He just needed something to drive to CB '06.
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>Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Barrett Jackson
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>$1,150,000 for a 70 LS6 convertible, "priceless". Crazy more likely. gm66
>--- Bob Haggard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>From: Bob Haggard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:06:14 -0500
>To: The Chevelle Mailing List <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Barrett Jackson
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>They said tonight that they only take 1 out of 3 cars to sell at the BJ
>auction so that would mean that what you see for sale is the real cream of the
>crop, either rare or 100 point cars. It appears to me that some of the custom
>cars that have sold ($80k) are probably very good deals. If I owned a Z-28 or
>66 Chevelle with less that 12k miles I'm not sure what kind of money I would
>expect for it, but I probably would not sell it anyway. If I had a lot of
>extra cash to invest in a toy I would be there bidding too, but I don't so I'm
>just watching TV.
>Bob Haggard
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>> From: "Ron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: 2006/01/21 Sat AM 11:48:00 EST
>> To: "'The Chevelle Mailing List'" <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Barrett Jackson
>>
>> I agree on the point that the market is going crazy. I thought last night
>> was nuts ($205k for a z28?)..but when you think about it, certain cars like
>> that Z28 or the '66 Chevelle are very rare finds, so what is the real value?
>> I've seen it posted here before that it's whatever someone will pay for it.
>> Not sure that's the way I'd go looking for an investment, but most of those
>> guys arent worried about that. It does bother me
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>> As far as a 340 Cuda not being a performance car, I'll assume you've never
>> driven a 340 car or maybe you did and it wasn't running right. It's like
>> saying a small block 327 Chevelle isn't one. That little motor gets up and
>> goes. It doesn't have to have a Hemi to be a performance/muscle car.
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>>
>> Ron
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>> My '66 http://myweb.cableone.net/cutter169/
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Williams
>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 7:05 AM
>> To: The Chevelle Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Barrett Jackson
>>
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>> I really have mixed emotions about what is happening with the classic
>>
>> car market. On one hand it's really great to see guys make good money
>>
>> selling their cars, but I just think the rich crowd has gone way
>>
>> overboard. These guys have priced the middle class blue collar car
>>
>> collect/DRIVER (like me) out of the market. These guys even paid 61 Gs
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>> for a 340 ci 71 Cuda. It was nice, but not even a performance car
>>
>> except for a 4 sp. The real /hot rods/ just seemed to break even. My
>>
>> 65 SS will never make it to
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>> BJ, but then again I drive it when I can, and even bang a few 6000 rpm
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>> shifts.
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>>
>> Larry Williams
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>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> >Wow, I have a super nice 66-396-375-4spd with 45,500 origional miles. For
>> half of the BJ sale price I might consider selling it.(not really)
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>> >My son is the second owner of an origional, beautiful 68 hemi Charger.
>> Gulp, what would that bring at BJ.
>>
>> >gm66
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>> >--- "Dale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> >From: "Dale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>> >Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:37:50 -0600
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>> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'The Chevelle Mailing List'"
>> <[email protected]>
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>> >Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Barrett Jackson
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>> >
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>> >The 66SS was suppose to be a 10K mile original and highly optioned; 4-spd,
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>> >360hp, etc. I thought it was $125k as well but the BJ website says $135k
>>
>> >(lot 731 -
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>> >http://www.barrett-jackson.com/auctionresults/common/bj06results_s10.asp if
>>
>> >that's the same car). Maybe sometimes underwriters aren't all that naïve.
>>
>> >Many cars there are bought from the heart and not the head. Except for
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>> >reported mileage there was nothing really that special about the car, IMHO.
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>> >
>>
>> >Dale McIntosh
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>> >67 El Camino
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>> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex LaRue
>>
>> >Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:04 AM
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>> >To: The Chevelle Mailing List
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>> >Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Barrett Jackson
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>> >
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>> >I tuned in late last night and caught em putin the hammer down on a Red 66
>>
>> >SS for $125,000. Can anyone give me the details that made this one that
>>
>> >special? We use Barrett Jackson, Mecum, Kruse and other auctions as
>>
>> >comparables when insuring high dollar cars. Sometimes the underwriters just
>>
>> >don't understand and you have to show proof. On another note, I have an old
>>
>> >68 Malibu out back that I am thinking about sticking a Hemi in and running
>>
>> >it through BJ in the fall. Anyone know where I can get a set of motor
>> mounts
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>> >for that??? (all in jest of course unless I could find one of those Smokey
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>> >Yunick Hemis).
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>> >
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>> >Alex LaRue
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>> >-----Original Message-----
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>> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Clint Hooper
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>> >Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:13 PM
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>> >To: The Chevelle Mailing List
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>> >Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Shocks
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>> >I've had good luck with polygraphite bushings from Performance Suspension
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>> >Technologies in the front. Ran them for years on the front of my 68 El
>>
>> >Camino w/o any squeaks. One the rear,I wouldn't use anything but rubber.
>> New
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>> >rubber works ok in the front,too.
>>
>> >Clint Hooper
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>> >H&H Custom,owner
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>> >1969 El Camino ProTourer
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>> >2001 H-D FLHR custom bagger
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>> >http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm
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>> >----- Original Message -----
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>> >From: Dan Mascheck <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>> >
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>> >Clint...with me upgrading the suspension on my 72...We plan on replacing
>> all
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>> >the other bushings. The Global West A arms have Delum(SP?) bushings. What
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>> >would you suggest for the remaining bushings on the rest of the front
>>
>> >suspension?
>>
>> >
>>
>> > Dan Mascheck
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>> >
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>> >
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>> >From: Clint Hooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 4:52 PM
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>> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Chevelle Mailing List
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>> >Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Shocks
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>> >
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>> >I'll drink to that. <g>
>>
>> >Clint Hooper
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>> >H&H Custom,owner
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>> >1969 El Camino ProTourer
>>
>> >2001 H-D FLHR custom bagger
>>
>> >http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm
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>> >----- Original Message -----
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>> >From: Crazy Rusty <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>> >I must have drank a little too much before I sent this... nevermind.
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