When we cover auctions, I always make sure to take notes and photos of a few extra cars. Sometimes a car will be withdrawn and there won’t be a result, or the photo won’t come out, or I just can’t find a result for that car, so we need some spares. Plus, I can always use them for Auction News and Profile departments.
I did all that and more at Leake in Tulsa in June. I couldn’t remember how many we used for a write-up in Muscle Machines, and did an extra eight, just in case. And while I did use up everything I found for Sports & Exotic Car, with another five extras from Hemmings Motor News, there are 13 that may as well not go to waste.
If you disagree with my assessments, then I’m doing something right. But before you tell me I’m way off, I don’t use book values, except as a last resort—I base average values on actual recent transactions, both at auction and private party.
Selling prices do not include 8 percent buyer’s premium. Since these haven’t been read by a copy editor, nor proofed by the editorial department, you can have endless hours of fun at home picking out all my stupid errors! Plus, the art department hasn’t massaged them, so they look like crap, just some of the ways we pass the savings onto you, the consumer of free blogs.
LEGEND
Condition: #1-Excellent; #2-Very Good; #3-Average; #4-Poor; #5-Major project
Reserve: Minimum price owner will accept
Top price bid: The highest offer made
Selling Price: For what the vehicle sold
Average Selling Price: Average market value of vehicles in similar condition
Dodge
Year: 1956
Model: Custom Royal Lancer two-door hardtop
Condition: Refurbished/#2-
Reserve: N/A
Selling price: $31,000
Avg. selling price: $25,500
VIN: 35015155
The seller described this car as “mostly original,” then provided a long list of work done, including paint and engine. What it did have was a claimed original interior—I’m saying “claimed” because I’m not convinced this wasn’t a refurbishment of an earlier restoration. Now, none of that should be construed as meaning there was anything wrong with this Dodge, it was solid and confidence inspiring all over. There was minor overspray, as I expect in anything but the most meticulous body-on paintwork. Accessories included everything but a Continental kit (thank you): Power steering, power brakes, pushbutton automatic, Town and Country radio, radial wide whites, dual antennas, tinted glass, Super Red Ram V-8 and original owners manual. An awesome weekend car, and even among Tri-Five alternatives, an obscure choice. Prices have been all over the map for ’56 Custom Royal Lancer two-door hardtops in the last two years, but this was a strong sale for a very strong car. Related: 1956 Custom Royal dR
Ford
Year: 1978
Model: LTDII Sport
Condition: Refurbished/#3+
Reserve: N/A
Selling price: $4,000
Avg. selling price: $6,000
VIN: 8A30F256875
Remember that part where I said, “I base average values on actual recent transactions?” You let me know if you’re seeing a lot of these sold, because I’m not. So where did the average price come from? The average of this $4,000 sale and the $7,950 it sold for on eBay on July 29. Not a bad return, but I would have said it was worth more than $4 Gs if you’d asked me in Tulsa. I don’t think there are a lot of fake LTDIISs out there, but there was a Marti report with it, and ol’ Kev said it was one of 292 in this tutone package. The home restoration was OK, and used high-quality materials, but there was also an assortment of original trim. The 302 was underhood, with a C-4 automatic. Options included AC and AM-FM, it showed an undoubtedly original 80,700 miles. Non-Sport LTD IIs tend to sell in the $3,000 range, which makes the $4,000 Leake sale look appropriate, as they’re seldom restored to any degree.
Chevrolet
Year: 1919
Model: 490 Touring
Condition: Refurbished/#3-
Reserve: N/A
Selling price: $9,200
Avg. selling price: $9,500
VIN: 337795
I’m calling this Touring a refurbished car, although it’s likely it had a restoration 50 or so years ago, as both condition and workmanship looked like a c. 1960 job. The paint was cracked and had let go in two or three places, but the seats and top were new. The engine was clean, recently overhauled, started and ran well. Some spares and books were included.
Late Teens cars in general are a tough sell—you’ve often got the drawbacks of a brass car without the brass. If this had been a comparable four-cylinder Royal Mail or Baby Grand Chevy from 1914 or ’15, you’d probably have seen another 40% on the sale. On the other hand, while Chevy was second place to Ford in sales, they only had the Model T, and you can still pick up one of those for five grand. Exclusion from HCCA events isn’t a turn-off for everyone, anyway, so it’d be hard to get a good-running early car with weather protection for less. I think this was a terrific deal. It was consigned by dealer Robert M. Pass, who had been asking a clearly accurate and reasonable $10,500 for it. Related: 1920 FB-50 dR, Collectible Pre-war Chevrolets
Pontiac
Year: 1976
Model: LeMans Sport
Condition: Original/#4+
Reserve: N/A
Top price bid: $3,000
Avg. selling price: $4,000
VIN: N/A
Here’s a car I don’t think I’ve ever seen restored, probably because of how many parts cars it would take to assemble a full set of interior and exterior trim. It’s possible there was a single old respray here, but more likely, 1976 wasn’t a banner year for Pontiac paintwork. While optioned up the wazoo with full power, automatic in a console (maybe standard with the Sport package?) and AC, the lack of the 400 underhood was a problem as far as the result went; instead, it was the 160hp 350 Pontiac big block. 97,000-some miles were showing, and the engine looked exactly as though it had been in there for 33 years and almost 100,000 miles. A quick steam clean would really have helped, and might even have sold it. Both front (buckets) and rear seats seemed new. When I do see a LeMans Sport for sale, it’s usually in this condition, and they sell for a little more than this.
AMC
Year: 1959
Model: Rambler Custom sedan
Condition: Refurbished/#3
Reserve: N/A
Selling price: $9,100
Avg. selling price: $5,000
VIN: N/A
Ramblers are a little deceptive to modern eyes. We look at the high sides, four doors and all that trim and think it’s a big car, but it’s really a compact, albeit with a peppy 127hp alloy six. OK, peppy is relative, especially with an automatic, but they are useable on modern roads, and not a bad choice for a long trip, assuming you’re not in a hurry. In fact, the aluminum block really requires extended driving to avoid bad carbon buildup.
This looked like a recent (resale) repaint on an old restoration, and there were original pieces remaining, such as the door panels. We put a Rambler on the cover of Classic Car in June, and the response told us that their time has come. Apparently, that meant culturally, and not in a value sense. A lot of car for the money, not that they’re trading hands daily. Related: 1958-1960 Rambler American (Buyer’s Guide), 1959 American dR, 1961-62 (Buyer’s Guide), Ramblin’ Men
Chevrolet
Year: 1994
Model: Corvette ZR-1
Condition: Original/#2-
Reserve: N/A
Top price bid: $17,700
Avg. selling price: $25,000
VIN: N/A
ZR-1 Corvettes are strictly an in-the-know car. If you want a 400hp Corvette and have $25-$30,000 to spend, you can go out and find a 30,000 mile, 2005 version under warranty. And it will be super, but not a supercar, which is what the ZR-1 guys know. But for a long time, that didn’t do much for values, and you can only blame Chevrolet for making their $67,000 car obsolete so fast. Their values have bounced around quite a bit, actually, and are maybe down slightly right now. This one was local to Tulsa and had the window sticker. The outside of the driver’s seat was wearing out, but it wouldn’t be a Corvette if it wasn’t. The DOHC 405hp alloy LT-5 was great, but the original paint could have used some clay bar. #98 of that year’s 448 car production, for you ZR-1 guys. You can argue with my $25,000 value—low mileage 1993-’95 ZR-1s can sell for somewhat more, but there’s no question the top bid was way off.
Chevrolet
Year: 1967
Model: Camaro RS/SS convertible
Condition: [Restored/Refurbished/Original #X]
Reserve: N/A
Top price bid: $35,000
Avg. selling price: $35,000
VIN: N/A
Now an RS/SS convertible, especially with a factory four-speed, is a nice car, no doubt. But there are quite a few of them out there, in essentially any condition you want. With a two-owner history, 350, AC, courtesy lamps, radio and power brakes and steering, this was a plush convertible, but I didn’t see any mention of documentation, despite a “matching numbers block.” I did learn the restoration was completed in 2001, when it was probably close to a #1 car. The seller wanted $43,000 retail before the sale, which wasn’t an unreasonable asking price, but the top bid was exactly where I’d expect a comparable car to sell. He might get more than that eventually, but he’ll have spent the difference in consignment fees, transportation and insurance by then.
Chevrolet
Year: 1970
Model: Monte Carlo
Condition: Refurbished/#3
Reserve: N/A
Selling price: $15,500
Avg. selling price: $12,000
VIN: N/A
I think of the L.A. Times’ Dan Neil as one of today’s preeminent motoring voices, sort of an American Jeremy Clarkson, but when he called a ’71 Monte “as wretched and routine a hunk of Detroit iron as ever freighted down an assembly line… a sidewalk-fumigating stink bomb” in a recent column, well, I just thought that maybe he was overdue for getting slapped upside the head. Sorry, Dan, but it’s true. Have you ever driven a 1970 Muncher? Have you ever even seen one in person? This is as elegant and simultaneously brutal as personal luxury ever got. This one had a decent body-on paint job, rebuilt 402-cu.in. LS3 and factory four-speed, along with AC and full power, with the build sheet to prove it. 78,000-odd miles looked right. No complaints, just an outstanding way to get into a first gen big block. And considering that the car in Dan’s column, another 402 four speed, sold for $60,500 at Gooding in Monterey, this looks like a better deal still. Related: 1971 Monte Carlo (Restoration Profile)
Dodge
Year: 1973
Model: Challenger
Condition: Refurbished/#2-
Reserve: N/A
Top price bid: $23,000
Avg. selling price: $27,000
VIN: JH23H3B523593
Not too long ago, I would have thought turning down $23,000 for a ’73 Dodge was loopy. But these suckers are coming on strong, gaining about 25% in value over the last three years, while being immune to the Mopar Meltdown that kicked the legs out from under the Hemi and 440-6 market. But you don’t get Six Pack power in a ’73 Challenger, either; here, you got the 275hp 340, still not too shabby, especially for the year. The broadcast sheet had turned up, the car equipped with power steering and brakes, AM-FM, console, automatic and courtesy lamps. The repaint was done body-on, but was real purdy, nonetheless, as was the interior. The engine, meh. A great-looking car, nicely done, and definitely worth another four grand. Do the engine and it becomes a potential show-winner, too.
Plymouth
Year: 1968
Model: GTX
Condition: Refurbished/#3
Reserve: N/A
Top price bid: $20,000
Avg. selling price: $20,000
VIN: RS23L8A232687
Described as having a “period correct” 440, all I could figure out was that the builder meant was that, indeed, you got a GTX with a 375 or 400hp 440—this was the 4-bbl. There were build photos and the paint was wicked smooth, if imperfect, and while it was sort of purplish indoors, it became silver in the sunlight. There was some original trim, and fat BF Goodrich white letter TAs didn’t really look right. Advertised at $32,500, but it also appeared on eBay in July, unsold at a $16,818 top bid with a $19,500 buy-it-now. You coulda and shoulda had $20,000, pal, instead of hauling it 700 miles round trip from Amarillo. I’m continually surprised that a car as fast and attractive as the GTX isn’t worth more. Related: GeeTeeX
Plymouth
Year: 1970
Model: ‘Cuda
Condition: Restored/#2+
Reserve: N/A
Selling price: $49,000
Avg. selling price: $55,000
VIN: BS23U0E100075
Very, very slick, the owner was with the car to answer questions on a restoration he’d finished in September of 2008, plus 400 miles. The U-code four-barrel 375hp 440 was underhood, with 727 automatic. I also found bucket seats, light package, Rallye instrument panel, power brakes, console floor shifter, hood pins, rear deck treatment, dual exhaust system with chrome tips, tach and Music Master AM radio. Govier said it was so; more, the body and drivetrain were the originals, with about 92,000 miles. One of Pete Campbell’s old cars, which will mean something to a few Mopar people. Very slick, with only a few inclusions in the paint; otherwise, nearly perfect, just an outstanding home restoration. He said he was hoping to get $60,000, which it might have done at a major Mopar auction. I’m not sure he should have let it go, but a major score for the buyer. Related: Steal of a Lifetime, E Ticket to Ride, Six-Pack Sensation
Ford
Year: 1969
Model: Torino Cobra
Condition: Original/#4
Reserve: N/A
Top price bid: $15,000
Avg. selling price: $25,000
VIN: N/A
It would have been easy to overlook the Black Jade Torino along one side of the QuikTrip Center. Dull paint, dull trim, steel wheels and poverty caps. But…why the Ram Air snorkel and hood pins? Oh, that’d be the 428 SCJ in there. The story—and I and Kevin Marti both believed it—was that the second owner, who bought it from an estate in 1970, put it into the garage about 10 years later, with the 56,697 miles that it has today. As a result, it had that scruffiness, but the interior was in nice shape. There was an automatic and highway 3.00 Traction-Lok, and the engine had been cleaned up. Mecum sold a somewhat more desirable version of this story—four-speed, drag pack, 26,499 miles, for $31,000 in Des Moins a month later, which says this bid had a way to go. The tough part is that there’s no burning desire for Torino Cobras, so there’s no upside to a restoration. But leave it like this, and you’re the baddest cat on any block. Related: 1968-’69 Torino GT (Buyer’s Guide)
Chevrolet
Year: 1967
Model: Camaro RS/SS
Condition: Refurbished/#3
Reserve: N/A
Selling price: $24,500
Avg. selling price: $23,000
VIN: N/A
This was built as an RS/SS with 350, and you’d think the stock 290hp mill was in there, but someone had done some FAST-style hotting up, with a 0.030 overbore and hypereutectic pistons, steel crank, Comp Cams 268 H camshaft, 2.02-inch intake and 1.60-inch exhaust valves with hardened seats and a Holley. It came from the factory with four-speed, 3.31 12-bolt posi, power steering and front discs. Inside was a factory custom interior group, gauge package and tilt wheel. Numbers matched. I consider the price extremely strong, actually, considering how many #1 RS/SS Camaros there are out there, and without a 396 or better, they have trouble cracking the $30,000 mark. Still, a lot of fun to be had for not a fortune, in arrest-me red.
Leake Leftovers
When we cover auctions, we always make sure to take notes and photos of a few extra cars. Sometimes a car will be withdrawn and there won’t be a result, or the photo won’t come out, or we just can’t find a result for that car, so we need some spares. Plus, we can always use them for Auction News and Profile departments.
I did all that and more at Leake in Tulsa in June. I couldn’t remember how many we used for a write-up in Muscle Machines, and did an extra eight, just in case. And while I did use up everything I found for Sports & Exotic Car, with another five extras from Hemmings Motor News, there are 13 that may as well not go to waste.
If you disagree with my assessments, then I’m doing something right. But before you tell me I’m may off, I don’t use book values, except as a last resort—I base average values on actual recent transactions, both at auction and private party.
Selling prices do not include 8% buyer’s premium. Since these haven’t been read by a copy editor, nor proofed by the editorial department, you can have endless hours of fun at home picking out all my stupid errors!
LEGEND
Condition: #1-Excellent; #2-Very Good; #3-Average; #4-Poor; #5-Major project
Reserve: Minimum price owner will accept
Top price bid: The highest offer made
Selling Price: For what the vehicle sold
Average Selling Price: Average market value of vehicles in similar condition
Dodge
Year: 1956
Model: Custom Royal Lancer two-door hardtop
Condition: Refurbished/#2-
Reserve: N/A
Selling price: $31,000
Avg. selling price: $25,500
VIN: 35015155
The seller described this car as “mostly original,” then provided a long list of work done, including paint and engine. What it did have was a claimed original interior—I’m saying “claimed” because I’m not convinced this wasn’t a refurbishment of an earlier restoration. Now, none of that should be construed as meaning there was anything wrong with this Dodge, it was solid and confidence inspiring all over. There was minor overspray, as I expect in anything but the most meticulous body-on paintwork. Accessories included everything but a Continental Kit (thank you): Power steering, power brakes, push button automatic, Town and Country radio, radial wide whites, dual antennas, tinted glass, Super Red Ram V-8 and original owners manual. An awesome weekend car, and even among Tri-Five alternatives, an obscure choice. Prices have been all over the map for ’56 Custom Royal Lancer two-door hardtops in the last two years, but this was a strong sale for a very strong car.
Ford
Year: 1978
Model: LTDII Sport
Condition: Refurbished/#3+
Reserve: N/A
Selling price: $4,000
Avg. selling price: $6,000
VIN: 8A30F256875
Remember that part where I said, “I base average values on actual recent transactions?” You let me know if you’re seeing a lot of these sold, because I’m not. So where did the average price come from? The average of this $4,000 sale and the $7,950 it sold for on eBay on July 29. Not a bad return, but I would have said it was worth more than $4 Gs if you’d asked me in Tulsa. Not that I think there are a lot of fake LTDIISs out there, but there was a Marti report with it, and ol’ Kev said it was one of 292 in this tutone package. The home restoration was OK, and at least used high-quality materials, but there was also an assortment of original trim. The 302 was underhood, with a C-4 automatic. Options included AC, and AM-FM, it showed an undoubtedly original 80,700 miles. Non-Sport LTD IIs tend to sell in the $3,000 range, which makes the $4,000 Leake sale look appropriate, as they’re seldom restored to any degree.
Chevrolet
Year: 1919
Model: 490 Touring
Condition: Refurbished/#3-
Reserve: N/A
Selling price: $9,200
Avg. selling price: $9,500
VIN: 337795
I’m calling this Touring a refurbished car, although it’s likely it had a restoration 50 or so years ago, as both condition and workmanship looked like a c. 1960 job. The paint was cracked and had let go in two or three places, but the seats and top were new. The engine was clean, recently overhauled, started and ran well. Some spares and books were included.
Late Teens cars in general are a tough sell—you’ve often got the drawbacks of a brass car without the brass. If this had been a comparable four-cylinder Royal Mail or Baby Grand Chevy from 1914 or ’15, you’d probably have seen another 40% on the sale. On the other hand, while Chevy was second place to Ford in sales, they only had the Model T, and you can still pick up one of those for five grand. Exclusion from HCCA events isn’t a turn-off for everyone, anyway, so it’d be hard to get a good-running early car with weather protection for less. I think this was a terrific deal. It was consigned by dealer Robert M. Pass, who had been asking a clearly reasonable $10,500 for it.
Pontiac
Year: 1976
Model: LeMans Sport
Condition: Original/#4+
Reserve: N/A
Top price bid: $3,000
Avg. selling price: $4,000
VIN: N/A
Here’s a car I don’t think I’ve ever seen restored, probably because of how many parts cars it would take to assemble a full set of interior and exterior trim. It’s possible there was a single old respray here, but more likely, 1976 wasn’t a banner year for Pontiac paintwork. While optioned up the wazoo with full power, automatic in a console (maybe standard with the Sport package?) and AC, the lack of the 400 underhood was a problem; instead, it was the 160hp 350 Pontiac big block. 97,000-some miles were showing, and the engine looked exactly as though it had been in there for 33 years and almost 100,000 miles. A quick steam clean would really have helped, and might even have sold it. Both front (buckets) and rear seats seemed new. When you do see a LeMans Sport for sale, it’s usually in this condition, and they seem to sell for a little more than this.
AMC
Year: 1959
Model: Rambler Custom sedan
Condition: Refurbished/#3
Reserve: N/A
Selling price: $9,100
Avg. selling price: $5,000
VIN: N/A
Ramblers are a little deceptive to modern eyes. We look at the high sides, four doors and all that trim and think it’s a big car, but it’s really a compact, albeit with a peppy 127hp alloy six. OK, peppy is relative, especially with an automatic, but they are useable on modern roads, and not a bad choice for a long trip, assuming you’re not in a hurry. In fact, the aluminum block really requires extended driving to avoid bad carbon buildup.
This looked like a recent (resale) repaint on an old restoration, and there were original pieces remaining, such as the door panels. We put a Rambler on the cover of Classic Car recently, and the response told us that their time has come. Apparently, that meant culturally, and not in a value sense. A lot of car for the money, not that they’re trading hands daily.
Chevrolet
Year: 1994
Model: Corvette ZR-1
Condition: Original/#2-
Reserve: N/A
Top price bid: $17,700
Avg. selling price: $25,000
VIN: N/A
ZR-1 Corvettes are strictly an in-the-know car. If you want a 400hp Corvette and have about $25,000 to spend, you can go out and find a 50,000 mile, 2005 version under warranty. And it will be super, but not a supercar, which is what the ZR-1 guys know. But for a long time, that didn’t do much for values, and you can only blame Chevrolet for making their $67,000 car obsolete so fast. Their values have bounced around quite a bit, actually, and are maybe down slightly right now. This one was local to Tulsa and had the window sticker. The outside of the driver’s seat was wearing out, but it wouldn’t be a Corvette if it wasn’t. The DOHC 405hp alloy LT-5 was great, but the original paint could use some clay bar. #98 of that year’s 448 car production, for you ZR-1 guys. You can argue with my $25,000 value—low mileage 1993-’95 ZR-1s can sell for somewhat more, but there’s no question the top bid was way off.
Chevrolet
Year: 1967
Model: Camaro RS/SS convertible
Condition:
Reserve: N/A
Top price bid: $35,000
Avg. selling price: $35,000
VIN: N/A
Now an RS/SS convertible, especially with a factory four-speed, is a nice car, no doubt. But there are quite a few of them out there, in essentially any condition you want. With a two-owner history, 350, AC, courtesy lamps, radio and power brakes and steering, this was a plush convertible, but I didn’t see any mention of documentation, despite a mention of a “matching numbers block.” I did learn the restoration was completed in 2001, when it was probably close to a #1 car. The seller was asking $43,000 retail before the sale, which wasn’t an unreasonable asking price, but the top bid was exactly where I’d expect a comparable car to sell. He might get more than that eventually, but he’ll have spent the difference in consignment fees, transportation and insurance by then.
Chevrolet
Year: 1970
Model: Monte Carlo
Condition: Refurbished/#3
Reserve: N/A
Selling price: $15,500
Avg. selling price: $12,000
VIN: N/A
I think of the L.A. Times’ Dan Neil as one of today’s preeminent motoring voices, sort of an American Jeremy Clarkson, but when he called a ’71 Monte “as wretched and routine a hunk of Detroit iron as ever freighted down an assembly line… a sidewalk-fumigating stink bomb” in a recent column, well, I just thought that maybe he was overdue for getting slapped upside the head. Sorry, Dan, but it’s true. Have you ever driven a 1970 Muncher? Have you ever even seen one in person? This is as elegant and simultaneously brutal as personal luxury ever got. This one had a decent body-on paint job, rebuilt 402-cu.in. LS3 and factory four-speed, along with AC and full power, with the build sheet to prove it. 78,000-odd miles looked right. No complaints, just an outstanding way to get into a first gen big block. And considering that the car in Dan’s column, another 402 four speed, sold for $60,500 at Gooding in Monterey, the deal of the summer.
Dodge
Year: 1973
Model: Challenger
Condition: Refurbished/#2-
Reserve: N/A
Top price bid: $23,000
Avg. selling price: $27,000
VIN: JH23H3B523593
Not too long ago, I would have thought turning down $23,000 for a ’73 Dodge was loopy. But these suckers are coming on strong, gaining about 25% in value over the last three years, while being immune to the Mopar Meltdown that kicked the legs out from under the Hemi and 440-6 market. But you don’t get Six Pack power in a ’73 Challenger, either; here, you got the 275hp 340, still not too shabby, especially for the year. The broadcast sheet had turned up, the car equipped with power steering and brakes, AM-FM, console, automatic and courtesy lamps. The repaint was done body-on, but was real purdy, nonetheless, as was the interior. The engine, meh. A great-looking car, nicely done, and definitely worth another four grand. Do the engine and it becomes a potential show-winner, too.
Plymouth
Year: 1968
Model: GTX
Condition: Refurbished/#3
Reserve: N/A
Top price bid: $20,000
Avg. selling price: $20,000
VIN: RS23L8A232687
Described as having a “period correct” 440, all I could figure out was that the builder meant was that, indeed, you got a GTX with a 375 or 400hp 440—this was the 4-bbl. There were build photos and the paint was wicked smooth, if imperfect. There was some original trim, and fat BF Goodrich whiteletter TAs didn’t really look right. Advertised at $32,500, but it also appeared on eBay in July, unsold at a $16,818 top bid with a $19,500 buy-it-now. You coulda and shoulda had $20,000, pal, instead of hauling it 700 miles round trip from Amarillo. I’m continually surprised that a car as fast and attractive as the GTX isn’t worth more.
Plymouth
Year: 1970
Model: ‘Cuda
Condition: Restored/#2+
Reserve: N/A
Selling price: $49,000
Avg. selling price: $55,000
VIN: BS23U0E100075
Very, very slick, the owner was with the car to answer questions on a restoration he’d finished in September of 2008, plus 400 miles. The U-code four-barrel 375hp 440 was underhood, with 727 automatic. I also found bucket seats, light package, Rallye instrument panel, power brakes, console floor shifter, hood pins, rear deck treatment, dual exhaust system with chrome exhaust tops, tach and Music Master AM radio. Govier said it was so; more, the body and drivetrain are the originals, with about 92,000 miles. One of Pete Campbell’s old cars, which will mean something to a few Mopar people. Very slick, with only a few inclusions in the paint; otherwise, nearly perfect, just an outstanding home restoration. He said he was hoping to get $60,000, which it might have done at a major Mopar auction. I’m not sure he should have let it go, but a major score for the buyer.
Ford
Year: 1969
Model: Torino Cobra
Condition: Original/#4
Reserve: N/A
Top price bid: $15,000
Avg. selling price: $25,000
VIN: N/A
It would have been easy to overlook the Black Jade Torino along one side. Dull paint, dull trim, steel wheels and poverty caps. But…why the Ram Air snorkel and hood pins? Oh, that’d be the 428 SCJ in there. The story—and I and Kevin Marti both believed it—was that the second owner, who bought it from an estate in 1970, put it into the garage about 10 years later, with the 56,697 miles that it has today. As a result, it had that scruffiness, but the interior was in nice shape. There was an automatic and highway 3.00 Traction-Lok, and the engine had been cleaned up. Mecum sold a somewhat more desirable version of this story—four-speed, drag pack, 26,499 miles, for $31,000 in Des Moins a month later, which says this bid had a ways to go. The tough part is that there’s no burning desire for Torino Cobras, so there’s no upside to a restoration. But leave it like this, and you’re the baddest cat on any block.
1967
Chevrolet
Year: 1967
Model: Camaro RS/SS
Condition: Refurbished/#3
Reserve: N/A
Selling price: $24,500
Avg. selling price: $23,000
VIN: N/A
This was built as an RS/SS with 350, and you’d think the stock 290hp mill was in there, but someone had done some FAST-style hotting up, with a 0.030 overbore and hypereutectic pistons, steel crank, Comp Cams 268 H camshaft, 2.02-inch intake and 1.60-inch exhaust valves with hardened seats and a Holley. It came from the factory with four-speed, 3.31 12-bolt posi, power steering and front discs. Inside was a factory custom interior group, gauge package and tilt wheel. Numbers matched. I consider the price extremely strong, actually, considering how many #1 RS/SS Camaros there are out there, and without a 396 or better, they have trouble cracking the $30,000 mark. Still, a lot of fun to be had for not a fortune, in arrest-me red.
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