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Just think, in 20 years we'll probably look back at vehicles such as the Chevrolet SSR in disgust.
Not in 20 years, already now
But I really think there's more to it than that, I believe that most ordinary cars from the 80s won't become "true classics" (aside from the "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" thing), because most of the designs weren't adventurous enough, eg. the Austin Montego, I look at that car and I see no imagination whatsoever.
I like the style of the Montego
About junk cars, a good example is the Citroën DS: in end of 70s / beginning of 80s it was just an old junk car, bought only by people who were looking for a cheap car. This was due to the fact that a lot were produced, and it was really too common. Now it became a classic. Indeed most of the cars of the 80s won't become a classic, but I still think that they will appear much more interesting within few years.