The Ford Barn

Flathead Fever · 12-15-2024, 10:21 PM

I invested in both stocks and old cars. A Shelby '66 GT-350 in 1982 for $8000.00 and about a dozen "project" cars since then, I stall have all of them. I'm not good at selling stuff. I'd say after all these years the stocks are winning the value race. Some of my cars aren't worth any more than they were 10-years-ago. I buy old Fords because I like them, if they make money that's a good thing but it's not what's important to me. You have to do both, buy stocks or some other type of investment for your retirement but also buy things that make you smile for your "now" years. I was a mechanic for the phone company, so I wasn't rich, I just split my spare money between buying what I liked and investing for my retirement years.

12-15-2024, 10:21 PM	#10
Flathead Fever Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 1,360	Re: 23 year old engineer invested in a 1931 Ford Model A instead of stocks. And WON! I invested in both stocks and old cars. A Shelby '66 GT-350 in 1982 for $8000.00 and about a dozen "project" cars since then, I stall have all of them. I'm not good at selling stuff. I'd say after all these years the stocks are winning the value race. Some of my cars aren't worth any more than they were 10-years-ago. I buy old Fords because I like them, if they make money that's a good thing but it's not what's important to me. You have to do both, buy stocks or some other type of investment for your retirement but also buy things that make you smile for your "now" years. I was a mechanic for the phone company, so I wasn't rich, I just split my spare money between buying what I liked and investing for my retirement years. Last edited by Flathead Fever; 12-15-2024 at 10:30 PM.