Originally Posted by
genejockey
American cars of the 60s through about 1972 are the most collectable. Any sporty car from that era - pony cars, muscle cars, sports cars - all crazy expensive. And of course, the number each model produced with what specifications is known, and so the rare ones get even more ridiculous prices. After '72, American cars kept getting worse year after year, not really recovering till about 2000. Nowadays they're pretty good. Of course, so are everyone else's cars.
So, yeah, a 1978 car would not be very desirable. Maybe collectable as a novelty?
It's a similar story in Europe. Late 70s and 80s was not a great era for sports cars following the fuel crisis - there are exceptions of course. Modern sports cars are now on another planet in terms of performance though.