News from the Auction front.

[Zedder]

Jeff,

The 67 Z is a nice driver and probably sold for what it was worth IMHO. Wagner's had the car 2 years ago and I was offered it for $30K - I thought it was worth about $28K at the time. They took it to BJ and got $35K for it. The new owner emailed me and wanted $45K about 6 months later! I guess he didn't get $45K, eh?

The car has no docs, 10 foot paint with metalic clumping here and there, replaced quarters, some roof/door dents. Great car to hit the cruise nights with.

[NWYENKO]

Just returned home!! Too much fun! Great to see a bunch of you guys there. Flew home seated next to a German journalist who is doing a story for the German issue of Playboy on the auction, very interesting to get her perception. The truck I bought is really nice. He had it for 12 years, and completed it with all new chrome and stainless, 3" stainless Borla exhaust, new paint and interior, 383 stroker motor, factory air and tach. The fuel tank was replaced with a Blazer 30 gal tank under the bed. I figured that the $20k I paid would just about cover the resto costs if you had a free truck to start with!! It should arrive tomorrow. The white COPO at Russo Steele sold for $89k. The biggest surprise to me was the red '69 crossram Z that sold for $67k plus 8% buyers commission!! Also got a kick out of the guy that bought the Tony Stewart Winstoncup car for $89k!! So as I have stated in earlier posts "just because it is a REGGIE car is it really worth 25%+ more?" [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] Jim

[Maxx]

Wow! Sounds like the russo and steele auction had some big money buyers in the audiance. Good job on that little 69 red crossram Z car bringing $67,000.00. Even with a couple of paint flaws in the driver quarter. You just never know what the market is going to do. Great job to all you guys reporting from BJ. Thanks

[Charley Lillard]

I wasn't just talking about the cracks in the 1/4. There was shrinkage and activity in the paint just about everywhere on the car. I guess you could cut and rub it but it will still keep coming back.

[92646]

OK I'm a dweeb. Everyone is right I was looking at old dates. I could not take the Speedvision show anymore so I went to web site instead. I got so excited by the prices that I did not look at all the details. But it could have been worse, I was going to the bank Monday to secure a credit line so I could go buy a supercar that I thought I could afford now.Its amazing I just missed the red crossram car when it sold on e-bay for $34,800 six months ago and now it sells for $67,000. At this rate I will never afford a neat car. To everybody sorry for the mistake.

[tom406]

Another very good time. Saw a lot of old friends, and some friends I'd only known online until now. I hung out with my family Saturday afternoon, and went back to the auction Saturday night. I saw the gold '69 Camaro L78 convertible go across for 90K and the white '70 Chevelle L78 convertible go for just under 100K. There was a bit of a frenzy going on, for even though the crowd had thinned, the bidding was hot and heavy. I watched in disbelief as a Plum Crazy '70 Coronet R/T Hemi/4sp w/18K orig went across the block for--$155K--and it was a hardtop, not a convertible!

My take on some of the cars:
'69 L78 Convert-Charley is dead on-a nice car that has been kind of buggered by a well intentioned but clueless owner.
'67 Z28 - Seemed like a deal, but when you look at it close, the C-pillars are both showing evidence of the 1/4 panel grafts, and there are some other paint hiccups if you look. Seemed like a good deal, but if you're picky, you're going to paint it again. No documentation displayed.
Nicer '69 Pace Car Convert- Looked like an exceptionally done car, but the COLUMN SHIFTER/NO CONSOLE deal sort of limited its appeal to me, and some bidders, I'm sure. I bet a 396/4sp car in this shape would have done HUGE money.
Orange '69 Z28- Black stripes but no vinyl top? Stripes painted under the spoiler, and I don't think it had any cowl induction guts. This was JUST A CAR, $40K was too much. $25K should have been the number.

Friday's Russo and Steele started with a whisper, but the bidding grew as the night progressed. In some ways impressive, but obviously still in need of development. The haphazard parking, and small tent were limiting. If I had a killer high-end car, I think BJ is still the ticket for maximum return.

I brought the family this year, and balanced car stuff with family outings. Scottsdale has some great zoos and awesome, huge family parks. As a result, I didn't get burned out on auction stuff, and probably had my best time since I started going almost 10 years ago.

Some things you can count on - Jim (NWYENKO) went to Arizona and came back with a new car/(truck). He's 3 for 3 now, I think.......(Good to see you and LaDonna, Jim, as always [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] )

[JoeC]

I did a freeze frame on the engine on the Yenko Chevelle. It could use some underhood detail work. The hood hinges and PB booster look bright silver in color, alt fan looks black and neg bat cable was bolted to alt bracket which I think is incorrect for this car. These are minor fixes but that big ole cowl induction setup may take some work to remove. The cowl induction requires a big slot or big holes cut in the firewall. The firewall would need welding/painting maybe need to remove heater box, fender, wheelwell to do the job right. The white black color combo with Yenko stripe looked nice on TV.

[Charley Lillard]

I would leave the Air cleaner on because it is a neat piece but remove the emblem from it.

[Bigblockhappy]

Could anybody tell us what were the prices paid for the LS6 Chevelles, wasn't there also some L-72 Biscayne at B.J. How Much did it sell for?

[Chevy454]

They didn't spend much time on the Yenko Chevelle...I was kind of hoping they would throw a small "plug" for the club in since we had some original paperwork on the car. How come they ran it off so soon?

Cutting to commercial right before the Deuce rolled across was a nice touch...