'69 Motion Phase III GT Vette @ Barrett-Jackson

[NJ454SS]

Hey gang, I was previewing the upcoming January auction inventory at Barrett Jackson and saw this car that you might be interested in. Save your pennies, I am sure will be worth it. Check it out... 1969 Phase III GT Corvette

[JChlupsa]

Heres the neat thing about it.

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LOT #1014.1 - NO RESERVE
2005 BJCCA CCA

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any guess as to what it might bring or who might pick it up. chance to go high or go low

[Mr70]

That's a members car.
Being discussed HERE.

[427TJ]

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any guess as to what it might bring

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I'll guess $250,000-300,000. It's kind of a catch-22. If a bona-fide collector buys it then everyone knows what he paid for it ("too much"). It seems to me that nobody wants to admit to how much he paid for a car and an auction broadcasts that price on live TV.

Another consideration is the live TV aspect of the bidding. Remember last year when the black '68 GT-500 sold in the $250,000+ range? The bidder/winner kept asking his young son if he wanted daddy to keep bidding on the car and the kid kept nodding 'yes.' Live TV provides the egomaniacs* out there with free 'look at me, I'm rich' TV time and they become a celebrity to their friends. "Yeah, I bought little Ropespierre that Shelby for a quarter million because he liked the white racing stripes."

(With my son it'd be: "Here's a Hot Wheels Shelby that daddy painted black with model paint! Don't play with it or else the stripes will come off.")

As for the gold Motion Corvette, I'm not sure that it has the same star quality as that flashy black Shelby or that flashy Daytona Yellow crossram JL8 Z had last year. The Motion car is awesome and very desireable but I'm not sure an egomaniac (with a matching gold sport coat) is going to crazy-bid it into the stratosphere. But you never know.

I can't wait to watch the bidding!

*No offense to any egomaniacs out there.

[JChlupsa]

have to remember that guy with the matching jacket is really a Vette person so who knows he just might show up for this one.

[Charley Lillard]

I was told the # of registered bidders has skyrocketed and the $ amount they are prequalified to write checks for has skyrocketed also. Watch for all the fireworks...Or come see the spectacle yourselves. It is usually great weather.

[Jeff H]

I wonder how many real cars with real documentation and real GM parts will be there this year. It's so hard to judge the market when the "built" cars with flashy new documentation show up and bring big $$$. Personally I think the increase in the Hemi prices will bring up all the other cars with it. Can't wait to see.

[427TJ]

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I was told the # of registered bidders has skyrocketed and the $ amount they are prequalified to write checks for has skyrocketed also. Watch for all the fireworks...Or come see the spectacle yourselves.

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I keep trying to get the wife to agree to a second mortgage on the house but she's standing firm, meat cleaver in hand...

But, I am going to go down to Scottsdale and tip a few with "Xplantdad" and see the show. I'll bet B-J is something that you just have to see in person at least once, like the Woodward Dream Cruise or Hot August Nights. (Still gotta' do those too someday.) I just hope they don't roll another Lyndale Blue '67 435 Corvette across the podium like the one that sold for 190K last year--I really don't want to cry in my beer in front of all those people.

[Pantera]

I would take a towel with then. You just may need it.

[Xplantdad]

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But, I am going to go down to Scottsdale and tip a few with "Xplantdad" and see the show. I'll bet B-J is something that you just have to see in person at least once, like the Woodward Dream Cruise or Hot August Nights. (Still gotta' do those too someday.) I just hope they don't roll another Lyndale Blue '67 435 Corvette across the podium like the one that sold for 190K last year--I really don't want to cry in my beer in front of all those people.


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It'll be good to finally meet some of the members of this board at B-J. The "Pavillions cruise" during B-J last year had an estimated 3200+ cars. Everthing from Anglias(blown)to Z/28's. We'll have to meander over to the cruise Bill...It's only a few miles away!

By the way, I'll bring some extra towels.


Bruce