A 1998 Toyota Supra seized from the gathering of an alleged drug kingpin offered for $265,000 at a current J. Stanley Paine public sale, based on The Drive.
A final-year mannequin of the fascinating A80 era, the Supra was one in every of 13 A80 Supras and different vehicles seized by police in 2020 in Massachusetts from the alleged drug trafficker, who’s now deceased. The gathering additionally included a 1993 Supra with the twin-turbocharged engine, 6-speed guide transmission, and simply 8,169 miles on the odometer. That automobile offered for $237,500.
The 1998 Supra had extra mileage—22,962 miles—nevertheless it’s painted within the rarer Quicksilver shade, whereas the 1993 Supra wears Tremendous White paint. Sentimentality could have additionally performed a job. A Supra Boards consumer claiming to know the customer stated that individual regretted promoting an identical automobile years in the past and was dedicated to getting one other.
In keeping with the The Drive and Autoblog, the Quicksilver Supra is headed to California to be stashed away in a set. That is an comprehensible choice contemplating present A80 Supra values. A one-owner 1995 Supra with simply 7,000 miles offered for $201,000 on Carry a Trailer in July 2021. Two extra have offered for simply over $150,000 every on Carry Trailer this 12 months.
As youngsters of the Nineteen Nineties amass extra disposable revenue, vehicles of that period are skyrocketing in worth. It is a comparable phenomenon to the muscle automobile collector increase of the early 2000s fueled by nostalgic Child Boomers. However the A80 Supra additionally has star energy, due to the “Quick and Livid” franchise. An unique film automobile offered for $560,000 at public sale final 12 months.
Toyota has additionally tried to trip this wave of nostalgia. Not solely did it resurrect the Supra, nevertheless it additionally began making replica components for the A70 and A80 fashions.
