greensboro, nc, auto show, WOW!

[mc25t190]

greensboro had its 1st muscle car show and drag car show. it was great, a larger crowd than vettefest, a lot of drag cars and some musclecars. it was packed all day elbow to elbow. lapata and volpicelli even came. tim got and interview with big daddy don garlits on his funny car which lasted about 10 minutes and will be on ESPN and speed vision. big daddy loved the car and vowed to help find out its history.
then came my surprise, big daddy approached me and said can we interview you on your Sox and Martin 68 cuda and was amazed at its original state 14,000 miles and condition. he knew the car and couldn't believe the condition. the camera guy talked to me for 10 minutes after he shot the car and interviewed me with big daddy! i was in awe. i had the car for sale, and since have considered not selling it. that car got more attention than any car at the show as we are only 20 minutes from burlington, nc, where the car is from. it's only 20 minutes from it original home. it was driven to the west coast twice and ohio once as it raced in the superstock division and came in 2nd at the 68 winternationals. it has 2 build sheets, letters from ronnie sox and gas slips where he purchased gas in los angeles before heading to pomona. it has been featured in 15-20 magazines and currently has a mopar small block bored to 415 ci. and pushes 575hp. original sheet meteal and interior except carpet. engine compartment brand new and body in excellent condition, paint extra nice!
AND THE BEST PART IS THAT IT WILL BE ON ESPN AND SPEEDVISION AS WELL! well its nothing like getting a pat on the back and stroked by the big daddy himnself! it was a great show, i hope it will bring in even more of a crowd next year, make plans to go if it does. sorry to bore you guys , but , it was blast!!!!!!!!!!!!!! /ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif

[mc25t190]

another pic!

[mc25t190]

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[mc25t190]

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[mc25t190]

again!

[mc25t190]

nice! /ubbthreads/images/icons/smirk.gif

[T Billigen]

Kevin,
Make sure to post the time when it will be shown!

[JChlupsa]

ESPN & ESPN2 both have o their web sites when different shows will be shown. It took about a month and a half to get the SuperChevy LV show aired so everyone should be able to find out whe. Be ready for replays late at night or early mornings

[SS427]

Great! /ubbthreads/images/icons/crazy.gif Now the price of your shirts are going up and I will have to make an appointment to talk with you the next time we are at a show together! /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

Nice going.........."Mr." Hand.

[Bill Pritchard]

Congrats, Kevin, can't beat gettin' chummy with Big Daddy /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif It was thoughtful of Chrysler to put a 150 mph speedo in that 'Cuda /ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif

[ORIGLS6]

Bill,
Look again. It's only a 15 MPH speedo. That accounts for the low mileage. It took forever to get 14K on that car at 15 MPH. /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

Congratulations Kevin. Did you get any pix of Big with the car? Must feel pretty good to have Big Daddy come looking for you. Be sure to keep us posted about the airing of the interview. /ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif

[mc25t190]

they are to inform me of when it will air. maybe espn or espn2, possibly speedvision. i would think most likely speedvision. they will send me a copy of the tape and when it is suppose to run. it sure made my day! /ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif

[JChlupsa]

should be ESPN2 on the Mothers Polish Car Show. At least thats where Big Daddy does his show and interviews on.

[mc25t190]

when does that normally air? certain time of day or certain evening? /ubbthreads/images/icons/smirk.gif

[T Billigen]

They could air it anytime, you got to keep a good eye on your TV guide!

[Belair62]

Cool car Kevin. I think BIG may have been mistaken that your car ran in S/S though. I think it ran E/S with a 340 c.i. engine. I have seen the S/S Hemi car and heard it run (wish I had earplugs).It lives next to another mildly famous Hemi car here in the icy Chicago area ! Gee,who could that be ? Next time I will ask for earplugs ! /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

[whitetop]

Mc25t190
Looks like the "infomercial" above paid off.

[mc25t190]

bluff bidder, did not meet reserve which was considerably higher! the reserve was $100,000 ,the bidder put in a bid of $101,210 which made it meet the reserve. i hate ebay auctions, last time i'll ever list a car there. a lot of flakes playing games. 1 of 1 made , original sheet metal, i don't think so! /ubbthreads/images/icons/mad.gif

[whitetop]

I'm confused. Auction ended, listing said the reserve was met and the car rightly sold for 52K plus change to the highest bidder-whoever that may be. Therefore the high bidder gets the car right?. How can you reset the reserve at 100K after auction ended when according to Ebay the reserve was met at 50K and the high bidder won? Even at 52K your making a profit from what I remember you bought the car on Ebay for a few months ago.

[KLONECO]

That is the "privecy act 101 " 2003 edition you did not read that?" mmm /ubbthreads/images/icons/crazy.gif

[yountto]

I see there is NO bid retraction/cancellation history on the auction, so who is the "flake bidder" at 101210.00 ???And id love to know how in the world a seller knows how much over reserve the buyer went???? If bidder bid 101210.00 and the reserve WAS 100k,bid would have stopped at 100k..... Ill bet the bidder is going to hate ebay auctions after this too...

[KLONECO]

THIS EBAY THING....................has become a joke!.. everyone is using it as a testing field for price! LIST YOUR ITEM FOR WHAT IS FAIR not what you can get! c'mon think!!!!!!!!!!! the entire hobby is going for SHIZZNET!!!! Help the hobbie!!!! don"t hurt it!!!! $$$$$$$$ money money money!!!!!!!! WTF /ubbthreads/images/icons/mad.gif THINK GUYS!!!

[Rat_Pack]

<font color="blue">Even at 52K your making a profit from what I remember you bought the car on Ebay for a few months ago. </font color>

whitetop, does it matter what he paid for the car and how much profit he makes? He wants $100k for a documented drag car driven by probably the most popular name in racing besides Petty &amp; Earnhardt. What I don't understand is the thinking that people have towards what people should be allowed to make on a car. If I buy a car that is worth $200k on the open market and give only $50k for it what is a fair price? $75k? I don't think so! A fair price is $200k, why would I want to sell for less? Should it matter that I clear $150k? No. Now lets say I bought the same car for $160k and sell it for $200k, is that a better deal since I would make less money?

You buy and sell parts just like I do, sometimes you pay only $100 for a rack of gauges that is worth $450. Why don't you sell them for $250.00 instead and make only $150 over what you paid and pass that $200 savings onto the person you sell them to? Now you may do that for someone you know, and you have done that, but when it is on Ebay or at a swap meet you sell them for all that you can get just like I do. /ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif

Now this post is not to degrade you, but to degrade the statement you made. I have heard the same type of statement from other guys on this board about other cars for sale and this thinking is wrong. If the seller wants $200k and takes $160k and still makes $110k profit it should not matter as the buyer got a 20% discount on the market value of the car. So when he goes to sell it there is still room for profit for him to make, maybe not as much, but it is still a profit. /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif ...........RatPack..................

Right or wrong, another car bashed unjustly!!! /ubbthreads/images/icons/mad.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/mad.gif

[yountto]

A person has a right to ask whatever they want on a part or car,if someone doesnt like it they dont have to bid.I guess nice guys are the ones that give thier stuff away or sell it cheap. But that is NOT the point here at all.The point is it appears by the auction results and bid history that the buyer legally won the car and the seller seems to be reluctant in selling it now,and wants more money after the auction ended .I thought i saw a post recently on sellers getting slammed for backing out of deals, or selling cars out from under buyers to others for more money[and these were over handshakes,not legal binding contracts]..it didnt go over well with most here to say the least,perhaps this case is different?..... I still want to know who the phantom bidder of 101k was,he didnt retract his bid according to Ebay records on the auction..

[whitetop]

Yountto, perfectly said about backing out of deals. Could not have said it better. I'll respond later tonight or tomorrow. I'm preparing my response like Collin Powell before the UN.

[bbdon]

Kloneco, In a auction, it is the bidder who sets the price. Sometimes I pay too much for something on ebay, but I don't blame the seller.
In this case, it looks like there is a "LEGAL AND BINDING CONTRACT!" at 52k

[NWYENKO]

Wow! I need to take lessons from you guys! All this time I thought you were supposed to sell cars at less than you paid for them so the next guy can make a profit (sour grapes)! Also if anyone wants to know which stock to buy, call me and then wait 2 days after I buy it, it will guaranteed be lower. /ubbthreads/images/icons/frown.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/blush.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif Jim

[yountto]

"right or wrong,another car bashed unjustly" was quoted by a member...i thought unjust meant wrong only[can you be right and unjust???]...and since when is backing out of a deal right??????? no ones bashing the car,only the sellers behavoir if he doesnt sell the car to the high bidder...us little people would be ripped apart if we were the seller right now,agreed???

[mc25t190]

car is sold, end of story, no more shots needed, thanks for those positive post! /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif no more need to guestimate personal transactions /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif

[Stefano]

Great car sold at a great price IMO, I hope the new owner takes it to the 2003 Reunion for a little fun on the track.

[Belair62]

I didn't see any car bashing myself.Hope it went to a good home and gets the snot beat out of it.

[RonNova396L34]

Hey Belair,
What in the world is a 1982 Foochi Minooli??
Ron /ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

[Belair62]

Very Rare...... /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

[RonNova396L34]

Belair
You really know how to make me laugh. What's next?? I suppose I could list my 1983 AMC Renault Alliance on the bottom too! lol

[mc25t190]

nice to see a positive twist on things! /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif

[Belair62]

Kevin did I ever tell you I was a spin doctor in a previous life ? /ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif

[RonNova396L34]

Hey Kevin,
Us NOVA guys have to stick together. Your 1969 Nova can kick both of mine's butts. LOL I like my current paint job better though. It blinds people as you drive by. The shock wave from your car as it passes kind of has the same effect.
Ron /ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

[yountto]

This is a very good site for many reasons....if "popular" members were held to the same standards as everyone else in the hobby it would be upgraded to an outstanding site....

When you bash a owner, you bash the car. Thats a fact. All I know is you seem to be policing a transaction you aren't involved in. What is a "little people"?

[Belair62]

I disagree...if someone bashed me for whatever reason (pick 2) that shouldn't reflect on my car or vice versa. Cars can't pick their owners !

[yountto]

YENKO, you are right about one thing.Everyone should mind there own business..the problem is there are quite a few individuals on this site that police every auction on ebay,calling the seller a liar,saying he took the pics from an angle to hide the rust!etc,or hes selling a 67 car with a 68 steering wheel etc etc,and calling every car that isnt theirs a fake..however when someone dear to you calls a 340 a hemi and makes up a story on a bid that didnt exist[so says ebay,not me] your quick to stand behind them[also i thought private auctions were only done by deceitful individuals[see posts here 6 months ago] ..i personally dont care about the 340 mopar auction,nor do i know the seller,and i dont care if he sells it or not that is his business,my gripe is how you all respond to it....was everyone minding their own business when the Ls6 convertible and 426 hemi convert were hammered here[to name a few]..or did you forget????the problem is there is a small group here that sticks together,i think that is quite evident to anyone with a 5th grade education..Remember i didnt throw the first stone...

"Dear to me"? I'm not "standing" behind anyone. Don't categorize me either, you don't know me. Sounds like you still are spitefull concerning the sale of your LS-6. Get over it. As I said before, bashing a owner is bashing a car. You seem to be living proof of that. You are right about one thing however. I feel like a 5th grader argueing with you. I'll meet you behind the school at 3:30. /ubbthreads/images/icons/smirk.gif

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

It's nice being a spectator for once /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

[LVCamaro]

Belky,
Chuck's about 6'10" and 280...keep your left up [way up]! I know, I know...you're lightning fast. /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

Way to go Kevin. You're indeed a gentleman!

[yountto]

Yenko,Sure ill meet you at 330 after school ,ill bet youll have all your friends to back you up ,and ill be there alone,just like on these posts!!! As long as we meet at MY school...... /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

[Belair62]

Jump in Marlin....the water is fine !!!

[RonNova396L34]

I think I'm gonna go and get my SCUBA gear because I may not want to come up for air for a while. On second thought, I'll grab an extra tank. Don't think I'll need a wetsuit, water is kind of warm.
Ron /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

LV, when is the last time you seen a basketball player whip a wrestler? (3 time state champ). /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif His height is a definite disadvantage. When he's on the ground, he's mine. /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

[yountto]

Youre right,Hulk Hogan and the big show have a big disadvantage with their height when they wrestle!! Maybe we can play hoop ...but im not going to lower the basket one inch... /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

And Now, in the red corner, weighing in at ????....

[Belair62]

cage match...cage match....cage match..... /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

[yountto]

I need Jeff the "flyin hawaiin'" as a tag team partner..then i dont mind 10 on 2!! ....i figure thats 610 lbs...i hope jeff can play hoop too though...kinda make it a decathlon type of event...i know the ls6 will win the drag race event !!![oh boy now im really in for it!]..I am actually starting to like some of you guys and yes i am bitter over the ls6...there i said it!

[JChlupsa]

Lets see hoops is that the game where you DROP the round ball in the round netted thing thats something like 10 feet high

Ok added attraction to the 6th Annual reunion, either a cage match or a BB game. and no BB doesnt mean Big Block

[mc25t190]

/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif younto,
the last time i checked we all put our pants on the same way, no one can make you feel inferior without your consent! i am no better or i hope no worse than anyone on this site. how did this become a runaway . train? /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/cool.gif

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

It all started out behind the 5th grader's school at 3:30 /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

No hair pulling /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif

[Belair62]

It's your fault Kevin. You should sell all your cars now and start collecting Schwinn bikes. I can start you out with a few.

Marlin, if yountto can pull my hair (good luck), I will forfeit! /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

[mc25t190]

want to hear something funny? i was simply trying to derail the conversation about the cuda until i had $$$$$ in the bank, i've seen too many deals blow up, as we all have. now that we have all had fun with this post, lets just sit back and /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif laugh /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif at what can happen over a verysimple subject, once again i'm glad it turned into a comicle ending. who's got anything for sale? BTW i have the for the cuda $ !! /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

[mc25t190]

i prefer turbocharged mopeds! oh , yeah with yenko emblems! i'm stand to be corrected that would make the moped incorrect!

[JoeC]

Oh you mean he didn't cancel his check when he opened the hood and said
"where's my Hemi dude" /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif /ubbthreads/images/icons/shocked.gif

[69rsz28]

Can you rebody a moped?

[Stefano]

Kevin,
I can help you with the Combined Turbo and Yenko situation,no ebay involved and I might even take less than $100,000.00.

[mc25t190]

it'll take the amount of high bid to get that , must meet $101,210.00 , you know those ebay rules! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[JTH74]

Kevin, that was a neat car! Did you say you bought a MOTION car, if so what is it!

[mc25t190]

nice to see a local guy! i bought a 69 baldwin car 6 months ago. 1 of how many left, 6-7 , i don't know maybe joe c does? i have got some neat ideas for this one! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[JTH74]

Kevin, I take it that it is a Camaro? What color, engine, etc? Post some pics, the motion stuff is just way cool and really wild! Being from where I am, I know Randy very good and all I can say is that I saw the cars you bought from him all time, and you got some A-1 cars from him, and hes a great guy to boot! Later.

[COPO]

Kevin bought "Supercars" blue 69 BM Camaro that was at the 2002 Reunion. There are some great vintage pics of this car smoking the tires on Kevin Suydam's website. Neat car.

[JoeC]

The Motion Camaro on Kevin S's site smoking tires is a 1968 Camaro. I didn't see any pic of the 69 Motion with tires smoking but there is an original picture of it with CT plates. It is from my state but I never saw the car until it went to the left coast.
What's this I hear that Kevin H. wants to put a big wing on it, a crazy paint job, 18" wheels, and a boomin sound system? Don't do it Kevin! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[mc25t190]

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gifactually the one burning tires on the link to this website of kevin suydams collection is a 68, scroll down further and see the pics of the 69. thats me, he just has it on his website for sale and on ebay, $1,000,000.01 reserve, be the highest bidder /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif , no it is not for sale, just thought i might arouse some attention from up north /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Belair62]

Only if you put a Hemi in it !!!

[Denis]

Photos here (http://www.corvettes-musclecars.com/Supercars/69BlueMotion)

[JoeC]

It is great to have baby pictures. Is there any original pictures of the engine? I have been looking for original picture of a 69 Motion with alu finned valve covers and have not found one. I asked Joel but he was not sure of exact date the use of alu valve covers began.

[COPO]

My bad, Kevin has so many Motion's it's hard to keep them all straight. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif I believe any late 69 Motion car could have gotten the finned valve covers. There are several very late '69 Motion Camaros. Mine is a "10E" shipped to Baldwin Chev. early Nov. '69 and the yellow one from Dream Car Garage also is a very late car as it received the LS-7.