Carolina Blue 1969 Camaro Z/28 @ Mecum Auctions

[mmcporter]

I hear ya NJSteve....I guess I just assume some sort of rigging is happening at these auctions, so I have lowered expectations and certainly never buy cars there...it's pure entertainment for me....sort of like the movie The Wolf of Wall Street....you know much of what's happening isn't on "the level".

[77Z28]

Maybe this has been explained before, but I am curious if Chevrolet actually painted the white stripes on the rear of the car as restored? As many Z28's that were made I could not imagine this car getting a different stripe layout than others during production. Were these extended stripes something done at the dealer?

Todd

[Steve Shauger]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 77Z28</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Maybe this has been explained before, but I am curious if Chevrolet actually painted the white stripes on the rear of the car as restored? As many Z28's that were made I could not imagine this car getting a different stripe layout than others during production. Were these extended stripes something done at the dealer?

Todd </div></div>

The only thing unique about this Z is the special paint order and that paint color applied at the factory. The stripes were applied the same as every other Z. Not sure if the dealer or owner had the stripes continue down the tail panel. To me a lot of hype over nothing....

[Jack_Tar]

Since some of the posts here were about how auctions run, I have a question. If I remember correctly at the Barrett-Jackson auctions, the staff is not allowed to bid on any of the auction cars. I may be mistaken, but I believe that is the case. Do the other auctions not have the same rules? Also, am I correct about the BJ auction company?

[John]

Does Mecum let the bidders know that they will also bid on their own cars? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

.... We may discuss it here ... but a lot of the bidders are not aware of this practice unless

it is in the bidders information that is supplied to them from Mecum.

...Where it is a &quot;common&quot; practice with auction companies...

... I thought Mecum was more &quot;reputable&quot; then to do this

... It just does not seem right. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/thumbsdown.gif[/img]

... Maybe someone from Mecum will chime in and explain it to all of us.

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[njsteve]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jireh Customs</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Since some of the posts here were about how auctions run, I have a question. If I remember correctly at the Barrett-Jackson auctions, the staff is not allowed to bid on any of the auction cars. I may be mistaken, but I believe that is the case. Do the other auctions not have the same rules? Also, am I correct about the BJ auction company? </div></div>

Barrett Jackson are mainly No Reserve auctions except for the 7-figure &quot;salon&quot; cars. That is why they don't have to chandelier bid on the cars.