For Sale Pricey "dangler"
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Fratzog
Old Man with a Hat
There's likely only a handful of people on the planet willing to pay that amount.
odcics2
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Very fairly priced. ANY dangler is a rare find today.
They were throw away items back then. Every new model year, the old stuff got tossed in the trash!
Look at the results of the Juliano Auction.
I was STUNNED to see a light up Bee go for 20K...
To a '65' guy, this would be a great addition to his collection, IMO.
They were throw away items back then. Every new model year, the old stuff got tossed in the trash!
Look at the results of the Juliano Auction.
I was STUNNED to see a light up Bee go for 20K...
To a '65' guy, this would be a great addition to his collection, IMO.
sauterd
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yep, good point. everyone had "their price"
"You pays your money and you takes your choice"
Without a doubt, the Juliano collection of Mopar stuff was simply amazing. I was at the auction for several days, sitting next to a famous Mopar guy who was spending thousands for danglers and banners and watches and rings and trinkets, yet we both were stunned at what others were bidding, especially for the Shelby Cobra stuff. (Mostly online and phone bidders, naturally) Rare Cobra tool kit with 6 wrenches and a knockoff hammer, in flawless condition....$11K. Wow.
He and I bid against each other on Saturday for this Hurst cardboard cutout. I stopped at $500, he stopped at $1500. It went for $5K.
Note: The "stuff" auction was separate from and simultaneous with the car auction, in a room near the main hall. Lots of dashing back and forth!
But I did win this cool bowling ball bag. It's now in my trunk holding jumpers, tools, electrical spares, shop rags, etc.
That's a cool dangler.
A little too pricey for me.
A little too pricey for me.
LocuMob
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For a '66, I'd be down.
That dangler sold at Mecum for $590. I expect we'll be seeing a great number of these items coming for sale as Mecum buyers try to make a few bucks. But the problem for these "scavenger-sellers" is that they were bidding against other motivated and well-funded buyers so the prices go pretty high, as we have discussed. Good luck getting much action on Clist for the same stuff.
I was just looking at Mecum results. One of those groovy, psychedelic back-lit signs of a 70 RR went for $14K. An huge outdoor poster of a Plum Crazy Challenger went for....wait for it....$44,840.
I was just looking at Mecum results. One of those groovy, psychedelic back-lit signs of a 70 RR went for $14K. An huge outdoor poster of a Plum Crazy Challenger went for....wait for it....$44,840.
sauterd
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yeah, for sure....these popped out when I took a look....
Plymouth 426 Hemi Engine | F137 | Indy 2019 | Mecum Auctions
Dodge 426 Hemi Engine | F131 | Indy 2019 | Mecum Auctions
'67-'68 Dodge Drivers Education Simulator 60x40x30 | K368 | Indy 2019 | Mecum Auctions
68PK21 440.6bbl
Old Man with a Hat
Well then I guess a set (5) of these Repo posters for a hundred bucks is a super deal!
78Brougham
"Chump"
$209,000 for a cutaway 426.... coulda bought a real one with a car wrapped around it for half that.
I've said before... more money than brains!
I've said before... more money than brains!
Fratzog
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I'd be curious about the demographic of the buyers. I suspect its a very small group of the same people mostly boomers. It makes me think these items are not a long term investment since in 20 years the bulk of the demand will be 6' under.
Said by the man who shows 11 cars and a Cessna in his signature. I wonder what the people out there struggling to go to work in the only car they own--probably a crappy '98 Taurus--would have to say about you and your money?
The guy who bought one of the cutaway engines also bought the Mod Top Barracuda ($400K) and at least one other car, and bid on several other high-end cars (he was in the row ahead of me). Perhaps he earned his money by starting a business and employing people, and now wants to spend it his way, and not on a rotted-out C-body. We're free to spend our money our own way, brains or not.
Funny how we comment on the brains of a $200K cutaway Hemi buyer, but not the brains of the guy who bought the yellow 70 convertible Hemi Cuda for $1,980,000 or the Cobra for $2,860,000. These two guys clearly have small amounts of brains. Or maybe it was the same guy and he has no brains at all!
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I've been to many Mecum, BJ, and RM auctions (it's kinda my hobby) and the demo is certainly, absolutely boomers. The typical guys who are actually buying most of the cars are self-made business owners (typically construction-related for some reason) or company executives wanting to recapture a time in their life when they could only dream about a 70 Vette or a big block Mustang. Average age looks to be 68, plenty of people in their early 70s....it's an older crowd for sure. Kids are out of college, house paid for, divorce paid for....and they want a cool car or two. Maybe to enjoy with their son. I've seen a lot of father/son teams at the auctions. Bravo.
Next comes the bucks-down buyer who isn't robbing his family of shoes and food, but is looking to spend $13K on an El Camino. David Hill and I were sitting next to such a fellow for several hours. He was in a wheelchair and has been since 1973 when he was tossed out of his pal's crashing '70 Mustang (he mentioned that when a '70 crossed the block). But he still loves cars. Poor guy was amazed and disappointed that the Caminos (the Saturday cars, anyway) were in the $25K/up range. He should have been there on Wednesday, but he probably has to work for a living.
Then there are the well-heeled collectors, bidding against each other for the most collectible cars. There are lots of very wealthy people in this country, and I don't mean friggin' movie stars or other famous types. At a big Mecum or BJ there's lots of 'em. At the Amelia auctions, there's some VERY well-heeled fellows buying Euro exotics. No rusty Darts for them.
And finally, the vast majority of the crowd are curious and enthusiastic spectators who aren't really looking to buy a collector car, but just want to enjoy the show and rub elbows with the buyers. They clap and cheer like crazy when a buyer near them wins a car. Mecum makes it easy with a $20 entry fee.
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68PK21 440.6bbl
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Then there are most likely bidders/buyers like this, but then you don't (and many don't care) see or know of them as in their shady business practices they will use 3 or 4 intermediaries to get what they want.
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78Brougham
"Chump"
Must have touched a nerve
I really don't give a **** what THEY think or what YOU think! I'll tell them just as I'll tell you...
I've busted my *** all my life to get what I have and I don't have to take cheapshots from anyone.
Enjoy yourself.
I'm out!
Must have touched a nerve
I really don't give a **** what THEY think or what YOU think! I'll tell them just as I'll tell you...
I've busted my *** all my life to get what I have and I don't have to take cheapshots from anyone.
Enjoy yourself.
I'm out!
So you've made my point.
One: You took a cheapshot at the guy who bought the cutaway engine, thinking he's a fool to have spent such money. Obviously, he can afford the trinkets he bid upon, which brings me to...
Two: Perhaps he busted his *** all his life, too, and he can spend a LOT of money as he sees fit. Which brings me to....
Three: Yes, you touched a nerve when you denigrated someone who is a wealthy Mopar fan. What is it about someone who has more money than "us" being looked down upon as not deserving his money or his expenditures. That's the nerve you touched with your "brains" comment. I don't think that it is fair to the cutaway/Mod Top buyer, and that's why I pointed that out with all the stuff in your signature. With those toys you have, maybe someone on this forum that "you don't give a **** about" thinks you're rich like Leno.
Here's the bottom line: If you or anyone else busted your collective asses all their lives to acquire the funds to buy unnecessary cars or art or stamps or horses or big houses, that's their business. Not yours or mine to opine on their choice of purchases. I think any of us would KILL to have a cutaway Hemi, but this fellow didn't have to kill. He bought it with his money with a wave of his hand to the auctioneer. SOLD!
So we've touched a few nerves here. I didn't mean to start a battle on this with you, as there are no winners. I know you're a longtime and upstanding member of this forum. I'll bet you and I could have a few beers (BOURBONS) at Carlisle in six weeks and talk investment strategies. And rusty Darts.
Plus, I have a pal in Utah with a Cessna! [I lie. It's actually a BearCat bush plane and we've flown all over the western states in it. What a ball. Not even Leno can afford such fun with his old high school classmate!]
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