By John Mayhead
Back in 2010, I remember reading about a brand-new currency called ‘Bitcoins’, then trading at about $0.01 each. I briefly dallied with the idea of buying £50 worth of them, but then forgot about it and went back to the much more interesting job of looking at classic cars for sale on the internet. As a result, I’m now not £136m richer but I have had an interesting collection of cars in the last few years, so I suppose that’s OK.
In fact, there are some similarities between the current Bitcoin ‘goldrush’ and the value of classic cars. Since 2009, when Bitcoin was launched, there has been a surge in the value of many classic vehicles and some people have gained an excellent return for their investment. So, just as a bit of fun, I decided to give myself a copy of the 2017 Hagerty Price Guide, £200,000 to spend, and in Back to the Future style return to 2009 and the era of Gordon Brown, swine flu and the separation of Peter Andre and Katie Price. Here are a few of the classics I would buy.
Ferrari Dino 246 GTS
Value in 2009: £100,000
Hagerty Price Guide value in 2017: £300,000
Increase since 2009: 200%