The question often arises: what eighties cars that were available in the United States are considered collectible? One way is to look at the slowly expanding list what Hagerty tracks with their valuation tools. For 1983 vehicles, the current full list is below—as usual, I have added a few comments in parens.
Alfa Romeo; GTV-6 hatchback coupe, Spyder convertible
Alpine; A310 coupe
Aston Martin; Lagonda sedan, V8 coupe and convertible
Audi; GT hatchback coupe, Quattro hatchback coupe
Avanti; Avanti II coupe
Bentley; Corniche convertible, Mulsanne sedan
Bertone; X1/9 coupe
Bitter; SC coupe
BMW; 320i coupe (why no 633Csi or 733i?)
Bristol; 412 convertible
Buick; Regal T-Type coupe, Riviera coupe and convertible
Cadillac; Cimarron sedan, DeVille coupe and sedan, Eldorado coupe, Fleetwood coupe and sedan, Seville 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, El Camino pickup truck, Monte Carlo coupe (no 1983 Corvettes, of course)
Chrysler; Imperial coupe
Clenet; SIII coupe and convertible
Datsun; 280ZX hatchback coupe
Delorean; DMC-12 coupe
DeTomaso; Deauville sedan, Pantera coupe
Dodge; Ramcharger SUV
Excalibur; Series IV convertible
Ferrari; 308 GTBi/GTSi coupe, 400i coupe, 512 BB coupe, Mondial coupe and convertible
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 and convertible, Thunderbird coupe
GMC; C1500/K1500 pickup truck, C2500/K2500 pickup truck, C3500/K3500 pickup truck, Caballero pickup truck
Jaguar; XJ6 sedan, 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 and station wagon, Gamma coupe and sedan
Land Rover; Defender SUV, Range Rover SUV
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; 230G SUV, 230GE SUV, 240D sedan, 240 GD SUV, 280 GE SUV, 300CD coupe, 300D sedan, 300GD SUV, 300SD sedan, 300TD station wagon, 380SEC coupe, 380SEL sedan, 380SL convertible (so, basically the entire 1983 Mercedes-Benz line)
Morgan; 4/4 convertible, Plus 8 convertible
Oldsmobile; Cutlass Hurst coupe
Panther; DeVille convertible and sedan, Kallista convertible
Peugeot; 504 convertible
Pininfarina; Azzura convertible
Pontiac; Firebird hatchback coupe
Porsche; 911 coupe and convertible, 928 hatchback coupe, 944 hatchback coupe
Puma; GT coupe, GTC coupe and convertible
Renault; Fuego hatchback coupe, R5 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 (why just the BRAT?)
Toyota; Celica Supra hatchback coupe, Land Cruiser SUV
TVR; 280i coupe and convertible
Volkswagen; GTI hatchback coupe
Hagerty casts a wide net with their valuation tools, except when they don’t—the only BMW listed is the 320i. Coupes are dominant; 29% of 129 models listed with an additional 11% being hatchback coupes. Unsurprisingly, the rarest body style is a station wagon, at 2%. I have covered seven of the 1983 vehicles they track.
Eighties Cars 