Actually, I can see that happening. Maybe not the exact words, but Plymouth
Plazas
weren't exactly high end cars either, but I doubt that is very many here who
would turn
their back on one in the right condition for the right price.
The mundane boring junkers of today become the cherished family heirlooms of
tomorrow's
generations. I expect one day, when my 96 Breeze is very worn and sitting in the
garage,
that there will be quite a discussion amongst my descendents about who gets it
and what
it will be worth. It's my first new car and right now it is at very best, a
$5000 dollar
car, maybe much less. But in 20,30, 40 years or more, it too will become a
collectible.
A fine reminder of the last days of when Chrysler was an independent company.
Model T's
were once common throwaway items too, now try to get a nice one for less then 10
grand.
I am no huge fan of Horizons, but I never expected Volkswagens to become
desireable back
in late 60's-early 70's either. Heck, there are even clubs for Vegas and
Corvairs now,
and talk about rolling death traps! It all depends on where you are standing and
when.
One day, someone will sell a Horizon with the words,"a true classic from the
days when
Chrysler started building front wheel drive cars!!". It will happen, many lesser
cars
already have a large following. There is probably a kid right now who rode
around in one
of those who will restore one in the next 20 or 30 years. And he won't care how
much it
is worth, because he likes it, and that is all that will matter.
David Maxwell wrote:
> I say/type this with the knowledge that I am not the world's authority on what
makes
> a classic, but here goes anyway. Can anyone invision a day when
someone/anyone,
> climbs into an `81 Plymouth Horizon and says to him/herself; boy they're gonna
love
> this one at the Mopar meet! The power, the styling, the incredible level of
> attention to quality and detail at every level. This is one fine machine...
>
> Just wondering,
>
> David Maxwell
>
> Philip Patterson wrote:
>
> > Since Daimler pretty much decided when Plymouths were going to end, I don't
see
> > any real reason for the Plymouth club to exclude those cars now. I bet they
will
> > find that a lot of the club members own later model Plymouths as well as the
> > earlier classics. It looks like to me they have a good excuse to increase
their
> > membership by a large number. Excluding folks could work against them. But I
am
> > not a member, as yet, of their club, so I don't have any real say in that
> > matter. If you could post that e-mail address it would be appreciated, but
they
> > may not want to hear from outsiders about this. So post it at your own
> > discretion. If fins ever make a come back, we could very well be in the same
> > situation here. I wont hold my breath, but it could happen. Wish they hadn't
> > killed the Copperhead. That car had a nice little fin on the trunk.
> > Phil Patterson
> >
> > Lars Larson 56 Plymouth wrote:
> >
> > > Dont know how many R members, but the big vote for where to stop the years
> > > covered is due via MAIL by Dec 1.
> > > Just got my bulletin today, if U R in the same boat U may want to e mail
the
> > > power structure listed in the front of the bulletin.
> > >
> > > L.
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