Joffroi

This weekend is the Mecum car auction in Kansas City. I went ahead and made a list of the 11 Oldsmobile cars that will be selling. Looks pretty good. Hopefully I'll be able to make it there and take some pictures of the cars.

http://www.oldsmobilecentral.com/201...on-11-cars.php

cutlassgal

God..... they're just beautiful!

mauls

I'll be there Saturday watching, not bidding

Joffroi

I wish the brakes worked on my SX now, I would drive to the auction to check it out.

mauls

My brakes dont work either in my olds must get a Midwest thing

Bluevista

Still no Vista Cruisers.

My brakes work just fine, or as fine as brakes worked in 1971 on a massive bohemoth.

GoodOldsGuyDougie

Wow the 2 70's are really something.Now the wait begins. ..and also a gazillion commercials.

Joffroi

Street rod just sold for $26,500 i believe

Joffroi

Lot F90.1 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado 2-Door 425/385 HP, Automatic - Friday - SOLD $8,750

coltsneckbob

Does that one 70 have a navigation system on the shift console???

Joffroi

I don't know if anyone else is watching it on TV but I'm pretty upset. They had commercial breaks not only on the 442, but also the convertible tonight. Hopefully they show at least the remaining 3 for the night.

mmurphy77

Typical. Barrett-Jackson is the same way...never any love for our Oldsmobiles.

Joffroi

Well, I checked the listing and updated the page with the price that the sold at at least....

http://www.oldsmobilecentral.com/201...on-11-cars.php

Still bumbed couldn't actually see them

firefrost gold

That 70 w-30 with the head upgrade (D's) would have been my pick so far. prices are down wow

NewOldsGuy

I think they time the commercial for when an Olds is about to cross the block...They did do a nice job featuring the red '72 vert...

Joffroi

To many Vets and Mustangs....


Anyway, since I'm in the KC area, I'm probably going to drive down there in a bit and see if I can check out the cars myself and commercial free :-)

jaunty75

I saw that, too. Pissed the hell out of me. If they're not going to show a car as it crosses the block because they're at commercial or something, fine. At least, when you come back from commercial, mention the cars/lot numbers that went by while you were away and what was the outcome.

MrRocket

A buddy of mine went to the auction with a car to sell, he said that it cost more to get a televised spot. So he went with a commercial spot. He got enough out of his car to sell it. Now it's time to get something else and start over!

jaunty75

What's the advantage of this to the seller? Most bidders are there in the audience, and the internet bidders would likely be watching the live feed on the Mecum website, rather than the TV broadcast, which covers only part of the day's activity, anyway, or they'd be in constant phone contact with someone there on site.

In other words, no one seriously interested in bidding on a car is going to be concerned with whether or not that particular car's time on the block is televised or not. So what does the seller gain by paying the extra fee?

mauls

took some pics today of a few olds and buicks

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Really rare replica

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mauls

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Snaked some pretty good seats

Joffroi

@mauls I wish I would have none another member was there while I was there :-/

Aceshigh

Prices just aren't there for Oldsmobiles compared to Chevelles, Buicks, and GTO's.
I've seen Chevelle SS clones sell for the same prices as those legit 442's.

Is this your forum ???

Joffroi

Yes it is. When I bought my first Cutlass in July, I got obsessed. Being more of a web guy then a mechanic, I started building a site with my progress on my car. It grew to have more tutorials, classifies, videos, forum and more. Just a little project.