Water cooler talk at work... crazy $$ for cars

[jgerock]

While taking a break at work today, my co-worker who bleeds Ford blue blood told me a friend of his recently sold a '67 or '68 Ford Mustang Fastback (Eleanor clone).

It was evidently a show-winning car, so it was going to fetch some good money. The owner put it up on eBay with a reserve (I think) of $ 28K. There were several quick bidders who jumped the bidding into the mid $ 30's.

The owner got a few e-mails then a call from a local guy who owns a few pawn shops and they talked price. The "pawn-shop" guy paid $ 45,000.00 CASH for the car! He said there were pictures taken of the tall stack of bills on the kitchen table.

Incredible. Wish my "cheap" VW would sell that fast.

[SteveJ]

Last weekend I was at a party. A few of us guys ended up in front of the TV watching some big dollar car auction. Lots of retired white guys buying the cars of their youth.

I was impressed that some of the nearly stock mustangs and camaros only reached $30k or so. One Shelby mustang went higher. The buyers in this group were more interested in the hot rods. A 'custom' mustang went for $120k.

There was a '79 Firebird with massive engine and lots o chrome. We all agreed that all the bling was actually an improvement on that turd of a car.The stock camaro was my favorite. I didn't get to see what the Jensen Interceptor went for.