My Ty is a 9300 mile White/White that has never been in the rain. Always garaged and covered. I am the original owner. I broke a piston at 5000 miles in 1995 but it was built soon after with forged pistons, cam, 2800 stall converter and a 20G turbo. It has been the fun weekend warrior until the last year. I got the itch to make it quicker and installed a PTE60, Borla, and 50 lb injectors. I am now in the low 12's and knocking on the door of 11's. Any mods that I have done I have kept the stock parts so it could be returned to stock someday (at least visually). The truck will only be worth money in the future as a stocker, right? But will these trucks ever be worth anything in 10-20 years? Will we be seeing these trucks at Barrett Jackson commanding high 5 or 6 digit prices? My feeling is no. Any truck will never be worth as much as a collector car. No matter what the performance it is still a truck.
Now my dilemma. I want a 10 sec vehicle that can be driven on the street. For that level of performance I know I will need more of a race car that is streetable opposed to a street car that is raceable. Because I live in Cali, I have been looking for pre 1973 cars since they are smog exempt. Anything nice is gettting up there in $$$. Should I take the Ty to the next level with an engine build and safety equipment?
One problem is smog sticker but I am sure there are ways to get around that one. Another is that I will probably take the truck past its return to stock status and ruin whatever collector value it has. Should I sell the truck to someone that will appreciate it in its current state and take the cash to put into another project?
If these trucks will never be worth more than $15-25K in low miles pristine condition then I will probably build it up and not worry about future value.
What do you guys think?
Now my dilemma. I want a 10 sec vehicle that can be driven on the street. For that level of performance I know I will need more of a race car that is streetable opposed to a street car that is raceable. Because I live in Cali, I have been looking for pre 1973 cars since they are smog exempt. Anything nice is gettting up there in $$$. Should I take the Ty to the next level with an engine build and safety equipment?
One problem is smog sticker but I am sure there are ways to get around that one. Another is that I will probably take the truck past its return to stock status and ruin whatever collector value it has. Should I sell the truck to someone that will appreciate it in its current state and take the cash to put into another project?
If these trucks will never be worth more than $15-25K in low miles pristine condition then I will probably build it up and not worry about future value.
What do you guys think?
