forespeed wrote:

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...Chevy's will be the cars I preserve for the next generation.  I will not rule out the Pontiac, or Olds, just not a Ford....

 

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 Haaaa, this reminds me of the line in Blazing Saddles... "OK, we'll take the n&#%ers and the ch#%ks, but we won't take the Irish."

didn't see your car in the auction's list, do you have a link for it?

i would like to see it

and good luck

Todd,  having grown up in the home of the Buicks, I have a very special place for some of them in my memories.  My grandfather bought over 30 new Buicks in his life time.  In Flint, they had the only two factory outlet Buick dealerships.  They were called simply, Downtown Buick and Eastside Buick.  They got their inventory directly from the factory which was only across town and they could do things that no independent dealer could do.  Back then the delivery charge on new vehicles was actual cost based on the distance from the factory to the dealer.  How much do you think they charged to deliver across town (not much).  My Aunt and Uncle, he was a CPA in California, used to fly into Flint, buy a new car and drive it back for less than what they could buy the same car in California.

Love the car   Hope you do well with it   

Your automotive bucket list has brought us a lot of entertainment  

The only kick you will get, is one for not posting..  

thanks Norm

Mecum Auction will be on TV Live this week 6:00pm to 10:00pm eastern, Thurs, Fri, Sat and I think Sun afternoon.  I will wear my yellow Jegs hat with the black brim during TV time.  The Acadian will not run during the live broadcast.

Enjoy the weekend!!

platinuml79 wrote:

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Late to the game here as i've been away for a couple of month

but still a bit curious.

Did forespeed sold his car at this auction ? kept it ? not met reserve ?

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 My car ran #1 in line on Friday morning (about 9:30am).  Most of the individual buyers were still having coffee.  There were about five classic dealers bidding and the car went to $21,000, not meeting reserve. 

It is now listed on the Mecum site for Jan. auction in Kissimmee, FL.  It is scheduled to run on Thursday noon prior to TV time as Lot #T54.  You can find it on the website by going to Kissimmee auction, Thursday, page 2, lot T-54.

thanks, Norm

P.S.  The above auction was near Chicago, Ill and had sales of 55%.  A couple weeks later they ran a Dallas auction which I decided not to attend and the sales were 77%.  Wish I had run the car that weekend.

Norm
Are you trying to sell this yourself? I would think you could get what you need out of the car in a private sale - and cut out the middle man. Though in the right auction you could do even better I suppose and you don't have to deal with the tire-kicking, low-balling whiners... OK maybe I answered my own question.

Watching the Kansas City auction as we speak. Got hooked on this when Norm's car was auctioned

Well,

When I was trying to sell my Mustang, (the car I had before the Poncho) I had it listed a couple of places for a VERY reasonable price, but I refused to "give it away". I had it up for about 3 months, before I decided to get creative. I ended up trading for the Pontiac and am very happy with the outcome. As there is a glut of cars on the market here in MB, I recommend this as an option to anyone trying to move a car and move on to a new project. Know what you want and are willing to take in return.

Just my 2 cents...

Brooksie1 wrote:

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Norm sold his car and the guy is already trying to flip it on Ebay

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 Nothing wrong with that, I sold it to a dealer at auction.  Real nice guy and really liked the car. 

Anyone else in Canada or US could have bought the car to keep or resell.

I was an equal opportunity seller just looking for a cash buyer.

-- Edited by forespeed on Thursday 29th of March 2012 02:28:03 PM

I hope you you received the money you were asking for your car . Unfortunately no one in Canada bought it . I just sold my 63 and was in the market but I was to late .It is a really nice car and the guy is displaying very professionally.