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Volt named collectable car of the future
Autobeat ^ | Dec 6th, 2011 | Friends of National Automotive History Collection

Posted on 12/09/2011 11:56:27 AM PST by TopDeadCenter

Volt Named 2011’s Collectible Car of Future Years from now General Motors Co.’s Chevrolet Volt extended-range hybrid sedan will be the most desirable North American-made model from the 2011 model year, according to the Friends of the National Automotive History Collection in Detroit.

The group names a future collectible each year. Past winners, which have all been domestic brand cars, include the Chevy Camaro (2010), Ford Flex (2009), Dodge Challenger (2008), Dodge Viper SRT10 (2007), Pontiac Solstice (2006), Ford Mustang (2005) and Chrysler 300 (2004). The honor was first bestowed on the Buick Riviera and Oldsmobile Aurora in 1995.

The NAHC calls itself the world’s largest public archive of automotive books, manuals, photos and historic documents.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: car; gm; volt
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1 posted on 12/09/2011 11:56:33 AM PST by TopDeadCenter
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To: Red Badger

Ping.


2 posted on 12/09/2011 11:57:46 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: TopDeadCenter

Hey, what about my old 1973 fire-engine red Gremlin? Not on the list?


3 posted on 12/09/2011 11:59:08 AM PST by laweeks
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To: TopDeadCenter
Volt = Edsel
4 posted on 12/09/2011 12:00:23 PM PST by Wilum (Never loaded a nuke I didn't like)
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To: TopDeadCenter
Collectible only because of its novelty and soon-to-be obsolescence a la the Edsel.
5 posted on 12/09/2011 12:00:46 PM PST by re_nortex (DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
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To: laweeks

The Volt will collectible in the same way the Edsel and the Pinto are collectible.


6 posted on 12/09/2011 12:01:38 PM PST by willyd (your credibility deficit is screwing up my bs meter...)
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To: TopDeadCenter

The Modern Day Yugo. What do you call a Yugo with a flat tire? Totaled. What’s included in every Yugo owner’s manual? A bus schedule. What do you call a Yugo that breaks down after 100 miles? An overachiever. Why does the Yugo have a rear-window defroster? So you can keep your hands warm while you push it.


7 posted on 12/09/2011 12:03:33 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.~Admiral Yamamoto)
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To: Wilum
23 seconds! Miss it by that much. :-)


8 posted on 12/09/2011 12:03:52 PM PST by re_nortex (DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
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To: TopDeadCenter

All these pro-Volt stories have a certain Soviet flavor to them.


9 posted on 12/09/2011 12:04:00 PM PST by lacrew (Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
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To: TopDeadCenter

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.


10 posted on 12/09/2011 12:04:00 PM PST by JaguarXKE
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To: TopDeadCenter

“Buick Riviera and Oldsmobile Aurora in 1995”

do people actually collect these? LOL


11 posted on 12/09/2011 12:05:56 PM PST by commonguymd (Freedom is a myth anymore it seems)
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To: TopDeadCenter

I was going to post this but was laughing too hard. You join today just to beat me to the punch?


12 posted on 12/09/2011 12:06:05 PM PST by jessduntno ("I love the man. I think he's a neat man." - Sen. Tom Coburn (R) about B. Hussein Obama)
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To: TopDeadCenter

There might be some sense to this ranking. So few are actually in existence, and of those, there will be a nubmer that don’t survive because of burning up.


13 posted on 12/09/2011 12:06:19 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: TopDeadCenter
Volt named collectable car of the future

Kinda like the Stanley Steamer. And just as viable in the market ;)
14 posted on 12/09/2011 12:06:52 PM PST by arderkrag (Georgia is God's Country. LOOKING FOR ROLEPLAYERS. Check Profile.)
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To: Army Air Corps

Collectible?
Yeah, like Beanie Babies.........................


15 posted on 12/09/2011 12:07:36 PM PST by Red Badger (Every child should have a meadow to play in..............)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Don’t forget those illegal immigrant ghettos where Yugos are frequently used in push-by shootings.


16 posted on 12/09/2011 12:07:55 PM PST by 19th LA Inf
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To: TopDeadCenter

The Edsel is a very collectible vehicle also.


17 posted on 12/09/2011 12:07:55 PM PST by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to preserve it.)
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To: TopDeadCenter

Right - See:http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/completelist/0,,1658545,00.html


18 posted on 12/09/2011 12:08:06 PM PST by SkyDancer ("If You Want To Learn To Love Better, You Should Start With A Friend Who You Hate")
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To: willyd
The Volt will collectible in the same way the Edsel and the Pinto are collectible.

I wonder if there are as many Volts on the road as there are currently licensed Edsels.

19 posted on 12/09/2011 12:08:28 PM PST by Wissa (Gone Galt)
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To: TopDeadCenter

Isn’t it about time someone shows up to tell us how wonderful a car the Volt is?

If it’s so valuable in the future, can we send them all there now?


20 posted on 12/09/2011 12:08:51 PM PST by chrisser (Starve the Monkeys!)
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