A question?

[Don Kennedy]

a question?
While watching watching Barrett Jackson I was wondering .
What Would a 1969 Camero go for if the car was the Very first A/SA to show a 9 second run on the score boards and did a pan off Tear Down to prove legality complete with pictures (See Four Days in May Video), The very first 1969 Camaro AA/SA class to run in the Nines, the Very First 1969 Camaro to win Class , , the very first 1969 Camaro to set the national record at a 9:71 @ 134.24 mph and tore down to prove legality ?? Any Ideas????? $200,000 ? $300,00??

[Gary Smith]

Originally Posted by Don Kennedy

a question?
While watching watching Barrett Jackson I was wondering .
What Would a 1969 Camero go for if the car was the Very first A/SA to show a 9 second run on the score boards and did a pan off Tear Down to prove legality complete with pictures (See Four Days in May Video), The very first 1969 Camaro AA/SA class to run in the Nines, the Very First 1969 Camaro to win Class , , the very first 1969 Camaro to set the national record at a 9:71 @ 134.24 mph and tore down to prove legality ?? Any Ideas????? $200,000 ? $300,00??

Ask Matt Morgan. He and his dad walked away last year with piss-poor results. (BTW, did you see me on TV tonight? Was with that blonde chick who bought the Yellow Ford Phaeton lot#62... Bob Varsha figured it was my wife....NOT!!)

[Ed Sroka]

Don,

These cars have very little value in terms of today's collector. Unless the Camaro has a significant intrinsic value based on it's originality or rarity, I would suspect the number would be far below your estimates. The irrational acceleration in value appreciated by Muscle Cars in general from the time period between the late 90's through 2005 has diminished dramatically. No market can sustain levels of growth of this magnitude for long periods. The housing market is another good example. Speculation drove the perceived values to levels that eliminated the core of the collector market. It's certainly a significant accomplishment, one which any one of us would have been proud to achieve. Unfortunately, I suspect it will not translate into a windfall for it's current owner.

Sincerely
Ed
Windy City Muscle Cars

[Bruce Noland]

For the record. I don't think the car will ever pass through BJ. And the owner has never mentioned such a large amount of money for his car.

[fredjohnston]

Originally Posted by Don Kennedy

a question?
While watching watching Barrett Jackson I was wondering .
What Would a 1969 Camero go for if the car was the Very first A/SA to show a 9 second run on the score boards and did a pan off Tear Down to prove legality complete with pictures (See Four Days in May Video), The very first 1969 Camaro AA/SA class to run in the Nines, the Very First 1969 Camaro to win Class , , the very first 1969 Camaro to set the national record at a 9:71 @ 134.24 mph and tore down to prove legality ?? Any Ideas????? $200,000 ? $300,00??

Are you drunk?

[Dick Butler]

Don, Your turn to have the target on you.... Seriously looking at the price paid for Ray Allens car I believe it was mostly time related. The age of the population of Baby Boomers who had money and remembered the performances of the car. The AA/SA car of today is just worth "todays values" of parts plus for being fast today. It might bring something higher in 10 or 20 years if the population of car lovers still has the fever the baby boomers carry for our drag racing days and cars in general.
I wonder what the alcohol level in the crowd is when they get up the excitement to bid up these cars. Todays economy scares probably has the values more depressed than last year..... These cars are afterall an "investment" excuse for most at those prices. They fluctuate too I think like the markets...

[Tim Kish]

Originally Posted by Gary Smith

Ask Matt Morgan. He and his dad walked away last year with piss-poor results. (BTW, did you see me on TV tonight? Was with that blonde chick who bought the Yellow Ford Phaeton lot#62... Bob Varsha figured it was my wife....NOT!!)

I saw that - didn't look like you thought she should buy it.

[Don Kennedy]

Bobby's car is not for sale yet until be retires when old age hits like the rest of us
After seeing some of the cars on barrett jackson being sold with some history behind them for a lot of money i was just wondering if Bobby's Car would ever be worth a lot because of it accomplishments, that no other cars have done.

[Chevy454]

I know it's hard to believe, but Bobby's car would probably be worth more if it was put back to it's original Z/28 condition...I know, it's a screwy deal, and owning a 427/425hp car myself I've been a DeArmond fan from a distance for a while now. But a lot of the value seems to come from the "nostalgia"...the Briggs car was *the* car in SS/EA back in the day, was a concentrated bullseye for ChryCo, and was in print everywhere you turned...but most of all it started life as an LS6 convertible, which is a mega $$$ car to begin with.

Bobby & his car are certainly deserving, though, no doubt about it. Cool car, great history, just maybe a few decades too late...

Just my $0.02...

[Chevy454]

Yes I did, $90k if I remember correctly...and I also watched Craig Jackson work his butt off to get to that number. And it was raced by the Professor of all people, one of the most recognizable names in drag racing...a decent price for that car, IMO.

I mean come one, it's a FIRENZA! LOL!!