I was talking with someone about electric vehicles and we reached the conclusion that, what with the potential for hydrogen powered cars, which use hydrogen to produce electricity to drive an electric motor, manufacturers would be best served making bodyshells and running gear that is suitable to both EV and hydrogen fuel cells, thereby eliminating having to design a totally new vehicle.
Anyway, the subject moved on to classic cars. Now there are classic cars and classic cars. What I mean by this is that some older cars undergo a wave of popularity for the simple reason of nostalgia - those who love them because they drove them in their teens and 20s. Once that generation dies out, these cars are no longer true classics and they plummet in price.
True classics are artworks and deserve the accolade because of beautiful design and include the E-Type, the Aston Martin DB4, the Mercedes Gull Wing (above), the Citroen DS21 Convertible I wrote about last week. They were invariably very expensive to start with, fell in price as they became older and more costly to repair, only to undergo a resurgence because they were simply irresistible and gorgeous - the da Vincis and Michelangelos of the automotive world.
Cars from the 70s and 80s are currently in vogue as classics - the Cortina, the Capri, the RS2000, The Golf GTi, etc. However, once my generation kicks the bucket, I can't see my kids wanting to go anywhere near them and they'll be the junk they were when they first came out.
MGBs, for example, were popular classics for a long time and the price went up to around £10k for a looker. Now, however, you can get an extremely good condition MGB for under £5k.
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