You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

[LT1vette]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

I am going to guess . . . 1966 as that is the AMX prototype. Could also be 1967.

I've been to Daytona 15+ times since the early 90'S. I had no idea the stands used to be that small. I guess they made additions over the years.
The latest renovation I thought was the first they had done. Now it has elevators and escalators everywhere.....

Thanks for the history lesson

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

I'm imagining that the guy wiping on the Chevelle was stopped in his tracks and turned, jaw slightly agape, to watch this GTO go by.

K

[Lynn]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

Maybe it is the angle or the lighting, or maybe its just me.
That doesn't look like a factory rear spoiler.

[Lee Stewart]

HIGHLIGHTS
1 of only 48 Hemi Cuda Hardtops produced with Torqueflite transmission for 1971
Odometer reads 12,035 miles
Original 426 Hemi V-8 engine
Torqueflite automatic transmission
A36 Performance Axle Package
GY9 Tawny Gold Metallic with custom striping

https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0523-55...uth-hemi-cuda/

Anyone want to venture a guess as to the selling price of this car? I can't believe this custom paint job is going to add value to it.

Hagerty puts the value of a 71 Hemi Cuda in #3 GOOD condition at $324,000. Then deduct $57,000 because it's an automatic.

[olredalert]

----Also appears as there is no factory exhaust at all. As well, the worst choice of wheels for a particular car I think I have ever seen. The next question is the paint job as it's been carried out under the hood as well. The major thought is the mileage, which appears possible to be correct. Add it all together and I'm pegging it at $120,000! Have to say that I'm always amazed at what a Hemi will bring, so I won't be embarrassed if I'm way off base......Bill S

[Lee Stewart]

In 2012, Sotheby's auctioned off a cap-and-ball Colt revolver that was heavily adorned with intricate engravings and gold inlay, for an eye-popping $1.14 million. The revolver, a Model 1849, is one of only six that were embellished in this opulent style, and most were gifted to influential politicians of the time. Interestingly, one of them was even presented to the Russian Czar Nicholas I, while the other two were given to the kings of Sweden and Denmark.

[Lee Stewart]

A Model 1886 Winchester rifle that belonged to U.S. Army Captain Henry Ware Lawton, who is credited with capturing Apache leader Geronimo, fetched a staggering $1.26 million at Rock Island Auction Company in 2016. The Winchester Model 1886 Sporting Rifle (serial number 1) was presented to Lawton by his friend and influential firearms designer Lieutenant George E. Albee and the "Cattlemen of Central New Mexico" to recognize his services in the capture of Geronimo in 1886. The auction house president, Kevin Hogan, described the rifle as an "American treasure" and praised its pristine condition and historical significance.

[Lee Stewart]

A Colt Third Model Dragoon cap-and-ball revolver, meticulously engraved by the famed Gustave Young, made headlines after it sold for a staggering $1.66 million at the Rock Island Auction Company in 2019. This revolver, with a unique history, originally belonged to Col. John Millikin, a Civil War hero who tragically lost his life in 1862. The revolver then passed down to his son, Col. Paul Millikin, who fought in both the Spanish-American War and World War I. Notably, Paul's name and rank are engraved on the backstrap of the firearm.

[Lee Stewart]

In a record-breaking sale back in 2016, two pistols once owned by Latin American independence hero Simón Bolívar were auctioned off at Christie's for a staggering $1.8 million. The pistols in question were a gift to Bolívar from French aristocrat and war hero, the Marquis de Lafayette, who fought in both the French and American revolutions. The two ceremonial pistols were created by royal gunsmiths at Versailles in 1825 by Napoleon Bonaparte's official gunsmith, Nicolas Noel Boutet. The pistols are inlaid with gold and silver and embossed with symbols from Greek and Roman mythology. The gift was sent as part of a request by George Washington's family and included a portrait, a medal, and a lock of hair. Bolívar was dubbed "the George Washington of South America" by Lafayette, and these pistols serve as a testament to his legacy as a young revolutionary.

[Lee Stewart]

A civilian Colt Walker took center stage at the Rock Island Auction Company, selling for an astonishing $1.84 million in 2018. Of the original 100 civilian Colt Walkers made, only a handful are known to exist today, but this one boasts an impressive list of exceptional qualities.

It is not only the only known cased civilian Colt Walker revolver from the factory but also the only known Colt to have maintained documentation in the handwriting of the man himself, Sam Colt. The gun was purchased by Danish sea captain Neils Hanson during his visit to New York City in 1847 and eventually made its way back to Denmark.