Topic: Barrett-Jackson Auction today

[seaweb11]

Was flipping through the channels today and stopped on a Barrett-Jackson Auction.

Watched them get 1.1 million for a 1970 Chevy Chevell L56 
.....don't know much about muscle cars, but WOW

well............it was a convertible

[ProTeal55]

The auction is always good to watch..

[eldar]

To me, no car is worth that. Now a bike on the otherhand...well thats different!

[78 k550]

I was watching also. That LS6 convertable at $1,150,000 crazy price's.

Paul

[nickjtc]

I agree that it is entertaining stuff. If only to watch the bidders. I always laugh when I see some fat cat with a cute young gal beside him, bidding on that old Corvette (or what not). I can just imagine the conversation..

Gal: "Honey I really like that cute car. Buy it for me."
Fat Cat: "But Snookums I wanted to wait for the Hemi/Rolls Royce/whatever!"
Gal, pouting: "If you don't buy me that car there will be no rumpty tumpty for the next month....."
Fat Cat: "Sigh."

It boggles the mind how much people are prepared to pay for their dream car. But in reality I guess it is only a difference of scale compared to the enthusiast who will happily drop five figures for a sandcast.

[dusterdude]

To me, no car is worth that. Now a bike on the otherhand...well thats different!

yea,as long as its not a k8.

[upperlake04]

426ragtop - don't know for sure, but Duster might post from the office and  have gone home for the weekend by now.   
  There are lots of friendly rivalries of the "my bike is better than your bike" type here. Seems to be a  tradition - a divisive debate that promotes group bonding   There is a 78 K8/F3 thing.  Both sides think their bike is the peak of 750 sohc development. One side is probably  more right than other.       With 567 miles, your bike is better than most everybodys....
   
 

[seaweb11]

If I wasn't such a civil gent, I might start attacking high bars   sorry can't find a smiley icon laughing its head off in disbelief