Discussion Forum - Northstar Chevelle Club

SShink · 3K+ Club

Annual Barrett Jackson Love it or Hate it

Scott Parkhurst · Super Poster

I love it AND hate it. How's that?

I like seeing all the cool cars, and especially those that I recognize (like the modified hot rods and pro touring cars).

The perfect restorations and ultra-rare cars don't appeal to me as much.

The money being spent gives an idea of where the market is.

I'm shocked at how inexpensive some of the Packards are, and how pricey the Mopar muscle is. A '69 Road Runner (440 Six-Pack) that was clearly a driver (dirty underneath) went for 100K. A Packard limo went for 70K.

It's always interesting and Magnante is a pal of mine. But I am a big fan of cars that really get driven and enjoyed, so I get miffed at the over-restored rides with shiny underpinnings...

...but I know that's a personal thing.

Chris R · 2K+ Club

Scott Parkhurst wrote:
I love it AND hate it. How's that?

I like seeing all the cool cars, and especially those that I recognize (like the modified hot rods and pro touring cars).

The perfect restorations and ultra-rare cars don't appeal to me as much.

The money being spent gives an idea of where the market is.

I'm shocked at how inexpensive some of the Packards are, and how pricey the Mopar muscle is. A '69 Road Runner (440 Six-Pack) that was clearly a driver (dirty underneath) went for 100K. A Packard limo went for 70K.

It's always interesting and Magnante is a pal of mine. But I am a big fan of cars that really get driven and enjoyed, so I get miffed at the over-restored rides with shiny underpinnings...

...but I know that's a personal thing.

I have to agree with you as well. I always enjoy seeing the hot rods, street rods and modified cars. Im not much into the stock restored stuff other then appreciating the history and preserving originals the way they came off the line. But with modified cars, its fun to see the how the owners put thier own personal touch and heart into these cars. Plus get ideas and what not from cars you dont ever get to see.

John D · 2K+ Club

I'll agree on the marques such as Packard... those cars were in the "premium-grade" in the day, and they receive little recognition. WE had a '51 Clipper when I was a kid!

I do enjoy drooling over the genuine 7-digit cars, such as the Duesey's. They deserve it, there was only a few hundred built in the 1st place, and factoring inflation they were $200K NEW!

All this auction does is shove the price of solid driver/clean original project starters totally out of the range of "Joe Normal" - because somebody saw their RUST BUCKET (that's sitting in the back 40 with a tree growing through it) on BJ and it went for $20k.

SShink · 3K+ Club

Just watched the first original Batmobile sell for $4.2M. That gives BJ $336K just from the buyer alone!

There were so many people on the stage you couldn't see the car.... What a piece of Americana though!

Rick Champagne bought it. Dashboard, a close relative I hope?

bowtie · Secretary

Honestly, it bores me to see it on TV, but I haven't watched it in a long time so maybe it's different. I don't care for the 100% restorations, but this is the best place to show them off and sell, so BJ is a good match for that. I apperciate all the work that goes into them, but I think a good custom shows off the work and parts better. Eventually I'll get out there, but it's not high on the list right now.