Hemmings Sport & Exotic Car

[kayvon]

The title on the artical was
25 Japanese Collectable You should By Now.

[Chiketkd]

Thanks for the photos!

-Chike

[ShiuludeSVX]

Thanks for the post Kayvon.

I got the issue too. It's too bad they published our car in Black and White,
after showing the majority of the cars in full color.

I have e-mailed the publisher about the formatting, but am still waiting for a reply.
Love the car though.

Its a good thing we all have ours. The Svx is the future of car collecting. Im hoping to buy another this spring and im going to leave it all 100% stock.

Lata
Phill

[benebob]

Originally Posted by PhillsSvx

Its a good thing we all have ours. The Svx is the future of car collecting. Im hoping to buy another this spring and im going to leave it all 100% stock.

Lata
Phill

I totally disagree that it'll be a collectors item in the future. The SVX has three things going against it.
1. Not enough made and a company that doesn't support their aging cars (go try to find parts for a brat at the dealer). Since there weren't enough made for someone to come up with a mold for each part (like Victoria or Moss does for the british) and keep it cost effective

2. Idiots who part out totally decent cars today for the high $$$ stuff then send the rest to the crusher. (Yeah everybody needs seals today but in 15 years when they all leak...)

3. Never was accepted by the public.

Does that mean it won't be worth money as it ages? Of course not but it'll be worth the same that a Hillman Minx is or a Dailmer 250 is not what a Sunbeam Tiger or Jaq E type is so it is doubtful that you'll see too many profitable reestorations going on for 'em in the future.

[Motorsport-SVX]

Yeah, well guess what
so was this car 40+ yrs ago....
and its value has been going up steadily in the last 10 yrs
I got a grip for this car, just sold it the other day.
Regardless, I know what cars I plan on having 20 yrs from now as investments, ...along with some land

[benebob]

Originally Posted by Motorsport-SVX

Yeah, well guess what
so was this car 40+ yrs ago....
and its value has been going up steadily in the last 10 yrs
I got a grip for this car, just sold it the other day.
Regardless, I know what cars I plan on having 20 yrs from now as investments, ...along with some land

Yeah and that edsil is still not worth anthing but of course it is worth more today then 10 years ago because off all the losers who can't turn a wrench but will throw 99k at a stinking VW camper! Anybody who collects cars for the money though should do themselves a favor and open a standard savings account. The benefits are about the same once true costs are factored in.

[Motorsport-SVX]

Originally Posted by benebob

Yeah and that edsil is still not worth anthing but of course it is worth more today then 10 years ago because off all the losers who can't turn a wrench but will throw 99k at a stinking VW camper! Anybody who collects cars for the money though should do themselves a favor and open a standard savings account. The benefits are about the same once true costs are factored in.

theres some honest advice
thats okay, I know all my cars are sound investments
and I have a "bank acct" because of it
to each his own, but I know how much I make a yr in selling
classic or muscle cars, and it easily pays the bills more then
the measily few % any banks going to do for me.
Oh, btw apparantly the "edsel" was worth something, since its been
paid for and I tripled my investement in less then 30 days....hmmm

[Motorsport-SVX]

those cars mentioned in the article are going to be
the Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers of the future...
and watch their values skyrocket in 20 yrs.

Ill always have 2-3 or more Svxs
I have 2 good Nissans and my Soarer Im hanging
on to also for many yrs.

[YellowBird]

What issue is that? I wonder if I can find one down here.

[svxcess]

Originally Posted by kayvon

The title on the article was
25 Japanese Collectibles You should Buy Now.

For those of you with bad eyesight, the article says:

"Permanent all-wheel drive, dramatic looks, excellent road manners, a fully legitimate 2+2 GT coupe, genuinely luxurious. Why did the Subaru SVX struggle to sell? It was simply to radical a departure to attract Subaru's core audience, and because it wore a Subaru badge, the purists that might otherwise have found it satisfying refused to take the car seriously— it was like Swanson suddenly offering beef Wellington as a frozen TV dinner. Too bad, since the SVX was a highly interesting car with a 3.3-liter, 230hp six-cylinder version of Subaru's signature horizontally-opposed engine architecture. In the end, about 14,000 were sold here before Subaru pulled the plug."

What to pay: $2,500-$9,500


Also making the list were the 71-73 and 76-77 Toyota Celica, 87 Isuzu Impulse Turbo, 86-89 Mitsubishi Starion/Chrysler Conquest, 86-91 Subaru XT6, and the early Z's.

Also on the list (but I don't know why) are the78-80 Plymouth Fire Arrow, (whose 108hp inline four powering a 2200 lb coupe makes it about as quick as an SVX) and 1he 1999 Honda Civic Si.

Buy the mag while you can. It is the January 2006 issue of "Hemmings Sports & Exotic Cars", with an orange Datsun 240Z on the cover.


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