• 10 Modern Collectible Cars – Hottest Modern Collectible Cars

    Posted date:  March 29, 2011  |  No comment

    A lime-green 1971 Plymouth Barracuda custom two-door coupe sold for $308,000 last month at the Barrett-Jackson auctions in Scottsdale, Ariz.

    Another derivative of the model, the 1971 HemiCuda convertible, fetched more than $2 million in 2007.

    Here’s a list of modern collectible cars:

    Dodge Challenger

    This photo shows the 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 Inaugural Edition. The Drag Pak edition brings back the old saying “there’s no replacement for displacement” when you find out there is an 8.4 liter V10 under the hood. What is even more intriguing is that this truly is a factory-built drag car with a basic interior, manual steering, roll cage, safety harness and two-speed transmission. It has a limited audience now, which will make the few remaining survivors very attractive in 20 years.

    Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible

    Camaro lovers waited a long time for the new Camaro that came out in 2009. This year, open air lovers can have all the fun packed into the 400-horsepower SS.

    BMW 335 IS

    The s in IS stands for sport, meaning an already sporty car benefits from a host of additional factory tuning and options geared toward making it even sportier car. Because BMW steadfastly sticks to rear-wheel drive, track-minded enthusiasts will find this car fun, but it won’t punish them as a daily driver.

    Cadillac CTS-V Coupe

    The CTS-V Coupe debuted at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The luxury sports coupe will have the same 556-horsepower supercharged V-8 engine as the CTS-V sedan, as well as Magnetic Ride Control, racing-bred Brembo brakes and an available automatic transmission with paddle-shift control.

    Fiat 500

    Fiat’s return to the United States for the first time since the Reagan administration means real competition for the Mini. Americans are finally warming up to the idea of premium-priced small cars and the 500 has all the makings of a winner. Think of it as a SMART car for people who actually enjoy driving.

    Honda CR-Z

    The Honda CRX (1983-1991) is one of the best-loved Hondas ever and is still enjoyed by track enthusiasts, which accounts for the complete shortage of clean used ones. Honda is attempting to rekindle that same feeling in a new socially responsible way with the new CR-Z, the first hybrid with a six-speed manual transmission.

    Mini Countryman

    It isn’t too often that a four-door car makes our list. Why does this one? Besides being new from Mini, it comes with optional all-wheel-drive. Anyone who knows how fun Minis are to drive is probably dying to take one of these—outfitted with the turbo engine and John Cooper Works package—on the closest curvy mountain road.

    Porsche Boxster Spyder

    The Boxster has been the recipient of polarized reviews. People either love them or loath them. We happen to like the 2011 Spyder version. It is a lighter, more agile version of the regular Boxster and an affordable mid-engine car compared with many other players in this same field.

    Infiniti IPL G37

    Infiniti is one of the few car makers bothering to offer a factory-tuned sport version of an existing luxury model. Did we mention how much we like factory cars that have a true dual exhaust system and the option for a manual transmission?

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