Barrett-Jackson

[Charley Lillard]

The Rally Green COPO sold at no reserve for 39000.00.. A Orange 69 Z with white int., very detailed sold for 41000.00. A Boss 429 sold for 80K plus.

[COPO PETE]

Well I guessed to Rally Green at $40, so not to far off. Did you get a vin off it or see the GM of Canada documentation???
Peter

[shor]

Thanks for being the eyes and ears for us who couldn't go.
Did the black 69 copo and the orange 69 copo come across the block yet, charlie?
How was the reggie car?
and out of curiosity what did the zl1 clones look like? did they sell?

[JoeC]

Are the prices including all the aution fees?

[COPO PETE]

http://www.yenko.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/shocked.gif $110,000 for the 67 Yenko!!! http://www.yenko.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/shocked.gif
Peter

[JoeC]

The blue 67 Yenko YS 725 just sold for 110K to a guy in a gray shirt. I am watching it live on speedvision.

[Rat_Pack]

Anyone recognize the buyer? I saw GH back out early..................RatPack............

[shor]

wow
the reggie copo just traded for 73K
it is on speedvision
was up tp 67 then reggie spoke and bidding went up to 73
reserve met

[Vern B]

Plus buyers fee of $ 8800.00= $ 118800!!!
Somebody check his forehead, I think he's got an auction fever!!!

[bkhpah]

Not bad for a car that the owner was thinking abouut restoring!. I was to fly out and look at the orange COPO of Reggies the week before at 65K. The guy that was interested liked the car but was turned off by the white gut...BKH

[shor]

I too didn't like the ivory, brian,
the black copo just sold for 45k
some spread between the two???
Charlie, did you get to inspect these two cars?
chris

[TwoBryans]

kind of odd that one of reggies old cars(the black copo) with supposedly 40k original miles and all matching numbers would have an a/c dash. i guess i wasn't the only one wondering what the deal was, could that be why it only brought $45k?

[69motion]

whats up with the black copo anyone know hte car. jeff

[mhassett]

Hi from Barrett-Jackson. I was the one that bid $67,000 on Reggie's Orange Copo and then he started talking and the bidding started again and ended up at $73,000. I thought the orange one was the better of the three. I went to Russo-Steele today to look at the Blue Yenko and Brian was RIGHT about the car, the stripes were painted on and all messed up. The drive-train was totally wrong also. People get the fever and I bet it will still bring in big bucks especially after the '67 Yenko brought in big bucks. Talk to you guys later. Having a Great Time. Mark

[Bradley MacKenzie]

Was anyone else expecting the orange COPO to do better?
It looked pretty sharp to me. Did I miss something?

[Charley Lillard]

I talked to Reggies guy about the Orange COPO. He said they had protecto, Shipper invoice and I think window sticker. Neat car that was a nice driver with some really big headers. The engine pad looked good. Neat car. I like the white int.My friend bought the 67 Yenko right at what we figured it would take to own it. Neat car. I haven't had time to see the Black COPO. Musclecars are very strong. Let me be the first to announce that Jim Hughes(NWYENKO) couldn't keep his hands off his wallet. He bought a nice Black 67 SS 396 Chevelle convert.He's not checking Email for a couple days so you can all think of some appropriate Crap to give him.

[JoeC]

A guy on team Chevelle posted some pictures from BJ at
http://members-http-2.rwc1.sfba.home.net/azjimmy/bj/

http://members-http-2.rwc1.sfba.home.net/azjimmy/bj/Dcp01187.jpg

[BUIZILLA]

May be a stupid question, but can anyone tell me what the Nova's and the '71-72 BB Chevelle's/Camino's were bringing that I see lurking in the background of the pic's above ??

Thanx, Jim

[bkhpah]

I'll bet thats a clone. Do you know anyone that puts one of those stupid flags on a real car? Plus wrong hood placement of emblems, wrong centercaps, KELLY tires! ..BKH

[Edited by bkhpah (01-19-2002 at 07:20 AM).]

[Norm reynolds]

there is a red 70 monte-carlo convertibile in the b/j if memory is right they did not make a monte-carlo convet????
Norm

ps the picture is on Joe C s post

[Norm reynolds]

bkhpat lot # 156 at b/j states that the yellow yenko IS a clone
norm

[SS427]

Reynolds, Chevrolet made two prototype 70 Monte Carlo convertibles. They WERE NOT SS cars however. Once decided they would no produce the cars for the general public, they were destroyed.

This particular car was built by a friend of mine in Bloominton, MN. It is likely one of the best conversions I have ever seen and unless you really knew what to look for, you would have a hard time proving it. Even the rear seat and side panels were convertible items that were recovered in the Monte theme. Beautiful car but I never thought it would bring $26,500.

B/J advertised it as being one of the actual cars in the Chevrolet brochure........not! Unless that was just my interpretation.

[Mr70]

The Monte Carlo Convert is a home made car.The factory never made them.
SS427 here knows more about this car.He knows the designer.
Is that 427 COPO wood paneled Station Wagon there this year? Did it sell?
I wish I had SpeedVision......

[Belair62]

Do you guys out there know what the maroon 68 Chevelle went for ? I caught tail end last night of B-J but I think muscle cars were done...when are they doing more muscle ????? BKH....those are very rare antenna flags...the guy on e-bay has only a few left....(for the past 2 years !)

[Norm reynolds]

Thanks SS427 for the infor a few years back in collectible car mag/ showed a protoype of a four door Monte Carlo only one was made it to was destroyed When saw the convertible today it realy had me thinking
rare prototype???
side note to Belair62 no 68 chevelle was sold last night more muscle cars coming today
Norm

[Bob Jenkins]

It is on again today on Speedvision:


4:00-7:00 pm BARRETT JACKSON AUCTION - Afternoon Session


8:00-10:00 pm BARRETT JACKSON AUCTION - Evening Session

[SS427]

You can watch it live at www.barrett-jackson.com/ibid/default.asp (http://www.barrett-jackson.com/ibid/default.asp) Give it time to load. There current car will be displayed on the left. It updates the bidding live. That's how I watched last night after Speedvision quit televising.

#647 1970 Chevelle L-78 Convertible is goes across the block in about 1/2 hour. Could be interesting.

#663 1970 Chevelle LS-6 convertible likely in about 1 1/2 hours.

[Edited by SS427 (01-19-2002 at 02:14 PM).]

[69motion]

the 70 l-78 conv. went of at $63000 isnt that a little low jeff

[Camaroinaz]

LS-6 Convert. is up now. Will post final price in a few.

Update: They skipped over it!

[Edited by Camaroinaz (01-19-2002 at 04:12 PM).]

[Camaroinaz]

Troy Trepanier's Sniper (made for George Poteet) just sold for $150,000!

[SS427]

Dick's LS-6 convert SOLD!!!!

$160,000

I couldn'r get my wife to go any higher!

[shor]

thanks guys
i missed watching the auction
got hit with a little snow here
i've been plowing

[Denis]

The L-78 convertible had a reserve of $85K. Bidding stopped approx $20K shy of the reserve.

[Jeff H]

Is there a web site with updated results? Their site doesn't show any activity.

[shor]

No Jeff,
I checked too but the barrett site is not updating.
I will watch speedvision today and tonight and post the results here of the vehicles I think we have interest in.
There are also a couple of members at the auction with laptops so by sunday night we should have a good idea of results.
chris

[NWYENKO]

Just got back, talked to a lot of great people from this site, sorry to have missed you Denis. The ZL1 sold for $114k. The blue '69 sold for $74500.(Charley said it would bring $75). The Russo Steele Auction was very well done. Not the high prices of Barrett. How about that $101k '56 T Bird. Talk about stepping on your ego. It was fun watching the interest in the '67 Yenko!! That guy was really nervous. Charley's friend Dave (ZL1, '69 Yenko, Hemi Cuda etc.) bought it. And yes I did buy a beauiful black on black '67 SS396 Chevelle convert. Charley thinks it is funny since it is a bench seat auto. Ha!Ha!

[Edited by NWYENKO (01-20-2002 at 05:40 PM).]

[tom406]

So what's gotta go now, Jim? I won't give you any grief about auction car fever. The more you buy, the more cool stuff I have to sell. I'm hoping the black L79 Nova is coming over the bridge to find a new home....

As for other Barrett musclecar action, I watched (on Speedvision this year) a '71 Hemi Charger Superbee, well maintained but unrestored go for $90K, a red '68 GT500KR Convert Shelby go for $104K (! just a grand shy of the all time recorded record for these cars), and the Trapanier-built '57 Ford "Intruder" wagon did $115K. The $101K '56 Tbird is still the ultimate head shaker. I'd hate to write the check for that one after I'd sobered up......

[COPO]

Was the LS-6 Convertible the highest seller amongst the muscle cars? Also, did not see a ZL-1 on the B-J website, only a clone. Which # ZL-1 sold?

[NWYENKO]

The ZL1 was at Russo Steele Auction,selling last night. It was a green auto. Seemed very nice but Charley has more info. Not sure which number it was. The '67 L88 Vette bid to $430k but did not sell. Muscle was strong at both auctions, tri 5's are moving up, but the Vette market seemed soft. Shelby anything is also bringing top $'s. Big block stuff really went well. Tom, better think about updating all those appraisals!!! LaDonna said the L79 is going nowhere. The guy that tried to buy it from Spokane was at rhe aution and I had to hold her back (she did not like him trying to talk me out of her car)!!

[MikeA]

There was a feature article in Auto Restorer Magazine a while ago regarding a guy who made a hardtop Monte Carlo to a convertible. I donÃt know if the car at BJ was the same one or not. It was pretty good article.

Mike

[69motion]

whats the story on the zl_1 at b/j I missed the sale which car # was it . jeff

[Charley Lillard]

It was car # 38.

[NWYENKO]

WOW!! Charley that must have been your shortest post on record. You must really be tired!! Jim

[SS427]

Mike, I am not sure if that Monte was in Auto Restorer or not but it was featured in Chevy High Performance about 7 years ago, somewhere I have the issue. It was built by Bruce H. of Bloomington, MN and was a VERY extensive conversion using a convertible frame and ALL the Chevelle convertible bracings. It cost Bruce over $20,000 to build not including his time and was sold to a broker last fall.

[Jeff H]

Wow, the 67 Yenko almost got as much as a ZL1? What's the story with the ZL1? I thought it would've brought at least $150K if the Yenko got $110K. Was it matching #'s and documented?

[JoeC]

I was surprised by the 160K selling price of the LS6 Chevelle rag top. I would have guessed more like 120K. Is it true that the car was owned by Craig Jackson of Barrett Jackson? Did they give the boss's car some extra pumping up beyond their normal pumping? 150K restoration? Great place to sell a car but some of the buyers got hammered.

[NWYENKO]

ZL1 was at Russo Steele which was a little softer. I also thought the car would pull $125+. Also the fact it was a green auto probably didn't help. IMO it would have brought more at Barrett. Russo Steele was a great auction and they are really trying to do it right. High quality cars and treated everyone very well. Free shipping included with the purchase. Food every night ( of which Charley definitely took advantage)!!

[JoeC]

It was quite amusing to watch. They even brought in celebrity pumpers. They would stop the auction then Reggie Jackson, Phil Hill, Parnelli Jones, or other race car drivers/celebrity would pump up a car that they drove some time during their careers. They even had drag racer Joe Amoto come up and pump one of his old Top Fuel show cars. Barrett Jackson sure knows how to milk the bidders. Do they give free drinks to perspective high bidders?

[REDZ]

Craig must have run out of celebrities when it came time to pump the LS-6 because he asked me, an old country redneck boy with no public-speaking ability, to tell the audience what a great car it was. Just goes to show you, they'll try ANYTHING to pump up the price.

[NWYENKO]

JOEC the bar is open all day for registered bidders. How else could you explain a guy spending $102k on a '56 Bird?? And you should see the lovely ladies pouring the drinks!! Right Charley??

[SuperCars]

I don't know Dick, I've seen you in enough car magazines, and that would make you a celebrity in the car world. I like the price on the 67 L89 Vette. Should I send you mine now?

My LS6 convertible is still in the original 1970 title, has 3 build sheets, and just about every record such as registrations and insurance cards by the original owner. Never had been touched until I had it restored, to what I feel is impeccable museum quality. Almost a survivor beforehand, but a little aging process made me decide to restore it. The drivetrain, every nut and bolt is still original though. I've said to people calling to buy it, that it isn't for sale; but at $220,000 that would change in a instant.

then, like Tom pointed out in another thread, the COPO's weren't really hitting any homerun's; and as you say the average Vettes were soft. It appears to me that it was very high quality restored car when combined with limited production numbers; that's the combo for the high bids.

Still there were exceptions to this, like above; crazy bids of $102,000 for a 56 T-bird?

[Edited by SuperCars (01-21-2002 at 02:42 PM).]

[REDZ]

Supercars...you're right on the necessary quality to bring the top dollar on the 'vettes and the COPO's. But I don't understand some of the other prices. The T/A Challenger that went for $63,000 was only average. I guess it was the color. The AAR Cuda was a nice car, belonged to the same guy that had the '65 L-78 'vette, but how do you figure $60,000? And there's absolutely no answer for the '56 T-Bird.

P.S. Guess I've lost negotiating power on the L-89. Somehow though, your price still doesn't sound any better.

[Mr70]

If someone is willing to pay that for a 1970 Chevelle LS-6 Convertible,think of what a 1970 Chevelle L-78/L-89 Al. head documented would sell for.
I'm holding onto this one......at least until the next B/J Az.auction. http://www.yenko.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

[COPO]

While some of the price are certainly up there, they still are off their prices from 10+ years ago. I seem to recall ZL-1's and LS-6 convertibles in the $200K+ range. Adjusted for 10+ years of inflation, the late 80's were really crazy.

[Belair62]

Mr70...care to guess as to what that would be worth ?

[ssl78]

I am surprised the 1970 chevelle L-78 conv only went to 63k when most other cars seem to draw a premium. Was that a original drivetrain and documented car? Maybe it would have been better to go off after the LS6 brought 160k.

[micky69396]

I still dont think it will bring the kind of money a LS-6 will. Its still a 375 HP car, even though it has the alum. heads and is rarer. Kind of like the 69 L-89 Chevelles and the COPO cars. Cubic inches equals cubic dollars.

[Charley Lillard]

Mmmmm Good. Thanks Drew and Josephine......

[REDZ]

The bigger money seemed to be at Barrett-Jackson. I think the ZL-1 at Russo & Steele would have brought probably another $15-25,000 @ BJ. I had a musclecar dealer-broker, who has been involved in several ZL-1 deals in the past two years, tell me that the 4-speed ZL-1's and COPO's are bringing substantially more money than the automatics. He also said that the color held the price down on the car sold at Russo.

The consensus of those I talked to during and after the auction was that the market for a 4-speed ZL-1 in a good color and show condition has probably moved to $140-175,000. With original motor, add another $10-20,000.

Other big sellers not previously mentioned: '70 Boss 429 - $85,000; '70 AAR Cuda - $60,000; '70 T/A Challenger - $63,000; '65 L-78 Corvette - $116,000; '67 L-89 Corvette $210,000. Average Corvettes were soft...nice ones like these two broke the bank.

Craig Jackson did own the LS-6 convertible and it did get a good "pump". I sold it to him last fall for what I thought was a lot of money, substantially more than the one Otis Chandler bought last year. The $165,000 was surprising, but not shocking after some of the other prices. The shocking part was that I heard later that the buyer had a customer for the car who might pay as much as $220,000. Pass me the oxygen, please!

[Jeff H]

Was the 70 Chevelle L78 conv actually an L89 car? I never heard them mention that while watching on tv. I'd be holding out for more money too, especially seeing what the LS6 brought.

[Rat_Pack]

REDZ and Kevin, I did not see the T-bird go across but for that kind of money it would have had to been nicer than the one Milt had a few years ago. That was probably the nicest restored T-bird I had ever seen. They were meticulous with the details and fitment of that car. I am talking early Rolls & Duesenberg type fit of the doors, trunk, and hood, all of the gaps were exactly the same. How many cars can you close the doors or trunk and completely latch them with a finger? Not many. They even went as far to align the plaid pattern for the trunk mat to the side pieces and tire cover. Of all the cars Milt had, that was the nicest restored one there. If that car at BJ was a comparable car then I can see the price being that high. What color was that car? Was it a rare color that made the price go up?

The T/A Challenger really surprised me but the color is what sold it. Out of 2400 T/A's made only 7 were Panther Pink according to Galen. That makes the car even rarer than it just being a 4spd....................RatPack...................

[Norm reynolds]

There was a lot of mistates at Barrett-Jackson Reggies old black copo was supposedy be # matching I taped the show and still framed the dash and there WAS a A/C dash in it whats up with that??? A 57 De-Sodo convert for 71K???? B/J stated that it had a 345hp /346 Hemi engine. Still framed it had a 392 2-4/bbl carb engine that was only available in the Chryler 300 checked the books there was no 346 ci only a 341 with
1/4bll carb
What I trying to say is I dont think you can tell what a car is worth by what is sold at the auction case in point 56 T-bird?????
Norm

[Mr70]

Bob
I wouldn't even guess a price.I'd Leave that up to the buyers.
That Black L-78 Convt.is from NIAB and sold in 1990 to Dave Simpson.
It is the original drivetrain,and has documents.But it is a terrible resto and not maintained in 11 years.He parked this car next to me at ACES Tenn. show in June 2000.I think he should have taken the 63K bid.And as stated earlier,the higher quality restorations seem to command a higher price.

[Charley Lillard]

Speaking of Dave Simpsom, has anyone ever seen him again ?

[COPO PETE]

So what's the deal on the white gutz on the orange Yenko. I thought all were black, but never say never I guess. How many Camaro's from Yenko had white interior????? Brian????
Peter

[bkhpah]

Just the rare recreations Pete. No white guts...BKH

[Stefano]

I don't recall Reggie's Orange/White Camaro COPO being represented as a Yenko?

BTW, did anyone educate Reggie regarding his stated production numbers for Yenko Novas?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

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