I was browsing the net came up on this car dealer, relativley close to me.
Man their inventory is sick. http://www.blacktieclassics.com/index.html
I'll take a Judge or two maybe a Grand Nat, a 442.
I might have to go play the lottery tonight lol.

 

motoexotica, or something like that, is a good one in Saint Louis, the guys girlfriend likes to pose beside the cars too.

 

KINDA high on their prices aren't they?

And what's this about the '87 SS they had being stolen off their lot? At least the theives knew a good car when they saw one.

 

LOL. Wow, $32G's for a restored 68 Camaro. Don't even think the numbers match. Too steep for now.

 

One of my favorites on that site was the 1970 Chevelle for $90,000.00
Their description leaves me wondering:


LOOKS LIKEthe real thing??? What is this a kit? Or did someone piece this together using a base model and a bunch of SS parts they got off the internet? And even if they did, 90 grand???

 

We've talked about this before. How events like B/J or ebay bring out the best of the worst.

JimBob sees a '69 Chevelle sell on B/J for $120k. Now he thinks the '69 Chevelle setting out back of the barn for the last 20 years is also worth $120k. And he's determined that's the money he'll get out of the car. So what if it needs:
Paint.
Engine/trans.
Interior.
Wheels/tires.
Wiring.
Glass.
And 50 other things to make the car street worthy again like brakes.

I just know those of us who love the '55/6/7 Chevies will see the same soon with the aftermarket bodies like the all steel '57 Convertible. Someone is going to pass one of these off as a "REAL" original '57 Convertible and Lord help the buyer is all I can say. The seller will advertise the car as a "Rust Free Survivor" and want $150k or higher for the car. The person who buys the Convertible will start showing the car and learn all too soon they got took from the seller. The car is not an original car.

I've seen people with the fiberglass '55s say the same thing. It's a "Rust Free" car. That's because it's fiberglass.

 

The prices these cars are commanding nowadays drive old guys like me nuts! Jeeeeeez...if we had just put all those muscle-cars we owned in storage, as opposed to selling/trading themfora thousand or two,we'd be in fat-city today.

This will be difficult for you young guys to believe, but back in the early to late 70's, youcould hardly give these great American muscle-cars away. At this time in our history, theso-called "Arab oil embargo" pretty much did them in. For example,in 1971 I sold a mint 1967 Chevelle SS396, with 39K two-owner miles, forabout $800!

WhileI'm on the subject of not predicting the currentmarket, I'll tell you about the worst automotive mistake I ever made. In 1987, I had the opportunity to buy a 1970 Challenger T/A, in truly assembly-line condition, with only 29,000 two-owner miles on the clock. My intention was to preserveand store the car, whiledriving it maybe a couple of times per year. The price? $5,000!! If I had followed through with my plan, the car would be worth mega-bucks today. So why didn't I buy it? Well, my wife wouldn't let me - she said it would be a stupid investment. I'm still married to the same gal today (31 years as of last September), but damn I wish I'd put my foot down back in '87.

 

in the early 80's, my dad made the mistake of passing up a mint, 1968 Ford Mustang GT 500 Shelby with only like 30,000 miles, black on black interior... $2,000 becasue the engine was messing up. my dad even knew what was wrong with it (needed a carburetor i think). he didn't buy it becasue although he had the money, he was working on some other cars and didn't feel like adding anotehr 'stang to the collection. o'well. Thing could be worth a quarter of a million today.

i believe ya gale, i believe ya... i know a guy who got a 70 Chevelle with a 396, got itfor $400, wrecked in the rear quarter panel while he was in high school in the late 70's. he fixed it up and painted it himself, sold it for like $1500 a year after he graduated.

 

Guy I bought my '57 Wagon from had a '71 454 Chevelle he wanted to sell me in 1982 for $1200. Wish I'd have bought it as it was a decent car.

A guy I used to be friends with bought a one owner '67 Chevelle from the original owner's widow for $400. It came with 396 big block, 4-speed, and posi rear. Bucket seats, console, vinyl roof. This car flew. (I tried the time I drove it)
This guy traded this '67 for a piece of junk '72 Chevelle even up.

I've had people try to trade me Chevelles, Camaros, Rustangs, GTOs, and other cars for my '57s over the years.