[CarlBraun]

does anyone here on this forum know about this car? Mecum will have this car on the block in Florida in January.

anyone willing to throw a number out for a sale price on this one?

https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0121-44...ge-ram-air-iv/

[Jerry H.]

Great looking car! Problem is Mecum auctions have not been kind to RAIV cars in the past. Maybe this one will break the trend.

[Ram4king]

Doubt it. This is a known car. Social distancing would be best.

[Mcronk]

I believe this car was there last year. I remember seeing it. Several things struck me as "odd" about this car. I am no expert but like a lot of these cars that "make the circuit" there is usually a reason they are back time and time again. It could be the reserve or something else.

[vertigto]

Anyone want to take guesses of what it will bid to?

[Mcronk]

Here are the results for 1970 Judges and RA IV cars at Kissimmee in 2019 and 2020.

[Island Boy]

1970 RAIV Judges don’t bring near the money as a 1969.

[Ram4king]

Thats because the only 70 Ram Air iv judges that have been offered at mecum auction have all been whores. Known cars that were slapped together with all stamped parts. Same cars that just nobody wants. Ive just 2 if them in the last year that had good paper and right parts and both brought well over 6 figures. It depends on the car. The last good one I saw advertised sold for over 150k

[Mcronk]

I looked at that car yesterday. Sat in it and went to open center console lid and the vinyl top fell off the metal base of the lid! So many things like that on these auction cars that seem to float around auction to auction. A lot of these cars in the auctions have nice shiny paint but when you look closer thats about it. A 66 GTO claimed to be a recent frame off restoration had control arm shafts and bushings that looked like they were on the car when new. Same for other suspension and chasis components. There are some very nice cars there too. You just have to look hard for them.

Two of the 69 Judges were really poorly done. They were "thrown" together and one looked like it was painted from a rattle can!

[Kenth]

Why "Highlight" the wrong carb?

[Mcronk]

Originally Posted by Kenth

Why "Highlight" the wrong carb?

There is a lot of incorrect information in the listings. If you read their disclaimer they take no responsibility for the accuracy of the information that the seller provides.

The silver 69 GTO 4 speed badged as a Judge RAIV clone has RA II heads, not RAIV heads, and a Edelbrock RPM intake. The only RAIV parts are the block and exhaust manifolds and the RAIV block is coded for a automatic. So the only correct RAIV part on the car for a 4 speed is the exhaust manifolds and I think they are reproductions.

[Brewster]

Sounds like a typical auction car to me

[Mcronk]

I looked at PHS on that car. It was born a real RA III Judge with close ratio 4 speed and optional rear axle ratio. Also had optional heavy duty Saf-t-track rear axle. No console, hood tach, rally gauges. Probably a 3.90 gear.