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I want to hear about the Merc. too !!!!!!!!!!

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I think this is the car he's talking about...

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...n_DSCF6911.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...n_DSCF6910.jpg

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Last year prices were sky high and people bitched about how high they were. This year they are lower and people are bitching about low they were. There are many people still out there that want a good car. There are many people that have looked on Ebay, in Hemmings etc that have traveled far and wide only to see the garage door open and see a totally misrepresented POS that they just wasted a days travel time and airfare on. With Barrett-Jackson I see guys like Galen Govier and Jerry MacNeish there at the auction looking at many different cars for customers. You can do alot of looking in one location and sift thru the crap in about 3 days. I have talked to alot of people that have been traveling off and on for a year looking for a good car only to find out we all have different interpretations of what a good car is. At Barrett-Jackson they are all in one spot and they are all for sale. Many are willing to pay extra in exchange for avoiding the wild goose chases.
Barrett-Jackson is a great place to broaden your horizon on cool cars. I fell in love with a 58 Desoto convert that I would never have even imagined I would like.

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So did the Desoto come home with you...along with the 116 Corvettes? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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Nope.... If I would have had the dough I would have owned that 68 Yenko.

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I've never been to Barrett Jackson in Scottsdale as this time of year is always a busy time for me. I was considering attending the Palm Beach auction at some point as the timing works better for me. Looks like a much smaller venue where I could get a little closer to the action. Can't be a buyer at this point . .the kids are 9 & 11 and I'm buying college credits in advance. I buy till it hurts and then I buy some more. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone could do a compare and contrast of the two aution experiences.

I'll be out of town during the Palm Beach auction this year but plan to be there in 2008. I've vacationed in Palm Beach quite a few times and really enjoy it. Being an East Coast guy, I can have breakfast at home and lunch in Palm Beach.

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Charley I know what you mean. Last year in Scottsdale I saw a Red 64 Riviera that I fell in love with. That's right a Riviera, who would have thunk. That thing was like a space ship inside and must have had 5000 lbs of chrome and stainless in the interior alone. That was one cool ride.

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Another pic of the R-Code Mercury....quite a boat!

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nice original interior

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have receipt from the original owner buying this Ford tach from the dealer in 1964

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check out that big factory TI box on the inner fender....