Market for survivors...

[RPOLS3]

Originally Posted by SBR

I think I know the car that you are referring to.

Always curious what happened to that car as I do not recall ever seeing it again after they took it to Bloomington that year. I think that was the year we had a bunch of cars in a big tent out in the showfield by the highway and a terrible storm came up and snapped several of the large wooden tent posts and miraculously none of the cars sustained any significant damage including that silver 435.

Sorry for the thread hi-jack but those were fun times and these discussions bring back great memories.

[SBR]

Originally Posted by RPOLS3

Always curious what happened to that car as I do not recall ever seeing it again after they took it to Bloomington that year. I think that was the year we had a bunch of cars in a big tent out in the showfield by the highway and a terrible storm came up and snapped several of the large wooden tent posts and miraculously none of the cars sustained any significant damage including that silver 435.

Sorry for the thread hi-jack but those were fun times and these discussions bring back great memories.

If it's the car the David B. did a "chassis rejuvenation" on then that car is owned by a collector in the east coast. It has side exhaust, red stripe tires with headrest seats.

[RPOLS3]

Originally Posted by SBR

If it's the car the David B. did a "chassis rejuvenation" on then that car is owned by a collector in the east coast. It has side exhaust, red stripe tires with headrest seats.

Sounds like the one - same guy own it now as back then?

Thanks!

[WILMASBOYL78]

Interesting thread...people spend tons of money for plastic surgery to look young again...car folks spend the same money to make their ride look old.

So, if the owner looks younger than the car looks old...beware

Great hobby...always a new wrinkle [sorry, we can fix that too]

-wilma

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

"Always a new wrinkle"

Tee Hee

Ryan

PS: if my money tree blossoms I will be the second owner of a wide variety of survivor or semi-survivors :-) I would pay more for a survivor than a restored car.

[cook_dw]

Originally Posted by Ryan1969Chevelle

"Always a new wrinkle"
PS: if my money tree blossoms I will be the second owner of a wide variety of survivor or semi-survivors :-) I would pay more for a survivor than a restored car.

And this is the reason why the faking of original cars will continue to increase. Where there is money to be made a liar, cheat and thief will try to take advantage.

Not picking on you Ryan just sayin'.

[Lee Stewart]

Originally Posted by cook_dw

And this is the reason why the faking of original cars will continue to increase. Where there is money to be made a liar, cheat and thief will try to take advantage.

Not picking on you Ryan just sayin'.

Whenever you have a rare and valuable asset there will always be someone looking to make "a silk purse from a sow's ear."

Some cars can't be faked because all that were built are accounted for. But others are ripe for the faking. Especially those that bring huge money at auctions like that 1967 L71 Corvette I posted photos of earlier in this thread for example. If the goal is to create a 6000 mile all original 1967 L71 Corvette that will sell at auction for $675,000 - that leaves a ton of money to reach that goal.

[427TJ]

Originally Posted by WILMASBOYL78

Interesting thread...people spend tons of money for plastic surgery to look young again...car folks spend the same money to make their ride look old.

So, if the owner looks younger than the car looks old...beware

Great hobby...always a new wrinkle [sorry, we can fix that too]

-wilma

Everyone wants the untouched virgin, not the one who has been passed around with the sketchy history. Cars, that is.