CSX 6021 being sold at Barrett-Jackson in Vegas

[REAL 1]

While prices paid over the recent year for Continuation series vary, depending on car, auction, sellers motivation and buyers present and motivation this validates the "inherent value" in the fact that this was a "Shelby" and a "genuine Cobra" (and not a "replica" of one) and clearly perceived as such by buyers. This was even a fiberglass car.

You guys can flame on but the proof of what I've been saying is in the pudding.

Flame on.

[patrickt]

I'm still reeling from the "down and dirty kit car" remark....

[RedBarchetta]

Originally Posted by patrickt

I'm still reeling from the "down and dirty kit car" remark....

Let it go, Patrick. It was probably especially directed to the "dirty kit cars" with two roll bars.

[Got the Bug]

Originally Posted by RedBarchetta

Let it go, Patrick. It was probably especially directed to the "dirty kit cars" with two roll bars.

You're not talking about the cars with two roll bars that are covered with the protective insulation designed to prevent pipes from freezing?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Got the Bug

You're not talking about the cars with two roll bars that are covered with the protective insulation designed to prevent pipes from freezing?

Well then that excludes me. I'll have you know that my roll bar padding is the Kirkey $2 stuff that's fatter on one side than the other. Perfect for bending around the hoop. The pipe freezing stuff it way too expensive and not nearly as soft when you're tapping your noggin against it. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KIR-99001/

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by REAL 1

While prices paid over the recent year for Continuation series vary, depending on car, auction, sellers motivation and buyers present and motivation this validates the "inherent value" in the fact that this was a "Shelby" and a "genuine Cobra" (and not a "replica" of one) and clearly perceived as such by buyers. This was even a fiberglass car.

You guys can flame on but the proof of what I've been saying is in the pudding.

So then what you are saying also goes to the two FFR "donor style builds" that went for $42,000 and $44,550 respectively. While logic dictates it is so do to the sale prices listed (funny how several of these cars end up back in the hands of their original sellers a week or two down the road), further review of just how a BJ auction is orchestrated,right down to the background sounds, music piped in, lighting, food/drink offered, etc shows that not all is as it seems. The fine folks at BJ have their auctions honed and tuned as if a Stratovarius violin. From the time a registered bidder walks through the door, BJ knows exactly what he has looked at, what he has eaten/drank, and in some cases his/her each and every footstep in and out of the door. Again they have it down to an art, and prices realized while at their auction are not to be considered "real world" values once that particular vehicles leaves the auction grounds. I say the above with confidence, not only as an outsider looking in this year, but someone who has participated in these auctions (both as a buyer and a seller) for quite some time. I'll leave the rest of the real vs not argument to the usual suspects as that is not what my post is about.


Bill S.

[mr bruce]

did anyone get the f5 numbers of the 2 cars,(owner buybacks?) funny how donor builds are barely bring $25K on the open market.