Does anyone believe Blackwood prices have bottomed out? Are they going up from here or moving down a bit more?

 

Markets can be finicky, but to me, logic would dictate that a low manufactured numbered vehicle such as ours, would have to rise in value eventually, as their numbers duindle due to accidents & way high milage. This would especially apply to the low milage ones like your's & mine (24k), as long as the milage stays way low. The way high milage ones will be worth their weight in gold later on when parts are scarse, (man, they are already scarse". I have to laugh when I see some of these Blackwoods for sale on e-bay, & then their add say's it's a "Collector's truck" when it has way too many miles on it. Collectors, (the guys willing & able to pay the BIG bucks) are'nt interested in buying high milage vehicles of any kind, & if they are, it's for a parts vehicle only! So, if the market hasn't bottomed out yet, it will eventually, & then it should rise, & hopefully rise very very high.

 

My brother works for General Motors Financial and does a bunch of car deals. He always recommends gap insurance when financing a car even for his own family as it is relatively cheap in Texas however he felt the Blackwood wouldn't need gap insurance because it isnt going to fall much further if at all.

 

Great points!

 

The problem with the Blackwood is that there wasn't much demand for it in the first place. When you look at collector cars that have acquired value, you are looking at cars that everybody wanted, but just couldn't afford at the time. Good examples like the Hemi Cuda and such. But the Blackwood didn't make it, not because nobody could afford it, or because insurance or gas or emissions put an end to it, but because the public just wasn't that interested. What is the most similar vehicle from the past? The Edsel comes to mind. Technologically advanced with futuristic styling but the public was just not thrilled with it. Edsels have acquired some collector interest and value over time, but still not much demand, and the fate of the Blackwood is likely to be similar. Sorry, that's just the way I see it.

JB

 

My personal opinion? The Blackwood is never going to be a true "collectible" but it certainly will maintain "special interest" status because of its uniqueness and low production run. I'd liken it to the Mercury Marauder in this respect.

 

Maybe so. Retail prices are noticeably higher than the same model Navigator, perhaps enough to justify Special Interest status but not yet enough to justify collectible. The fact that they came out with the Mark series pickup helps but we'll just have top wait and see.

BTW, does anyone know if the Navi bumper covers are the same as the Blackwood?

 

Not much demand for the Tucker either but for some reason those cars bring a fortune now. Never understood why the Tucker brings such big $$s. I think its ugly.

 

Mainly the history, plus the fact that although production was severely limited, there were enough of them made that they got attention, plus Tucker was a salesman and a promoter so he got exposure. All the scandal surrounding it also affects it. Will DeLorean prices eventually skyrocket? The owners seem to think so.

But these days how many people know that the Blackwood was a Lincoln model? Most people want to know where I got the letters to put my name on the truck. Of course they generally comment that it is a very nice truck.

JB

 

JB, All good points. Would you say the Blackwood is more like an Avanti? Sort of expensive and unique but a lot of folks don't know what they are?

 

One more thing...I know its off topic but had to share. I bought a Lincoln Blackwood writing pen off ebay. Looks cool. The gentleman had made it. He in placed aluminum in the wood.

 

The pen sounds nice.

Time will tell on the prices. They seem to be holding pretty steady so the next five years might give us an idea if they are ready to go back up or not.

JB

 

Thanks Jim. Someday I will learn how to post pics on this site and will show the Blackwood pen. As far as Blackwood prices...I watch the BW prices on auto trader. Your right. They don't seem to be falling.

 

https://www.f150online.com/forums/qu...-pictures.html

 

glc..Thank you for your help on the pics! I loaded a few pics including the Blackwood writing pen.