rcdice
Enthusiast
Three Vipers sold at BJ this year. Gen I, II and III were represented. A thank you should go out to the BJ folks for having 3 Vipers represented. Very few 1990+ cars were at the auction. Craig Jackson sold his personal SRT-10 last year so perhaps he has a soft spot for Vipers. All brought strong money. Two of the three were heavily modified. BJ turned down approx. 4,500 cars this year.
Perhaps they should change the name to Barrett-Jackson/Corvette Club Auction for 2008. It seemed like every third car or so was a pre 1972 Vette. Approximately 12.5% of all cars sold this year were Vettes.
There seemed to be an almost endless supply of big block Vettes, Hemi Cuda's, 383 and 440 Cuda's, 69 Camaro's, Yenko cars, COPO cars, Shelby Mustangs, Boss Mustangs and Fastback Mustangs. Certainly makes you start to wonder about the true rarity factor.
There were certainly some very good deals early in the week and on Sunday. Anything bought prime time (Friday and Saturday night) was sky high.
The total of 18% paid to BJ (8% from the seller, 10% from the buyer) seems rather excessive.
The multi year proven formula for high bids from the general baby boomer public: Free flowing alcohol, beautiful cars, national TV spotlight, bidders assistants that make you feel like a schmuck if you don't bid more, alcohol, an untapped home equity loan, some sort of story to tell surrounding the car, sheer competitiveness.
Amazing how many of the restored cars and resto-mod cars were finished within the last year or so. This is the best they will ever look, until another restoration. The new owners better keep them in a bubble or value will diminish rapidly.
Best buys, IMHO, many of the hot rods sold for 1/2 or less of what it would take to build them. I'm also very attracted to the "survivor" cars. A true survivor with no repaint, original matching numbers, etc. You can actually drive these cars a few miles a year and not worry about a flaw or two. Fewer and fewer each year and as they say "they're only original once".
Perhaps they should change the name to Barrett-Jackson/Corvette Club Auction for 2008. It seemed like every third car or so was a pre 1972 Vette. Approximately 12.5% of all cars sold this year were Vettes.
There seemed to be an almost endless supply of big block Vettes, Hemi Cuda's, 383 and 440 Cuda's, 69 Camaro's, Yenko cars, COPO cars, Shelby Mustangs, Boss Mustangs and Fastback Mustangs. Certainly makes you start to wonder about the true rarity factor.
There were certainly some very good deals early in the week and on Sunday. Anything bought prime time (Friday and Saturday night) was sky high.
The total of 18% paid to BJ (8% from the seller, 10% from the buyer) seems rather excessive.
The multi year proven formula for high bids from the general baby boomer public: Free flowing alcohol, beautiful cars, national TV spotlight, bidders assistants that make you feel like a schmuck if you don't bid more, alcohol, an untapped home equity loan, some sort of story to tell surrounding the car, sheer competitiveness.
Amazing how many of the restored cars and resto-mod cars were finished within the last year or so. This is the best they will ever look, until another restoration. The new owners better keep them in a bubble or value will diminish rapidly.
Best buys, IMHO, many of the hot rods sold for 1/2 or less of what it would take to build them. I'm also very attracted to the "survivor" cars. A true survivor with no repaint, original matching numbers, etc. You can actually drive these cars a few miles a year and not worry about a flaw or two. Fewer and fewer each year and as they say "they're only original once".
