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FIVE FUTURE 21ST CENTURY SUPERSTAR COLLECTIBLES

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What’s going to be hot in the car hobby in 2041?

There’s no crystal ball with 100% accuracy because the collector car world is so unpredictable you’ll see fads like VW vans, mini cars and Ford Broncos rocket up in price overnight.

Despite that wonky trajectory, here are five 21st century vehicles that should explode in value in 25 years.

Jerry Sutherland

The first entry is the 2024 Camaro ZL-1, when the Camaro took a bow in 2024 and closed the curtain on a legendary brand name. If you doubt the legend part, go to any car show and play ‘Count the Camaros’.

The sixth generation ended with a monster in the form of the 2024 Z-L1 supercharged Camaro. Chevy drew 650 tire-melting horsepower out of 6.2 L V-8 and GM only built 1200 of them. The ZL-1 could hit 0-60 in just over 3 seconds, and the top end depended on how much courage you had.

The second entry was the Chrysler 300C SRT-8 and it debuted in 2006. This box-on-4-wheels showed its German heritage because Chrysler was Daimler-Chrysler 20 years ago.

It looked German, but under the hood was a 6.1 liter, 425-horse, 3rd-Gen Hemi that pushed the 300C to a 4.8-second 0-60 time with a 13-second ¼ time. In other words, your 300C STR-8 is probably going to thump your neighbor’s ‘71 GTX.     

The third entry is the 2020 Shelby GT500 Mustang. The original Shelby GT500 was a beast, but this version was in uncharted territory.

The GT500 was the most powerful Mustang ever built because it packed a 5.2 liter, supercharged, V-8 that had a 760-horsepower rating. That number pushed this pony to 0-60 in just over 3 seconds; it did under 11-second quarter miles; and it had a top speed of over 180 miles per hour. That is why the GT500 will still be awe-inspiring in 25 years.

The fourth entry is the 2004 Dodge SRT-10 Viper Truck. This was basically a pickup truck with a Viper engine for the guy who wanted a supercar with room to haul a skinned elk in the back.

Essentially, Chrysler plunked a 500-horsepower Viper power train under the skin of a pickup truck. The SRT-10 could hit 0-60 in 5 seconds and top out at over 150 miles per hour so that bag of feed is getting to the farm at Warp 10.  It was a crazy concept, but crazy concepts have a habit of attracting drunk bidders on an auction floor.

The fifth and final entry for the 21st Century contenders is the 2002 Collector Edition Pontiac Trans Am WS6.

This car was important for one simple reason—it was the last Pontiac Trans Am. GM built about 2200 of these goodbye Trans Ams with the 5.7, 325-horse V-8 so they’re rare right out of the gate. There was one thing—it was the last Trans Am. The script writes itself in 25 years.

There you have it folks—a reasonable guess at five potential superstars in the 2041 collector car hobby. No guarantees because we might be driving anti-gravity cars by then.                    

Jerry Sutherland

BY: Jim Sutherland

Jim Sutherland is a veteran automotive writer whose work has been published by many major print and online publications. The list includes Calgary Herald, The Truth About Cars, Red Deer Advocate, RPM Magazine, Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, Windsor Star, Vancouver Province, and Post Media Wheels Section. 

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