Yes. All four were at Kissimmee last year. I know the owner somewhat. He said to me "They kinda find me and follow me around." with a laugh. He's a broker/flipper for all sorts of collector cars, decent sort of guy. He's not much a mechanical repair guy, but he's hell with 1500 grit and a buffer.
One of the cars is the restored beauty we saw in this article, where the seller was asking $85K or so on eBay:
https://www.streetmusclemag.com/news/rare-rides-the-1970-chrysler-300-hurst/ It reached about $56K at Kissimmee last year and the seller didn't release the reserve price. Same car was at Indy 2019, no sale at $45K.
Of the other three, one is "pretty good" and the other two need some work, being FAR from showcar condition. None are total junk. I have many detail pictures of all four, but don't know which is which, as that didn't matter to me. I was building a reference collection of pics for use with my car.
That $66k that Hagerty mentioned for the 2018 car? The gavel would have been $60K. The additional $6K of that (10 percent) is the buyer's premium fee.
My car gaveled at $51K at Mecum Indy 2018 when the reserve came off, making it $56,100 with fee. I feel that's the basic going rate for one of these cars in top visual and mechanical condition. I think the restoration problem with the Hursts is that if you buy one in "
$16K condition", you have 3+ years and $50+K worth of body and unique paint/stripe work on your hands, assuming the unobtainable glass hood and roof is in good shape and assuming you're not chasing the typical mechanical, AC and electrical woes....add $5-10K for that as we all know. Or the unique wheel paint job. Or restoring the Imperial interior vs. a 300 interior. It could really add up if you buy any of the heaps we've seen over the last 9 months.
So, I think that's why we see about 10 cars floating around the $55-65K mark, with the rest at $20K or much less for the heaps. The step-up cost to reach a nice showcar status is pretty steep. If you're not interested in the showcar aspect, you'd most likely choose a very nice 300 and happily enjoy it without the Hurst livery. After all, they're all the same at heart!
My two-cents, anyway.
