I concede that that could very well have happened.If this car sold one year ago at a fair price, with the proceeds reinvested in a stock index fund, you'd have a lot more than you are asking today.
But I know from first hand experience that stocks can go down in value, too.
Actually over the year you mentioned, I have had friends, customers of my dealership, fellow racers, employees, relatives, members of our Cowboy Church, and others, including one of my doctors, come see and hear my beautiful Ford GT Heritage. I, and everyone else who has seen and heard the car, smile when I uncover it, and there is always a big grin when they hear it run!
I’ve never had any of them ask to see any of my stock certificates. They are not very pretty. And none of them ever made any sound at all, let alone the joyful noise that my unmuffled Heritage V-eight makes!
So if I missed out on the possibility of some $ profit over the year by keeping and enjoying sharing my Heritage, I’m good with that, and I do not wish it were the other way around.
In addition to the considerable enjoyment I have derived from my rare/exceptional cars, I have actually profited more from my car involvement than I have from stocks. Most notably the Lola T70 coupe I drove and enjoyed for over thirty years, which we later sold for 45 times the amount I paid for it.
Your results may vary.
Cheers,
Eddie