re: Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale this week

Posted by Traveler

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:16 pm to ELLSSUU

I'm still trying to figure that one out. It was nice, but what the heck drove the value up that far in a year. They weren't getting anything like that last year.

Posted by Big Block Stingray

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:17 pm to Traveler

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I have been pleasantly surprised at what people are paying for vette's this year. Esp the resto's.

Yeah is nuts, especially whey they are merely assembling them. They are ordering a frame, chassis, crate engine and trains already assembled from the Roadster Shop. All they are doing is dropping a body (some are not even original and are kits) onto the frame, adding interior, paint and wheels.

All the hard work is done.. And asking $250k.

Posted by Big Block Stingray

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:21 pm to ELLSSUU

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Yes 275K for a Volkswagen bus is crazy money when you think that the Series 1 E-type right after it went for 105K.

Could have had the last 2 E Types and enough money left over to buy a Corvette for the price of the bus. Insane.

Nuts...

Yeah the mircobus is in a bubble ... The car market is cyclical. It was C2 Vettes, then Mopars, now it's air cooled Porsches and Microbus.

Only thing that is certain is someone will lose thier arse of they own it too long.

Posted by Traveler

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:22 pm to Big Block Stingray

There is a guy in our group that did just that. We call it Franken-vette and he is happy with it, so to each his own I guess.

Posted by ELLSSUU

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:25 pm to Big Block Stingray

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Y now it's air cooled Porsches and Microbus.

Only thing that is certain is someone will lose thier arse of they own it too long.

Any idea how much the 97 Porsche 993 Turbo or the RWB Porsche Targa went for? They must have gone to commercial during both auctions.

Posted by ELLSSUU

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:30 pm to ELLSSUU

Dang....Linda Vaughn has gotten old. Here's what she used to look like:

Posted by LSU fan 246

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:34 pm to ELLSSUU

Did 115k on the fantasy bid. Yall bid?

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Posted by LSU fan 246

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:39 pm to Deactived

This 67 Vette. Want

Posted by ELLSSUU

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:46 pm to Deactived

234000. I'm sure I am way high but the last 2 I was super low.

EDIT--went for 200 even

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Posted by LSU fan 246

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:49 pm to ELLSSUU

Well I'm way off

Posted by ELLSSUU

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 5:58 pm to Deactived

Another ugly modified Vette up for auction. Blasphemy!

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Posted by LSU fan 246

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 6:00 pm to ELLSSUU

Crazy how much the custom vettes go for.

I'll take original

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Posted by Traveler

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 6:01 pm to ELLSSUU

Bill Mitchell, Harley Earl and Duntov are turning over in their graves.

Posted by ELLSSUU

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 6:02 pm to Deactived

My Bid on Ford GT 248,000.

Prolly a little high again.

I don't mind some modifications but some of these vettes with wild flarings, wrong year scoops, 20" wheels etc are just too over the top for my tastes

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Posted by LSU fan 246

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 6:03 pm to ELLSSUU

Went high.

315000.

We were talking earlier in this thread about how ridiculous these GTs have been going for

Posted by ELLSSUU

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Posted on 1/21/17 at 6:05 pm to Deactived

Yeah crap. I just saw it has like 200 miles on the ODO. It's going to go high.

There is a 67 911S coming up. Interested to see it. Love the long hoods.

This post was edited on 1/21/17 at 6:06 pm