Barrett-Jackson 2004

[Stuart Adams]

Yeah my tastes are changing these days. I like the old body, but want todays mechanics. The original cars will always have a place, but driving them sucks. BJ is showing us that today people want both the old body but new goodies.

[Salvatore]

I guess we should all jump on those new retro body kit car camaros that are out there. I asked Doug Marion about cars in Chevy Rumble. Like numbers matching, correct color, smog equipment, etc. He said to me in a letter and e-mail, the owner and publisher does not believe those types of cars sell magazines. You guys will be trading the ZL1's and Yenkos for retro rods with flat heads and 1969 kit car camaros with a newly manufactured VIN and build sheet. When the car is done, that will determine what the build sheet says. Even though some of the vettes brought some good money, I was alarmed with the new trend. Maybe I am reading into it to much.

[Mr. T]

Just got through watching the end of the Barrett-Jackson auction for the 3rd and final day on the Speed channel.
I was really amazed at what the 69 Camaro COPO 9561 went for, I thought it would break the $100,000 mark.
I was discusted at the remarks that some of the announcers made about the COPO. They didn't like the exterior color, or the interior color, or just the "plain-jane" look about it. I tell ya, they don't know much about COPO's with remarks like that! If they did, they would have praised it, and not put it down. They also put alot of other cars down because they weren't 100% perfect. I guess it is hard to please everybody.

[berger]

just shows everyone wants what they see on tv, nash bridges, american hotrod, and choppers, custom is in big time , original is not. Oh and when the stock market is down like past years they invest in original, when its up like now they spend profits on daily drivers w/ aftermarket a/c... cool I guess I don't have to worry about that trim plate anymore!!

[berger]

Hey I'm styling now that nomar and mia are building a new home here on the cape, all I need to do now is have them autograph my seats, put twenty inch rims on her and a 502cu.in. and she'll be priceless when the sox finally win the series or trade for A-rod...

[Keith Tedford]

The trouble with rods is that they are cutting edge this year and out of date in a short few years and will be priced accordingly. Original is always original. They aren't making any more of them although some people try.

[Charley Lillard]

Yes the Copo Chevelle sold. The whole thing is madness kinda like I thought it would be. But I never expected to go this wild. The Guy that sold the 400K Street rod bought it for 125K. A wrong color 67 Shelby Gt 500 with a aluminum 427 engine sells for 260K. The guy bought that 427 engine from Shelby last year and installed it. So he had a wrong engine, wrong color Shelby and a letter from Carol that he has the only one and some dope pays 260K..The 210K 55 Chevy was a Killer car that the owner was in about 190K. Full tube frame with a C5 Vette Transaxle and a killer big block. At Russo and Steele tonight they sold the #1 Prototype 66 Shelby Mustang for 260K. It was a stunning car but they figured it would bring about 140K. There are some very wealthy People coming out to play with cars. Some of them know what they are looking at and some just want the shiniest car. I think my Shelby is the best one there is but I bet if it had gone across the block right after the one with the wrong color and engine it would not have brought as much. The 2 Factory Ford team Mustangs sold for 27K for the good one and about 35 K for the crummier one. 27K was cheap but nobody seemed to want a old Ford Drag car. The Porsche CTR Yellowbird was built at a cost of about 300K but sold at about 50K. That is a 200 plus mph car that won the One lap of America race. In all this mess there were some great deals. I am absolutely exhausted. This what you would call car overload...Oh wait, I gotta go back and pay for my Yale tomorrow..and here is a pic I forgot.

[Charley Lillard]

The 260K Shelby front

[Charley Lillard]

Shelby rear

[SamLBInj]

Geeze Charley, If I knew you were hawkin my truck I would have bought you a beer! Cellar Dwellers and Bottom Feeders..LOL