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Your mom’s Supra. Your older Vegas Auction, which also set
brother’s Nissan. The popular a world auction record with its
guy in high school’s ride. The $36,300 sale.
cheer captain’s convertible. Fast Among the other desirable JDM
& Furious icons. These may all vehicles gaining popularity over
sound like answers to a category recent years at Barrett-Jackson
on the “Family Feud” game show, is the Datsun 240Z. A 1972
but they also fit the description Datsun 240Z sold in 2019
of cars you will see at the Future at the Scottsdale Auction for
Collector Car Show, January 22 $67,100; recently the same car
on the Polo Field at WestWorld brought in $88,000 at the 2022
during the Barrett-Jackson 2023 Houston Auction. While this
Scottsdale Auction. COMING example is considered a Resto-

FCCS serves as a manifestation Mod since it is powered by a
GM LS V8 engine with over 400
first installment in the Fast & IN HOT examples remains strong.
of burgeoning trends within
horsepower, love for original
the automotive industry,
particularly when it comes to
During the 2019 Las Vegas
the sport compact segment
of vehicles. Thanks to the
Auction, a 1972 Datsun 240Z
Furious movie franchise, the crossed the block for $23,100;
the sale was followed by
sport compact scene became SEE FUTURE TRENDS COME TO LIFE AT FCCS another 1972 example at the
mainstream and brought 2021 Las Vegas Auction for
vehicles no one in the United $33,000, with yet another 1972
States had really heard of or seen, like the R34 Nissan model eclipsing it, selling for $34,100. An additional
Skyline and S15 Nissan Silvia, into the limelight. To this JDM marque gaining significant attention is the Acura
day, these two examples remain forbidden fruit due to NSX. In 2019 at the Las Vegas Auction a 1992 model sold
the country’s infamous “25-year import rule.” for $29,700, followed by the sale of another 1992 NSX at
the 2022 Las Vegas Auction for $58,300.
That said, time is running out on this rule and some
vehicles previously unattainable in the U.S. due to the Those in attendance at FCCS on the Polo Field at
Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act of 1988 – WestWorld will be able to enjoy a variety of vehicles
which banned the import of vehicles under 25 years old ranging from highly modified custom builds to original
that didn’t comply with American safety and emissions and incredibly preserved rides like those mentioned
regulations – are starting to arrive. One such vehicle, a above. Vehicles on the show field will also range from
1996 Toyota Chaser Tourer V, became legal to import JDM and European marques to modern muscle and
into the United States in January 2022 and will be seen everything in between, effectively creating an experience
on the show field at FCCS. where generations of vehicle owners can find common
While Fast & Furious is the easiest to point to and say, ground in their love of future collectibles.
“Look what it did for car culture,” influencers are also To identify other future collector cars outside of the Fast
playing a hand in further popularizing some of the & Furious movies, those that may not have been on
more mundane vehicles already in the United States. posters hanging up in children’s rooms 20 or 30 years
For example, Tyler Hoover, a “Barrett-Jackson LIVE” ago, all one has to do is attend the Future Collector Car
on-air commentator and popular American YouTuber Show and see for themselves where younger enthusiasts
with more than 1.4 million followers on his “Hoovie’s are pouring their passion. This family-friendly, one-day,
Garage” channel, sold his 1990 Mazda MX5 Miata concours-style event, presented by Meguiar’s, features
convertible at the 2022 Houston Auction for a new vehicles that best represent the future of the collector
world auction record sale price of $27,500. KARR, car hobby, with the goal of celebrating the cars we love
another popular YouTuber with over 30,000 subscribers, today and the future collectibles of tomorrow.
offered his internet-famous 1999 Mazda Miata custom – Nicole Ellan James
convertible, better known as “Hell Kitty,” at the 2019 Las

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