I really think that they assume the car to be worth around 250 grand.... If I remember correctly when Mecum ran the car in January that was the auction estimate. it bid to 75 grand and did not sell... I wonder what the reserve is now?
I missed the end of the auction so I didn’t see how it ended. Last I saw it was at 51 grand. It is now listed for sale for 157,500
Thanks Mark. I wonder why they didn’t sell at 75k I think every time they try to sell and don’t they knock the value down. Dan
Yeah me too. From all the videos I saw with Chip working on it the car didn’t look that splotchy. Could it just be bad lighting showing up the imperfections? Did they say who shot the paint? Was it Barris, Ballion…….?!?
I think the gold high lights, scallops and accents are a distraction and remind me of stickers on a 2012 5th wheel travel trailer. The historically significant of this car being built at Barris’s shop is not lost on me. The condition of the car and overall work (besides some of the gold paint) are spot on.
We were doing a bunch of shop tours back in late January, as part of a group from New Zealand who had traveled to the GNRS. During our time at Foose Design, the car arrived in an enclosed trailer from Mecum, and was unloaded. There was some heated discussions between Foose and the transporter dude over some transport damage to one of the doors. We heard that the buyer had paid about US$75,000 for the car.
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