'63 Z-11 Impala, Rudolph Chevrolet
 

Way cool...but at $750k I wouldn't consider it 'priced to sell'-

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Z11 Ad from 03/64, same car or did Rudolph possibly have another?:hmmm:
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~ Pete

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Nope, Rudolph only received one Z11 that Frank Sanders drove.

What's a realistic market value for this car? Or is it even possible to determine such a value, given the rarity.

Another one was bid to near $300K on BaT: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...et-impala-z11/

It is a very interesting car and I would love to own it but with that said I would consider the asking price more than 2 times the market value in today's world. I don't remember the sale price on Old Reliable but I don't think it was quite that much or maybe it was but that again was Old Reliable.

Yeah, duh, I forgot about the Terry Prince car that bid to $298K a while back on BaT.

I did a little reading up on Frank Sanders. He won the class at the 63 Winternationals with this car, coincidentally beating Terry Prince in the final. Post-race teardown found that he had an illegal camshaft, so NHRA disqualified him but would not award the win to Prince :hmmm: They also banned Sanders from all NHRA races in 1964, so he switched to running AHRA.

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Here’s a few of the Don Fezell Z11 results from 2017 Mecum Kissimmee w/ Old Reliable Sale @ $ 577,500.
Also included is subject Rudolph/Sanders car @ the 2018 Mecum event w/ final bids @ $325.
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~ Pete

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Awesome, Pete, thanks so much for your detective work. At any rate, this is all a pretty strong indication that the Sanders car is currently being offered at a 'make-me-sell-it' price.

This doesn't really mean a lot but I had a difficult time selling my Shultz and Shriver car several years ago. It didn't have the race history to compare but was a really good car. I think it brought $145k finally. Awesome cars, I wish the seller good luck.