No engine, no trans., $226,000
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No engine, no trans., $226,000
Now understand, I consider myself to be a somewhat savvy car guy. Yet, if I saw this heap on the side of the road, I wouldn't give it a second glance. Apparently one of the underbidders in the auction was Jay Leno.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/10/e...s-for-226-521/
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/10/e...s-for-226-521/
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Looks like she had spent a great deal of time on the track. Did you see the rear suspension and the Ford nine inch differential?
I LOVE old drag cars.
Terry
Looks like she had spent a great deal of time on the track. Did you see the rear suspension and the Ford nine inch differential?
I LOVE old drag cars.
Terry
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That person has more money than sense ![2 Cents](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/2cents.gif)
I see potential, but I'm the kind of person that's annoyed that there's '67 Camaros that are barely running, half finished, etc. but cost more than my car does! Still, I want to restore a '69 or an early 70's split-bumper car one day
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I see potential, but I'm the kind of person that's annoyed that there's '67 Camaros that are barely running, half finished, etc. but cost more than my car does! Still, I want to restore a '69 or an early 70's split-bumper car one day
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These people need their heads examined ![2 Cents](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/2cents.gif)
I appreciate a rare car too but this is just nuts.
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I appreciate a rare car too but this is just nuts.
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To shed more light on the matter, Mecum auctions recently had one of the other six 1963 Super Duty Tempests packaged with one of the 6 Lemans Drag wagons from the same year. Both cars were restored, and the package failed to sell at just over $900,000. This was in October 2007.
So....$226K for one of the other originals plus say, $150,000 for a perfect restoration still leaves an upside for the buyer. Wow.
Full story on the 1963 Pontiac Drag cars below. Scroll to the bottom of the article to see the fate of them all:
http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/..._feature9.html
So....$226K for one of the other originals plus say, $150,000 for a perfect restoration still leaves an upside for the buyer. Wow.
Full story on the 1963 Pontiac Drag cars below. Scroll to the bottom of the article to see the fate of them all:
http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/..._feature9.html
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... like an ugly and rare painting that I know nothing about and would never pay for or hang in my living room this car obviously is something more to someone else than I can imagine.
I'd only do it if I can sell it for a profit after restoring it, but that's just me.
I'd only do it if I can sell it for a profit after restoring it, but that's just me.
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To shed more light on the matter, Mecum auctions recently had one of the other six 1963 Super Duty Tempests packaged with one of the 6 Lemans Drag wagons from the same year. Both cars were restored, and the package failed to sell at just over $900,000. This was in October 2007.
So....$226K for one of the other originals plus say, $150,000 for a perfect restoration still leaves an upside for the buyer. Wow.
Full story on the 1963 Pontiac Drag cars below. Scroll to the bottom of the article to see the fate of them all:
http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/..._feature9.html
So....$226K for one of the other originals plus say, $150,000 for a perfect restoration still leaves an upside for the buyer. Wow.
Full story on the 1963 Pontiac Drag cars below. Scroll to the bottom of the article to see the fate of them all:
http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/..._feature9.html
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You guys ever watch Chasing Classic Cars on Discovery Channel? I remember one episode there was and old 1938 Bugatti Type 57c that was found and auctioned for 600,000 to 800,000.
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Not to take the thread off track, but in the interest of automotive archeology here are some photos by Herbert Hessellmann. The only photographer allowed to photograph the following cars. I first saw these photos in the early eighties.
Yes, those are Bugattis, both type 57 and type 5, Cord 812s, Lancias, Alfa Romeo Type 6C2500s, Jowetts, Panhards, supercharged Grahams, and even a Tatra. Bugatti short blocks are casually thrown about the area. All were photographed at one farm in a secret location in Europe, the gentleman owner in some cases been given the cars many years ago.
I notice there are three new photographs. Perhaps these cars, sworn to never be restored by the owner, are now off to different homes to be preserved.
http://www.hesselmann-foto.de/sleeping_beauties_01.htm
Terry
Yes, those are Bugattis, both type 57 and type 5, Cord 812s, Lancias, Alfa Romeo Type 6C2500s, Jowetts, Panhards, supercharged Grahams, and even a Tatra. Bugatti short blocks are casually thrown about the area. All were photographed at one farm in a secret location in Europe, the gentleman owner in some cases been given the cars many years ago.
I notice there are three new photographs. Perhaps these cars, sworn to never be restored by the owner, are now off to different homes to be preserved.
http://www.hesselmann-foto.de/sleeping_beauties_01.htm
Terry
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