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Originally Posted by PAUL K
You have a bit of a unique situation, but not alone. There are original factory racecars out there and they just don't command a lot of money compared to a non-racecar regardless whether they have their original engine or not. My buddy owns an original 72 455 HO Formula car that has lived it's life as a Super Stock car since day one. It's worth a Helluva lot less money (even thought it has less than 500 miles on it) than a compareble 72 Formula HO car that didn't live it's life as a racecar.
Even cars with a lot of recognition don't get a lot of money:
Jim Wangers red 74 TA sold for $6k as a roller when it was put up for sale.
Pete McCarthy put his 67 Ram Air GTO for sale and couldn't find a serious buyer.
In fact the entire Wangers collection brought in less than expected money due to them being modified and missing original engines and numbered parts.
Who knows maybe somewhere down the road someone will find their original engines over in Europe and upgrade them to top buck auction cars.
Remember the guy that spent a crap ton of money purchasing and restoring the missing SD421 LeMans and couldn't sell it for a fraction of what he had into it.... I believe most these high dollar auction cars are purchased as an investment with little to no intention of ever driving them.... Kind of a sad deal, IMO.
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Well I wouldn‘t say my car would bring less money as a STOCK race car on 6 inch slicks that was raced by a dealer . Jim mino’s car was a race car too My car was raced by a dealer that had a bunch of race cars in 64 68 69 70 71 72 not some Joe blow. But whatever you wanna think . Doesn’t really matter cause it’s not for sale and likely never will be .
Big difference between my car and a super stocker, has never been caged , never been cut up. Raced on a 6 inch slick Still has its full original interior , 15k original miles and tight as a new car the doors shut better than any 69 I’ve ever seen and I’ve had 21 of them. But whatever. Yeah it’s not worth anything . OK YUP.
Funny cause I know of other, not raced 69 RAIV birds that were in a lot worse shape than mine that’s for sure had a TON of money spent on their restorations , but somehow that’s different, because mine was raced . LMAO pathetic.