1970 Ls6 Convertible

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

IMO, Morris is 100% right on the money, followed by Greg. The young guys I talk to will never pay this money for these cars in 15-20 years, even though they will be able to afford them.

[Jeff Murphy]

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When these guys get too old or start dying off (they are in their mid 40's at best) the cars will drop in value

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Whew!!! I'm glad I'm only 37 and I've got a 15 month son that already knows the difference between Dad's cars. I might of been scared into cashing out.

With regard to wheel spinning and getting around under their own power, you really should try to make it to the Reunion:



We could stand to take a lesson from our sports car racing brethren in this regard. They race irreplaceable cars (we're talking 1 of 4 type stuff here, much less 1 of 69) all the time and fix em up when they get busted. It's part of the cars' mystique -- if they don't get raced they go DOWN in value because they are no longer in the public eye. Kudos to the Clarys, Pete Simpson, Ken Boje, Market Hassett, Barnhart, Porterfield and others for living the dream!! And for Holub and Hand for lighting the tires up in the cul de sac whenever they've got unexpected house guests.

[Belair62]

Thats what I said 20 years ago Marlin...twenty years ago you could buy a house around here for 40k....400k now.

[Charley Lillard]

One of four ?

[Jeff Murphy]

You know, Aston Martin DB4 Zagato race cars, Daytona Shelby Coupes, Corvette Gran Sports, Ferrari 250 LMs (see below) that kind of stuff...



Most of those make '71 Cuda convertibles look cheap.

PS Don't let Billigen see this picture...

[Belair62]

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Look at the ad chris has in parts for sale

[/ QUOTE ] No offense Chris but I think the parents of that little kitty made a pass thru Charleys house...looks king of like a Cat-a-poo !!!Charley quit spreading those genes around will you.

If your goal is to keep the cars in your family, then it doesn't matter if they are worth $20 million or $20..as their value is irrelevant..However how many guys that are in their mid 20's or early 30's feel that a Yenko camaro is worth 150k?? I would bet if you asked most would rather put the same 150k in a 911 TT or a Ford GT..Whether it is right or not is personal opinion..Look at what the wealthy younger generation (my generartion) buys...it isn't concourse Yenkos, Motion Camaros, or COPO's..Instead it is "Essee's", mostly European sedans, high speed low drag sports cars,or if it is old, it is tricked out and has more electronics than Langley...This is what "we" like and value..not some 40 year old car that you don't drive and have to worry might throw a rod and cut the value by 1/2...How many original cars show up at shows and the owners are under 35??? The point is you guys are the reason these cars are worth so much money...when you guys either cash out and move on or your relatives do, only time will tell if you get your money out..

[Chevy454]

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...This is what "we" like and value..not some 40 year old car that you don't drive and have to worry might throw a rod and cut the value by 1/2...

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Speak for yourself...but not for THIS 28 year old.

And, for arguments sake, I sold a nice driver LS-6 Chevelle WITH paperwork to buy a basket case, no paperwork Yenko Chevelle...

[Jeff H]

Well, I'm not a baby boomer and I'm dumping a ton of money into my JL8 restoration because I really like these old muscle cars. These newer "sports" cars are a dime a dozen and half or them have already been bought and stored in a garage as an investment. Plain old Camaros and Chevelles might drop in value but the top of the line musclecars won't. If Yenkos all dropped to $100K tomorrow, I'm sure there would be a buyer for every single one.

[yountto]

We have another bidder with 45 minutes to go[gees some guys need ebay bid training]...you guys better stop batting penguins and hunker down !