Why are the V 20's such a collectors boat?

[kraken]

I bought my project V 20 as a cheap family boat to fix up. I didnt realize that for a reason I am not aware of yet that the V 20 is such a collectors type boat. What or why is this boat and boat style so appealing to so many people? Several people who are some heavy boaters have come up to me and knew what the boat was and were jealous that I found one. All that I have gathered so far is that the boat design was great for salt or fresh water because of its stability in heavy surf and chop.