I bought mine to enjoy and drive. I'll spend what I can to enjoy the road. I fully expect to take a loss someday but I won't care. I'll have the memories of the good times.
I agree. I posted the response below in another thread a while back:
My car’s value.
but it is still applicable for this thread too:
"I think people get hung up on what a car is "worth" far too often. I don't care what OY is worth because I have no intention of selling it, and I already know it's a lousy "investment" anyway. Not everything appreciates in value, and everything eventually wears out - it's called entropy. I have very likely WAY more into OY than I could sell it for, but it doesn't matter, because it's purpose is not to give me a return for my dollar. If I want something that will bring me enjoyment/relaxation, and I can afford it, I'll buy it. Is it any different from spending a ton of money on a vacation cruise? Plenty of people spend money on things like that, but don't expect to be able to recoup any of it. If my goal is to make money, I certainly wouldn't look to cars. And if my goal is to have some fun, I'm not going to call up my accountant. Two completely different things. I think this is where some of the Mopar "snobbery" comes from. Too much focus on how rare/valuable/fast/etc. a car is, rather than simply having a good time with it because you like it."
I tend to believe that cars in general may likely go down in monetary value as time goes by, because for one thing, it is clear that the world is moving away from gas powered vehicles, and I can't even imagine how transportation in general might change in the next 50 years due to self-driving vehicles and other tech improvements which may actually change the structure of roads. Now, this is likely beyond the time that I will have to worry about it personally, but again, the idea of a standard car, - any car - including our beloved F,M,& J's, as a "good" long term investment? Nope.
Other than sitting in a museum somewhere in the future, where do people think these "antiques" are going to be useful? It is likely that gas alone will become more difficult to obtain, just like leaded gas virtually disappeared within a few years in the '70's. It's also notable how relatively quickly electric vehicles are becoming mainstream now. And then, who would have ever thought that Ford would decide to stop producing ALL cars except the Mustang - who's days I am sure are numbered. GM is surely soon to follow, and the poor old Frankensteined remains of Chrysler Corp. - I don't know what they are going to do. Like it or not, the world keeps chugging (or in this case, humming) along, and we will go along for the ride. There is no choice.
So, I watch the Barrett Jackson Circus with smug amusement sometimes wondering at the hysteria and money flying around. Clearly the focus is money and investment there. It seems almost crass and vulgar. I think it also has the effect of making everyone hope that their own piece of automotive history is worth big bucks. It's understandable, but rarely true.
So, I just try to avoid all the focus on money and accept that OY is simply a toy for me, and not an investment in anything other than my enjoyment.