[ramair2]

Gary,

Talk to folks who were there in Indy like I have. Car was a 10 footer. It had/has significant issues. I know/spoke to the new owner. He plans to dump 80k or so to get it to near number 1 condition....

So with that, the math becomes...

130k+10K buyer commission+80K= 220k for 69 RA IV TA automatic with quarters replaced (and maybe/maybe not numbers matching drivertain).

Sounds about right to me for -this particular IV TA-

To get the real top end for the '69 IV TA market you need to compare that 220 above with a no excuses, fully documented, restored and matching 4speed low mile, low owner car. A car like that (yes even today) would go well into the 3's to a serious buyer who wants the best.

In the meantime, don't be surprised if other IV TAs with issues of some sort (e.g. auto, not restored, missing part/all drivetrain, etc) sell in the range that this one did over the next couple of years.

If one thing stands true today, at least in the high end market, is that people WILL pay/fight over cars that are, for whatever reason, perceived as being -the right- cars (e.g. most of Milts collection, a $440K Nickey Camaro(?), $330K for a 440 cuda conv(?), other mint unrestored rare drivetrain muscle, etc). And yep, those same buyers will put their noses up when it comes to other very rare cars that have no (or seemingly minor) warts. For example, I know of more than one 70 Hemi Cuda/Challenger -finished and matching- that went in the 125-135K range. At the same time a low mile unrestored (but certainly not mint cond) 70 Hemi Cuda went for 280K with buyer commission. Go figure...

Crazy/schizophrenic/hard to predict but thats where things are at the top end. Binary market, on/off and not much in between.