Originally Posted by firstmethod
After much thought I disagree. I believe the Challenger is destined to become a high production car with semi-boutique pricing. Car collectors who are hoping this will turn into an ultra rare collectable are going to be disappointed when DCX continues to produce the car year after year after year if demand doesn't let up. Even at 30k per year (a number I believe they will increase if demand is there, as has been noted in a variety of other threads) that's still a LOT of hemi-powered challengers. Ultimately I think they will produce the car for as long as it flies off the lot (or until some other catastrophic event kills the car, like what happened in the 1970s), even if it means a 20 year run. If this happens, kiss your ultra low numbers goodbye even for the "special editions" mentioned by wirewilly in his Carlisle thread.
The Charger was developed as a high production car and seems to be taking off from the production numbers Hemi Dakota has produced.
The Challenger has been developed as a specialty car. Otherwise, there would be a V6 in production from the beginning like the Mustang. A 2 door vehicle has a limiting appeal in today's market.
I would probably go one step further to say that if it wasn't for the demand for the Charger and the out cry of 2 door zealots, that there probably wouldn't be the Challenger. Not too mention, the sales figures of the Magnum have probably been pretty disappointing for Daimler. The Challenger's timing is perfect.
Nothing is really collectable in this day and age. The only way you will almost garantee that is by waiting until the the model has been discontinued or close to it and buy a limited version of it. A good example would be the last special editions of the Camaro and Tran Am. They have done a real good job keeping there value. It will be interesting to see if they will when the new camaro is produced. Interesting note... The original charger increased in value from the interest generated from the new Charger.
my 2 cents... sorry for the essay...
