Barrett Jackson Las Vegas

**rich p** · #1 10-20-2008, 07:25 PM

My 5 cents !!

Most auctions are made up of about 75% Dealers 15% True Collectors and about 5% bottom feeders looking for steals..
Now with the economy the way it is I would think that the 75% dealers are not moving inventory as quickly if at ALL.
These are the guys that you see selling back and forth to each other at these auctions and I think that 75%(dealers buying) has dropped a LOT. Now people would think the market is falling worse. Like someone said if you are not there to see these cars in PERSON you would be surprised, what you would see in person. Its ALL eyecandy to the eye's but for the 15%(true collectors) in house it is JUNK !!! Im sure the 5%(bottom feeders) just got bigger in their minds !!

**chevelleheart** · #2 10-20-2008, 09:33 PM

Yes , I must say it was a real eye opener to go there, and see the "Real deals" vs the Lipstick cars !

**Stefano** · #3 10-21-2008, 06:55 AM

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My 5 cents !!

Most auctions are made up of about 75% Dealers 15% True Collectors and about 5% bottom feeders looking for steals..

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Rich, help me with the math. Who are the missing 5%?

m22mike · #4 10-21-2008, 07:12 AM

The CRG thread has been yanked

Mike

**1969grb** · #5 10-21-2008, 08:11 AM

Mike, Now why would they do that?

Grady

MAX71Z-28 · #6 10-21-2008, 08:41 AM

I worked at a parts store back in Montana through the 1990's and had become known as a Camaro source. I had one person bring in pics of his 1969 Z/28 Camaro he had bought new. I am pretty sure it is same car. Flat hood rally green white stripes rally sport z. also it did have chambered exhaust on it. If you watch the part where they show the original photo the car has a Montana License plate on the front. The first two #'s on the plate signify the county where car is registered. I had the DVR record the event and had my wife watch the green Z/28. Because green is her favorite color. She is the one who noticed the original Conrad Montana license plate in the photograph.

**Bill Pritchard** · #7 10-22-2008, 07:05 AM

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I worked at a parts store back in Montana through the 1990's and had become known as a Camaro source. I had one person bring in pics of his 1969 Z/28 Camaro he had bought new. I am pretty sure it is same car. Flat hood rally green white stripes rally sport z. also it did have chambered exhaust on it. If you watch the part where they show the original photo the car has a Montana License plate on the front. The first two #'s on the plate signify the county where car is registered. I had the DVR record the event and had my wife watch the green Z/28. Because green is her favorite color. She is the one who noticed the original Conrad Montana license plate in the photograph.

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I remember seeing what looked like a Montana plate in the old picture, too. They were showing that old picture to back up the fact that the car had both the RS emblem and the Z28 emblem on the grille.

So, did that guy in Montana still own the 69 Z when you were there in the 1990's, or had he sold it long before then? This could help determine whether or not the car that 'Gary' owned is the same car that was sold at the B-J auction....because I'm not sure if it was anything more than speculation as to whether the cars were the same or not

Perhaps this was verified, but between all the postings on several different websites, I don't remember for sure

Les Quam · #8 10-22-2008, 07:18 AM

Here is where I am confused. Are we certain tha the VIN on the paperwork previously sold on ebay is the same as the car sold this weekend at BJ? If so? Was that same ebay paperwork sold with this car this weekend?

Exactly what items were previously sold on ebay as "memorablia" and were their VINs on those items that belonged on the car that just sold? Sorry for the confusion. With so may threads on so many forums with so many deletions I am confused?

I can't make out what is depicted in the picture on this thread regarding the paperwork? Was a trim plate sold with the items?

**Rick H** · #9 10-22-2008, 04:43 PM

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I remember seeing what looked like a Montana plate in the old picture, too. They were showing that old picture to back up the fact that the car had both the RS emblem and the Z28 emblem on the grille.

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When we judged the car at Carlisle the owner showed us the picture of the car when it was supposedly brought home from the dealer. The picture was dated a year later and I doubt that was mentioned during the auction.

Rick H.

MAX71Z-28 · #10 10-23-2008, 05:53 PM

Bill , The camaro was sold long ago. Original owner was in Montana and he went to California While he was in the Air Force. He told me he got stopped twice for glasspacks on the car. The Cop who was hassling him did not know what factory chambered exhaust were. So he sold it shortly after being pulled over and harrassed. He sold thecar in late 1970 or early 1971.

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