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

[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.

[bashton]

I had the oppurtunity to spend a full day with Joe Bortz a few months ago. He has so many cool old Concept/Dream cars spread out around the Chicago area that I literally lost count. Some are in little garages, some are in warehouses and a few are at a garage that does work for him along with a pair that he keeps in his garage at home.

It was an amazing day that I will never forget,

BTW; the Bonneville was one of the first cars he showed me and it sat a few cars away from the Chrysler D'Elegance and about a dozen others. Unbelieveable!

[Tenney]

Great. Now everybody's gonna think their Futureliner's worth a ton 'o $.

[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.

[427TJ]

I thought it was a little embarassing how slowly the B-M Camaro was bid. That long pause in the middle and that one bidder shaking his head 'no' on camera at making another bid just made its time on the block seem awkward to me.

[JoeG]

There were several cars that the auctioner took a breather on to regroup and nudge the bidders -------------Look at the new shelby------it stalled at 300k the bidding took a breather and it climbed steadily to 600k---The concept chrysler car stalled nervously at 800k--they regrouped and they managed to get it to 1.1mil.-----------Sometimes the bidding goes so fast some bidders just need that extra time to see if they can affort it or in the big dogs case if they really want it----------I REALLY don't think Motion bought it back.......That's a nice climb from 300k to 450k......My hat goes off to the Motion team for pulling this first effort off....

[427TJ]

Yeah Joe, I was impressed at how the auctioneers used pauses to get the crowd and bidders back into it but I would have liked to see the Motion car get a couple hundred K more.