Escort Cosworth Lux 1992 models (big turbo) were 25k new.
Mines going up for sale next year.
One owner, 29,000 miles, no mods. proper car and excellent provenance and history.
Major Auction houses tell me 50k back after commissions.
However my Jaguar XJS 5.3 V12 Convertible which I bought new in in 1989 for circa 48k is only worth 12k at the moment even though it has only covered 12,000 miles.
That is the problem with classic cars, you never know what they are going to be worth in 30 years time.
However the aforementioned Jag should come good in any other 10 years time.
Not many cars that you can make a fast buck on unless there is a 2 year+ waiting list.