Dennis
[C2] 7 1963 Split Windows
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Army
There were as many split windows made as nearly the entire production year of '61 cars... 10,000+. They aren't exceedingly rare.
Now, let's talk about the nice, no-hit, original motor cars - different story..
Now, let's talk about the nice, no-hit, original motor cars - different story..
Melting Slicks
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...but I want the red one and the silver one!
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I think the reason they have so many 63 SWC is because they are asking way to much $$$$$ for them. If they were asking what people could afford they would be sold and they could invest that $$$$$ and buy more cars. It is called rotating your stock.
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The prices are dropping for '63s, this is the lowest I have seen a newly restored Z06 sell for: $210K yesterday:
https://www.mecum.com/lot-detail/SC0...e-Z06/4-Speed/
https://www.mecum.com/lot-detail/SC0...e-Z06/4-Speed/
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I tend to think Mershons keeps better cars in there inventory. But there are a lot of lip stick on pigs out there. I just for one want the term SWC to die and people stop using it. Just say a 63 coupe. People act like it was a option or something
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The prices are dropping for '63s, this is the lowest I have seen a newly restored Z06 sell for: $210K yesterday:
https://www.mecum.com/lot-detail/SC0...e-Z06/4-Speed/
https://www.mecum.com/lot-detail/SC0...e-Z06/4-Speed/
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Army
I'll never know what the aversion to the SWC abbreviation is; its just shorthand for a specific car -- it doesn't bestow knighthood on the owner and is not intended to be some show or arrogance. Good Grief.
How about all those 427 owners quit using BB ?
I wouldn't base any trend analysis on a single car's sales price or a single auctions results...
How about all those 427 owners quit using BB ?
I wouldn't base any trend analysis on a single car's sales price or a single auctions results...
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From: Sitting in his Nowhere land Hanover Pa
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Army
paulwannafly on here built a beautiful '67 split window coupe (which the new owner promptly totaled). If you notice I use '63 coupe' quite a bit as that 3-letter acronym seems to rankle some here. God only knows why.
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I just got home from Mecum Indy, I think in general the prices reflected on the quality of the cars. There was some real crap there, I could spray better paint out of a rattle can than some of these cars had.
The market for strong, high quality, no excuse cars is still doing quite well. The cars that appear to be bargains in general have issues, and the educated buyers know what they are bidding on. The auction descriptions are pretty vague so you better know what you are doing and lay some educated eyes on the cars before hand. Pro Team was selling a couple of cars, I didn't see Terry buying any.
First time I had been to a Mecum auction, the crowd was thin even on a Saturday afternoon/evening. The January Scottsdale auctions make this event look pretty dismal. The sell through percentage was probably around 30% or so. Probably less than that if you carve out the non-collector cars that are running through and selling for less than $20 grand.
The market for strong, high quality, no excuse cars is still doing quite well. The cars that appear to be bargains in general have issues, and the educated buyers know what they are bidding on. The auction descriptions are pretty vague so you better know what you are doing and lay some educated eyes on the cars before hand. Pro Team was selling a couple of cars, I didn't see Terry buying any.
First time I had been to a Mecum auction, the crowd was thin even on a Saturday afternoon/evening. The January Scottsdale auctions make this event look pretty dismal. The sell through percentage was probably around 30% or so. Probably less than that if you carve out the non-collector cars that are running through and selling for less than $20 grand.