Re: [FWDLK] Atlantic City Auction

[Scott H <kneedrager@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for filling us in.
Based on the reaction I have been getting when my car goes from shop to shop
people are getting tired of looking at vettes, mustangs and 57 chevy's at
every show.  The forwardlook cars ar different, just like the ads say.
Scott


> From: A57FURY@xxxxxxx
> Reply-To: A57FURY@xxxxxxx
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Atlantic City Auction
> Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 11:46:43 EST
>
> All
>
> I went to the Kruse Auction in Atlantic City on Friday.  They advertised a
> '58 Belvedere Convert that was going off on Saturday.  To my surprise there
> was a '57 Belvedere Convert that was to be auctioned on Friday afternoon.
> The car was in pretty good condition, maybe about a high #3 or low #2.  The
> speedo said 46,500 miles.  Brand new paint and nice stainless.  The seats
> were covered with plastic and looked original, but the door panels were a
> little rough.  I coudn't get a look at the top, but the boot was in good
> shape.  When I opened the hood it had what looked like a Dodge 325 cid
> Polyhead engine with factory air.  There was a little bondo in the corners
> of
> the hood and it may have had a replacement rear quarter panel over the
> original quarter.  I figured I'd make a bid if it came off low.  I had a
> figure of $12,000 to $15,000 on my (feeble little) mind.  To make a long
> story short, and to my great surprise,  the opening bid was $15,000 and it
> sold for $25,000.  The car that sold before the Belvedere was a '86 Rolls
> Royce Silver Spur with 46K miles.  It sold for $22,000.  I really was in
> shock.  I guess somebody found out about our secret.  That our '55 ot '61
> Finned beauties are coming out of there cocoons and people are grabbing
> them
> as fast as they hatch.
>
> There was also a '56 DeSoto Convert Pace car that was there.  In super
> shape.
>  That was going off today.  A '60 or '61 Chrysler 4 door that was painted
> with silver gold flake paint.  And a few other Mopars, but nothing in the
> '55
> to '61 range.
>
> Sorry if I bored anyone, but I had to tell the story.
>
> John Paxos
> '57 Fury
> '57 Belvedere Convert

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