Nice bit of "getting back to thread" there!
It will be interesting to see if last minute bidding wars push the price into silly territory, even in this recession. It is interesting that, as in the last recession, classic car prices have generally held up better than many standard investments, apart from high prestige cars. Last time E Type Jags, AC Cobras, classic Ferraris etc had gone way through the roof and they plummeted, but the more down-to-earth classics (including micros) held on better.
Who would have thought 30 years ago how high the prices would go. When I was at college in the 70s I used to look in Exchange and Mart and regularly saw Heinkel/Trojans, Messershmitts and Isettas going for £10-£20; several times I nearly bought one. Back then a banger with MOT would be from about £40, so I guess £10 would be about equivalent to £100 these days, so we are talking of around ONE THOUSAND TIMES more valuable today.
There you are folks, 2 whole paragraphs of words, and not a single mention of Tunnocks Tea Cakes, and nothing about lovely North Staffs Oatcakes !