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I didn't know if this was the spot to start this thread but I felt it would get the most exposure here. I was wondering everyone's opinion on the MOST EXSPENSIVE ROSEWOOD WHEEL IN THE WORLD! Where do we draw the line. Soon valve stems will bring $100.00 each. These muscle cars just don't seem to have a ceiling of what these cars and parts bring.The LS-6 distributor was sold from a VERY good friend of mine and he was just as shocked as the rest of us were. But I guess if you want the best of the best were just going to have to PAY the money. I can vouch to the distributor cause I have had that peice in my hands and it is with out a doubt the FINEST that I have ever seen. But you would NOT catch me spending that kind of money.Thanks for letting me vent.
"MOF"

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Is this the one???
Rosewood on Steroids

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That would be the wheel. Where is the end of the MADNESS...
"MOF" [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

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Ummm.... does anyone remember the late 80's early 90's when car prices rose with irrational exuberance? I think there are still a few buyers/current owners of Italian exotics who are still angry about being the winning bid back then. (not to mention a few Cobra buyers)

I don't get it. $3,5oo distributors, $2,ooo steering wheels, $170,ooo Chevelles?? Anyone thinking about selling now and buying back in a few years at a discount?? Could probably make a nice trade or two.... just a thought. I hope the values of these rare wonderful cars keep going up!

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Geeze... nowhere does it say that it is still in the box, just NOS. I think I sold Stephano one or two that I probably could have said NOS but were used. I do have two that are NOS in the box with the exception that I took one out of the box and put on a car for a pic and then put it back in the box ...Any really stupid offers on mine ?

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Mr Yenko your right I know that I am not alone but this is getting to be nuts
There is no way any camaro is worth that kind of money that I have seen Look at the knuckle head
that paid a million dollars for a Hemi barracuda a few weeks ago
It seems as long as some one is willing to pay and have that kind of money to throw around the price will keep going up. That does not mean its worth what some one
played. What this has done is people that can not afford that kind money end up with clones that hurts the hobby Clones will be coming out of the wood work because of this
I feel that my 66 corvette convertible is just as much of being a super car itÃs a numbers matching NCRS top flight award car panted a rare mossport green that was a only year for that color.Right now it worth about 50.000 to 55.000 but I do not think I will never see it being worth the money that some of camaros or the Hemi barracudas that some people are paying. Ok you will say there are more corvettes around than yenkos but a car in that condition is just as much a super car. I really think if and when the stock market starts being more Profitable you will see the car prices fall. As far for the steering wheel all I can say there is a lot of people out there that do not know what to do with their money
As for me NO way would I pay that for a steering wheel . Whats next clone steering wheels?? [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/crazy.gif[/img]

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Charley I'll give you $2,500 for one if you throw in that crummy Yellow ZL1 with it.

Thinking about rare expensive parts though, next time I sell a car, I think I'll take it apart and sell it one part at a time. Probably end up with more money.

The other thing that kills me are the guys that have rare stuff like 499 distributors, BE rear, etc, but don't want to sell them because they want to build a COPO clone. If it is going to be a fake car why bother with authentic parts.

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This is just my option but I think both the high bidders got cought with the game of super high bidding. The idea is with proxy bidding, the other highest bidder sets the price and you beat them by just a few dollors. They are hoping that nobody else is doing the same thing. If only one person does it then it works but if two people do it... well you can see what happens. If you look at the third highest bid, you can see what a jump the bid was.

Does this mean that other rosewood wheels are worth more now? I have noticed that all the rare parts are going for higher prices lately. Maybe the car prices are raising the parts prices.

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1969 Yenko Camaro $130,000+ 1969 ZL-1 $250,000+ 1968 Baldwin Motion $175,000+ 1968 Nickey $175,000+ 1970 LS-6 Chevelle Conv.$175,000+ lot of room for these parts

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I suppose if you have the cash and can afford to spend that kind of money,then what the hell.Me I personally would not or could not pay that kind of cash for the steering wheel,or the distributor.But then again I wouldn't pay $200,000.00 for a car,my wife as loving as she is would shoot me! and if she didn't shoot me,That would be the quickest way for me to loose weight,because I couldn't afford to eat afterwards.So I say if you got it,then spend some of it for what you want or like,because you can't take it with you when you go! Thats why I own a car I can afford.It is not a Yenko,ZL1,COPO, Baldwin Motion,Berger,Dana Or any other Super Car that I can prove but it suits me just fine and I probably have as much or more fun with it than the people that own the Supercars.So if you can afford it then thats great,if you can't then you reach for something within your grasp and have a damn good time.

Bobby

67 Chevelle SS Nickey Replica (No Documents)

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Sounds like $2K is the number. A friend of mine just sold an NOS '70 Cuda Rim-Blow wheel on Ebay for $1825 after some spirited bidding. It may seem high, but hey, if you got a million dollar Cuda convert, its only like 0.2% of the value of the car, which doesn't seem out of line....for the record, my buddy was surprised too.

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Let's see...

Charley stopped bidding at $200 and yountto topped out at $700. That must be the "rationale" price range for one of these wheels?

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Bubt are the people actually getting the money after the auctions are done? Assuming they are, the prices are really out of control if you think you need to have GM pieces. Hopefully this will help the repro stuff become better quality if they realize people are willing to spend money on correct parts. NOS just means that you can't really use it because you paid too much and once you install it, it's not NOS any more. There's a guy trying to get $12K for an NOS crossram setup. The second gas goes into one of those carbs, the whole setup becomes used.

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I agree with 69L89 on this one, there were two people who both wanted the wheel badly, and neither one wanted to be outbid by just a few bucks, so both set up a bid high enough to be sure to get it. The situation is familiar to me, both as buyer and seller. Yes, the seller will get his money, too, It doesn't mean that the next similar auction will go that high. You would never get that amount if you set your starting bid too high, you need to start low to get some attention on the auction.

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Is this a little high,yes.But remember the person that builds a car usually takes a hit when it comes time to sell.Starting from scratch is always expensive.Most can get in deep.Restorations cost money,parts are supply and demand.If you want or require the best be expected to pay.If you surround the wheel with other NOS parts,anything but the best will look out of place.There will always be a market for high end parts just as there is one for the $50.00 split to death wheel.Most of us live in between.If you can get it,sell it.....nobody has a gun to either party. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Steve

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Change the Title of this Topic...
In Highschool,this title had a whooooooooole different meaning!!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/blush.gif[/img]

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Fill us in Mr 70

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I have known very few people who pay to have a car restored by a pro who ever get their investment back unless they wait for the market to rise(years) or unless they paid a really low price for the car to begin with. I recently built a 33 Plymouth street rod for a Captain for United Air, he wanted the best of the best and by the time I was done he had 140K in the car. National show winner but the best it would do on the open market is about 80-90K. At least with an original rare Supercar the value tends to increase(with exceptions as after the eighties boom), but with a street rod styles change to where it would be doubtful of the value increasing. The $2000 steering wheel? Never thought I would see the day, but I also never thought I would see the day of $300,000 Camaros, let alone considering buying one. With a car selling for 100 to 300K, $2000 for a correct top flight NOS wheel really sounds legit.
Motown [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

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Hey, I thought they were NOS not used [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

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If my car had a cherry original Rosewood wheel on it, I would seriously consider pulling it for $2000. Repro would start looking pretty good to me at that point. I have a repro on my car that I bought for $185 and although it does not look perfectly original, it looks pretty darn good. You pays your money, you takes your pick.

-Mark.