World Record Price for Yenko Camaro?

[BUIZILLA]

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Areas like Miami that were growing 20-30% per year in value have just suddenly very rapidly leveled off. The article said people who were waiting in line for 6 weeks at one Condo place that was under construction to get a unit last year now have a buyers market. Now there are vacanncies everywhere and "Vulture Capitalist" groups are the hottest investment trend being formed today. Groups of people are forming these "vulture capitalist" groups with $$ to buy properties at upcoming foreclosures for cheap.


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I've lived in Miami for 50 years, and this above statement is FAR from the truth. Whoever made this statement, doesn't have a clue what they are talking about around here.
Jim

[Astock]

The real estate is going crazy North of you,too.I thought the run-up Calif. in the past 8 years was something,but this is unreal.

[ssl78]

I have owned muscle cars since I was 16 my first car was a 1967 Chevelle SS 396 4 spd car I bought for 600.00 it was mint. It didnt take me long to blow the original motor and have to replace it. That started my addiction replace cams, headers, carbs etc. My parents always were telling how crazy I was spending my entire check on my cars, they just didnt understand I was addicted and there was no stopping now. After that Chevelle I went to a Ford a 67 Mustang I would put a 351 4 speed and 4:62 rear end in for the summer and then every winter I would put the stock 289 and open back in since I could only afford one car since I spent all my extra money on that car. After many more cars and many more paychecks going into my cars my parents finally gave up until one day in 1985 when I asked my dad if I could borrow 9K dollars to go by a 69 Camaro with a blown motor, he really thought I was crazy but lent me the money any ways I sold everything I owned and paid them back in less than a year. The car I bought was a 69 hugger orange Yenko Camaro to this day my dad cant believe what has happened to the value of theese cars. The point of the story is I paid my dues and spent a lot of hard earned money on theese cars before they were worth anything thats what makes them special its a feeling only a car guy understands and its not really about money. On the other hand the money does matter because we are spending alot of money to buy them now, and alot of us are reaching a retirement age and it helps us feel a little more secure. I still drive every one of mine no matter what they are worth because weather its worth 600 or 150k its just another muscle car and the feeling is priceless.

[Charley Lillard]

So where is that Hugger orange Yenko today ?

[ssl78]

I wish I knew I sold it in 1992 it fell off the face of the earth I have tried many times to find it and would give anything to own it again.

[hvychev]

John you are definitely a "real" car guy.

[Pantera]

Homes here in the Tulsa area are a real bargan if you compare them to some parts of the country.

They have been creeping upwards nowadays. In 1989 I picked up a one acre lot with a 5,000 sf house on it for just under $200,000. It has 45 large trees on the property and is about a 1/2mi from where the Shelby and Mustang guys have their big show here in Tulsa. The Power tour stoped just a mile to the south when it was here.

There are still a lot of good buys to had in this area and it is not a bad place to live. we get all four seasons and not too much of any one except perhaps the hot summer lasts a little longer than I would like it to.

Cost of living makes it a great place to retire to. Florida is just too hot in the summer. I agree with you that more people will be looking at places like OKla and surrounding areas in the future. Snow only is on the ground for a week or sometimes two here.

Pantera

[SamLBInj]

Hey Mark,
I remember when you could buy a house on the water in Beach Haven West for $8,999 with no money down, not really that long ago...Nice to see it worth so much, but as with the cars, if you sell you will never be able to replace and that goes emotionally as well. Let me know when you head down and we can cruise over to the Dutchmans Quelly bar for a few cold ones..
Sam

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Sam LBInj
My better half’s family owns a house on the bay with a large lot in Manahawkin
that her Grandfather built in the early 1950’s. they were offered a very obscene
amount of money for it 2 weeks ago and turned it down flat. She did not even blink.
“No Way, It’s NOT For Sale and don’t ask again” she told them. You Go Girl!!!
Some things you can’t put a price on and that Summer House is one of them...

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[DarrenX33]

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I have owned muscle cars since I was 16 my first car was a 1967 Chevelle SS 396 4 spd car I bought for 600.00 it was mint. It didnt take me long to blow the original motor and have to replace it. That started my addiction replace cams, headers, carbs etc. My parents always were telling how crazy I was spending my entire check on my cars, they just didnt understand I was addicted and there was no stopping now. After that Chevelle I went to a Ford a 67 Mustang I would put a 351 4 speed and 4:62 rear end in for the summer and then every winter I would put the stock 289 and open back in since I could only afford one car since I spent all my extra money on that car. After many more cars and many more paychecks going into my cars my parents finally gave up until one day in 1985 when I asked my dad if I could borrow 9K dollars to go by a 69 Camaro with a blown motor, he really thought I was crazy but lent me the money any ways I sold everything I owned and paid them back in less than a year. The car I bought was a 69 hugger orange Yenko Camaro to this day my dad cant believe what has happened to the value of theese cars. The point of the story is I paid my dues and spent a lot of hard earned money on theese cars before they were worth anything thats what makes them special its a feeling only a car guy understands and its not really about money. On the other hand the money does matter because we are spending alot of money to buy them now, and alot of us are reaching a retirement age and it helps us feel a little more secure. I still drive every one of mine no matter what they are worth because weather its worth 600 or 150k its just another muscle car and the feeling is priceless.

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I can really appreciate this post because I can slightly relate to this experience. In 1990 when I got my first good paying job I dumped nearly every penny I was making into the frame on resto of my Z. Weeknights and weekends spend working on it. I remember the hot summer days that my wife (then girlfriend) would bring me gallons of Gatorade. Not sure how thrilled she was that there was no money going into us getting married . My Mom thought I was nuts. But Dad knew I was doing something right and I think he was pretty proud to see me out there following in his footsteps. You can't put a dollar amount on these kinds of experiences.

Here is what the car looked like when I started. But throw in rusted lower doors, quarters and rear window.



John.

[Mr. T]

Glad to see you got rid of that black grill, and put an argent one in Darren.