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Hey guys.. just a general question... I'm thinking of keeping my 33 s2 in storage for about 30 years. Is it going to be worth anything by then? Any potential problems that could occur to the car during that time?

This is more of a ' I wanna dose in 30 years time and be unique by not driving a electric piece of junk' moment

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It would need to go into a car cacoon or zero oxygen & mositure atmosphere. Otherwise it will just rot and rust.

As to what it will be worth - look at the early 70's XY fords. The GTHO & GT are worth alot, as for the base models - although they have increased in price over there original value, not enough to really make the effort worthwhile.

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how about "buy heaps of rat bait, cause they gonna nibble the shit outta your car"

Does that work? ;)

Sounds better than preserving one's mother-in-law in formalin and putting her on the mantlepiece.

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It would need to go into a car cacoon or zero oxygen & mositure atmosphere. Otherwise it will just rot and rust.

As to what it will be worth - look at the early 70's XY fords. The GTHO & GT are worth alot, as for the base models - although they have increased in price over there original value, not enough to really make the effort worthwhile.

if they are in the right condition with matching numbers, etc. but there is also a lot less of them.

as for whether a skyline would be worth anything in 30 years, taking into account inflation, storage costs, etc, i doubt it will be worth anything, unless it is a rare model. and it would have to be in relatively standard condition.

having said that, the way things are going with cars, a 30 year old skyline wiill be like 30 year old cars now. nice, but slow by todays standards. most of the hot hatches of today will give a skyline a run for their money, and leave a 30 year old muscle car for dead (unless it has serious work done)

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