Re: DANA Camaro found in Mexico?
 

where is my finder's fee??? LOL!!

Re: DANA Camaro found in Mexico?
 

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I think these long time owners that cherish these cars for so long are the heroes of these stories, NOT the rich guy that 'discovers' them and writes a check.

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I think it's fair to say that in this high-dollar car hobby of ours there probably isn't an owner of such a car who will take anything less than the maximum amount he can get--they've probably seen Barrett-Jackson on Speed Channel and most of them know what they have. Maybe there are rich guys clamoring for the cool points that buying this car would provide but it takes a rich guy to buy these cars nowadays. The days of discovering an original 1967 Dana Camaro in this condition, or any Supercar, and getting it for less than what, 100K?, are long gone. When we glorified these cars we immediately priced them out of the reach of the average 9-to-5 middle-class car nut.

Re: DANA Camaro found in Mexico?
 

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... I think these long time owners that cherish these cars for so long are the heroes of these stories, NOT the rich guy that 'discovers' them and writes a check.

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IMO, a win-win situation for both parties. The owner, who often times cannot afford, or at least justify, the expense of restoring the car, gets a nice chunk of change at a time when they could use it, such as with retirement entering the picture. The "rich guy" has the means to pay a fair price for the car, and have it restored for future generations to enjoy, saving another piece of history, before mother nature totally destorys it. One only has to look at the thread on here "rotting musclecars" to see where mother nature won. How many times has an owner been bashed for letting a car rot away, not willing to sell it? If not for the "rich guys", many rare and collectable cars would not be out there for us cars nuts to enjoy.

I have had the pleasure of meeting several long time owners of muslcecars, who after many years of saying no, finally decided to sell, and none were having regrets. Always neat to listen in to the conversation between the past and current owners. A passing of the torch so to speak.

Re: DANA Camaro found in Mexico?
 

Very well said!

Re: DANA Camaro found in Mexico?
 

Wow, that is an awsome thread.... a very long thread but a great read!