OT - Barrett-Jackson in Phx

[still_on2_wheels]

Just sitting back watching the cars rolling off the auction block on the SPEED channel. Some cheap prices, some unexpected high dollar items. I have tics for Sat, it's always a great place to watch wheels and people.

Jeff

[HV]

I just saw a WC Chopper go for $15,000

[Panzer]

Still,
Just don't wave to anybody, you might end up in the poor house.

[kybagger]

How many are like me and go holly sh## when ya see a car go for $$$$ that you once owned/or the same mode should I say.

[Midnight Toker]

Yes sir, I love to watch those Barrett-Jackson auctions. Some truly supreme choice rides on auctions there. It’s what dreams are made of.

[seattledyna]

it was funny to see the little Isetta go for 45k and that 58 Bentley go for 21 thousand, lol

those 80s vettes were flying out the door foe pennies on the dollar also

[Ultrashovel]

I just saw a WC Chopper go for $15,000

Right. I didn't see this thread earlier. Someone got a deal.

[1JITSU1]

Wish I never sold any cars I had    Had some good cores to 
I allways need the money for the next car    I must be doing sometin wrong 

[Princess Butt]

What's really funny is watching a car roll across the block at B-J, and say "Hey, I remember cutting the fenders off one of those." Or: "Wait! that's the one we built by welding two halves together!!!"

Seriously, I used to work restoring muscle and classic cars 20 years ago. Some of them were real POS, some were really good material to work with. There's a few things I learned about while doing it.

1. Be picky. Take your time buying one, you'll regret rushing into a deal.

2. If someone you know is restoring a car and it's putting a strain on their marriage, wait. Wait with some cash, and don't jump right away when they try to sell it. In a divorce situation, it's worth about $0.30 on the dollar they've invested. The closer to the court date or the settlement date for their house where they're storing it, the closer you are to buying. I watched someone pick up a Pantera for less than the guy had in the motor, it was the weekend before he was losing his house to his ex. 

3. If you're buying a completed, finished car, have someone look over the car for you. If I were buying a 60's Mustang, I'd pay the guy around the corner from me to check it out. He knows Mustangs really, really well.

I'm sure there's some other stuff, but my brain is a little cobwebbed right now.

BnEUC

[moose]

just my opinion but I think Jackson has ruined a lot of chances for the common person to afford a classic anymore.

[Old Crow]

Restoring old cars and building hot rods is what I do for a living.  Surprisingly enough, with the economy going into the toilet, our business is doing well.  Not sure why, but since Christmas we've had the phone ringing off the hook with people wanting to get cars to us for work.

An old addage in the business is that you can buy a completed car for a lot less money than you can build one.  Seems to be true in most cases, except possibly the customer that sold his '66 Hertz Shelby for like twice what he had in it.  Check out the website for some pics of some nice cars.   

http://www.vincesvintage.net/index.html

[jsachs1]

B-J certainally influenced prices in the hot rod market.I recall going to the Turkey rod run,year after year,with some real bargains there.
Enter B-J on television,and the market went "nuts". 
This year prices at the rod run were more down to earth.  Figured that B-J cars would go begging in '09.
John

[4DWUDS]

At $45. just to get in the door, I can't even afford to lOOk, much less buy.

[mark98012]

Watch tonight (Thursday), Thursday night's are traditionally the best bang for the buck night (even the comentators say so).

Mark

[1JITSU1]

Moose you are absolutely right  % to buy % to sell