What about the "old" GT3 race cars?

[deimh]

Hi all

I was wondering how many GT3 cars had been built in all? An earlier thread indicated that around 500 had been built by all manufacturers, but then stated that Audi alone had built 200, which seemed odd.

So first question, how many GT3 cars in total do the learned here estimate have been built and how many from the major manufacturers (e.g. Ferrari, Porsche, Lambo, Aston, Audi, etc.).

Secondly, what percentage do people believe have been written off through accidents, converted to other / updated race cars, etc.

Thirdly, what is going to happen to all the GT3 cars not racing because they are no longer competitive against the latest and greatest? Do people see "historic" racing of these cars in the near term (like we see with historic Group C racing now), or will they migrate down to "club racing" - for example at the Old Timer GP at the Nurburgring this year the German Ferrari Owners Club had a couple or races that included GT3's (458 and 488) as well as Challenge cars (360, 430 and 458) as well as the odd 430 GTE and the like.

I imagine that as GT3 cars get more sophisticated and more costly to run (like the Ferrari 458 having turbos versus the 458 being normally aspirated) and potentially becoming "hybrid" of sorts will the "older" GT3 cars become more sought after? And if so how / where will they be used / raced?

Really interested in people's views!