The question always arises: what cars are considered collectable? One way is to look at what Hagerty tracks with their valuation tools. For 1982 cars, the full list is below—I have added a few comments.
Alfa Romeo; GTV-6 hatchback coupe, Spyder convertible
Alpine; A310 coupe
Aston Martin; Lagonda sedan, V8 coupe and convertible
Avanti; Avanti II coupe
Bentley; Corniche convertible, Mulsanne sedan
Bitter; SC coupe
BMW; 320i coupe
Bristol; 412 convertible
Buick; Regal coupe, Riviera coupe and convertible
Cadillac; Cimarron sedan, DeVille coupe and sedan, Eldorado coupe, Fleetwood coupe and sedan, Seville sedan (yes, Hagerty really tracks the Cimarron)
Checker; Marathon sedan
Chevrolet; C10/K10 pickup truck, C10/K10 Blazer SUV, C10/K10 Suburban SUV, C20/K20 pickup truck, C20/K20 Suburban SUV, C30/K30 pickup truck, Camaro hatchback coupe, Corvette coupe, El Camino pickup truck
Chrysler; Imperial coupe
Clenet; SII convertible. SIII coupe and convertible
Datsun; 280ZX hatchback coupe
Delorean; DMC-12 coupe
DeTomaso; Deauville sedan, Pantera coupe
Dodge; Ramcharger SUV
Duesenberg; LaGrande convertible
Excalibur; Series IV convertible
Ferrari; 308 GTBi/GTSi coupe, 400i coupe, 512 BB coupe, Mondial coupe
Fiat; X1/9 coupe
Ford; Bronco SUV, F-100 pickup truck, F-150 pickup truck, F-250 pickup truck, F-350 pickup truck, GT40 coupe and convertible, Mustang hatchback coupe, Thunderbird coupe
GMC; C1500/K1500 pickup truck, C2500/K2500 pickup truck, C3500/K3500 pickup truck, Caballero pickup truck
Jaguar; XJ-S coupe
Jeep; Cherokee SUV, CJ-5 SUV, CJ-7 SUV, CJ-8 Scrambler pickup truck, Wagoneer SUV
Lamborghini; Countach coupe, Jalpa coupe
Lancia; Beta coupe, convertible, and station wagon, Gamma coupe and sedan
Lincoln; Continental sedan, Continental Mark VI coupe and sedan, Town Car sedan
Lotus; Esprit coupe
Maserati; Quattroporte III sedan
Matra; Murena coupe
Mazda; RX-7 hatchback coupe
Mercedes-Benz; 240D sedan, 300CD coupe, 300D sedan, 300SD sedan, 300TD station wagon, 380SEL sedan, 380SL convertible, 380SLC coupe
Morgan; 4/4 convertible, Plus 8 convertible
Panther; DeVille convertible and sedan, Kallista convertible
Peugeot; 504 convertible
Pontiac; Firebird hatchback coupe
Porsche; 911 coupe, 924 hatchback coupe, 928 hatchback coupe
Puma; GT coupe, GTC coupe and convertible
Renault; Fuego hatchback coupe
Rolls-Royce; Camargue coupe, Corniche I convertible, Phantom VI sedan, Silver Spirit sedan, Silver Spur sedan
Stutz; Bearcat convertible, Blackhawk coupe, IV-Porte sedan
Subaru: BRAT pickup truck
Toyota; Celica hatchback coupe, Land Cruiser SUV
TVR; 280i coupe and convertible
Hagerty casts a wide net, except when they don’t. Coupes are dominant—32% of 117 models listed with an additional 9% being hatchback coupes. Unsurprisingly, the rarest body style is a station wagon, at 2%.
Eighties Cars 