Affordable investment cars are lucrative things, as keeping a car on the road is often an expensive pasttime for anything which can even be considered a classic.
Analyst organisation CAP HPI has compiled a list of the most promising future classics on the market, with the cars available from as little as £1650 on PistonHeads.
Take a look at this year’s hottest future classics below.
Ten most affordable future classics:
10. Westfield
Westfield’s Lotus Seven-like models have always been the also-ran of the lightweight segment, with rival Caterham grabbing headlines consistently with volume of models.
But, as we explained recently, Westfield has been working away quietly, with unlikely projects in autonomous pods, and a mid-engined sports car on the way next year.
Westfields can be had from as little as £6000 on PistonHeads, so snap them up before prices start to rocket.
Find out more: Westfield to build new mid-engined £30k sports car in 2018
9. Vauxhall VX220
Another lightweight sportster due to gain value, the VX220 was Vauxhall’s rival to the Lotus Elise. It never quite reached the same level of success as the Lotus Elise, hence the lack of follow-up model.
Vauxhall’s loss is the used buyer’s game, though, as the model’s scarcity, barely aged looks and still razor-sharp dynamics mean it’s looked back upon fondly.
The lowest-priced VX220 on PistonHeads right now is less than £9000, and it won’t be long before the cheapest you can get is at least five figures.
Find out more: Used cars buying guide: Vauxhall VX220
8. Peugeot 205 GTi
Described by some as the greatest hot hatch there’s ever been, and widely revered as a pinnacle for Peugeot, the 205 GTi was available as either a 1.6-litre or a 1.9-litre.
As the oldest car on the list, numbers are dwindling - latest figures suggest there’s as little as 1400 left on the road.
It’s been in serious demand for quite a while too, so prices are already spiking. The cheapest non-project example on PistonHeads right now is £4250, so won’t be around for long.
Find out more: Ford Fiesta XR2i vs Peugeot 205 GTi - Throwback Thursday
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Alfa gtv, lovely, always
Alfa gtv, lovely, always fancied one, as I have a fiat coupe. Ford puma must be another, original 1.7 version, fast fords always seem to do well as classics and these are so cheap now. I like older again though, until recently I ran a porsche 924, amazing fun to drive, moderately cheap to run and cheap to buy, though prices are rising, My kids got too big for the back seats so I bought a modern, wish I could afford both. Also have a penchant for 80s/90s volvos.
Never usually appeal to me
80'so pugs are so elegant. 205 obvious but next time you see a 405 or a 309...Probably in Europe....take time to digest the design. Lovely. C6 is delicious especially from the rear...I generally do not favour French cars! Nissan cube is a fabulous design...check out the headlining, the fact boring vw buying brits shunned it cements it as a classic asymmetric design icon. Ultra durable too. DO NOT TOUCH the audi v6...rubbish engine with timing chain issues...Engine out job.
The Cube you show is the
The Cube you show is the hideously revised pugly version, definitely not a collectible now or ever. The first Cube was at least as the designer intended.