Any thoughts on the B-J auction...?

[copo69]

As i watch BJ I can't help but feel "We're not in Kansas anymore...."

[Draginwagon]

Hey, $56,000 for the 66 427 Caprice.
Way to go. The Buyer got a Bargain.
That was an absolutely beautiful car.
Congrats to the seller. In my humble opinion, it should have sold for even More !

[Draginwagon]

By the way, having been involved in Auctions like B-J, and have people there for me, no time for me to travel there, see my website at http://www.kuhnsklassics.com
The prices paid there are usually a Bit high.(that's an understatement) It is truely a Blip in the market, and althought the sales there help the value of cars like the 66 Caprice, it is not reality. A Note for all viewers of the auction, When you consign your car to be sold No Reserve there, you can Bid on it and "Buy it Back" if you like. In that instance you pay the Buyers and sellers fees but you keep the car. This is done when the seller sees his car not hitting the value he wants to get for it. That's why you might see a car Sold on the block and then later that day For Sale elsewhere in the lot outside. Anyway, Enjoy the show. It is somewhat fun to watch.

[427rcode]

IF YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE KILLER YENKO NOVA CLONE AT THE RUSSO AND STEELE AUCTION
ENJOY THE WEATHER AND THE SHOW

[njsteve]

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IF YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE KILLER YENKO NOVA CLONE AT THE RUSSO AND STEELE AUCTION
ENJOY THE WEATHER AND THE SHOW

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You mean YOUR car, the one YOU are trying to sell???? Gee we can't this a mile away since you have posted the same info on just about every topic on this site.

[sssteve]

Question:years ago I remember reading a magazine with an alleaged COPO chevelle.It had the "malibu" eyebrow moldings and rocker moldings with Le Mans blue paint and silver rockers.I heard that on Fridays auction there was a 69 COPO chevelle(yellow) with these same moldings.Is that correct?Could these cars be ordered that way?Steve

[Keith Tedford]

When our cars were ordered, the dealer wasn't exactly sure what was coming. We weren't even sure which 427 the cars would be coming with. By the COPO option price, we knew that it wasn't an L88 or ZL1. As for what body trim the car would have, we just didn't know until the cars arrived. I would think that the Malibu trim was just a factory office scheduling snafu. The trim package would have been scheduled prior to the start of manufacture so that the people in the body shop would drill all the holes and add all the trim studs. They would have no idea as to what drivetrain would be going into the car. I wonder if these Malibu trimmed cars were early COPO production? The VIN isn't shown on the B-J 1013.1 listing.

[Fhakya]

The situation w/ the 205K Z is a unique one...hence the premium.

-Never titled to a private individual (always dealer owned)
-Obviously the low miles (a mildly maintained time capsule)

That car caught my eye in late 1990 when I worked at the Champion auto about a block from Midway Chev. in St. Paul.

They had it on display in the showroom and I slammed on my brakes and pulled in to check it out. I was about 18 at the time and was just amazed to see one in that nice of condition.

205K+ is an insane amount of money to me but the demand was there for a car w/ such a unique situation. Remember, it shared the same underground garage along w/ the 66 SS396 Chevelle that commanded a 125K price tag.

Congrats on the acquisition Dan.

[LemansblueCOPO]

The best buy of the auction was the rebel machine which sold for $16,000. I'm pissed as hell that we didn't bid on the car. We were going to do it over the phone but decided not to.

[LemansblueCOPO]

Here it is http://www.barrett-jackson.com/event....asp?id=182045