Eugene Harvey
True Classic
Yes, it was always foreseen that the GTV6 was destined to be a future classic, even Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear even went as far as saying so, but the trick is guessing which cars will be classics and at what point. For me value isn't the driving force, for me it's actually liking the car, the design, the engine, the handling, and just being that little bit different, hence the Fiat X1/9 and the GTV6, but also not being a person of means, affordable. So the trick was trying to find the most affordable 'classics' on a budget that met my criteria of design, heritage, handling and driver engagement, and makes me feel good. When I brought the GTV6 in the late 90's it would have been about 12 years old, and a low milage (60,000km) in straight original condition, but not seen as collectible, so only commanded a price tag of US$5,000. Today we are now seeing good GTV6's go for close to US$30,000 and the 70's GTV's (1750 & 2000) are fetching up to US$80,000.What happened to the GTV-6 and the original GTV is no surprise
This is why I still see the X1/9 as the best bang for your buck to pick up an iconic, Italian Sports car penned by one of the great style houses, that is fun to drive, easy to maintain. Whether this will remain the case in the future, who knows? Sounds like the US market is safe in keeping the X1/9 affordable, but European and Australasian markets are starting to creep up, but only for very good original examples.