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I’m working on my 1940s vintage cars, thinking how simple the mechanics are, and then looking over at my GX 460. It’s so packed with technology that it takes high-priced equipment and a skilled technician to diagnose a problem. There’s tons of stuff to break on it, and I can’t imagine it still running decades down the road.


So what’s the future of collector vehicles? Will any of today’s Lexus models be sought-after classics decades from now?

NickTee

The LFA will probably make it, but I doubt any of the rest will.

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

Depends on the purpose of the collector.

If they collect as an investment, the LFA for sure.

But if they collect for historic relevance, then the 1989 LS400, 1998 GS400, 2002 SC430, 2006 RX400h, 2008 LS600hL, and 2012 LFA are all collectible.

Hoovey689

iTrader: (16)

LFA, F vehicles, future Lexus coupes, Pebble Beach edition SC430's

edit: IS300 Sportcross perhaps

GFerg

currently I say, LS400, 1SC, IS300 Sport cross, and LFA.

Aron9000

If Lexus had offered a car with the turbocharged 1JZ-GTE or 2JZ-GTE then I'd say yes. As of right now, there isn't a Lexus old enough to be a "collector" car.

I could maybe see the SC300/SC400 in 10-20 years being collectible, right now they're a popular car to mod because Supra prices are insane and this is what people can afford if they want a turbocharged rocket ship.

RNM GS3

Besides LFA which makes the list obviously, my picks would be:

1st Gen LS400 / 1st gen SC400 / 1st gen RX300 / 2nd Gen GS400 - these were some of the very best cars at the time of their introduction in Luxury and Performance.

LS600h possibly depends on how hybrids are seen in future.
ISF possibly depends if F brand will be around in 25-50yrs

NickTee

An RX300 is a classic just like the Dodge Caravan, huh?

RNM GS3

RX300 created the Crossover segment which is now the most popular segment in the Auto Industry.
The vehicle has true historical significance for the whole industry not to mention the Lexus brand itself. Also styling and packaging wise - it was well before its time.

Will it be pursued by auto enthusiasts - probably not, but the original ones may have historic value in the future.....

Toys4RJill

LFA and LS for sure. Maybe the LX470

mmarshall

Maybe the LFA and/or the 2Gen SC430 with its superb interior and power-folding hardtop (still got yours, Andrew?), but I don't see any other production Lexus models making the collector-car list.

Fizzboy7

It's mostly going to be the first cars Lexus sold when the company got started. The original LS, SC, and I'd say way down the road, even the first ES. Most of those ES's are pretty thrashed by now, so finding an all original one would be a spectacle.

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

LFA, ISF, RCF, GSF. Just not many of those are going to be made. One day the world is going to realize they miss V8s when CAFE standards kill them

Byprodrive

iTrader: (1)

No, old luxury car is a confliction of terms!

T0ked

iTrader: (2)

The only Lexus that is guaranteed to be a collector car is the LFA. It's already a collector car since only 500 were ever made and it's such an exceptional automobile. No other car will be because outside the US, it is regularly panned. And in the US, while being nice cars, are more a commodity than anything else. The possible exception might be the very first LS model. Also maybe the 1gen SC300 with a manual because they are so rare and the whole 2JZ powerplant, but that's a long shot. Rare does not equal collectible.