Any thoughts on the B-J auction...?

[sssteve]

Question:years ago I remember reading a magazine with an alleaged COPO chevelle.It had the "malibu" eyebrow moldings and rocker moldings with Le Mans blue paint and silver rockers.I heard that on Fridays auction there was a 69 COPO chevelle(yellow) with these same moldings.Is that correct?Could these cars be ordered that way?Steve

[Keith Tedford]

When our cars were ordered, the dealer wasn't exactly sure what was coming. We weren't even sure which 427 the cars would be coming with. By the COPO option price, we knew that it wasn't an L88 or ZL1. As for what body trim the car would have, we just didn't know until the cars arrived. I would think that the Malibu trim was just a factory office scheduling snafu. The trim package would have been scheduled prior to the start of manufacture so that the people in the body shop would drill all the holes and add all the trim studs. They would have no idea as to what drivetrain would be going into the car. I wonder if these Malibu trimmed cars were early COPO production? The VIN isn't shown on the B-J 1013.1 listing.

[Verne_Frantz]

Keith,
Fisher Body never drilled holes in body panels to add trim or fasteners, at least not to my knowledge. Those body panels were pre-"punched" before they were put in the jig to be welded or bolted together, according to the build order for that body.
I know bodies were "banked" at Fisher, then pulled out of inventory (granted, inventory might only last a day or two) when they were scheduled for a final production unit.
I hope JohnZ is looking at this thread, because he KNOWS how it was scheduled.
I'm only an amateur historian.....

[bashton]

WOW...310k for the 69 L88 Corvette Cpe; another record smashing price!

[g503]

ray allen 1 millin 150 thousand, i guess the restoration didnt hurt, it has the history that carried it


what car!!

[g503]

baldwin motion prototype,69 camaro wonder if they will go to limited production

[jfkheat]

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baldwin motion prototype,69 camaro wonder if they will go to limited production

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They are planning to build a few. The price listed on the Motion website is $427,000 each.
James

The prototype just sold for $450,000

[Speedrx]

That Pontiac Bonneville Concept was kind of a letdown compared to last year. It was bidding like it was a $100K car not a $3M car - where was Ferrari Man?? Did he buy the car? He is hiding out behind the scenes this year like a recluse. It also looks like someone broke his arm before the auction so mayby that is why he is laying low.

[Speedrx]

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baldwin motion prototype,69 camaro wonder if they will go to limited production

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They are planning to build a few. The price listed on the Motion website is $427,000 each.
James

The prototype just sold for $450,000

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There was something stange about the bidding for the BM Camaro. It seemed to stall at $300K and then they worked real hard to get it moving, finally ending at $450K. I was wondering if Motion bought the car back at $450K to show they are worth his kind of money since they are listing them for $427K.

It would be impossible to sell any at $427K back here on earth if they couldn't get anymore than that at BJ.

[Keith Tedford]

I have '69 Malibu doors here and they certainly appear to be drilled at the front and rear edges to retain the lower Malibu trim. In Oshawa, bodies were not "banked". They were scheduled and mated up with the scheduled chassis in general assembly. The fenders and rear panels were pierced originally. Perhaps these are not original Malibu doors.