Real Nickey?

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-----Actually, Stefano, Thinking it over, I guess I do see some cachet value to a true performance dealers car. I think I would disagree on the $15,000 difference on a $60,000 car, however. I guess it would come down to some form of bragging rights that some collectors would attach to a given vehicle. I may have to start using the reverse of this scenario to buy cars. Example; "Oh,,,This car didnt come from Scunzio Chevrolet??? Geez,,,I just cant pay that kind of money for a car from an ordinary dealer"!!! ......Bill S

-----Oh,,,And Jim,,,I would pay a premium for that Pinto weather it came from Tasca or not. Of course, thats only cause the gas-tank is gone.

[1969l78]

It makes a litle diffrence. Gives you some bragging rights to say your muscle car came from one of those dealers. Just not sure it makes it worth $16,000 dollars more.

[Salvatore]

I bet there are many small dealerships that sold as many or more HI-PO cars and didn't get the recognition. Unless they were modified and documented I don't think they should be worth really anymore. Its just about the hobby that makes it that way. Why would a floor model 1969 SS nova be worth more from Fred Gibb than it would be from Home Motors in California where my nova was bought from. Actually Home Motors in Santa Maria is still in business in the same location so???? JMO

[Jim Ferron]

I don't want this sound critical, because it's not meant that way....

Certainly the way the current Nickey markets their cars on e-bay, they are using the OLD Nickey cachet to help give it's 'used' cars that same...looking for a word, lets say 'flavor' as a car purchased from that era.

Again not implying it was an original Nickey car but still you can tell your Buds It came from Nickey and you could proudly display that dealers sticker and apparel.

I would do the same myself, no stone thrown. I haven't seen this e-bay sale, but it sounds like the new seller is trying his version of the same thing.

[al8apex]

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Again not implying it was an original Nickey car but still you can tell your Buds It came from Nickey

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my wife's 96 LT4 Corvette came from Buds in OH

[Jeff H]

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I bet there are many small dealerships that sold as many or more HI-PO cars and didn't get the recognition. Unless they were modified and documented I don't think they should be worth really anymore. Its just about the hobby that makes it that way. Why would a floor model 1969 SS nova be worth more from Fred Gibb than it would be from Home Motors in California where my nova was bought from. Actually Home Motors in Santa Maria is still in business in the same location so???? JMO

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I look at it the same way. If it's a name performance dealer car that was modified, then it adds value. But a stock Z28, L78, COPO, etc. doesn't make it any more special than a non perf dealer car(assuming paperwork is the same in comparison).

[MosportGreen66]

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I bet there are many small dealerships that sold as many or more HI-PO cars and didn't get the recognition. Unless they were modified and documented I don't think they should be worth really anymore. Its just about the hobby that makes it that way. Why would a floor model 1969 SS nova be worth more from Fred Gibb than it would be from Home Motors in California where my nova was bought from. Actually Home Motors in Santa Maria is still in business in the same location so???? JMO

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Agreed Sam. My sentiments exactly!

[1969l78]

Its back for a third time. Has doc picture this time. Does not show its a nickey car anywhere. Some people are just dumb with there false statments.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-NICK...d=p4506.c0.m245

[sixtiesmuscle]

In Sam's post he very wisely states "It's just about the hobby that makes it that way". Well said. Can't that be said about all relative values of collector cars? The appeal of RPO high performance cars that were sold by dealers like Yenko, Nickey, Dana, Tasca, Grand Spaulding, etc. is the history of those dealerships as pioneers and that they were the "movers & shakers" of the high performance era. Whether YOU would pay a premium or not, many people will in order to have a car that was as close to a converted car as they will ever get from one of those heralded dealers. Ask yourself if you would rather have a Z28 or L78 from Yenko vs. one from Joe Blow Chevy in Podunk, Iowa. Then the only issue is HOW MUCH more you would rather have it. Many people think that premium is as little as 5%, but, others feel that 25% is reasonable, depending on the other details of the car like docs & color, etc. I respect everybody's opinion on this, but, we have to understand that both sides have valid arguments, and, it's the buyer that determines the value of every aspect of a car.