Barrett-Jackson auction

I watched alot of the coverage on speed channel too. Man, $400k for that Lincoln Zephyr custom hot rod? Still can't believe it, but to each his own.

And the prices those 55-57, and the 58 Chevys were fetching - I knew they would get big bucks, but > $100k was a surprise.

The only downside was those "ringmen" that foment the bidding competitions and all that ridiculous screaming and arm waving. Part of the game to max the sale price but really annoying in my opinion.

To cap it off, the buyers have to pay a 8% premium, in addition to the sellers paying a 8% fee. Seems like gouging to me (from the buyer's perspective). The buyer probably already paid a reg or admission fee, and the "ringmen" do everything they can to drive the sale price up, and thus the buyer's 8% on top.

Atleast when one buys a house, the seller pays the realtors, at 4-6%, and that can be negotiated. Buyers pay other settlement fees, of course.

Oh well - free enterprise/markets and capitalism in action.

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"Dennis Wik" wrote

Here's a list of the VWs:

-- Scott

Does anyone know what this bus sold for?

I wonder what a type II station wagon is?

;-)

Max

That would be a bus with all the seats in it...............I have several references to that in some of the old books I have.

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Some of the vintage VW ads (in the US) referred to the the T2s as station wagons. Guess they were trying to convey that the T2 could carry as much cargo/people as waht Detroit offered at the time even though it seemed kind of an odd description

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Thanks for the link to the list.

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....................A very nice looking bus. It's not hard to imagine why those who can afford it would pay over $20k for such a beauty.

I watched the auction for the Lincoln Zeff when the ringman "asked" one of the bidders if he was a man or a mouse. I think I would have clocked the guy. I mean to say that on TV? Unreal. - DB

Wow, $21,600 for an oval rag - nice but $21,600? and $43,200 for a 67 21 window. Ouch. DB

Let me just add, and a 54 oval rag used in an ad goes for only $9450 compared to the later oval for $21,600?-db

"Jack Woltz" wrote

Here's a few of those ads:

-- Scott

$21,600

-- Scott

"Karl" wrote

The under $20K ones(many of the cars for sale) don't make it into the TV episodes.