1970 RAIV Judge Ragtops

[Belair62]

It was a nice car....yesterday was a perfect day to own it around here too !

[Mr70]

Today is Even better....

[yellowjudge]

Hey, even in "PITTS"burgh the sun is shinning! Wish my my raiv Judge convert. could shine too! Well, maybe when I hit lottery, I can restore it to the level it deserves!!!!!

[supergonzo]

There is a 1970 RAIV convert for sale recently.

There were only 5 RAIV 1969 Judge convertibles.
I have one of them.
I am bringing it to the www.musclecarrace.com July 24th Englishtown.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Nice, should be a fun time!

[Chevy454]

Hey Gonzo: have you had the RAIV down the track yet? Care to share some ET/MPH info??

[csx289]

Eric,
I am glad you can call the car I sold an "OK" car, without ever having seen the car since it was restored. Yes, it did originaly have Sandalwood interior and top. That fact was clearly mentioned by me in the auction catalog and to every prospective buyer that looked at it.It didn't bother me , or the buyer. I actually prefered it being a black interior and top.

I respect your opinion, and those of other members of this group. However , I respectfully ask that before passing judgement (no pun intended) on any of my cars , how much they are worth or are not worth, or my personal financial standing that you please get some first hand knowledge of anything you care to comment on.

Value (percieved or real) of ANYTHING in life only matters in the owner's eye when you really get down to it. On the day I sold my car , the new owner felt it was worth what he bid , and I felt I was getting a fair value for all of my efforts in making the car what it was , so we had a deal.

If you are truly interested in seeing what your RAIV Judge convertible is worth for real, take it to a first rate restoration shop , have it restored to #1 condition , and then enter it in an auction and let it "sit on the money" as they say. There are plenty of fine restorers such as Aloha/Imagine , Tiemann , Gary Thurlow, etc.. that would all be happy to take $100k give or take to get your car done to the level that I had mine done to.

At that point, we can compare prices on a hard loaded, good color , 4 spd w/ A/C RAIII Convert to a RAIV convert and see what the difference really is in the real world.

I will promise you this, for both your benifit and the buyer's , if this day should ever come I will reserve any comment on the condition of your car unless I have personally inspected it at the time of the sale.

As always, you are more than welcome to come here and look at any of my cars in person at any time. I'll even give you a tour of the toothpaste factory.

Regards,
Colin

[Belair62]

I agree Colin..I witnessed both the car and the auction......when the car rolled in there was quite a stir and the bidding got hot...beautiful car and restoration...and honestly described...

[supergonzo]

Hey Rob, I haven't driven the RAIV convert down the track yet. I have 2 other RAIV hardtop cars.One a Judge hardtop.
Both automatic cars.
The Judge RAIV hardtop runs about 13.30's consistently, although in cool air last year it ran a 13.06@105 mph. However this is with drag radials in an otherwise pure stock configuration. It seems consistent with what RAIV cars are running at the pure stock drags. 3.90 gears

The other hardtop GTO RAIV car, ran exactly the same as the Judge above, so I got bored with it. And I put headers on it, just to see how much better they were than the RAIV manifolds. It picked up 4 tenths!! I was surprised, it ran a 12.68@107 in cool October air here last year. Not bad for a motor I have yet to even take apart yet. Didn't even re-jet the carb! But that was under exceptional conditions.

Again the RAIV convert hasn't been down the track yet, (don't want to break anything) but I am assuming it will run 13.40-60's maybe? I am tempted actually to take it once before the July 24th race just to see if it will run well .

Thats my Judge and my previous car and LS6 Chevelle , which I sold.

[Chevy454]

Those are some pretty good times there, Gonzo! And 4 tenths just from bolting up headers...WOW!! Kinda makes ya wish ya didn't know how bad those manifolds were hurtin' ya, huh?!?

I envy you and the rest of the FS/FAST cars that make it out to the July 24th event. I've heard for years that E-town is arguably the best ET/MPH track around, as well as a nice a facility...but it's a rediculously long haul from here! Good luck to you and the rest of the guys going, though!