These cars were really fabulous in their time and still are today. The 3 on the tree cars are especially neat. They tore up Nascar back then. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...STRK:MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=110206201165&rd=1
It seems that the late '30s to '54 get left out. You have a group that collects the early cars '20s til mid 30s. Than the whole pontoon fender generation from late '30s to '54 get little play. '55 up seems to start the collecting. Why is it the pontoon fender cars seems so cheap?
No doubt about that, there was a huge change around 1955 in all the cars (some the year before), led by the 55 Chev. The convertibles in this fat fender era are megabuck cars as are some of the classics (Continentals, woodies, etc.). It's interesting, though, that cars like Model A's and T's as well as 55-57 Tbirds, 56-57 Continental MarkII, etc. haven't really been good investments for a long time. They're only cheap in stock condition. They don't really make great cruisers as built but street rods from that group command the biggest $$$ and make some of the best ones. I love the fat fender cars.....even the 4 door ones. Certain models appeal to certain people though. I'm all Oldsmobile now, but have no use for any Oldsmobile older than 1949, or newer than the RWD B and G bodies. These stick shift cars do bring a whole lot more bucks than the automatics, and are much more fun to drive.
