx RS (very limited edition... less than 500 MT versions in the whole world... only about 200-250 in the Philippines), the Honda Jazz (definitely), the Suzuki Swift, maybe the Vios

, possibly the Suzuki Jimny... who knows?

These cars would be collector's items... but probably not valuable collector's items, like say a vintage Jaguar E-Type... but you don't have to be an expensive car to be worth collecting... (see the Mini).