Next Hot Mopar Collectible?

[1973dodger]

Myself, being part of the Baby Boom Generation, I was curious "What are a few of the future Mopar collectible cars and trucks other than the '50's, 60's. &70's?" What Mopars do you consider interesting from the '80's, '90's, and 2000's? SUV"S maybe? What will generations X, Y, Z, @ millennials be collecting? I know most of us wished we would have had the foresight to buy up some of the old muscle cars when we were younger, when they were less than a $1000. I'm just not sure they will have the same interest we have, and we grow too old fool with our beloved toys and have to worry more about getting to the doctor/s on time and which pills we have to take at night versus which one we take in the morning.

 

[Dave6T4]

First generation Durango 2WD with a 360. Up here in Canada, the Durango was never marketed with 2WD, always AWD. We visited family in Georgia, and my brother-in-law had a 2WD Durango, which I had never seen before. As a bonus, it had a 360 and it would really scoot.
2005-2008 Magnum R/T with 5.7 Hemi. I had one and really liked it. There was also an SRT model with more powerful 6.1 Hemi. Fast, comfortable cars, with lots of cargo room and acceptable gas mileage.

 

[Triplegreen500]

I have my one-owner 91 Daytona C/S "competition package" turbo.

It's not the 16v R/T from 92/93...but it's a nice car and pretty rare (150 total built in my color combo). And it'll really scoot!

I also have a factory turbo minivan, just...because.

And at least once a month I get a "wanna sell that truck?" with my 2nd Gen Ram diesel....

One I should have kept was my 98 Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited. That thing was a BEAST.

 

[440 PHIXX]

They lost me when Iacocca took the reins of the “New Chrysler Corporation”. The death of the Big Block.

 

[0DegreeEngineer]

My self being a millennial (unfortunately) I really like the late 60's and early 70's but that's just me I am a bit odd for my generation

 

[Runcharger]

No cars. Dakota R/T's, Indy Pace trucks.

 

[DeltaV]

Best bets?
4x4 Dodge pickup w/ 360 cid
Dodge Ramcharger (2 door "SUV") w/360 cid
Those Magnums mentioned by @Dave6T4
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I thought my 1979 Chrysler 300 would become a collectible one day.

45 years later...

 

[68BabyBlue]

My self being a millennial (unfortunately) I really like the late 60's and early 70's but that's just me I am a bit odd for my generation

As a younger baby boomer, I liked the forward look cars, my tastes were considered odd by most of my contemporaries. Looking at auction prices on well restored convertibles, the interest in that era seems to have continued to younger generations.

Trying to predict future collectibles is tricky. I'll never forget the hoopla over the "last convertible" Eldorados in 1976.

My dad had a friend who was a major collector, eventually owning 40 cars. He had a few predictors. First, a car that someone wanted in their youth, but couldn't afford. The tiers of collector value would be driven by the car's initial price and performance level. Think of Duesenbergs and Packards from the 1930s. Along those lines, he predicted the '67 Lincoln Continental convertible, the last model with suicide doors, would meet the criteria. He bought a nice original for cheap in the 70s, and history proved him right.

I think history may repeat itself with the most recent generation of factory muscle cars. They meet the criteria for peak performance of their era, expensive, and relatively limited production on the most powerful models. The transition to trucks as daily transportation creates a wild card for collectability that's already made itself known in the market for Ford Broncos.

 

[ckessel]

We had a first gen Durango 2x with a 5.9 and tow package, deep Amethyst. I did a 2" drop on it, put some Dakota R/T wheels on with some nice treads. Since I worked at a dealer during that time, the oe flares on Durango's and Dakota's were getting replaced quite often due to two sided tape not holding. Mopar didn't pay to clean and retape, just replace only. After a few months I had all 4 wheel flares in Purple, so all I had to buy new were the rear door pieces. I also put the MP/DC cold air intake on[ K&N unit] plus the cat back. You could easily get 8 people in it and even me at 6' could sit in the rear seat and not bump the headliner. It was nice to drive, quiet, very manuverable in tight spots. My only gripe was the poor mileage. Flat ground at 60 you were lucky to get 11-12. My 94 1500 2x 5.9 got high teens, low 20's. I did put a MP PCM, cat back on it plus a first gen F&B TB, Crower 1.7 roller rockers, MP headers, V10 cat[ bigger in and out].

 

[Nxcoupe]

The viper 1500s seem to be gathering steam.

 

[YY1]

The problem that the "next generation" of Mopars has is:

The HP is considerably low compared to "modern" (2005-ish to present) cars.

That leaves what....styling? as the main factor in determining collectability. Possibly special models and limited production.

Is my 245 HP Dakota R/T a future collectible?

Even a "run of the mill" 4.7 2005 non-R/T Dakota turned a better quarter mile time.

Is the styling and limited production model enough?

...or will that generation be forever overshadowed by the 5.7 Hemi generation?

 

[XS22J8R]

I've come to the opinion that most cars post 15 to 20 years old will have a short shelf life, because the electronics in cars and trucks these days will make them unserviceable and thus will at some point become bricks before they get much over 20 years old.
90's and early 2000s have better prospects, though parts availability will certainly be a big problem for some.
So I think trucks and SUVs are the most likely candidates for future collectibility. Rams from the 90s are already gathering some steam for example. I like this one at Mecum next week, it is a near twin in appearance to a '95 I owned for many years until Illinois road salt took its toll. If I had room buying this would bring back some fond memories for me!
1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup For Sale At Auction - Mecum Auctions

 

[Richard Cranium]

Are there many of these things around? They've kind of grown on me over the years.

 

[#41]

The problem is that the aftermarket only really supports the muscle car period in any meaningful way. Parts selection for anything else is very slim, which is going to keep other collectibles in check. In addition, younger people are just not picking up a wrench these days.

So my answer to the question of what is the next Mopar collectible? There won't be one beyond what is already considered collectible.

 

[YY1]

I've come to the opinion that most cars post 15 to 20 years old will have a short shelf life, because the electronics in cars and trucks these days will make them unserviceable and thus will at some point become bricks before they get much over 20 years old.
90's and early 2000s have better prospects, though parts availability will certainly be a big problem for some.
So I think trucks and SUVs are the most likely candidates for future collectibility. Rams from the 90s are already gathering some steam for example. I like this one at Mecum next week, it is a near twin in appearance to a '95 I owned for many years until Illinois road salt took its toll. If I had room buying this would bring back some fond memories for me!
1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup For Sale At Auction - Mecum Auctions

I partially agree.

My 2000 Dakota seems to have "just the right amount" of electronics and tech.

Still easy to work on, but the availability of those specialized electronics is still the Achilles heel.

Worst case, I believe it could be carbureted and "de-computered" if absolutely necessary.

 

[Davefinan]

For the most part , they will probably collect the same stuff we are . not much in the80 s and up interesting enough. The stuff we have will eventually get passed on to someone else and I think the natural course would be the younger generations. With a few exceptions of course.

 

[Coelacanth]

I really liked the body styling of the 1997 - 2004 Dakotas best of all the Dakotas. The slight changes in body lines in 2005 wasn't an improvement, IMO. 1997 was a bold styling year for the Dakota, borrowing the "big rig" front grille styling of the Ram to a smaller truck. I special-ordered a '98 Dakota with the 5.2L and RWD (because all the 5.2's on the dealer lots were 4WD) and that thing had some snort and embarrassed a lot of ricers from a stoplight.

I also think the Magnum wagons could become collectible. It's unfortunate they didn't continue the line, and it hasn't been revived, so the wagons outfitted with the Hemis could become desireable someday. I might have to keep my '05 Magnum R/T AWD, I love it.

 

[Coelacanth]

Are there many of these things around? They've kind of grown on me over the years.

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I dig those too, my family had a Volare back in the day. I'd love the chance to own another.

 

[Cranky]

They lost me when Iacocca took the reins of the “New Chrysler Corporation”. The death of the Big Block.

Big block sales were already slumping when Iacocca came to ChryCo.....I'm thinking the writing was already on the wall by then. Also it was more expensive to manufacture vs the small block. And he pretty much kept the company from dying a slow death plus he green lighted the Viper project not too long after. I think the pluses he brought to the Company far outweighed the negative of letting the big block die.

 

[XS22J8R]

I dig those too, my family had a Volare back in the day. I'd love the chance to own another.

That's still 70s but I agree they're cool. When I bought my Magnum it inspired me to take a deeper dive into the mostly ignored Malaise era and there is a lot of interesting though smogged down cars from then. I even got the idea of a Malaise years feature display at MCACN which ended up being a big hit there in '22.
There's a Super Coupe running at Mecum in a few days, will be interesting to see what it bids. For F bodies I prefer Super Coupes.
1978 Plymouth Volare For Sale At Auction - Mecum Auctions