Million Dollar Musclecars
Moderator: Moderators
Million Dollar Musclecars
Know we have all seen articles on these cars, but this is a great book! Very interesting text on the value of the cars and how they went from exotic showroom pieces that sold for a bit more than the standard cars, through several owners, getting more expensive each time, till they suddenly hit 7 figures!!!
Interesting bit on how Otis Chandlers hunt for the most exotic cars, using a finder he employed, for his collection (see book- American Muscle; Cars from the Otis Chandler Collection) actually inflated the prices and expectations of sellers in the 80s!......
Nice section on real world musclecars aswell, and all with top notch pics....highly recommended!!
Cheers Steve
Interesting bit on how Otis Chandlers hunt for the most exotic cars, using a finder he employed, for his collection (see book- American Muscle; Cars from the Otis Chandler Collection) actually inflated the prices and expectations of sellers in the 80s!......
Nice section on real world musclecars aswell, and all with top notch pics....highly recommended!!
Cheers Steve
- Attachments
-
- inside book 3.jpg (125.95 KiB) Viewed 409 times
-
- inside book 2.jpg (122.03 KiB) Viewed 409 times
-
- inside book 1.jpg (138.98 KiB) Viewed 409 times
-
- book cover 1.jpg (111.78 KiB) Viewed 409 times
Last edited by Steve on Sun Oct 07, 12 7:06 pm, edited 2 times in total.
- Dart Vader
- Posts: 3532
- Joined: Mon Sep 03, 07 5:27 pm
- Location: Swindon MMA180
- Dart Vader
- Posts: 3532
- Joined: Mon Sep 03, 07 5:27 pm
- Location: Swindon MMA180
Could you imagine leaving it out now Blue!! Have you got anymore details on it mate and I will have a look later.... Most of the cars seem to be based in the US but the stories run from purchase through several ever increasing in value transactions till they hit 7 figures.....
Suppose in the mid seventies they were just quirky imported cars rather than collectors dream cars, and not even classics!
Cheers Steve
Suppose in the mid seventies they were just quirky imported cars rather than collectors dream cars, and not even classics!
Cheers Steve
Yes, it was In Violet, one of seven automatics and one of two export models I believe. Craig Jackson of Barrett Jackson auctions still owns it I think. About as rare and desirable as a musclecar gets.
Some info about it here...
http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/histor ... d-70s-5475
Some info about it here...
http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/histor ... d-70s-5475
Had a look in the book Blue and this car doesnt feature unfortunately, and not in the Otis Chandler collection either...... But get this.... There is a section on the 70 and 71 Hemicuda Convertibles and the 7O Hemi R/T Challengers.... Briefly, on pricing...and bearing in mind the book says the dealers struggled to sell these cars...by late 70s, $10k for a good car, mid 80's $20k, late 80's, just into $100k territory, mid 90's, $250k, and in 1999, a 71 Hemicuda convertible, siezed in Washington State following a drugs siezure, sold at auction for $410k! That was enough to buy the Police Deot a new fleet if cars! By 2001/2, a few changed hands for between $500 and $750k. Then, in 2002, Milton Robson from Atlanta sold his car for $1m, to an 'infamous broker' who aledgedly quickly resold it for $1.3m. This deal cant be documented but it was last sold on in Jan 2007 for $2,420,000!!!
It gets better!.... The last Hemicuda built was 'recently' sold to Bill Weimann from Arizona, by Carlos Monteverde, from Kensington in London. Weimann has turned down an offer of $4.1m for the car!!!
Was going to say I will treat myself if I win the lottery but I think I will have to win it more than once!
Cheers , Steve
It gets better!.... The last Hemicuda built was 'recently' sold to Bill Weimann from Arizona, by Carlos Monteverde, from Kensington in London. Weimann has turned down an offer of $4.1m for the car!!!
Was going to say I will treat myself if I win the lottery but I think I will have to win it more than once!
Cheers , Steve