71 Hemi GTX & 70 440/6 Coronet vert at BJ

[quick-bowtie]

It was blue on the fender tag but the car was never painted blue, chysler painted it white for the promo use and for the parts catalogs/advertising. After they were done with it they painted it red and put it on a used carlot in Detroit. It came with old magazines it was in, Galens inspection, old title copies and I believe the first title copy, car has original engine, trans, fender tag

[njsteve]

Andrew, you scored one helluva piece of Mopar history there. I imagine you know already but that car is the rarest six barrel ragtop ever made by the Chrysler corporation. Total production run of 16 cars. Rarer than a 71 Cuda six barrel ragtop, which they made 17 of, in total.

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[MosportGreen66]

I was sitting in back of a quad of guys that were trying to bid on the cars and the bidder assistant basically ignored all of them? My brother and I could not believe it and a bunch of people in the area were shouting on the bidder's behalf.

Congrats Andy - steal of the auction!

[Tracker1]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jim Ferron</div><div class="ubbcode-body">and not to get sidetracked...how about the Black HEMI 70 Roadrunner...looked like a gem to me...color change and a warranty motor...I think it sold for 75K...Geez Mopars are like ...free. </div></div>

Agreed. But then look at the Jamaica Blue 1970 440 six pack 1970 GTX - 110K. That's silly money for a v-code b-body. Stuff was all over the place. Anybody have any ideas why that car pulled so much?

[Tracker1]

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[69hurstSC]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 442w30</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I don't know the conditions of the cars so perhaps it was a good buy but not as astounding as the numbers may indicate. </div></div>

I would say more astounding than the numbers would indicate.

As Des said, I feel bad for Brett Torino. Here were his cars that went across the block.

The Brett Torino Collection

[442w30]

Brett didn't do a good job promoting his collection from what I've heard.

[showyourauto]

Well this proves my opinion that most BJ buyers don't want OE, they want shiny. These two cars weren't paint-by-numbers production vehicles, difficult for most inspectors to validate as original and correct. Brett's collection also did not do a good job of telling the story of the cars where the cars were displayed. The comments I overheard were picking the cars apart for not having the right options or incorrect details under the hood. Mopars in general have been the red-headed stepchild at BJ. Selling these two as a pair was a gaurantee they they would go &quot;buy one get one&quot;. Have you ever seen a BOGO auction lot bring more than if each sold on thier own? This was a case of poor prep, wrong place, and the wrong auction strategy. All a benefit to the buyer.

[442w30]

I find it hard to believe that Mopars could be considered the red-headed stepchildren of B-J. Hemis, Six Packs, and Forward Look cars constantly have been at the top of the food chain. Compared to other top-tier cars like Chevys and Mustang/Shelby, the Mopars may be less numerous but even a few years ago it seemed that every other car was a 'Cuda ragtop clone.

[Tenney]

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