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Apr 1, 2007 | 12:48 PM

#41

Topless75

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Originally Posted by 427SIXPACK

the car you posted didn't sell at all..............RESERVE NOT MET !

???

YOU said it was a $100k car. I posted your link showing the car only bid up to $40k. Therefore, IT'S NOT A $100K CAR, IT'S A $40K CAR!!!

:sheesh:

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Apr 1, 2007 | 12:52 PM

#42

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Originally Posted by 427SIXPACK

here is another 100k C-3

CLICK HERE >>>>>>>>>>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...00414364QQrdZ1

Apr 1, 2007 | 01:15 PM

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Several things...

First, the 390 horse green 69 is a different beast than a 435 and worth much less. $40K in my opinion for a really good car, 50 tops for a perfect NCRS art car.

The 427/435 68 while bid to 40 K did not sell. Remember that if its restored by professionals and is sold for less than in my guess 70K, the owner loses his shirt.

The restorer of the 67 is right on regarding what these things cost. A paintjob doing it yourself with FREE time is still $2500.00 to 3000.00 in materials! Hours even at 50.00 per are prohibitive as these cars take anywhere from 700 to 1000 hours to restore! Thats for a decent if not perfect "driving project"!

If the Barrett Jackson in Scottsdale was any indication, most sellers lost big. Only the $250,000 De Soto sellers may have gotten off, but those cars are hard to find or duplicate, so who knows?

If you want to make money at an auction, sell $10,000 cars for 12,500 and pocket the difference.

Apr 1, 2007 | 02:09 PM

#44

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Originally Posted by msb184

I restored a '67 Roadster. It was a 1 family owned car. You stand there and look & think "it won't take much, and little of this & that." WRONG!!! It costs Big Bucks to do a real resto. I did my deal about 6 years ago. I sold it for 100K & I think I about broke even(not counting time). I will never do another resto. I hated that car before I was done.

I helped a friend do a 67 435 car and he had over $30,000 in just the rolling frame with the drive train.

Apr 1, 2007 | 07:55 PM

#45

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St. Jude Donor '15

My pictures from Barrett Jackson Palm Beach 2007 http://silverplate1945.smugmug.com/g...9061#140015968

Lots of Vettes

Apr 1, 2007 | 08:42 PM

#46

Topless75

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Originally Posted by Floridasky

My pictures from Barrett Jackson Palm Beach 2007. Lots of under-priced Vettes

Fixed it for you.

Did you happen to see the two scantily clad 70+ y/o women walking around? One had daisy dukes and the other was wearing a beach cover-up and no brassiere...

Apr 1, 2007 | 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by rajsid

I could not stop posting this here...
I am not a collectors car expert

but I cant imagine a c3 going for $ 95,000
I have seen vettes as good as this one being sold in the $30K range.

http://www.theautocollections.com/in...tails&tab=juke

The cars at the Imperial Palace are ferociously overpriced. That's coming from the guy who probably set the the C3 record with the purchase of Greenwood's Spirit of Sebring '75

Apr 2, 2007 | 01:14 AM

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That 68 is one clean car. I think the better buy would be to be that 1969 l88 w/ ultra low miles for 200kish. That was an awesome car on BJ!! Anyone remember?