Anyone watching? Always seems like Thurs and Fri nights are deal times..
Only one Olds so far..

 

It is like a big crash at a restrictor plate NASCAR race . Easy to criticize every single facet , and every moving picture tells a story .
Lot # 1 1979 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale 4dr. Sold 1100.00 . As in Eleven Hundred Dollars . That included the buyers 10 % premium. I guess everyone has to start somewhere.
Lot # 71 . 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme , Ragtop , Viking Blue.
sold , 24,200 , including the 10 % . Very strong in looks and presentation.
If you go on the B-J . web site , pictures show nice details , especially under hood. Both sides walked away with decent results . As always , details from the owner , and close visuals are very necessary.
THE car that put a chill in me was Lot # 88 . I'm completely NOT a Mopar fan. This was a 48,000 mile Govier certified # 3 of 26 built in Los Angeles , polished , finished , 1968 Dodge Coronet , RT , rare colors , a lot of new finishes , killer under hood , a lot of O.E. everywhere . Sold for 30,000 + 10% = 33,000 . I know the seller HAD to be projecting somewhere in the 50,000 range.
The why that chills me , is that my own 67 Old's Cutlass 442 will be coming out of a high ( or higher than I expected ) dollar restoration in the next 2 months. Barrett Jackson Scottsdale 2014 , MIGHT be where this car ends up for me . If that is my destination , I will be lobbying for a particular time slot , on a specific day . Last year , I was frozen out and made the best of a day 1 first car on TV Tuesday @ 5:20 PM slot.
NOW , I need to drag my documentation to their office , and indicate to
my sellers rep. that I would like to be on around Thursday , between 4-7 PM. Last year I witnessed unusually high amounts being spent on very ordinary finished cars , and the extraordinary were being battled over by
MANY excited , and not well informed buyers .
Anyway , it is all good. The 71 Cutlass Rag , was a NICE car AND well bought . Reno seems like a good replacement for Orange County . AND , it seems crazy that B-J is going to do this ALL over again in 6 weeks in Las Vegas . Auction saturation baby.....
Thx, for the space.. JT

 

The first day or two the room is almost empty,meening the big buck buyers are not there,they save the high dollar vehicles for the last day.

 

I watched a bit this afternoon. A '69 442 convert rolled onto the block, but of course they had to cut right then to their next "fantasy bid" car, an oh-so uncommon '69 Z/28. Then to commercial. Not a word about the 442. Not that I'm the least bit shocked.

 

I tried to watch, it just seems they talk more and more each year. I'd rather see the cars, got bored and turned it off.

 

That's about what any factory 440 4bbl automatic '68-'69 b-body hardtop (non-Charger) goes for, needs the top to go down or a 4-spd to break out of the 30s. Nice R/T, but nothing special or particularly rare about the car or color.

The car that should have you concerned was #695 a factory black 4-speed '67 W30 442. SOLD at $35,500 + 10% = $39,050 It is missing its white vinyl top, but unless I'm missing something - that was well bought.

- this one is stunning.

 

Seems like a lot of well bought cars this time,maybe reality set in in Reno.

 

I'm not in this hobby for the money.

 

Personally, I'm more of a Mecum fan. Lots more drivers and much better deals. I just wish that one time (just one time) they would come to the northeast. The closest that they ever seem to get is Indianapolis, or Atlanta.

 

hurst68olds , You are correct... # 695 , WAS well bought. It was 1 of 2 cars
brought in by " Motoreum " out of Austin TX. That factory black 67 W-30 , amazingly , is still for sale on their web site . I can NOT imagine that they bought the car and paid the 18% buyer AND seller fee. It is possible though.
I valued the fact that they indicated it was " undocumented " , the 15"
P 215/70 r X 15 red lines were a little tall , and there was a set of Gabriel coil over shocks from the 70's on the back of the car . Regardless , I would be tempted on owning that specific car.
57,200 for lot # 699.1 . 69 442 rag top , Blue , Wht/Wht , A.C. , Tach , G.M. of Canada documented . Another decent buy . Parts and restoration could have cost that much. AND , lot # 712 . another 69 442 rag , Red ,
Wht/Wht , ADDED W-32 package AND Hurst wheels..... HHHMMMMMMMMM, 69,300.... That hardly seems close to what that restoration cost. And consider the fact that the seller disclosed the fact that " SOLD new at Bryson Motors , Uniontown PA. Documented with original car invoice , Protect - O - Plate , retail order , owners manual ,
and original temp tag ". Eerily similar to a B-J 442 , from Scottsdale this spring. I do love trying to separate fact from fiction on many of the auction cars. There are MANY professionals that are extremely competent
and available to assist quality buyers.
What I do love is meeting the people with , and behind all of these vintage cars . Every car and every person , has a story. I love the fact that I got to speak with Lee Pearl before he sold his beloved car . AND , he had a great experience with Russo - Steele . I would have LOVED to have been able to bid on the 66 W-30 original Drag Pack racer @ Mecum in Indy this spring..... A steal @ 55,000... I believe , however , all of my fun chips are
" all in " on a restoration currently going on in Kansas....
hurst68olds , I will most likely be in Vegas in 6 weeks for that auction .
If you are going , I would love to buy you a beverage... Thx , JT