posted 01-18-2003 01:11 PM         

Kevin

posted 01-18-2003 02:03 PM         

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Current mods: Mopar dual exhaust & front mudflaps; MacMotorsports Air Intake;
Real Rod Air Patrol; Graphics by Balistek Designs; ($8) Chrome grille; Chrome
tire valve-stem covers; Painted rear bumper lettering; Prowler Pro Gears; Synthetic
Oil; Raybestos Ceramic Brake Pads; TGF Door Panel Inserts & Headrest Covers;
SheepskinExpress Sheepskin Seatcovers; Grille Light; Pinstriping by Bo Boring;
Painted Valve Cover; Window Tinting; Windshield Visor Banner; Front Bumper
Removal / Relocation of Front Turn Signal Lights; Real Rod Transmission Cooler
Cover, Sill and Carper Covers, Aero Front Covers and Roadster Rear Pan and
rear bumpers removed.
More 'Pumpkin' photos . . . . . More cars and other stuff

posted 01-18-2003 02:14 PM         

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Originally posted by butchcee:
Norm I heard the one guy say that a Prowler might be worth 50-55K in 15 years. I didn't care too much for the commentators. It seems they were vying for who was the best informed and IMHO, none of them had much going on. They wrongly identified some cars, engines and history of both.
They thought who they was

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posted 01-18-2003 11:39 PM         

Don Johnson's Cuda convert went for $137,500 today.
Wildcat - hope you enjoy the boat this summer Sorry, I couldn't help myself. Still going to kick your butt for selling yours

The overflow, unsold B/J cars ended up at the Pavilions car show today,,,,,,,over 1,000 show cars parked,,,,,another 2,000 cars driving through looking for a spot to park and show. Probably over 15,000 spectors. What a ZOO. Took me 30 minutes to go 75 feet when leaving the show tonite. Think they needed some traffic control?

posted 01-19-2003 12:11 AM         

I started watching the Barrett-Jackson auction last night and was hooked.
It's been a blast to watch all this amazing iron cross the block. Last night
the hosts were discussing the value of a car's provenance i.e. Whether
celebrity ownership added XX $$ to even a particularly unremarkable car.
This of course, was while Reggie Jackson was unloading about a dozen of his
collectibles. (FYI, I spent a day with Reggie about a dozen years ago while
doing an article at MuscleCars magazine, and he is the real deal. He knows
his cars and is not some celebrity diletante {sp?}.) Anyway, it seemed that
his cars were going for maybe 5-10% higher than a "non-Reggie" car should
sell for, although there was one or two that didn't make his reserve price.
My take on it, at the time, was the buyers could say that it was an
ex-Reggie Jackson car, and also be assured that the car had had top-notch
maintenance while in Reggie's care, which for 5% more, is not a bad price to
pay for that kind of added value.

Then today, Don Johnson unloads of few of his rides. First up was the yellow
Hemi 'Cuda convertible he drove on Nash Bridges. Except that the car wasn't
a Hemi "Cuda at all. It wasn't even a replica, except for the badging. They
did not even mention the actual motor, and they didn't lift the hood, but I
can't imagine there's be a hemi motor under there without them wanting to
show it off. (For those of you don't have a scorebook, there were exactly 14
Hemi-Cuda convertibles produced. One of those are probably worth somewhere
north of $150K). So basically, the car could've had a 318 - hell it could
have a slant six!- or a wedge motor, whatever. (Having just looked on the
B-J website, I see it's a 440 Wedge) The car, while certainly beautifully
restored, is a best a $30K car. And what does this celebrity provenance add
to the value of the car? About $100,000! What idiot paid $130K for that
car?! Amazing. Well, it was fun to watch though.

It does seem, however, the top of the market is fading, though. This year,
top price for a 65 GT40 Mk1 was about $320K. Last year a similar car went
for $430K, so al you folks hanging onto those 240Ds, you might want to sit
tight until the market comes back. ;-) The rest of the high end was
comprised of Cobras & Ferraris. The impressive prices I saw were being paid
for 60s vintage American muscle- Vettes, Shelby Mustangs, Camaros and
Chevelles etc were all above $75K, some close to $150K! Albeit, these were
the cream of the crop in the genre- ZL1's, LS6s, GT350 and 500s, but their
values seemed to have gone up about 50-100% in the past few years.

Unfortunately, I didn't see any MBs go across the block, so I can't get a
feel for whether I should just keep putting miles on the 400E. ;-)

posted 01-19-2003 03:24 PM         

The 340 & 440 were `Cuda's the others clones. They did open the hood last night and it was a BIG BLOCK Shaker Hood car but not a Hemi. They need better people to talk about the cars or at least some of the american muscle, I think I know more about them then tha guy's they used.

As far as price. `Cuda convertibles, whether a slant 6 or monster V8 are very collectable. The price they said the car was worth about $30,000 if it had not been on TV, IMO if the car was as nice as it looked would bring 40~50K on Ebay without the TV star label. Had it been a real `71 HEMI `Cuda it would have been in the higher 6 digits. In the latest Mopar Collectors Guide there is a story about a factory `70 HEMI `Cuda in need of restoration that sold for $460,000, this was a cheapie Cuda dog dish hubcaps and all maybe $5,000 new in 70

as Bob pointed out the car had the standard gauges, I seen the tach but didn't notice what gauges where behind it. the rally gauge package was an option it didn't come standard on the muscle cars. I have seen several AAR's & TA challengers with the same stock guages, someone didn't check off rally dash on the order form.

If I remember correctly the 340 car was a `71. two other cars from Nash Bridges sold on Ebay last year and if memory serves me correctly one sold for $75,000 and the other for $85,000. Both went to collectors that plan on installing the hemi to make them Hemi Clone `Cuda Convertibles. So for them to say Don's car was only worth 30K they didn't know what they were talking about.

old Reggie Jackson didn't have much luck selling his cars, a `69 COPO ZL 1 Camaro with bid of 285,000 and he was holding out for 330,000 and what is a COPO nothing more than a `69 Camaro with an all aluminum 427. a $7,000 car in it's day

posted 01-19-2003 08:03 PM         

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Originally posted by ALLEY CAT:
Wildcat - thanks for the nice information,,,,but you just made me sick. I had a shot at a '69 COPO Camaro recently, all papers and perfect, and passed on the $85,000 price ,,,,,,,can I ride on your boat?

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there is a BIG difference in a COPO 427 Camaro and a ZL1 427 COPO car, seem the aluminum 427 there were only 69 made and the motor option was something like $4,100 on top of the price of the car

If you want to ride in the boat better not hold your breath, I doubt I take it out this summer either

here is link to a `70 convertible `Cuda
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2400115967&category=6409