I wish I had my bugeye back.... we loved that car (archive)

I can't count how many times my wife and I have talke about all the fun we had with that car. We'd just had our firt baby then and he just fit in a basket behind the seat. My wife just loved cruisin in her. I worked nights then and we used to take off during the days and head for the mountains.... some real tight roads... Not that they handle all that well, and gutless barely describes the feeling..... but damn we loved that car !!!! I'd pay 10k for a nice one in the blink of an eye....

I was watching Speedvision on Sunday evening, and guess what??? The '02 was picked as one of the top 10 overlooked collector cars, chosen for their potential future appreciation in the collector marketplace. Click below to see it!

I think Hemmings is reaching a bit here.....

It will be MANY years before a MG midget or AH sprite is really worth anything..... Even concourse Mark I "bugeyes' hardly break the $10K mark when they go up for sale right now (even though it costs you MORE than that to restore one).

Same with Triumph Spitfires....

As for the rest. I simply can't picture myself (or any other car collector) really wanting a Buick Regal T top. Now give me a Grand National and I'd head to the drag strip.....

As for the 2002.... I wouldn't expect them to jump up in value anytime soon just because of this little list.

Hemmings list of Overlooked collector cars
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1.1962-64 Austin-Healey Springs and/or Mark I MG Midgets
2.1968-76 BMW 2002s
3.1983-85 Buick Regal T-Type coupes
4.1951-54 DeSoto V8s
5.1963-66 Dodge Dart GT convertibles and hardtops
6.1968-70 Ford Torino GTs
7.1966-68 Ford Broncos
8.1969-71 Lincoln Continental Mk IIIs
9.1964-66 Pontiac Tempest 326 hardtops and convertibles
10.1962-67 Triumph Spitfire Mark Is and Mark Iis

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