$5 Million Dollar HEMI CUDA Convertible!!

[mrriggsohara]

njsteve,

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner.

I figured it was Greg Joseph. Yet I am surprised about the rainy day coronary story. Greg ended up with a lot of the nice cars from Otis Chandler's collection. Including the 1970 Dodge Coronet R/T hemi convertible for sale at the upcoming NYC auction. I spoke to Greg almost 10 years ago about a few of his cars. At the time he had, if I recall correctly, the only RS ZL-1 Camaro, too. In any case, he was a pleasure to speak with. I wonder if Greg is the current of the above mentioned Coronet convertible.

The auction: Yes I'll be there.

Thank you for all of the information.

[mrriggsohara]

Charley,

You wrote: "Riggs..Same friend also has a 70 Hemi Cuda convert and the other Hemi Coronet convert. So he does like Mopars and variety."

Your friend owns those 2 cars, too. Wow. He is one of very few who owns hemi cuda convertibles of both years, and the only one I know of who adds the 1 of 2 Coronet to the equation. My hat goes off to him. Reminds me of Otis Chandler who we've discussed above, and who used to own all 3 of the same models at the same time, too.

[Mr70]

Otis Chandler is an Anagram for Charley Lillard.

[Charley Lillard]

I'm wondering how much you could pay for the 4 door to restore a 2 door with it's parts and still only get 65K for the 2 door like the one that just sold at Russo and Steele. I'm guessing fenders, 1/4's and doors are useless. The current owner of the Hemi Coronet convert is not Greg. He does own the RS ZL1 Camaro though. And I bet if someone offered him 2 mil for the Coronet convert it would have a new home. We will just have to see how the auction goes. Some of us kinda wanted to go but I don't feel right about going to New York on 9/11 weekend. I wonder if that will have a effect on auction attendance.

[copo69]

The 4 door Chevy is a Biscayne, not a fancy pants car, LOL. The car seems to have dropped off the screen...haven't seen it or heard about for a few years. Anyone know where it is?

[mrriggsohara]

Charley,

Oops. I should have mentioned the doors and other metal. In my mind I was too focused on my project which begins with a perfect shell.

It would make no sense to perform the kind of restoration I am talking about to end up with a $65K car like the one sold at Russo and Steele. I am ready to pay $75K for the parts car I need, then pay another $50K to put the 2 cars together like new. That's $125K plus what the car being restored cost to begin with. Such a treatment is reserved for cars of value in excess of at least $250K.

But nevertheless, only a moron would destroy the world's rarest hemi car. Ugly or otherwise. My first mention of the car being worth more than $30K in parts alone was in response to the message stating something about the car not being worth $30K. But you've already explained this. You were taking off zeroes from the number under discussion. I guess the remark struck a vein in me. I'm over it now.

Regarding 9/11, you wrote: "Some of us kinda wanted to go but I don't feel right about going to New York on 9/11 weekend. I wonder if that will have an effect on auction attendance." If you give in to feelings like that, YOU ARE LETTING THE TERRORISTS WIN. New Yorkers are not sitting here crying or feeling sorry for ourselves. We are rebuilding. In NY we are united. Devoted to taking care of each other. The terrorists did not win. And in the end, they will be no longer, while we will be here growing stronger together. We do not observe this day of 9/11 like a holiday to mourn or to celebrate. We remember the tragedy every day, though, and seek only opportunities to heal rather than dwell.

And yes, obviously the attendence is effected...you and some of your friends aren't going. I wish you were. This is going to be a historical event. Did you see the cars they are selling?

[442w30]

I believe the 1-of-3 Coronet R/T ragtop went to some guy named Funk and now is in the possession of the guy who owns the 'Cuda ragtop.

[PPPJJJFFF]

Maybe its time to roll the Challenger out to one of these auctions. The only T/A hooded Hemi-Challenger in the Chrysler registry.

[Canucklehead]

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Welcome to the site Riggs. I based my opinion on it's looks. a Yenko looks good. A 71 Hemi cuda looks good. a 10 million dollar painting usually looks good. There are rare Edsels but they don't sell for much. Yes the 4 door car is low production but it does nothing for me. I sometimes enjoy just sitting and looking at my cars because they look neat. I don't think I would look at the 4 door car the same way. You seem very sure the convert will bring the 5 mil and the 4 door will bring 2 mil. Do you know more that you are telling us ? I had heard a rumor that the convert had already sold along with many others. Any truth to the rumors ? Will the Hemi Coronet convert sell for 1 mil ? Don't take too much of what we say too seriously on this little sight. This is not the ABC evening news.

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I'll have to agree with you there, their just cool to look at and a blast to drive. That 4 dr is DULL DULL DULL!!. If someone was to buy it to be put in a collection or museum, people would walk right by it and wonder "it must be his grandma's car or something" ..

[mr396]

Why do people think the 1971 plymouth Hemicuda convertible is such a great car? It's not the fastest car.It's not the rarest.I think a documented 68 or 69 Camaro RS/SS L89 convertible would would be a much rarer car.