Two Barn find Grand Nationals

[UNGN]

1986-1987 was supposed to be the end of performance cars. RWD was nearly dead. When I ordered my 1986 Mustang, the dealer told me "this it it". The Ford Probe WAS going to be the Mustang. So people Bought GN's to have "the last RWD muscle car". Then in the early 1990's the '70's muscle car values began to double and the people that horded a GN thought any day their value would double, too, so they didn't drive them, waiting to cash in.

If they knew it would have taken 30 years for the value to double, I think they would have driven them.

 

[motorheadmike]

It seems like such a waste. It isn't like a restored muscle car is worth any less than an all-original low-mile basket case. I have a finite amount of time on this planet and I am going to spend it hooning around as much as possible - depreciation be damned.

 

[gharris79]

Nice find!!

 

[tc1959]

Can't believe there's still cars out there to be found

There is a guy here in Phoenix that has a GNX with 8 miles on it. He keeps it in a plastic bubble.

 

[Jeff L]

There is a guy here in Phoenix that has a GNX with 8 miles on it. He keeps it in a plastic bubble.

Probably next door to the Cryonics Institute with Ted Williams frozen head!

In all seriousness I knew someone back East that had an original 70 Boss 302 and he did the bubble because his garage was not attached and wanted to control the heat, humidity, etc. The car was low mileage and just about perfect as well as original. I thought he was crazy but I know he sold it for big bucks years ago thanks to the bubble. The sad part is I doubt he drove it only a few times. But he had it for investment and did everything to protect that investment. But I would have loved to have driven that car!

 

[UNGN]

Can't believe there's still cars out there to be found

I can't believe the owner would store them like that. Where they in a flood?

Back the 1990's I went to Virginia to look at a '52 Nash Healy at an old AMC dealership. The daughter of the owner took me out back to show me a 400 mile 1970's Mazda RX-3 coupe, which was a Wankel powered, rear wheel drive sport compact - super rare in the US and basically brand new. When I opened the door, the smell of mold was overpowering and fungus was growing all over inside the car. What was the point of keeping a car low miles if you never clean it?

 

[el camino ss 84]

Crazy they found them in Oklahoma. Wish I could stumble on a deal like that but with a cheaper price tag.

 

[gbodytoys]

I do find it interesting that there are cars 30+ years old just sitting somewhere...but...I put no personal value with it. The "all original" phrase does nothing for me. I'm with making anything "better" ...suspension, brakes, engines, etc... whatever. The only reason that I would spend a lot of money on a car that is rare is so I can sell it to someone else that would pay more for it...and I can use that money to buy cars I want to drive.

Do people want to die with a bunch of money or something? I get wanting to pass money to your fam/kids, but a simple million dollar life insurance policy will do that with less hassle. Ah well, maybe I'm hating.