That's a beautiful wagon to be sure - probably a real bargain for $20,000, but there are other considerations about that vehicle and the future... We 've got our '65 wagon out on a 2 day permit right now and had a bit of a family get-together yesterday. Both my daughter and son are in their mid to late 20s, both have excellent, good paying jobs but are very careful with their money. Neither have cars but both are happy to play with the family Willys and other vehicles. The discussion about the future of the western world often comes up and I can say categorically that the love affair with the automobile is over for the upcoming generations they tell me about. They all want super convenience and very few are willing to spend much time tinkering with old vehicles.
There was a wonderful Model A convention in town for a week and of course I went twice - the son wasn't interested and the daughter and other family members went once only to please me.
We have a large number of Hong Kong/Taiwan and now mainland Chinese immigrants here in Vancouver who are embarrassed if their BMW or Benz is more than 2 years old. One of them asked me recently why I would drive such an old car - he was truly puzzled that I enjoy the old designs and will put time into making them work. To many people that come from the part of the world where the auto is a status symbol, driving a '65 Willys is a sign of poverty. Interesting... When I mentioned the depreciation he was absorbing on his new Porsche, his comment was: "German car better".