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did you guys notice that the phone bidder on that z was the same maniac that bought the f-88 concept car last year??? he was bidding from his jet!!!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif

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IT IS ALL "MADNESS"

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no wonder all the youth these days own "jap junk " totally ruining this hobby do any of those bidders "own a tool box" https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif
I DOUBT IT!!!

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I think a "few" of those bidders own a tool box...in fact one of those bidders is a member of this site...and does excellent work. His car will be coming up in Members Rides soon... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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Checking in from the MESA,AZ Holiday Inn (Damm Nice Hotwire room for $44 per) Spent good part of Thursday at B/J. I didnt see anybody from Yenko that I recognized except Denis G.......and nobody who saw me wanted to acknowledge that, but what the hey, been there, done that.
Seattle acquaintenance had bidders creditials and my group of four walked into and sat in rear of bidders area.
Friday we went to Russo and Steele. Just my opinion, but enjoyed the overall Muscle Car scene at R/S better.
Anyway gotta get off this puter, but really enjoying the great weather, Harley shops, Auction cars, WOMEN, and Pavillions Cruise tomorrow.....
Bye all, Chuck

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Where were you, Chuck? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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I am just generalizing not trying to be a a "SSSHHTICK" but some do not get the real "hobby" part? what about the middle class ????? if you do not agree that is fine......although these prices are quite "blown out of proportion!" maybe you do not agree! thats good / thats bad! whats next?..................rat rods?

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I realized that you are generalizing...I can agree that some will never have the inclination or ability to work on their cars...but they've been successful in life...why not let them enjoy it?

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Where were you, Chuck? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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By the way...Where's Bill Pritchard? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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I can only imagine.......just like the lottery!................................but to spend high dollar on cars that can be built & enjoyed ..... way too many "originals" are surfacing!!!.......( 10,000 milers !!!...."ALL OF A SUDDEN! no 1 person anticipated the boom, the growth, the desire, or the investment!!!!!!! so these less than 200 mile a year cars are so far fetched it is sickening!especially in "immaculant" condition! all I am trying to be is a bit .... realistic! I know a few are there for sure seen some .know of a few ..... but even the "never been touched " cars DO NOT HAVE CHROME THAN BLINDS YOU! regardless off studio lighting https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif again I am not trying to be offensive...but come on now lets be a bit "real" everyone on this site seems to enjoy cars..in some way lets keep it in check!!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/headbang.gif

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Hobby is different for people...some like to do them...some like them done...by the time you do them you wind up with a crapload of money in them anyway. Better off buying a good car done. Some of those Caddy converts were awsum and they were being stolen..

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I looked at the low mile Z28 and believe it to be correct. There were a few little things like a heat shield under the carb but that was a very cool car. I know both bidders. The bidder that lost bought the gold L78 Camaro convert last year and the green low mile 68 L78 Camarto the year before. There are only a few untouched cars out there and they will bring a premium. The guy that bought the Z28 also bought the blue ZL1 at the Mecum auction for 800K. He knows exactly what he is doing.

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Thought I saw KENNY PASCOE standing next to the guy bidding on the Greem 11K mile Z. KENNY always hangs around them low mile survivor cars!!

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Yep...that was Kenny https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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Yep...that was Kenny https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

[/ QUOTE ]WELL <<< BRUCE >>>, WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU TO ADD TO YOUR /// COLLECTION/// WE WANT TO SEE YOU UP ON STAGE GOING FOR THE *** BIG BUCK CARS ****I QUESS TODAY IS YOUR DAY, WE'LL BE WATCHING.....KASEY .. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif

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All the sparkles you see from the cars on TV can be done with a special piece that goes on over your camera lens. It is like a fine wire screen. They are using all the tricks that they can think of.....like the guy waving the checkered flag all the time. I'm impressed. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif

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Charlie, what did that low mile Z finally go for??

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The 11K mile 69 Z went for an eye popping $205K plus fees.

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Can anyone here explain this $205,000 + price to me?
Last years $113,000 for the yellow Z was out of this world.
What can you even say about $205,000 ! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

Does anyone else think that the light bulb is burning its
brightest now because it will burn out soon?

Steve

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So they are doing that on purpose? You've got to be kidding me https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif See the attachment to see how bad it is on a big screen

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I can only imagine.......just like the lottery!................................but to spend high dollar on cars that can be built & enjoyed ..... way too many "originals" are surfacing!!!.......( 10,000 milers !!!...."ALL OF A SUDDEN! no 1 person anticipated the boom, the growth, the desire, or the investment!!!!!!! so these less than 200 mile a year cars are so far fetched it is sickening!especially in "immaculant" condition! all I am trying to be is a bit .... realistic! I know a few are there for sure seen some .know of a few ..... but even the "never been touched " cars DO NOT HAVE CHROME THAN BLINDS YOU! regardless off studio lighting https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif again I am not trying to be offensive...but come on now lets be a bit "real" everyone on this site seems to enjoy cars..in some way lets keep it in check!!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/headbang.gif

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I saw you guys on TV. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

Have fun, and bring me back a big block pacer!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

Anyone seen Matt Murphy??

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I think there's still room for hobbyist out there, you just have to pick and choose your car carefully. If you want an 11,000 mile Z28, you'll have to pay dearly for it, but if you want a nice '70 Z28, you can have one for a fraction of that price. A very nice one sold locally for $40,000 recently. There are deals if you look for them and are open to a variety of cars. If you're willing to take a marginal car up to nice standards, you can find a buy, also. There are lots of guys on this forum that have cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that are not opposed to buying a $20,000 car and having fun with it and making it a better car.
Heck, I bought a '72 442 on ebay not too long ago for under $10,000 and had a blast with it all summer. My wife drove it, it was the first car my youngest son ever drove, my other son would "sneak" it out for joy drives when I was working. I parked it right along side of cars worth 10 times what it was worth.
Charley, saw you "prodding" two bidders last night.

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Matt was on the stage last evening.

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IF YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE KILLER YENKO NOVA CLONE AT THE RUSSO AND STEELE AUCTION
ENJOY THE WEATHER AND THE SHOW

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ENJOY THE WEATHER AND THE SHOW

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You mean YOUR car, the one YOU are trying to sell???? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/rolleyes.gif Gee we can't this a mile away since you have posted the same info on just about every topic on this site.

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By the way, did you guys notice that most of the bidders assistance people are waving around Pittsburgh Steeler Terrible Towels! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif

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Question:years ago I remember reading a magazine with an alleaged COPO chevelle.It had the "malibu" eyebrow moldings and rocker moldings with Le Mans blue paint and silver rockers.I heard that on Fridays auction there was a 69 COPO chevelle(yellow) with these same moldings.Is that correct?Could these cars be ordered that way?Steve

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When our cars were ordered, the dealer wasn't exactly sure what was coming. We weren't even sure which 427 the cars would be coming with. By the COPO option price, we knew that it wasn't an L88 or ZL1. As for what body trim the car would have, we just didn't know until the cars arrived. I would think that the Malibu trim was just a factory office scheduling snafu. The trim package would have been scheduled prior to the start of manufacture so that the people in the body shop would drill all the holes and add all the trim studs. They would have no idea as to what drivetrain would be going into the car. I wonder if these Malibu trimmed cars were early COPO production? The VIN isn't shown on the B-J 1013.1 listing.

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The situation w/ the 205K Z is a unique one...hence the premium.

-Never titled to a private individual (always dealer owned)
-Obviously the low miles (a mildly maintained time capsule)

That car caught my eye in late 1990 when I worked at the Champion auto about a block from Midway Chev. in St. Paul.

They had it on display in the showroom and I slammed on my brakes and pulled in to check it out. I was about 18 at the time and was just amazed to see one in that nice of condition.

205K+ is an insane amount of money to me but the demand was there for a car w/ such a unique situation. Remember, it shared the same underground garage along w/ the 66 SS396 Chevelle that commanded a 125K price tag.

Congrats on the acquisition Dan.
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Keith,
Fisher Body never drilled holes in body panels to add trim or fasteners, at least not to my knowledge. Those body panels were pre-"punched" before they were put in the jig to be welded or bolted together, according to the build order for that body.
I know bodies were "banked" at Fisher, then pulled out of inventory (granted, inventory might only last a day or two) when they were scheduled for a final production unit.
I hope JohnZ is looking at this thread, because he KNOWS how it was scheduled. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif
I'm only an amateur historian..... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/blush.gif

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WOW...310k for the 69 L88 Corvette Cpe; another record smashing price!

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ray allen 1 millin 150 thousand, i guess the restoration didnt hurt, it has the history that carried it


what car!!

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baldwin motion prototype,69 camaro wonder if they will go to limited production

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They are planning to build a few. The price listed on the Motion website is $427,000 each.
James

The prototype just sold for $450,000

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That Pontiac Bonneville Concept was kind of a letdown compared to last year. It was bidding like it was a $100K car not a $3M car - where was Ferrari Man?? Did he buy the car? He is hiding out behind the scenes this year like a recluse. It also looks like someone broke his arm before the auction so mayby that is why he is laying low.

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The best buy of the auction was the rebel machine which sold for $16,000. I'm pissed as hell that we didn't bid on the car. We were going to do it over the phone but decided not to.

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Here it is http://www.barrett-jackson.com/event....asp?id=182045

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I had the oppurtunity to spend a full day with Joe Bortz a few months ago. He has so many cool old Concept/Dream cars spread out around the Chicago area that I literally lost count. Some are in little garages, some are in warehouses and a few are at a garage that does work for him along with a pair that he keeps in his garage at home.

It was an amazing day that I will never forget,

BTW; the Bonneville was one of the first cars he showed me and it sat a few cars away from the Chrysler D'Elegance and about a dozen others. Unbelieveable!

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Great. Now everybody's gonna think their Futureliner's worth a ton 'o $.

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$450K for a ZL-1?? That seems to be the steal of the auction unless there is an issue with the car. I thought another one sold recently for almost twice that amount. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif