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In 1992, there were only 1412 Yugos sold in the USA. Does that make one a collector? Only if you're trying to prove not all cars are made with any kind of quality. The production numbers are irrelevant. Another example would a friends 1929 Porter Touring. A VERY rare car but won't bring beer money even though the car is a running driver. Demand is what brings the value up.
Tesla Roadsters - about 2500 were produced. It is a rare car.
Ford GT - about 4000 were produced. It is a rare car.
How few have to be produced for you to consider a care to be rare?
The Tesla Roadster is pretty rare on a global level. In Norway, where EVs have been heavily subsidized for years, the car is actually a somewhat common sight.
My 2007 Legacy GT Spec B was considered rare in the Subaru community anyway. Less than 400 built. It was a Legacy with STI suspension, transmission, etc. But outside the Subaru community I'm sure it just looked like any other Legacy.
my 1991 Audi 200Q 20v had less than 1500 produced in a single year. while it had a better value than the other non 20v 200 cars, they remain worth more for their engines than they are for the entire car.
Depends on demand.....I have a car that was a one year design with a world wide production of 142....now it is worth a nice chunk of change but if it were a Ferrari with that level of production it would be $1M plus car
It also depends on how far you want to go in classifying a car into a separate class.
For example - They made quite a lot of Pontiac G8s. Fewer were GXP models. Fewer of those had a manual transmission.
SO depending on whether you are looking at "are G8s rare?" No. "G8s with a V8?" Not really. "GXP?" You can probably call those rare, or rare-ish. Manual GXPs? Very rare.
How many made vs. how many survive can also make a difference. They made a lot of Jensen Healey Roadsters. However because unleaded gasoline tended to dissolve the fuel T between the carbs, there are very few remaining - so they are pretty rare (and because it costs more the rebuild the limited life racing engine than the car is worth)
However as mentioned rare does not translate to collectible or valuable. You can get a running J.H. for $3500, a very good condition one for $500 - $7500 and perfect/fully restored for $12K - $20K.
It also depends on how far you want to go in classifying a car into a separate class.
For example - They made quite a lot of Pontiac G8s. Fewer were GXP models. Fewer of those had a manual transmission.
SO depending on whether you are looking at "are G8s rare?" No. "G8s with a V8?" Not really. "GXP?" You can probably call those rare, or rare-ish. Manual GXPs? Very rare.
Agreed... rarity depends on a variety of factors. They've made a lot of Vipers, for example, but ACR Vipers are considerably more rare.
Sometimes just having a rare paint color can make a car rare. I had a car once with a factory paint color that was only offered for one year, and they only made 92 that year. As far as that car with the same paint color and options, that was extremely rare, but the model itself wasn't really rare.
Sometimes just having a rare paint color can make a car rare. I had a car once with a factory paint color that was only offered for one year, and they only made 92 that year. As far as that car with the same paint color and options, that was extremely rare, but the model itself wasn't really rare.
Example: Cadillac XLR got a refresh in 2009, 987 sold so it's rare.
A few of those were XLR-V's. That car is very rare.
Black Cherry was only offered that year. A Black Cherry XLR-V is very, very rare.
Combined with certain interior colors, I suppose it's possible that a single example exists.
Gonna be collectable down the road.
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