[T A 70]

Originally Posted by 67rstbkt

I agree with pretty much everyone else's opinion, cars are overpriced at these things. I think some just get carried away, others have more money than they know what to do with. I wonder how many of these "buyers" are actual car people? It seems that many of these restored or original rare muscle cars just get passed from one garage to the next and never get used for the purpose they were designed for. I'd rather drive my muscle car and work on it - I think most of the buyers at these things are basically art collectors.

I saw the green GTO in person (I live in Reno) on Saturday. I looked it over for a few minutes and it was basically a show car. Super straight all over and looking probably 100 times better than the day it left the showroom floor. I was not there when they sold it, but out in the convention center, it did have the decals on the fenders. I wish I would have taken a picture or two of it for you guys to look at.

I had to miss it this weekend unfortunately. My buddy told me last Wednesday a few real Yenko's were there but I haven't spoken to him. Did you see any?

[67rstbkt]

Originally Posted by T A 70

I had to miss it this weekend unfortunately. My buddy told me last Wednesday a few real Yenko's were there but I haven't spoken to him. Did you see any?

I did see a few Yenko cars, but I'm not certain they were all real. The Nova I looked at said it was a "Yenko reproduction" on the description. I was only able to spend about 2-3 hours total looking at the cars and checking out the wealthy spend their extra cash .

I do wish I had more time to spend there, especially since it was $22 per person to get in, but the wife wanted to go to dinner and then check out the drag race thing at the Nugget in Downtown Sparks.

[Keith Seymore]

So - how do the other auction houses compare to BJ?

Are they all the same, or are there any that are known for being pretty straight up?

(I'm wondering about Mecum specifically).

K

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

So - how do the other auction houses compare to BJ?

Are they all the same, or are there any that are known for being pretty straight up?

(I'm wondering about Mecum specifically).

K

Keith, Perhaps you could get the answer you are seeking by talking with Jim Mattison who is often seen at auctions (such as MECUM) as a buyer and seller.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Alvin

Keith, Perhaps you could get the answer you are seeking by talking with Jim Mattison who is often seen at auctions (such as MECUM) as a buyer and seller.

I could do that but it doesn't normally come up. I'm interested in all y'all's perspective as well...

K

[MikeNoun]

Well, Mecum Auctions has dog and pony shows too. They're all the same. Shill bidders, money exchanging hands behind the scenes, phony reserves, cars hammered down as "sold" when they don't sell, it's all part of the auction circus, and with TV cameras rolling, it sometimes becomes a scripted reality show.

[bluebird455]

I like Mecum a lot more than BJ, more regular stream muscle cars, no charity car every other car, and from talking to people attending the car corals, lots and staging lanes, there seems to be a lot more real car guys that have been in the hobby a lot longer, and have more knowledge about a wide variety of cars. I went to the Reno Auction, and to be honest, there was a lot of over paying on a lot of the cars, hell, you could have gotten a lot better buys just going to the cars shows on all the casinos, there was lots of high quality cars with for sale signs, some with very good prices.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by MikeNoun

Well, Mecum Auctions has dog and pony shows too. They're all the same. Shill bidders, money exchanging hands behind the scenes, phony reserves, cars hammered down as "sold" when they don't sell, it's all part of the auction circus, and with TV cameras rolling, it sometimes becomes a scripted reality show.

Thanks, Mike. Sorry to hear that.

It looked like they (Mecum) did a nice job with Randy William's stuff.

K

[T A 70]

Originally Posted by 67rstbkt

I did see a few Yenko cars, but I'm not certain they were all real. The Nova I looked at said it was a "Yenko reproduction" on the description. I was only able to spend about 2-3 hours total looking at the cars and checking out the wealthy spend their extra cash .

I do wish I had more time to spend there, especially since it was $22 per person to get in, but the wife wanted to go to dinner and then check out the drag race thing at the Nugget in Downtown Sparks.

Thanks. 2 years ago there was a '69 Blue Camaro Yenko clone very well done at the Convention Center auction. Big block car (454) in the $33k range. I should have bought it, nothing left to do but drive it.

[GT182]

I just caught the 66 GTO convertable, on the rerun of B/J Reno, with the Chevelle type stripes. Good price price of 58,000, but the stripes weren't all that great on it. Different yes, but not really necessary. The 2 narrow 'old school' racing stripes across the trunk and rear quarters, or the 2 narrow 'old school' racing stripes the length of the car, would have looked better.