Re: 71 Hemi GTX & 70 440/6 Coronet vert at BJ
 

It was blue on the fender tag but the car was never painted blue, chysler painted it white for the promo use and for the parts catalogs/advertising. After they were done with it they painted it red and put it on a used carlot in Detroit. It came with old magazines it was in, Galens inspection, old title copies and I believe the first title copy, car has original engine, trans, fender tag

Re: 71 Hemi GTX & 70 440/6 Coronet vert at BJ
 

Andrew, you scored one helluva piece of Mopar history there. I imagine you know already but that car is the rarest six barrel ragtop ever made by the Chrysler corporation. Total production run of 16 cars. Rarer than a 71 Cuda six barrel ragtop, which they made 17 of, in total.

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Re: 71 Hemi GTX & 70 440/6 Coronet vert at BJ
 

I was sitting in back of a quad of guys that were trying to bid on the cars and the bidder assistant basically ignored all of them? My brother and I could not believe it and a bunch of people in the area were shouting on the bidder's behalf.

Congrats Andy - steal of the auction!

Re: 71 Hemi GTX & 70 440/6 Coronet vert at BJ
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jim Ferron</div><div class="ubbcode-body">and not to get sidetracked...how about the Black HEMI 70 Roadrunner...looked like a gem to me...color change and a warranty motor...I think it sold for 75K...Geez Mopars are like ...free. </div></div>

Agreed. But then look at the Jamaica Blue 1970 440 six pack 1970 GTX - 110K. That's silly money for a v-code b-body. Stuff was all over the place. Anybody have any ideas why that car pulled so much?

Re: 71 Hemi GTX & 70 440/6 Coronet vert at BJ
 

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Re: 71 Hemi GTX & 70 440/6 Coronet vert at BJ
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 442w30</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I don't know the conditions of the cars so perhaps it was a good buy but not as astounding as the numbers may indicate. </div></div>

I would say more astounding than the numbers would indicate.

As Des said, I feel bad for Brett Torino. Here were his cars that went across the block.

The Brett Torino Collection

Re: 71 Hemi GTX & 70 440/6 Coronet vert at BJ
 

Brett didn't do a good job promoting his collection from what I've heard.

Re: 71 Hemi GTX & 70 440/6 Coronet vert at BJ
 

Well this proves my opinion that most BJ buyers don't want OE, they want shiny. These two cars weren't paint-by-numbers production vehicles, difficult for most inspectors to validate as original and correct. Brett's collection also did not do a good job of telling the story of the cars where the cars were displayed. The comments I overheard were picking the cars apart for not having the right options or incorrect details under the hood. Mopars in general have been the red-headed stepchild at BJ. Selling these two as a pair was a gaurantee they they would go &quot;buy one get one&quot;. Have you ever seen a BOGO auction lot bring more than if each sold on thier own? This was a case of poor prep, wrong place, and the wrong auction strategy. All a benefit to the buyer.

Re: 71 Hemi GTX & 70 440/6 Coronet vert at BJ
 

I find it hard to believe that Mopars could be considered the red-headed stepchildren of B-J. Hemis, Six Packs, and Forward Look cars constantly have been at the top of the food chain. Compared to other top-tier cars like Chevys and Mustang/Shelby, the Mopars may be less numerous but even a few years ago it seemed that every other car was a 'Cuda ragtop clone.

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