[Steve Barcak]

Originally Posted by RATTCRUSHER455

heck dont wait 3 years wait another 10 most of the baby boomers will be in the ground pushing up daiseys and you will get the car for under a 100.000 and all of my cars will sink also. mark my words in the year 2023 it will be like the 80's all over again the only difference will be all the cars will be totaly restored and 12.00 a gallon gas so no one will be able to afford to even start them more or less drive them

I can say based on experience that you are wrong. With about 400 old Pontiacs here, I sell vintage Pontiac parts and have plenty of customers in their 30s and 40s. They are hardly 'boomers'. I also have plenty of Pontiac friends in their 20s and 30s and 40s.
I even know of a bunch of young men in their late teens into 60s era cars.
There will always be interest in 60s era cars . I do see the interest changing though as less and less of the younger people care if it has original hose clamps, correct dates on things like starters and alternators, etc. There will be more interest in modifying these cars.
Yes, prices and interest with cycle up and down but, there will always be interest in 60s era cars and , thus, there will always be value in them.
Pure original restorations will stay primarily with the elderly.

The main problem with the hobby subsiding is most of us have our cars so cherry we have to park them in garages and drive a late model to work. We take our pristine vintage cars to car shows and sit in lawn chairs with people their own age.
What is wrong with that? Well, you are not exposing younger generations to these cars because they never get to see them. It is your ( their fault ).
I drive my 66 GTO daily regardless of weather and I tow with it. You would be surprised at the attention my old car gets from young people every day! Exposing younger generations to vintage cars is the smartest way to keep the hobby strong.

[61-63]

Originally Posted by RATTCRUSHER455

heck dont wait 3 years wait another 10 most of the baby boomers will be in the ground pushing up daiseys and you will get the car for under a 100.000 and all of my cars will sink also. mark my words in the year 2023 it will be like the 80's all over again the only difference will be all the cars will be totaly restored and 12.00 a gallon gas so no one will be able to afford to even start them more or less drive them

I think you are correct.

[63Banshee]

Don't get the Obama blues just yet...

[61-63]

I hope Steve is right and Rattcruiser and I are wrong. We will see. At the rate I'm going, assuming I'm still here in ten years, I will finish my last car about the time the bottom falls out. The one good thing is that I am not doing it for the money. Although I would still like to get my money back.

[R 70 Judge]

I'm still in my 30's and I don't have any interest in the newer "super cars" being built. I plan on building a GTO for my son and daughter to share once they are old enough to drive (6 more years).

[GaryK]

Originally Posted by 63Banshee

Mecum is on the Velocity channel.

Our cable co only offers that channel as a premium channel for Hi Def TV's of which I do not have. Will have to sign up and watch online.

[63Banshee]

Online coverage might be better anyway.

[63Banshee]

Originally Posted by 63Banshee

We've been talking about it. I predict hammer down at 490K.

By the looks of other sales, my prediction might be high. Hope I'm wrong.

[63Banshee]

15 minutes

[63Banshee]

325k, not good. No sale.

[p2architect]

No not good. But it sure looked good on the block. Seller was not smiling. My 63 was a bit dismayed as well. There, there.

[63Banshee]

The car probably needs to be as factory built. All depends on what some of these bidders are told is worth money or what is desirable.

[Ken K]

The car was nice when they got done. I don't know about 600K nice since it was missing a lot of the stuff that should have been on there. Who knows what was spent on it, only the owner and the person doing the work really know. The last time it was sold was just before the economy crashed.

[tom s]

The custom 2 door tempest wagon race car just sold for 30K.I know it sold first time for maybe tripple that!Scott Tieman built the car,ran 9s N/A.FAST hammer job!Tom

[Ken K]

The owner must be in a conundrum. Everyone knows the original front end that came off that car exsist. Is it worth it to put it back to original and hope he gets the price out of it or take the money and run. There was a lot of publicity on that car when he bought it.

[tom s]

The front end is not in good shape!He wants stupid money for it.The hood needs to be reskined and all the rest repaired.Tom

[Ken K]

It's not just the front end. That car was modified. According to one of the magazines it is missing the transaxle and has a different transmission in it. They did good work, it's just not how it was built.

[misterp266]

Originally Posted by tom s

The custom 2 door tempest wagon race car just sold for 30K.I know it sold first time for maybe tripple that!Scott Tieman built the car,ran 9s N/A.FAST hammer job!Tom

That's a great deal! I love that car, wish I had the resources to do my '63 Catalina Safari as nice as that. Lots of work ( $$$ ) to make it into a two door.

Rob....

[tom s]

It was decided that because of the race history of the car to restore it as raced!Right or wrong it is done and no way to recover the cost to do it as it left the factory.If that is what is wanted there is one out there to buy already.Tom

[63Banshee]

Originally Posted by tom s

The custom 2 door tempest wagon race car just sold for 30K.I know it sold first time for maybe tripple that!Scott Tieman built the car,ran 9s N/A.FAST hammer job!Tom

That's easy money for that car.