Doug:
We're on the same wavelength although I can show that my firearms/militaria investments have certainly outperformed my IRAs. As a matter of fact I'd be way ahead if I'd just bought and put away nice Lugers for example over the years.
As a car buff as well as a firearms buff I have been surprised at just how well classic and muscle cars have held up through the difficult financial times we are currently experiencing.
The Corvette I posted above isn't old enough to have gone up in value but it's no longer depreciating either. There's not very many vehicles you can own and drive regularly that aren't going down in value every day. Additionally my insurance company treats it as an antique so my annual premium is $165 and the State no longer requires smog testing. Not all bad for a car that still looks good and gets 25MPG as long as I keep my foot off the floor.
Jim
