{"id":371068,"date":"2016-02-17T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=91816"},"modified":"2024-01-09T02:41:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T02:41:57","slug":"opinions-on-the-classic-car-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/opinions-on-the-classic-car-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinions on the Classic Car Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>Where do you think the classic car market is headed? Up, down or sideways? Hoping for a big correction? Does it even matter?<\/p>\n<p>Our February 11th <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.aweber.com\/sportscardigest\/EEUPC\/h\/Sports_Car_Digest_Weekly_.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">editorial<\/a> asked readers to submit their viewpoint on the current direction of the classic car market. Are the markets overheating similar to the pictured 1953 Ferrari 340 Mexico Vignale Berlinetta, have global economic headwinds finally taken their toll on classic cars or are recent results a simple case of too much (low-quality) supply? 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