[Joebowtie]

I just received Mecums monthly in the mail. It appears there will be a 69 TA convertable at his Spring Indy auction. I wonder if its the same car I watched sell at Rockford in the mid 90's for $150,000. What it will bring? Any guesses?

[1969 Ram Air]

A lot more than that if it's not a clone.

[The Boss]

Which one is it? Auto or stick? What color top & interior?

[Joebowtie]

There wasn't a description, just a photo. It had a orange 1969 Ill. plate on it. Dana's Pontiac collection will also be on the block. It includes several early 60s SDs

[Norwood]

It will be the highest price ever paid for a Trans Am.. ONE MILLLLLLION DOLLORS

[MikeNoun]

Could be Rob Lozens' Bird from around here. He has a vast Pontiac collection stored away, several 69 T/A's, and I think his 69 ragtop was the one from the Belvidere auction back around 1998. Rob's car was appraised at $1.X million at last year's Cruisin' Tigers Pontiac show, which Dana Mecum also attended. Could be the same car...

Or it's one of the rare 1 of 1,485 clone T/A ragtops, which when you think about it, is still pretty rare.

[Joebowtie]

I remember the auction well. $150,000 was record money. In comparison we bought a 36,000 mile mint condition GT500 for $26,000 there. That one would have been one to have kept also. Who knew the car market was going to expand that much.

[muscle_collector]

Originally Posted by Joebowtie

I remember the auction well. $150,000 was record money. In comparison we bought a 36,000 mile mint condition GT500 for $26,000 there. That one would have been one to have kept also. Who knew the car market was going to expand that much.

if you are talking about robs t/a convert, 150k wasnt record money, the guy who sold it took quite a nice loss on it.

[The Boss]

Word is it cost him 35K more than that to buy it. Cost him 5k for not cutting the deal quick enough.

[muscle_collector]

Originally Posted by Norwood

It will be the highest price ever paid for a Trans Am.. ONE MILLLLLLION DOLLORS

there was one that already sold for a little over 1.4. this one probably wont set any records this time around.

[Norwood]

Muscle, one of the converts?

[muscle_collector]

Originally Posted by Norwood

Muscle, one of the converts?

yes, the white interior 4 speed

[ramair2]

So...is this indeed a real TA convert up for auction this spring or are we still in conjecture mode?

'Moe' is friends with Rob so we should be able to confirm/deny if indeed Rob's TA convertible will be up for sale.

[roundportponchos]

I think, it is an auto.. i hope he does well w/it..

Originally Posted by ramair2

So...is this indeed a real TA convert up for auction this spring or are we still in conjecture mode?

'Moe' is friends with Rob so we should be able to confirm/deny if indeed Rob's TA convertible will be up for sale.

[ramair2]

Is Rob's a TH400? Whoever owns it, I am hoping its a real 1/8 TA Convertible (vs a clone).

[muscle_collector]

robs is an auto unless he has two of them.

[Brewster]

Nope just one unless something has changed within the last year ?

[fiedlerh]

A 69 T/A convert from the Lozen's collection taken at the Cruzin Tigers Show DuPage County Expo Center, 7-26-09.

[azbirds]

If its real, 1.9 mil

[1969T/A]

Look at the PHS
They block out the vin number on the top of it
but leave it on the botton right corner
223679N106884
Isn't this the trans am Kurt S
was researching about 2-3 years ago?