[rocket_surgeron]

My grandfather was embarrassed because his family had a Model T in the 1940s. 20 years after the end of their production they were seen as junk that only poor people drove. It was better than the buggy his family used but everyone else had nice cars.

Model T's USED to be destined for junkyards.

The few that escaped that fate are now collectibles.

The Yugo used to be what your parents bought for you (paying just a little bit more than the 286 laptop they also got for you) so that you could have something to drive when you went off to college.

The vast majority ended up in junkyards.

Now they are becoming collectible: https://carsandbids.com/auctions/Km2odWYp/1988-yugo-gv

My first car was a Karman Ghia that I paid $500 for in the 90s. It was seen as junk. The floor pans were rusting out and it would have cost way more than it was worth for the owner to fix it up so rain didn't spray into the cabin from underneath while driving. Looking at the prices they go for now I highly regret driving it until it thew a rod and then junking it.

Ford Escorts will be the same one day.

[mikestew]

Yugo: they sold for $4K new, so a 50% return on something I had to keep in the corner of the garage for 30 years is a pretty poor "investment". And that's assuming someone even wants it; just because it's for sale doesn't mean it's collectible. Model Ts are distinctly different, even in comparison to their younger brother the Model A. Yugos are just shitty versions of what you're driving now. I suspect one will find the same with Ford Escorts.