Hi Sinclair,
Since your original post referenced "future value", generally you will find the cars that are made to replicate the original car the closest will hold their value the best. For example a true FE seems to have a slightly higher residual value than a bored small block regardless of horsepower. Those with real knock-offs and and the right interior, etc., etc, usually will retain more value in the long run. Some cars, obviously the Kirkhams, but also Shelby fiberglass, ERAs, that are completed by the owner to be closest to the image of the original (right parts...right look) will have slightly higher residual values than others. A continuation Kirkham/Shelby aluminum product with the ol' man's fingerprint on it is probably the only car that has any chance of appreciation in the future if production were to cease for some reason. All that barring Bernanke dropping dollars from helicopters and the price of bread going to $22.50 a loaf. Maybe a good BDR could get to $500,000
