1997-plymouth-prowler
The Plymouth Prowler's design is inspired by hot-rod styl
e cars. The 1997 Plymouth Prowler is shown here.

Having just celebrated the 25th anniversary of Consumer Guide’s sister publication, Collectible Automobile, this seems like a good time to reflect on the most significant cars and trucks of the last two-and-a-half decades.

If I was to pick one vehicle from each of the last 25 years that I thought would be sure-fire collectibles in the future, which would I choose?

Picking one from each year is tough, as a number of collectible nameplates spanned several years, while some years go begging for decent representation.

Here are my pics. I’ll check back in about 20 years and see if I was right.