http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=250108256198

Makes $8K for a MM pretty small potatoes doesn't it ?  


Although, if you look closely,
it does look like this is in fact the "real" Bo Duke's (aka. John Schneider) car.

I think that's actually him in the pics, and his ebay account ( john-s-ebiz)
would seem to match.

Still, they made hundreds of those cars, why is this one so special ????

(...it wouldn't be worth that even if Daisy Duke was naked in the back seat !
... ok, well. maybe !   )



Cheers
Steph

Collector car market has gone nuts the last few years. They spend more on one car   we do on our whole collections, but to each his own.

Quoted from HP5P

Collector car market has gone nuts the last few years. They spend more on one car   we do on our whole collections, but to each his own.

Are you sure ? What about Pins_Only ?  

Quoted from Steph

Still, they made hundreds of those cars, why is this one so special ????

Cheers
Steph

Guess you didn't actually READ the text in the auction

This isn't one of those 'disposable' cars that the studio built for the show..  This car was built as the main actor's personal race car that looks the General Lee.  In fact it was built WAY after the series was off the air..  It was subsequently used in the last original cast reunion movie ( 1998 ) and as the template for the new Dukes of Hazard movie.

It's a mean race car (725HP) but not worth over 2M$ IMHO even WITH the autographs

Probably not street legal.

Mike

Only for people who grew up in LA in the movie scene.
I mean, geez, you can buy 5 exotic cars (Ferrari, Porsche, SLR) for that price....

I suggest you guys watch the barret jackson auctions if you think that car is priced insane.

Quoted from mark

I suggest you guys watch the barret jackson auctions if you think that car is priced insane.

You used the correct word "INSANE". I cannot believe what people pay for some of those vehicles, plus a 12% Buyers Premium. Will not argue over the quality of the restorations, but $250,000 for a car that sold $10,000 new?

Quoted from MrMikeman

Guess you didn't actually READ the text in the auction

Actually, I did read the text auction,
and yes I know this car is more "special" than the disposable ones
(race-built, autographed, etc... ),
but my point is that there is nothing "unique" about this one
other than the person who owned it, and the signatures.

Anyone can build a car like that for $30-40K and you'd never know the difference.

Sure, there is a certain collector "cachet" about this particular car,
but c'mon, 2,7 M !!!!!!!  ?????  100K would have be too much already....

Must be nice to have that kind of cash to waste....
(... BTW ,  I have a nice Robotron for sale for $75,000 !   )




Steph

Everything that has been owned by celebrities gets sold high... why would this car be exception ?

I dont care myself if Roger Waters owned or not my coffee mug but i'm sure a lot of people would pay big price to get one he only put his hand on once...

Wasnt there a virgin Mary grill-cheese that sold for 35000$ Us on Ebay a few years ago

Sylvain

Quoted from Azatotht

Wasnt there a virgin Mary grill-cheese that sold for 35000$ Us on Ebay a few years ago

Sylvain

Yes, I believe so,  along with a vial of Elvis' spit which sold for $5000,
and a Pac-man looking potato chip that sold for $100 !

I'm going outside now to find a rock that looks a celebrity
and I'll be rich beyond my wildest dreams !

;-p

Steph

Quoted from Steph

Anyone can build a car like that for $30-40K and you'd never know the difference.

Hey Steph,

Not to take away from your original point (over $2M is crazy), but I think you would be looking at about $100K CDN to build a similar car. I know someone that just restored a Mustang to like new condition and it cost $60K. And he had the car to start with. If you had to buy the car, buy the motor, etc. I think at the end of the day it would be $80K to $100K to build the same thing -- about double your quote --- and that's assuming you can find a reasonably priced car to start with. Still alot cheaper than $2M USD.

Duane

The thing that bothers me about restoring old cars: Forget the nostalgia or history of it, etc.  A new car is so much more powerful and reliable than a 30 year old restored one.   Why spend $60k on an old Mustang when you can buy a 2007 Shelby Cobra GT500 for $55k CDN?  It is so shiny and new (even more than an exceptionally well restored car can look)....

Hmm, old crappy 30 year old car with some movie history or Ferrari F430 or 911 Turbo S....

Quoted Text

  Why spend $60k on an old Mustang when you can buy a 2007 Shelby Cobra GT500 for $55 CDN?

Yeah find a dealer that isnt marking it up 10k+ mrsp

Quoted from 80s.fan

The thing that bothers me about restoring old cars: Forget the nostalgia or history of it, etc.  A new car is so much more powerful and reliable than a 30 year old restored one.   Why spend $60k on an old Mustang when you can buy a 2007 Shelby Cobra GT500 for $55 CDN?  It is so shiny and new (even more than an exceptionally well restored car can look)....

Hmm, old crappy 30 year old car with some movie history or Ferrari F430 or 911 Turbo S....

I think you've missed the point entierly.
The whole idea surrounding the car hobby is to have something different, not something you (and everybody else with credit) can go out and buy or order from the dealer. It's like saying "who wants a TZ (or KISS, EBD, Cap't Fantastic), I'll just go out and buy a Spiderman"
P.S. The sticker might say 55K, but I doubt very much if you'd be able to buy one for that.
I would like to add, I don't think that car is worth 2.7M, either, but 100K is probably not too outrageous, imo.

Quoted from 80s.fan

The thing that bothers me about restoring old cars: Forget the nostalgia or history of it, etc.  A new car is so much more powerful and reliable than a 30 year old restored one. .......

You forgot more fun to drive   Seriously, new cars are sooooo much better than the classics some of the guys love. I have driven the recently restored Mustang before it was restored, classic Jag (e-type), and others. They leaving me wanting. New cars handle so much better, way more comfortable, more powerful, etc.

I understand why folks go for the classics. Like Aspman said, it's all about having something different than everyone else. Still I would much rather have a nice Subaru WRX STi than the restored 'stang. I love the look of the stang, but I love the handling of the STi (no I don't have one, but I can dream  )

Duane

I think that most people collecting old cars missed the point that they are just not worth the trouble repairing them .
Hmm, I wonder if we can ask Jay Leno what he thinks?!

I understand why they collect the old cars but I would rather have power and technology than an older unique car.  
I think that the men that collect older classics are 50 years old and up and really collect them for the memories of their youth (when you are old, you are, well, just old....) and not necessarily to have something 'different'.  Then there are those who collect because of some Hollywood connection/fame/previous famous owner was famous (like Duke Of Hazzards car collector).

Enjoy whatever cars & hobbies turn YOU on....

Quoted from 80s.fan

I think that most people collecting old cars missed the point that they are just not worth the trouble repairing them :

I've had people tell me the same thing about pinballs ! We all have our obsessions

Duane

Quoted from Azatotht

Are you sure ? What about Pins_Only ?  

Hey!! How do I always get dragged into these comparisons!!... Oh yeah, I know!  

Dave

It is the same even in pinball. Case in point, the gentleman who paid well over 6000$ for a NIB Black Knight. Why? Because:

1-  he could

2-  social pin-status, or basically bragging rights.

...And then he unpacked it, played 3 games and the pin is now worth 3000$! And like the car, 99.9% of people won't give a mess...

The auction result is surely bogus. Probably 2 clowns jacked up the price for fun. As for the value, unless you REALLY are a completely obsessed D.o.H. fan, it really just is a souped up Charger. Maybe worth 120000$ if it was an original minty Hemi, but this is a build-up. 75000$ at most. Cost you much less to pick yourself up a 69 with a dead 318 engine and restore it the way you want it. Hemi crate engines go for 12000$, ready to crank. A primo resto job on a body can reach 15000$.

Tell you what... I rather give 150000$ to a professional shop like Foose Racing and tell them to build me one from an empty body shell.


...and make mine black, like the one in the movie Blade...    Looks much more bad-a**!

It's up to $4M  !      ( ...but who's counting !  )

At this point it HAS to be totally bogus...

If not, imaging the Paypal fees on that !!!!



Cheers,
Steph

Better make that 9.9M

Mike

Just a few comments..........one of these cars new would have only been about $5500.00...........prices sure have gone up.it is a  fact that newer cars handle better than the old ones but that is part of the older cars charm.Older muscle cars have an appeal all their own.Performance(muscle)is something that is hard to describe.I don't think that the newer cars have the Torque that the old ones did unless your talking Viper,which is more of a sports car.My old Cuda doesn't get verry good gas milage,but it gets a reaction from everybody young and old.There is just something special about a car that is so un-refined and proud to be that way.

Well it finished at 9.95M$US...  Wonder if it's a hoax (non paying bidder)..  Seems like a legit buyer..

Mike

Quoted from MrMikeman

Well it finished at 9.95M$US...  Wonder if it's a hoax (non paying bidder)..  Seems like a legit buyer..

If it is legit,  I would guess that that is probably amongst the top 5 highest priced auctions ever on eBay.

Crazy man, crazy...


Steph

Quoted from Steph

Crazy man, crazy...


Steph

Totally, especially since it doesn't even come with the giant action figures.

Plus, everyone knows an auction for Daisy's shorts would blow that car out of the water.  

Quoted from Steph

Actually, I did read the text auction,
and yes I know this car is more "special" than the disposable ones
(race-built, autographed, etc... ),
but my point is that there is nothing "unique" about this one
other than the person who owned it, and the signatures.

Anyone can build a car like that for $30-40K and you'd never know the difference.

Sure, there is a certain collector "cachet" about this particular car,
but c'mon, 2,7 M !!!!!!!  ?????  100K would have be too much already....

Must be nice to have that kind of cash to waste....
(... BTW ,  I have a nice Robotron for sale for $75,000 !   )




Steph

I have the authentic Robotron from Eugene Jarvis personnal collection with his signature !!
Not for sale ha ha ha !!!

Quoted from Steph

If it is legit,  I would guess that that is probably amongst the top 5 highest priced auctions ever on eBay.

Crazy man, crazy...


Steph

As expected, it was a deadbeat bidder ...
(...otherwise it WOULD have been the highest-priced aution in eBay history... )

"Sources" say that Schneider is very upset and disappointed .


nah,  really.... ?!?!?!    Was he really expecting to get $10M for his car ?

(... cripes,  the doors don't even work !  

... so much for me getting $75,000 for my Robotron now...


Steph