Barrett Jackson/ The Last Corvette.
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I think Barrett Jackson has gotten out of hand. Seems they are looking at junk to try and make their fortune. I just love the expression on there faces when they don't come close to their expectations. 
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Here we go with another Barrett-Jackson thread!
I've got a couple opinions on it:
1) Yes, there is some
involved. Lots of us saw it last month. i.e. cars leaving the block still being bid on, etc
. Leaves a lot of unanswered questions.
on the other hand...
2) Since it on TV, it's all about promotion. The Last Sting Ray was a good "hook" for veiwers(I watched it sell, and I thought it'd go to a million!). Additionally, I don't think it's going to hurt the values of our Vette's either! If they've found a market for what they're doing, more power to them! I can't argue with American capitalism, it's what makes this a great country.
All in all, after all the talk and this year, we'll see what happens. Will BJ come up with more gimmicks? Probably! Will it fall by the wayside...doubt it. It will be interesting to see as time progresses...
I've got a couple opinions on it:
1) Yes, there is some
involved. Lots of us saw it last month. i.e. cars leaving the block still being bid on, etc . Leaves a lot of unanswered questions. on the other hand...
2) Since it on TV, it's all about promotion. The Last Sting Ray was a good "hook" for veiwers(I watched it sell, and I thought it'd go to a million!). Additionally, I don't think it's going to hurt the values of our Vette's either! If they've found a market for what they're doing, more power to them! I can't argue with American capitalism, it's what makes this a great country.
All in all, after all the talk and
this year, we'll see what happens. Will BJ come up with more gimmicks? Probably! Will it fall by the wayside...doubt it. It will be interesting to see as time progresses...
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Here we go with another Barrett-Jackson thread!
I've got a couple opinions on it:
1) Yes, there is some involved. Lots of us saw it last month. i.e. cars leaving the block still being bid on, etc . Leaves a lot of unanswered questions.
on the other hand...
2) Since it on TV, it's all about promotion. The Last Sting Ray was a good "hook" for veiwers(I watched it sell, and I thought it'd go to a million!). Additionally, I don't think it's going to hurt the values of our Vette's either! If they've found a market for what they're doing, more power to them! I can't argue with American capitalism, it's what makes this a great country.
All in all, after all the talk and this year, we'll see what happens. Will BJ come up with more gimmicks? Probably! Will it fall by the wayside...doubt it. It will be interesting to see as time progresses...
I've got a couple opinions on it:
1) Yes, there is some
involved. Lots of us saw it last month. i.e. cars leaving the block still being bid on, etc . Leaves a lot of unanswered questions. on the other hand...
2) Since it on TV, it's all about promotion. The Last Sting Ray was a good "hook" for veiwers(I watched it sell, and I thought it'd go to a million!). Additionally, I don't think it's going to hurt the values of our Vette's either! If they've found a market for what they're doing, more power to them! I can't argue with American capitalism, it's what makes this a great country.
All in all, after all the talk and
this year, we'll see what happens. Will BJ come up with more gimmicks? Probably! Will it fall by the wayside...doubt it. It will be interesting to see as time progresses...
I also wasn't impressed with the "BIG SELLER" of the show. I don't mean the car itself but the auction for it. When Ferrari Boy bought the Olds concept a few years ago it was genuinly interesting to watch. They keep trying to do better and although the dollers have gone up it hasen't been as entertaining.
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Can we please at least here in C-3 not call it the last "CORVETTE" for cripes sake??? What the heck do we own? I am not even that thrilled about calling it the last STING . . RAY (two words). I prefer Paul's nomenclature.. 
Here is a little piece from the 1968 corvette brochure, published by Chevrolet:
some more:
Here is a little piece from the 1968 corvette brochure, published by Chevrolet:
some more:
Last edited by PRNDL; Feb 15, 2007 at 10:06 PM.
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Was this Sting-Ray thing ever brought up before the Pro-Team show on Speed? It was new to me.......
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...saw it at Bloomington Gold last time it was there. I would have sent it to the crusher.
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That's kind of funny. I missed it by about 20 minutes and had wanted to see it. Is it just me or does the Pro-Team guy come off a little wrong on TV?
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It's not just you - He comes off wrong in every interview (televised or written) that I've ever read. As immature as it sounds, I was pleased to see this car NOT bring what they were hoping.
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...wonder if they ever ante'd up and paid the $5,000 to the person that had the closest guess to the final bid price in that contest that they were holding???
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) and thought, "I'm pretty sure they're still making Corvettes."Great find on the misspelled '68 advertisements...