Agreed. I like to drive what I have. Besides the enjoyment factor, helps keep the old iron running fine. I have done the adding race gas to pump gas many times in the past. Just a hassle sometimes, and then ethanol mixed stuff at the pump is a different story altogether. Lots of other cars are more than fine with running on premium, but most guys seem to want the loudest and the fastest car at the cruise lol. ... View more

Agreed. I have bought a few cars with the repro bias belted red lines and polyglas tires on them and couldnt wait to get them off for a set of basic BF Radial T/As. You can actually drive the car then. ... View more

While i am a big fan of any classic vehicle, the dollar amounts on these vehicles are absurd. Paying that kind of money just for an engine and convertible option on a plymouth is silly. Just because one person did it does not mean all need to. Especially on vehicles that you most likely cannot even drive on todays pump gas without them pinging or feel comfortable taking to your local show or cruise and have someones little johnny jump on your fender. If the guy in front of you jumped off a cliff, would you? ... View more

Glad to see AMC getting some attention. I think that with most of the big 3 makes/models that have been restored and bought and sold a few times already, that restorers have to go into AMC, Studebaker, etc.. to get the projects now. ... View more

Bondo being the keyword. Look for them on eBay or BaT in a few weeks or listed in some other auction soon once the buyers actually inspect what they bought sober. ... View more

Perhaps the SBA or any other Fed organization will be paying them a visit. Isn't those funds supposed to be going to employee payroll and not a personal car collection? ... View more

I heard that some pale green corvette was broken down along the 40..... lol   No worries , we will see the ones that don't run on eBay this week. ... View more

I agree, I am OK with some resto-mods. Like the resto project where original parts are made on unobtainium. Thats a good choice for the LS drop in and other mods. Ample parts are available for common GMs, Ford, Mopars, where you can build a nice motor while keeping the original block. Too many shops take the easy way out and just call Summit for a new motor.  Custom paint, etc. I agree too limits your buyers. The buyer has to be on-board with your choices.   ... View more

BJ was a small circus of concentrated buyers and drunk bidders with a lot of money spent on vehicles in my opinion were just rodded up projects because the resto shop took the easy way out dropping a LS in it. I get the work involved in some of these, but cannot see them holding their value. Some grease monkeys made out well on those. Lots of charity bids as well, that remember are just tax write offs for someone or some company. ... View more

Agreed, nice to see some normalcy. The restomods there went for way more than I thought they were worth. But like any BJ or Mecum auction, look for some of the sold cars on ebay this week or BaT in a month because the new owners do not want to ship them back because of what they found wrong with them. ... View more

If my tax knowledge is correct, remember the big dollar cars for charity are probably a write-off for someone lol ... View more

I see a lot of resto-mods happening with these. To restore to factory will take a lot of cash, and if original motor isn't there, well... Sad to say, but I see some shop dropping LS or FoMoCo crate engines in a few of these and making some franken-cars. I think they are way high on the estimates. Example, lots of good, running, and driving Tr6s on the market right now for a few grand over the estimate. ... View more

Cool and fun vehicle, but just don't get the inflated prices on these older SUVs. Bronco prices are up because Ford just re-released the name, Defender prices are up for the same reason, etc... Give it a year or two and see where this investment ends up. ... View more

nice car for its time, but worth $80k? Crazy in my opinion. Trade it in somewhere and watch a dealer try and give you $10k for what is essentially a used '08 Honda. ... View more

Only car of this bunch that represents is the Lotus. Porsche - come on, they are still making practically the same looking cars. Mechanics may be different, but the base look remains the same. Chevelles - dime a dozen. Go to any car cruise and you will see a ton of them with most being SS clones. The earlier RX7s belong, maybe, but not the later ones. ... View more

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and taste. Personally I would take one of my Pontiacs, Jags, or Healey over a Porsche any day. Have always found most German design, well kind of spartan and boring. ... View more

probably! ... View more

Would never run right on pump gas, and It would not be numbers matching when installed. The numbers matching point is the holy grail for most car values. If this was installed in a car, I think its perceived worth drops. Besides, what '69 Pontiac have you seen sell or justify for what this motor would cost? If you have to go with a non-numbers match mill, new tech Pontiac blocks are available I believe. ... View more

Now we are really reaching.... lol I get it everyone must be bored during the pandemic ... View more

looks like the late model XK ... View more