Barrett Jackson COPO Camaro

[Hylton]

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If the situation doesn't get addressed such that the newbies cant have a reasonable amount of confidence in the product, I'm afraid the hobby will die, or at least the part which revolves around original rare cars.

JMHO

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Carl, you outline the dilemma quite well. So what is the best choice? Adopt a popular judging standard as appropriate for the market too?

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F**k the market. That's what got us into this mess - people restoring these cars to make a buck instead of restoring them because they love them.

[showyourauto]

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F**k the market. That's what got us into this mess - people restoring these cars to make a buck instead of restoring them because they love them.

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Thanks for that, I just snorted coffee out my nose!

[Hylton]

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F**k the market. That's what got us into this mess - people restoring these cars to make a buck instead of restoring them because they love them.

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Thanks for that, I just snorted coffee out my nose!

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Time to get this hobby back into the hands of those that started it.

[PeteLeathersac]

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F**k the market. That's what got us into this mess - people restoring these cars to make a buck instead of restoring them because they love them.

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Thanks for that, I just snorted coffee out my nose!

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Time to get this hobby back into the hands of those that started it.

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Amen brother Hylton!.
Now tell us what you really think!.


~ Pete

[COPO 70 RS/Z28]

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F**k the market. That's what got us into this mess - people restoring these cars to make a buck instead of restoring them because they love them.

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Thanks for that, I just snorted coffee out my nose!

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I'm not in the car business. Never have been, never will be, the cars I own I will most likely never make a buck off of. I have loved cars since before I was able to drive. I stepped out of the "hobby" for a number of years because of financial issues.

I consider myself somewhat of a novice in the whole "numbers" thing, so my comments comes from the viewpoint of a plebe in this game the way it's played now. I understand that there are people here who do live in the car biz and those who don't, I don't have an ax to grind with anyone here.

That being said, I do have an interest in seeing the hobby preserved and prosper, why, because I need sources, services, parts..... and all those resources that allow me to enjoy my cars, one of the only hobbies that I have now.Some things I can do myself and feel very comfortable in the results, some things I cant, or do I have the capital to tool-up,equip for, or would it make sense to for the amount of use I would give them. So I am somewhat tied to that "market" such that if the market dies, so do a lot of the services and sources that "I" need for my enjoyment.

As a novice I'm sure my prospective is very different that most people here. That's all I'm offering is a view of how I feel when I look at what is going on and I see a situation that is going to keep people from coming aboard.

Maybe I'm completely missing the boat. But from my perspective the deal gets scarier every day.

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[Hylton]

The market of buying and selling these cars is different than the parts market. People will always be rebuilding these cars so the demand for parts will always be there. I don't know any repro part that no longer exists other than parts which have been replaced by better and more correct pieces.

There will always be a market for the real cars. Most of them get sold by word of mouth.

[JRSully]

Darren, look for a CE 854 Block for your 70 L78 resto if your orig is gone.A warranty replacement block is the best you can do w/o the orig. SULLY

[Hylton]

Here's a question for you judges - how would judge a car with the correct factory stamped/casted engine codes (cast date, assem date, eng. suffix) BUT the motor was declared by the owner as not the original one? The added tangent is that there is no VIN stamped on the block.

[StealthBird]

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F**k the market. That's what got us into this mess - people restoring these cars to make a buck instead of restoring them because they love them.

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You'd make a great commentator at Barrett-Jackson.

[Hylton]

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F**k the market. That's what got us into this mess - people restoring these cars to make a buck instead of restoring them because they love them.

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You'd make a great commentator at Barrett-Jackson.

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Actually, the only people who would appreciate my comments if I were, would be you guys because I would have you all in stitches picking the cars apart while interviewing the sellers.