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BillH For sale at Mecum 2017 in Florida
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My cousin Dave's car,
A very original preserved car.

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pianoguy Re: For sale at Mecum 2017 in Florida
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Very cool - I think you should have it ;-)
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that's bad ass.
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BillH Re: For sale at Mecum 2017 in Florida
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There were quite a few of these thru the years.

This is Dave and Grumpy with an earlier car.

I was in Grumpy's shop many times.

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j3studio Re: For sale at Mecum 2017 in Florida
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Very interesting piece of history. Mecum's description is worth the read:

https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0117-2697 ... pala-z11-old-reliable-iv/

The estimate is $750,000 to $850,000. I'll be surprised if it sells at around that price, if only because race car prices always seem soft—even for the best examples.

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BillH Re: For sale at Mecum 2017 in Florida
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The estimate is $750,000 to $850,000. I'll be surprised if it sells at around that price, if only because race car prices always seem soft—even for the best examples.



Yea, real doubtful.
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TommyT-Bone Re: For sale at Mecum 2017 in Florida
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I'm not going to Kissimmee. I'd get in trouble there for sure. Nice Impala. Besides I only have $750. We had a 63 283 by the way, back in the 80's.
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Awesome.
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The estimate is $750,000 to $850,000. I'll be surprised if it sells at around that price, if only because race car prices always seem soft—even for the best examples.



Yea, real doubtful.


rarity and provenance... remember, this was a FACTORY built hot rod. Not a normal race car converted from a street car.

Real race cars are valuable... think Cobra, Ferrari, Porsche... those sports racers are seriously valuable.
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rarity and provenance... remember, this was a FACTORY built hot rod. Not a normal race car converted from a street car.

Real race cars are valuable... think Cobra, Ferrari, Porsche... those sports racers are seriously valuable.


Yep.

Guess I should have bought one of those from Dave, probably about $1,000 back then.

But, I also should have bought this when it was offered to me for $1,800.

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