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The vintage car, a sure investment?

If you ask professor David Foot, demographer at the University of Toronto and author of Boom, Bust and Echo, a study on the influence of demography and the baby boom on our daily lives, he'll say it's all about demographics.

  • The Chevrolet 409 dragster, the "fastest 409 in the world," presented at Barrett-Jackson's.
  • A symphony in red: a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air ($41,800) and a 1957 Buick Roadmaster convertible ($75,250) at RM Auctions.
  • A 1949 Buick Roadmaster convertible featuring imposing chromed teeth, sold at RM for $66,000.
  • A classic 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS convertible, unsold at Gooding & Co. at $340,000. True, it was the last auction of the day.
  • When the automobile doubled as art: a 5-seat 1931 Cadillac V12 Phaeton ($134,750 at RM).
  • At RM Auctions, a rare 1954 International R-140 4x4 family pickup truck ($143,000) accompanied by a beautiful 1957 Mercedes 300 SL roadster (unsold at $430,000).

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The vintage car, a sure investment?

If you ask professor David Foot, demographer at the University of Toronto and author of Boom, Bust and Echo, a study on the influence of demography and the baby boom on our daily lives, he'll say it's all about demographics.