'73 Nickey LS6 Conversion at RussoSteele:

[al8apex]

I always wonder why an 11k original mile car has to be repainted

I would think the market would support a survivor or barn find with those miles

of course, turning down $175k, well ...

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

What was the estimate?

[Stefano]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: al8apex</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I always wonder why an 11k original mile car has to be repainted

I would think the market would support a survivor or barn find with those miles

of course, turning down $175k, well ... </div></div>

Who ever said this was a &quot;Survivor&quot; or &quot;Barn Find&quot;?

It was Hot Rodded and raced practically from the First Day the original owner had it back in town.

It had the wrong shade of Green when it came back from Japan.

So you want to know why a 37 year old, record holding race car had to be repainted after only 11,000 miles??

I'll give you my BOZO button if you figure out the answer to your own question.

Marlin,

Some auctions do provide a value estimate.....however in this case Russo and Steele did not.

[Tenney]

Is there another? If so, what'd it sell for, and when? Kinda tough to come up w/a pre-auction value estimate on this one ...

Cool car!

[Bill Pritchard]

Everyone tends to think that, just because a car has unusually low mileage, it has received superb care and maintenance its entire life, and has never had any 'misguided' owners to screw them up, even with the best of intentions. Definitely not so. The 4800 mile Mist green LS6 Chevelle immediately comes to mind for me [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]

[Stefano]

That is a good example.....very cool car...but the only thing I believe is original on that car is at least some of the interior?

The Nickey car was raced on both street and track, from day one until the owner put it up for sale in National Dragster Circa 1988.

[Tenney]

Saw that 4800 mile Mist green LS-6 at Classic Motors of Hinsdale (now Continental) around '78, or so, w/2900 on the clock at the time. Looked pretty new.

[Stefano]

Was that before or after it was in the accident?

[al8apex]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Stefano</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: al8apex</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I always wonder why an 11k original mile car has to be repainted

I would think the market would support a survivor or barn find with those miles

of course, turning down $175k, well ... </div></div>

Who ever said this was a &quot;Survivor&quot; or &quot;Barn Find&quot;?

It was Hot Rodded and raced practically from the First Day the original owner had it back in town.

It had the wrong shade of Green when it came back from Japan.

So you want to know why a 37 year old, record holding race car had to be repainted after only 11,000 miles?? </div></div>

WOW! very interesting ...

with all the hype of the RG 69 Camaro COPO from the farm auction that was in &quot;as raced&quot; condition to the infatuation with original cars &quot;as raced&quot; / day 2 looks, etc I don't see why one couldn't present it &quot;as found&quot;, but then that is MY OPINION.

I would much rather see a car with all its pimples, dents and scratches in the wrong shade of green than a trollop in high heels and red lipstick ... IMHO, YMMV of course

A worn, torn, battle scarred 37 year old used car is WAY more interesting than a resurrected trailer queen, but when business is involved (not hobby) I guess different choices are made for the investors return.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Stefano</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'll give you my BOZO button if you figure out the answer to your own question.
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<span style="font-style: italic">really???</span>

Thanks for the offer ... I'll pass

I would still like to know why, but if the answer is $$$$$$ for the investors then I don't need or want to know.

The car is/was cool, no doubt.

I like cars. I like all cars, &quot;perfect&quot; or not. I appreciate the pains taken to restore them to their initial condition. I ALSO appreciate those that have been maintained / used / abused and are presented with all the flaws they originally had and came to incur with age and use. A certain silver Cobra is a perfect example. It is MUCH more interesting and (at least IMHO) valuable as is then turned into just another restored Cobra.

Everyone is different and has different tastes. I thought I asked a simple question.

[Tenney]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Stefano</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Was that before or after it was in the accident? </div></div>

After, I think, Stefano. Guessing Bill would be able to confirm.