....."no it isn't....''
So now, apparently, it's not in 'everyones' interest......? Although I note your use of 'regular' models......whatever that means in a world of personalised and modified Zs ?
Wth has value to do with use ?
Have people stopped racing in valuable cars ?
https://www.goodwood.com/grr/event-...018/8/most-expensive-motor-race-in-the-world/
Have people stopped using them on the streets ? My wife drives everyday of the week to work and back in her 280Z. Yes, it drinks more and of more expensive fuel than her Audi A3 but the pleasure outweighs costs.
Friday I picked up my daughter from college in mine....these are not museum pieces, we're agreed upon that and even limited-mileage policies allow for several thousand per year without penalty so why should a higher value restrict use ?
I doubt the 'club' has an official response, why should they? They're here because they like the cars. not to drive prices up.
'they' ? Who are 'they ? A club is an association of people.
I didn't suggest the club were here to manipulate prices up or down but there should be an official view !
But the club IS here to promote the marque, promotion means exposition amonst other things and seen becomes coveted - that's why the young love our cars - they've seen them and in games and on the net !
How do high prices promote "exclusivity and rarity"? This is a non-sequitur.
'Exclusivity' is a subjective concept whilst 'Rarity' is a finite definition of examples made & examples still extant. Rising prices are a consequence of requirement vs availability, and do not in themselves influence said requirement and availability. It's the same situation as with truffles, van Gogh artworks and Georgian townhouses in Central London. All of these things are perfectly accessible if you have enough money to pay for them, and go along with the idea of them being 'worth it'.
I don't see any "new Z era". It just sounds like some kind of Cillit Bang! style marketing slogan. There is some fresh 'newbie' interest and attention for the S30-series marque (largely driven by the likes of Instagram and YouTube) but still the same old USA-centric narrative, lack of understanding with regard to the history and significance, and a strong and lasting bias toward non-period modernising/customising and here today, gone tomorrow fads.
"All of these things are perfectly accessible if
you have enough money to pay for them, and go along with the idea of them being 'worth it'" Rarity promotes exclusivity - only for those who can and are willing to pay for it.
"There is some fresh 'newbie' interest and attention for the S30-series marque" I'm guessing your term of 'newbie' is your antonym for 'old-fart' ? What you're omitting is that there is a LOT of new interest and that is from all ages which is great for the marque 'cos old-farts die off and we need new blood to own these cars and look after them in the future. New owners wheether they be young, middle-aged or otherwise equals a new Z era - before they were on the fringe of the Classic car world, now they're in your face which, imo is some 'awesome'
and well-overdue recognition of their and Nissans' brilliance.
There still is the same old USA narrative and it's because,
unlike most other models, no-one with the knowledge and facts has come forward in the Anglo-Saxon world aside from Brian Long and he's a journalist, not a long-passionnant S30 fan and owner.
I just think it is sad that inaccessibility creeps in to these things. Fewer people get to experience them, and more will tend to disappear - collectors and wealthier owners don't often tend to really share their ownership so to speak.
It's just irksome that project cars and those with demonstrable issues are having asking prices attached to them that are, IMO, increasingly inflated and out of step with what they really should be worth when one considers the work necessary to get a good vehicle out of them.
If you really want to see eye-watering rises, spend some time looking at the prices attached to various classic Nissans in Japan now. That's why my latest toy is a Toyota! They haven't quite taken off yet like Zs and Skylines, but the trend is obvious.
Don't know about you chaps but if I have an opportunity to take someone for a ride in my Z - I do so, same at shows, bums on seats - let them see the view and feel the wheel; simply put - share the experience.
There will always be the rather selfish 'collector' who hides his car away - his loss too as these were conceived to be driven - THAT's where the pleasure is, outdoors. But most owners use theirs in varying degrees over a 12x month period. Perhaps not frequently, perhaps for 1x long run in one go...
Toys haven't taken off - are you kidding ?
https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1963052542.htm
https://www.anibis.ch/fr/automobiles-voitures de tourisme--x/x--36069373.aspx
https://www.carforyou.ch/fr/auto/x/x/x/x-1965790
https://www.leparking.fr/voiture-occasion/toyota-celica.html