Will cars like this ever truly become classics like 60s Mustangs? I just can't see it

Will cars like this ever truly become classics like 60s Mustangs? I just can't see it...

if the designers did something other than put on those stupid fake scoops then yes, they would. but unfortunately 1972-2004 Ford Mustangs (aside from a select few) are all ugly and look cheap and ungainly.

But the scoops make the car aesthetic

To me the scoops aren't as big of a sin as the stock ride height, wheel style, and wheel fitment.

They aged very poorly. That Honda in the background looks better than that generation of mustang.

The mustang is only a classic because of Boomer nostalgia. It was common, decent (but not great), and well-priced.

Also, Boomers in their youth were the first generation to obsess over uniqueness and individual expression (those goddamn snowflakes), and the Mustang had far more factory and dealer options for customizing than was common at the time.

I think the rarer models will hold value and even continue to rise. I'm talking Mach 1's, the new edge Bullitt, and Terminators.

Otherwise these cars came out of a time where they were covered in non-functional aesthetics, boring wheels except for the top premium options, and a super bland non-iconic interior.

The main value will be these chassis as I see them as remaining to be a great viable racing chassis for a long time. They are before the modern era of big boat-like cars loaded with electronics and safety equipment but are new enough to utilize more modern chassis equipment with less modification.

It's why you see so many of these cars being swapped with every kind of motor for drag racing. It's easy to set them up and make them work. People like the way they look on the exterior too.

Outside of that, I don't think it'll become a collector classic in the way that a 2000 Mustang GT base left all original and stock will have as much value in 40 years as a 67 mustang did 40 years later - if that all makes sense.

Cobras and Mach 1s are slowly pulling in prices already. Nitpicking a shit cared for example as picture screams 'no'

i like this generation of mustangs, even more than the recent one. but i am euro so tf do i know.

tfw no foxbody