1994 Toyota Supra Turbo
1994 Toyota Supra Turbo | Toyota

If only you had a nickel for every time yous heard "I'm saving that. It'due south going to be worth something someday." You'd probably be rich. The person saving? Well, they'd likely exist stuck with junk. Everything might exist worth something to someone, only generally, it'south rarely as valuable as it is when it'south brand new. Talk to anyone who paid full cost for a plasma TV, or a Microsoft Zune, or an Apple Newton; some things are only duds, and there'due south no way effectually it.

It's pretty much the same in the automotive world. If you paid summit dollar for a Hummer H2 or Cadillac XLR 10 years ago, you lot're never, e'er going to get what you put into it. But at to the lowest degree hither, there's a glimmer of hope because with each passing yr, a new group of models unofficially passes over from used car to collectible condition, and overnight, an embarrassing older auto tin go the darling of the modern classics ready.

We looked at the phenomenon as it was in 2015, when the Ferrari Testarossa doubled in value, and vintage Porsche 911s sold in December for an average 154% more than they had been in January. Now that a new year's day is upon u.s.a., classic car insurance powerhouse Hagerty has picked a new 10 for 2017, and it's one interesting list. Ranging from common sporty cars to vintage iron to the already unobtainable, these 10 are a virtual lock to make their owners money should they decide to sell this yr.

1. 1997–2004 Chevrolet Corvette

2001 Corvette Z06
2001 Corvette Z06 | Chevrolet

The C5 Corvette is an odd duck. On the 1 hand, it offered 50/l weight distribution, the then-new LS1 V8, and a 175 mile per hour top speed. On the other hand, its styling has ever been … polarizing, its interior is about equally nice as a Chevy Cavalier of like vintage, and fit-and-finish is almost laughably bad. As a result, most C5s take languished at effectually the $10K marking for the better part of a decade, confounding that weird old guy on your block who keeps his under a comprehend and swears that it'south going to exist worth something someday.

Well, 2017 could be the C5'due south breakout yr. It's likely at the bottom of its depreciation curve, and it's becoming as well much of a functioning machine bargain to ignore anymore. Go for a clean, well-documented Z06 with its distinctive fixed-roof coupe torso style. We doubtfulness you'll be disappointed should you determine to sell it in another 5 years.

2. 1966–1977 Ford Bronco

1966 Ford Bronco
1966 Ford Bronco | Ford

Fifty-fifty if you're remotely interested in classics, y'all've probably noticed that the first-generation Ford Bronco is having a major moment right at present. Ford's compact iv×four has always had a major cult following, but in 2017, yous can expect prices to break out and get from steep to near-unobtainable. If yous're looking for a winter project, snap upwards that rusty Bronco on Craigslist at present and restore information technology over the side by side few months. You're likely to make a tidy profit come springtime.

iii. 1971–1972 Contrivance Challenger

1971 Dodge Challenger
1971 Dodge Challenger | Dodge

In 2015, Contrivance refreshed it mod-solar day Challenger to look more similar its 1971 antecedent. We can't say for sure that this had everything to practise with a renewed interest in Dodge's E-Trunk muscle automobile, but it probably didn't hurt. Thanks to its relative scarcity compared to Ford and GM'southward contemporary models, Challengers accept ever been pricey. In 2017, they'll only get more so.

4. 1968–1970 Dodge Charger

1968 Dodge Charger
1968 Dodge Charger | Dodge

The '68-'70 Charger is the most sinister-looking of all '60s-era muscle cars, and best remembered as the ride of the baddies in Bullitt. Earlier the 2008 crash, Charger values were through the roof. Today, they're back at a five-year loftier, and information technology looks like that trend is going to go on for a while.

5. 1993–1998 Toyota Supra Turbo

1994 Toyota Supra Turbo
1994 Toyota Supra Turbo | Toyota

Different the C5 Corvette, the Mark Iv Toyota Supra Turbo hitting the bottom of its depreciation curve when nobody was looking and has been on the rebound e'er since. Also many non-turbo models (and even a few turbos) have fallen victim to the tuner fad of the early on 2000s, then make clean examples (especially with a manual transmission) have consistently fetched around $40K for a while now. Expect to the original Acura NSX as precedent: After years of hovering just out of reach for about fans, the Supra Turbo is ready to skyrocket in value, regardless of status.

6. 2003–2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS

2005 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
2005 Porsche 911 GT3 RS | Porsche

The GT3 RS was Porsche's lightweight, rail-focused 911 that blended modern racing technology with Porsche competition heritage. Just a few hundred were made, and none were sold in North America. These 911s have never really depreciated, simply for the Porschephile who has everything, they'll be willing to pay whatever it takes to state 1 of these in 2017.

7. 1970 Plymouth Route Runner Superbird

1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird
1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird | Michael Furman/RM Sothebys

Dorsum in 1970, Plymouth'south NASCAR 200 mile per hr homologation special was so unpopular that unsold models sabbatum unsold for years before frustrated dealers hacked off their noses and wings and sold them as ordinary Route Runners. Today, the average Superbird sells for around a quarter million dollars. That'southward only going to increase in 2017.

eight. 2000–2006 BMW M3

BMW E46 M3
BMW E46 M3 | BMW

For those in the know, the E46 M3 has e'er ranked as one of the best M-cars of all time. While the previous E36 car was considered sacrilegious for its criminally detuned engine (compared to European market cars), available sedan body, and automatic manual, the E46 was seen as BMW's render to form. Available every bit either a coupe or convertible, the E46 offered a 333 equus caballus 3.2 liter straight six, a fantastic chassis, and some of the best driving dynamics of its era. While nigh have languished at used-auto prices for the past few years, that's likely to change very quickly. If you lot're in the marketplace for one, snap information technology upwardly now while you can however beget it. It might be a very different story in a year.

9. 2003–2006 Contrivance Viper

2003 Dodge Viper
2003 Dodge Viper | Dodge

We just don't know what nosotros have until its gone. The Viper is sadly no more, which means the ones that already be (and the ones that haven't spun headlong into oblivion) will only increase in value. The 1992–'02 offset-generation cars have already begun their ascension to collector status, just so far, the angular second-generation automobile has been largely overlooked. Information technology may not take the almost elegant simplicity of the original, but for a no-frills, brutally fast V10-powered American car, it's difficult to ignore whatsoever Viper. Starting in 2017, expect collectors to brainstorm noticing them in a big way.

10. 2003 Ferrari Enzo

2003 Ferrari Enzo
2003 Ferrari Enzo | Ferrari

How does a one-of-400 hypercar that sold out before it entered production, had a sticker price of nearly $700K, and represented the top of automotive engineering science age? Very gracefully, it turns out. Back in 2003, you could've bought stock, or you could take establish a way to go a Ferrari Enzo. Today, they change easily for effectually $2.3 one thousand thousand. In 2017, they're primed to sell for fifty-fifty more.