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what did the 90 ZR1 go for, have a friend with a white with white interior who talks of selling it now and ten .Michael
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I knew of a car that was for sale for two years and the high bidder and underbidder knew about it. The final price was tens of thousands more than the asking price. It just seem that people do not want to conduct private sales which is mind boggling to me. Most want to beat up an owner to get a deal and will pay up for a car only if their hand is forced at auction.- Top
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I always watch Mecuum (my favorite) BJ, RM, and Russo & Steele when I can find the last 2 on TV. The thing that annoys me is the constant babble by the commentators that is loaded with innacuracies and ad libs. It seems like since they know days or weeks ahead what cars will be auctioned that the companies would have plenty of time to prepare accurate factoids to entertain the audiences rather than so many silly comments. I think Alan Decadine' (spelling probably not close) was the worst with the ad libs. Apparently he is knowledgeable on European stuff, but when it came to American high perf cars some of the observations bordered on ridiculous. I'll never forget one of his classics: "of all the engines Chevrolet built, the 383 is my personal favorite".
As far as the '69 L88, it was advertised as being the only L88 to be awarded Bloomington Survivor status. Not only was it NOT the ONLY, it was not the first. The Ontario Orange car that was in Special Collection around '85, '86 or '87 was the first. I flew to Kansas City in late 80's to examine this car for a friend who subsequently purchased it. I did a good bit of cleaning and prep on the car, as well as getting it running right from the mess somebody had made of the carb (removed/blocked power valves and had it so fat it would hardly run) and shipped it to Bloomington where it Survivor'd. I THINK that was in 1990. I've lost track of that car now, but last I knew it was in Alabama. With less than 8K miles on it I've expected it to show on an auction sooner or later.- Top
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I knew of a car that was for sale for two years and the high bidder and underbidder knew about it. The final price was tens of thousands more than the asking price. It just seem that people do not want to conduct private sales which is mind boggling to me. Most want to beat up an owner to get a deal and will pay up for a car only if their hand is forced at auction.
The same is true in the parts market........probably why ebay does well.
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I always watch Mecuum (my favorite) BJ, RM, and Russo & Steele when I can find the last 2 on TV. The thing that annoys me is the constant babble by the commentators that is loaded with innacuracies and ad libs. It seems like since they know days or weeks ahead what cars will be auctioned that the companies would have plenty of time to prepare accurate factoids to entertain the audiences rather than so many silly comments. I think Alan Decadine' (spelling probably not close) was the worst with the ad libs. Apparently he is knowledgeable on European stuff, but when it came to American high perf cars some of the observations bordered on ridiculous. I'll never forget one of his classics: "of all the engines Chevrolet built, the 383 is my personal favorite".
As far as the '69 L88, it was advertised as being the only L88 to be awarded Bloomington Survivor status. Not only was it NOT the ONLY, it was not the first. The Ontario Orange car that was in Special Collection around '85, '86 or '87 was the first. I flew to Kansas City in late 80's to examine this car for a friend who subsequently purchased it. I did a good bit of cleaning and prep on the car, as well as getting it running right from the mess somebody had made of the carb (removed/blocked power valves and had it so fat it would hardly run) and shipped it to Bloomington where it Survivor'd. I THINK that was in 1990. I've lost track of that car now, but last I knew it was in Alabama. With less than 8K miles on it I've expected it to show on an auction sooner or later.
Is the vin on the orange car 22xxx? If so, I know where it's at.- Top
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I agree 100% I enjoy going to auctions and I have seen some great deals as well. If I had to sell a car though, I would not even try to sell it privately in todays environment. Auctions are the "in vogue" way to conduct transactions even though it is not really my style.- Top
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Steve, I don't recall, but it is a late car and open chamber, so that VIN number would work. When it left here it still had the Kustom over the counter from GM sidepipe headers on it and was M22/4.11. It was original paint except the rear of the car had been previously flat black'd and I blended it back with leaded Dupont laquer and it was hard to detect but not completely invisible if any of that helps with familiarity. If I can find the old Special Collection brochure that it was listed in from mid '80's the VIN would be shown. I would be interested in knowing what became of it. Unfortunately due to various life and economic changes the local owner lost interest in both that car and his Duntov & Bloomington Gold '67 435 coupe, both of which I had a lot of time and effort in. I've talked with the present owner of the '67 and it seems to have a good home, but the orange orphan is still unaccounted for.- Top
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"The thing that annoys me is the constant babble by the commentators that is loaded with innacuracies and ad libs."
Norris,
Normally, the "talent" as they're referred to will show up at 59:40, in other words 20 seconds before air time and start talking. Research if any, is done by the "Producer" and read by the "talent" from written notes. Otherwise it's "babble and ad libs".
Gary
....NCRS Texas Chapter
https://www.ncrstexas.org/
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At the BJ auctions it is easy to watch the auction without all the worse than bubble heads. Long in to the BJ web site and look for live streaming. You have three camera choices, with no Steve Magnante (sp), the blooming limey, or anyone else, only audio is on the stageDick Whittington- Top
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At the BJ auctions it is easy to watch the auction without all the worse than bubble heads. Long in to the BJ web site and look for live streaming. You have three camera choices, with no Steve Magnante (sp), the blooming limey, or anyone else, only audio is on the stageBig Tanks In the High Mountains of New Mexico- Top
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