69 Chevelle Baldwin Motion car on ebay

[427.060]

I see the price has dropped to $150K.
James

[Verne_Frantz]

I hesitated to reply to this thread because Joe was (is) such a good friend before he disapeared into no man's land. But I have 2 comments.

He told me the car originally had the hood tach but it got stolen and he decided not to tempt fate again.

I find it distressing that no one seems to want to KEEP this great car since he sold it. To me, I'd still consider it a "one owner" car, no matter how many different trailers it's been in since he sold it.

God Bless Joe and his lifelong car that he had to sell.

Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/scholar.gif[/img]

[WILMASBOYL78]

What items were added to the car as part of the Phase 3 package?? Were there internal mods to the motor or was it all bolt on stuff??

Cool car..wilma [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/img]

[JoeC]

Someone would have to ask Joe to confirm it but I believe he said he wanted to keep the factory warranty so he went with the 396 375hp.

I think he had some of the work done after taking the car as he would bring it back to Motion for more mods.

On the Baldwin Auto invoice they show the mods done by Motion as :

raise car at 4 points

1 pair of Prowler rear tires

3 sun gauges

wood wheel

hood tach

headers furnished loose

latter type traction bars

456 positraction

sure shift turbo-Mods

hood locks

[x77-69z28]

According to eBay it sold $125,000.00

[427.060]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: x77-69z28</div><div class="ubbcode-body">According to eBay it sold $125,000.00 </div></div>

Can someone please explain why the reserve wasn't met at $200,000 at Mecum yet is sells on Ebay at $125.000?
James

[njsteve]

The auctioneers can bid the car up to just below the reserve hoping that a real bidder will step up at that point. I would assume the reserve was just over 200k at the auction and they didnt have a live bidder at that point.

[quick-bowtie]

The current seller isn't the same person who had it for sale at Mecum FL (thus the price differences), I was told the reserve at Mecum FL was just over 200k and the car sold for around 210k after. The buyer then found a Italian sports car he really wanted and traded it in to the seller on ebay.. that's what I was told. Could be b.s who knows but it has changed hands a few times and Im sure the price was different every time

[Jim Ferron]

Different stroke for different folks..But that car is possibly my fav-o-rite car in the world. I wanted it when Joe had it but the stars just weren't in alignment..

Gotta have a bullet-place place to park that sucker..something I just don't have.

[427.060]

I think I know who bought. If I'm right, he is a member here but doesn't post much.
James