Collector Car Auction, Puyallup, WA – Part 3 of 3
Now here is a collector car to please anyone. It’s a red 1967 Dodge Charger. You can almost hear them hollering “Yeee-haw” as they roar away in this one. Rated at condition 1.9, the only noticeable flaw was a big scratch/crease on the passenger side of the body. SOLD with a bid of $7,100, this was one that I would have gladly taken home for that kind of money. The Old Cars Price Guide rates a similar condition Charger at $18,900. I don’t know how anyone could lose money on this kind of a deal.
Hey, want to buy an appreciating asset at a dirt-cheap price? Sorry, you missed this one! This rare, rare, rare 1990 Chrysler TC by Maserati sold new for $38,000. With only 20,000 miles on the odometer it was perfection in every detail. This was the rare model with sixteen valves and a five-speed stick transmission. Maserati only built 200 of these. If you really really want one, sorry, they are not to be had. In this case… someone bought it for a measly $9,500. Stop! Thief! Don’t let them get out the gate! Guess it’s too late. This car should sell any day of the week in the 12 to 16 thousand dollar range. Well, you had your chance. Better luck next time.
Every one of these smaller regional collector car auctions has at least one “sleeper” that is a damn near give-away. Usually they tend to be an “estate” no-reserve car that some disinterested entity is trying to liquidate ASAP. So, here is the sleeper of this sale in my opinion. It is a like-new 1993 Metallic Black Cherry Corvette with only 17,000 miles on it. This car SOLD at $11,200. Can you believe an “as-new”
Corvette for the price of an Asian “econo-buzz-box?” Take my advice. Don’t go to one of these auctions without taking some serious money with you to buy. Otherwise you will kick yourself all the way home wondering why it is always someone else that gets the good deal.
If you have a 16-year-old driver in your household, here is the car for him. An eighty-four Corvette with 500 horsepower. Give the kid this car and within the week he will have lost his license and be safely walking. It was a no-sale with $7,000 bid and a reserve more like 11,000. I’m not sure how you could pass the emissions test with this rig in Spokane. But, then you could pull the engine and put it into that hot-rod you want to build and you would still have a free Corvette sans engine.
Here is the real Corvette lovers dream car. It’s a 1995 ZR1 with only 4,000 miles on it. This Vette cost well over $70,000 new. The Old Cars Price Guide rates it at condition 1.5 at $46,750. Bidding stopped at $28,000. The owner would have let it go for only $32,500 but there just wasn’t enough money in the room to meet that. Hey, this rare beast is showroom perfect. If you want one like this you will look a long long time before you find it at this kind of price. And, you couldn’t find a better color than resale red.
If you have been looking for something powerful and exotic to impress the neighbors, you couldn’t pass on this 1991 Lotus Esprit. With a turbo 360 horsepower engine it will top 165 miles per hour. Only 40,000 miles on the car… This car sold new for over $90,000. The bidding stopped at $15,000. The owner wanted $18,300 thus it was a no-sale.
Do you want a sporty car that says “quality, performance, prestige, exclusive?” Here it is. This 1988 Mercedes 560SL in metallic gold has it all. AMG ground effects and fancy wheels. Low, low miles… about 44,000 I think. Originally purchased by the owner of the Seattle Seahawks. This car SOLD for $22,500. That’s about the kind of money you would blow on a Ford Focus. The owner dropped his $25,000 reserve to make the sale. The Old Cars Price Guide rates this car at condition 1.5 at $34,850.
If you really want to sell your collector car, you need to put it in front of serious qualified buyers. Or, if you really want to find that perfect dream car of your youth, don’t do what this man is doing with his sign. You need to locate the present owner who is motivated to sell. You can accomplish this by going to: www.silverauctions.com. Check out their calendar of up-coming auctions. You just might find your dream car at a very attractive price.
WDM
Please read my Guestbook entries in this website pertaining to the use of dent-resistant bodywork. Wouldn’t you appreciate dent resistance yourselves?
It’s nice to see that Shay replicas have been made in the past. When were they made? What other models apart from the Model A did they do? I would like replicas to made of other inter-war models – but only if they feature dent resistance as referred to in those articles.
You should also be able to find similar articles in the FLAVIIR and Ming the Mechanic sections in other sites. Another one is pertaining to the exploration of the solar system. I thought I’d bring this to your attention as well.
What can you tell me about the 1987 Cadillac Sedan du Ville Fleetwood Phaeton? Tks.