Barrett Jackson and brains? - Page 2

Marty Knox · 01-22-2014, 03:32 PM

I would've called it Barret Jackson and gonads.

chris ok · 01-22-2014, 07:54 PM

I treated my mom and step dad last year to palm beack barret jackson auction on Saturday. I was visiting and saw the ad on tv. It was a lot of fun actually to crawl around the cars. Some real nice, some good cover ups. Some messes I would not drive till I went over them. I found myself around the 68-70 A bodies and first gen F bodies GMs. Had a good following as I told my mom what I found here and there on the cars. Thank god she was a car fan before I was around so she put up w me for longer than I thought she and my step dad could, lol. It actually was a lot of fun for the day. A lot of pretty women there too. I'd go again. Some bargains in cars there actually on the right day and nice souvenirs too.

Dick Butler · 01-22-2014, 10:38 PM

Fun to see the cars at these Auctions. I have been to Kruse in Auburn but not the really big stuff. Watching and Hearing the prices they sell for I just wonder what they say when they wake up from their Buying spree with a double priced car in the morning. Kind of like Vette prices at some of the local dealers showrooms...

Rich Biebel · 01-22-2014, 10:56 PM

I see many of the same faces every year at every auction.

Some people have way more money than most of us can imagine.

They can spend it anyway they like and lots of people make money off it.

America .....Capitalism is good for some.....not as good for the rest of us....I am not jealous and don't think they are stupid or foolish....They will die just like the rest of us and all their "stuff" will go to someone else and probably at a lot less money....

LethalRat · 01-23-2014, 12:21 AM

There are more rich people in the U.S. now, than ever before.

69javman · 01-23-2014, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Fun to see the cars at these Auctions. I have been to Kruse in Auburn but not the really big stuff. Watching and Hearing the prices they sell for I just wonder what they say when they wake up from their Buying spree with a double priced car in the morning. Kind of like Vette prices at some of the local dealers showrooms...

A few years back some nut bid $75000 on an Amphicar!!!!! I wondered the exact same thing- like that movie "The Hangover'

rallye bob · 01-23-2014, 08:59 AM

I can't afford the header tether requirement cost, let alone a "Barrett Jackson" car..... ;-)

joelster · 01-23-2014, 09:38 AM

I watched an hour or so of the auction. Some of the prices just baffled me. If you wanted an original, rare, desireable musclecar, forget it. They were getting bid WAY beyond any reasonable amount. Yet on the other hand, if you were looking for a top-shelf street/strip car without any pedigree, it was a buyers market. When Rod Saboury's 'Vette only got $180k, I turned it off. You guys that have built cars from the ground up will appreciate the amount of $$$$$ into this car.

It runs high 6's in the 1/4 and can be street driven. I'm sure he took a huge loss on the sale of it.

Joe Toller · 01-23-2014, 09:49 AM

For me, Mecum is alot closer to earth.

z28camaroman · 01-23-2014, 03:58 PM

Street cars like Sabory's don't bring big money. That's just the hobby. He had a ton in the car. Sabory also had it on Ebay for buy it now at $600k. Sorry, not worth it, never will be either.

The '67 L88 was one of 20 and NCSR certified. Neightbor's Bros restoration and real IT engine. I was expecting $3 million plus. Bubba Watson, the golfer bought the car. Why? Who the hell knows. Rick Hendrick was in there for a while in the bidding and then pulled out. No matter how you cut the cake, a '67 L88 is the top of the food chain with Corvettes..........except for the five grand sports made in 1963.

The Steinman Bros. who owned the Vette paid about $600k several years ago for the car. I would say as a licensed certified appraiser that an L88 is a very good investment car if you have the money. I would love to own one.

Jerry

01-22-2014, 03:32 PM	#11
Marty Knox Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Freeland MI Posts: 179 Likes: 283 Liked 44 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Barrett Jackson and brains? I would've called it Barret Jackson and gonads. __________________ Marty Knox 3071 STK

01-22-2014, 07:54 PM	#12
chris ok Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Long Island, New york Posts: 592 Likes: 131 Liked 46 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Barrett Jackson and brains? I treated my mom and step dad last year to palm beack barret jackson auction on Saturday. I was visiting and saw the ad on tv. It was a lot of fun actually to crawl around the cars. Some real nice, some good cover ups. Some messes I would not drive till I went over them. I found myself around the 68-70 A bodies and first gen F bodies GMs. Had a good following as I told my mom what I found here and there on the cars. Thank god she was a car fan before I was around so she put up w me for longer than I thought she and my step dad could, lol. It actually was a lot of fun for the day. A lot of pretty women there too. I'd go again. Some bargains in cars there actually on the right day and nice souvenirs too.

01-22-2014, 10:38 PM	#13
Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Barrett Jackson and brains? Fun to see the cars at these Auctions. I have been to Kruse in Auburn but not the really big stuff. Watching and Hearing the prices they sell for I just wonder what they say when they wake up from their Buying spree with a double priced car in the morning. Kind of like Vette prices at some of the local dealers showrooms...

01-22-2014, 10:56 PM	#14
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: Barrett Jackson and brains? I see many of the same faces every year at every auction. Some people have way more money than most of us can imagine. They can spend it anyway they like and lots of people make money off it. America .....Capitalism is good for some.....not as good for the rest of us....I am not jealous and don't think they are stupid or foolish....They will die just like the rest of us and all their "stuff" will go to someone else and probably at a lot less money.... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R

01-23-2014, 12:21 AM	#15
LethalRat Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pa. Posts: 52 Likes: 2 Liked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Barrett Jackson and brains? There are more rich people in the U.S. now, than ever before.

01-23-2014, 08:59 AM	#17
rallye bob Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Genoa, Illinois Posts: 489 Likes: 9 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Barrett Jackson and brains? I can't afford the header tether requirement cost, let alone a "Barrett Jackson" car..... ;-)

01-23-2014, 09:38 AM	#18
joelster Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tonawanda, NY Posts: 106 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Barrett Jackson and brains? I watched an hour or so of the auction. Some of the prices just baffled me. If you wanted an original, rare, desireable musclecar, forget it. They were getting bid WAY beyond any reasonable amount. Yet on the other hand, if you were looking for a top-shelf street/strip car without any pedigree, it was a buyers market. When Rod Saboury's 'Vette only got $180k, I turned it off. You guys that have built cars from the ground up will appreciate the amount of $$$$$ into this car. It runs high 6's in the 1/4 and can be street driven. I'm sure he took a huge loss on the sale of it.

01-23-2014, 09:49 AM	#19
Joe Toller Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lewistown, Montana Posts: 550 Likes: 78 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Barrett Jackson and brains? For me, Mecum is alot closer to earth. __________________ Joe Toller Lewistown, MT

01-23-2014, 03:58 PM	#20
z28camaroman Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Eldersburg, MD Posts: 153 Likes: 0 Liked 91 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Barrett Jackson and brains? Street cars like Sabory's don't bring big money. That's just the hobby. He had a ton in the car. Sabory also had it on Ebay for buy it now at $600k. Sorry, not worth it, never will be either. The '67 L88 was one of 20 and NCSR certified. Neightbor's Bros restoration and real IT engine. I was expecting $3 million plus. Bubba Watson, the golfer bought the car. Why? Who the hell knows. Rick Hendrick was in there for a while in the bidding and then pulled out. No matter how you cut the cake, a '67 L88 is the top of the food chain with Corvettes..........except for the five grand sports made in 1963. The Steinman Bros. who owned the Vette paid about $600k several years ago for the car. I would say as a licensed certified appraiser that an L88 is a very good investment car if you have the money. I would love to own one. Jerry