1978 NYB, 392 MILES,For the sceptics.

[68PK21 440.6bbl]

And have some professional photo's taken and posted.....

You ask you get!

 

[commando1]

And you didn't even get any lowball offers from one of these high price classic car dealers? Yours looks like the kind they list in the mid to high teens.

I received zero bids, zero offers, and only two inquiries.
One from the tire kicker above and one from a guy who "had one just like it" and wanted to shoot the ****...
54 Watchers I suspect 53 of them were FCBO members.
No post auction low balls, either.
Wtf....

Even I, Debbie Downer, am shocked.

 

[azblackhemi]

Richard, here's a good one.
All Lots for Phoenix • Glendale 2019

I'm going to have to go to this. It's only 10 minutes from me. In fact I can see the stadium from my neighborhood.

 

[azblackhemi]

I received zero bids, zero offers, and only two inquiries.
One from the tire kicker above and one from a guy who "had one just like it" and wanted to shoot the ****...
54 Watchers I suspect 53 of them were FCBO members.
No post auction low balls, either.
Wtf....

Even I, Debbie Downer, am shocked.

Maybe it's time to lower the standard $2500 Formal value standard?

 

[commando1]

Maybe it's time to lower the standard $2500 Formal value standard?

Getting to think so...

This is worrisome. Fuselages are going through the roof, Slabs going nowhere, and Formals down the toilet.
Even R & M bodies are outpacing Formals. I think K-kars are, too.

 

[1978 NYB]

My NYB is priceless.....I hope my nephew thinks that too.

 

[Carmine]

I was right from Day 1 about the all Formals are worth 25-hundred.
My NYB just concluded a stint on eBay at $8k and No Reserve.
Nothing. Only one inquiry from a Fin who's English was so bad I suspect it was really @Carmine ghosting me.
8k!

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I would have included references to Lincolns and ballast resistors before offering 2150€.

 

[commando1]

 

[tbm3fan]

As a Formal worshipper and an admirerer of all things Formal, I have zero interest in this car except for it's journey to its next flip to see where it goes.
90% of my distaste is because of the seller himself.

I thought you were the Formal whisperer. My mistake...

 

[1978 NYB]

I thought you were the Formal whisperer. My mistake...

Stan does that too....

 

[Carmine]

Stan does that too....

I picture him as more of an under-the-breath mutterer.

 

[300rag]

I picture him as more of an under-the-breath mutterer.

I don't think he mutters too much.

 

[commando1]

I don't think he mutters too much.

mut·ter
/ˈmədər/
verb

1. 1.
   say something in a low or barely audible voice, especially in dissatisfaction or irritation.
   "he muttered something under his breath"
   synonyms: talk under one's breath, murmur, mumble, whisper, speak in an undertone, speak sotto voce, speak in hushed tones;
   talk to oneself
   "a group of men stood muttering in one corner of the room"

noun

1. 1.
   a barely audible utterance, especially one expressing dissatisfaction or irritation.
   "a little mutter of disgust

You're correct, Peter. I don't keep it barely audible or to myself.

 

[Carmine]

I don't think he mutters too much.

I was thinking maybe when pulled over, in line at the Wal-Mart, other unpleasant situations, etc.

 

[Sport Fury 67]

Maybe we are not hitting the correct market for the Formals. When I drive mine to work and our visiting Asian clients pulls in with their tour group, they all take the obligatory photos next the the company sign in the lawn, then swarm the 78 for photos. If it is lunch time, I go out and let them sit in it and start her up.

 

[73 T&C]

Maybe we are not hitting the correct market for the Formals. When I drive mine to work and our visiting Asian clients pulls in with their tour group, they all take the obligatory photos next the the company sign in the lawn, then swarm the 78 for photos. If it is lunch time, I go out and let them sit in it and start her up.

As a designer, I can’t help but think that this is a reaction to a design being more meaningful than that of an appliance.

I think they like it because it’s not a car, it’s a statement. It’s a projection of who you are and represent to yourself and others.

To get that level of “design” today you have to go to the extremes of the market both high and low. Everything else are just “Genericas” that current lack of taste and regulations require us to like.

That’s why I like old cars and why I think others do as well. There are exceptions but rare....

Cadillac seams to have come back from the brink and their sales are showing it. Now if they could just give them names rather than production codes....

Sorry for the rant.

 

[Robert Saigh]

I have 2 Formals and believe me sometimes I wish they were more valuable....but they aren't....plain and simple! A few of you guys know what's going on here. The seller of this car.....who knows nothing about these cars.... has "Flipper Fever" and is trying to unload this thing before the next market crash or economic downturn!

 

[commando1]

When I drive mine to work and our visiting Asian clients pulls in with their tour group, they all take the obligatory photos next the the company sign in the lawn, then swarm the 78 for photos

I get the same swarms wherever my "Nice Lincoln" goes.
Their love affair ends when it's time to open the wallet.
If you want admirers, have a hot hooker hang off your arm. You lose way less money.

 

[commando1]

I was thinking maybe when pulled over,

I roll down the window, put both hands on top of the sterring wheel, and it's all, Yes sir, No sir, Whatever you say sir. And don't look down as if going to grab something.

 

[68PK21 440.6bbl]

If it is lunch time, I go out and let them sit in it and start her up.

I surely hope you charge them 'Disney World' ride prices!