it just amazes me how much someone is willing to pay for one of these things
Not a clone, the real Eleanor, or 1 of 2 so we're told. Silly price for a movie car though.
Judging by the rest-mod prices vs original cars prices it seems to be a Resto-mod market.
Quote from: Hockeylife on January 19, 2019, 10:20:15 PM
Not a clone, the real Eleanor, or 1 of 2 so we're told. Silly price for a movie car though.
Yep it was one of the real movie cars.......45 and under crowd digs these..........I'm over that number!
Is there a link to it?
yup 350k and sammy hagars real shelby sold for 100k
Quote from: Kent on January 20, 2019, 07:20:51 AM
Is there a link to it?
If you are referring to the BJ one, here it is. 5 Eleanor's over Friday/Saturday. I don't get it either.
https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1967-FORD-MUSTANG-CUSTOM-FASTBACK-GONE-IN-60-SECONDS-ELEANOR--225662
That movie car sold Sat night had an automatic transmission. I'd hate to pay $350K for a movie car that clearly featured a standard transmission and have to explain that mine was the real one from the movie. I'd probably just tint the windows and keep the doors shut (:
The blue GT500 car with outboards and an automatic did very well last night. I think it was $240K??
As the price kept creeping the auctioneer kept yelling GO BABY GO I didn't know if that meant suck down so more ALCHOHOL or or keep bidding... Probably both :-[
Quote from: Hockeylife on January 19, 2019, 10:20:15 PM
Not a clone, the real Eleanor, or 1 of 2 so we're told. Silly price for a movie car though.
"the real Eleanor" ... I don't care who you are that there's funny
Quote from: 427heaven on January 20, 2019, 10:16:01 AM
As the price kept creeping the auctioneer kept yelling GO BABY GO I didn't know if that meant suck down so more ALCHOHOL or or keep bidding... Probably both :-[
It was a reference to the movie - the words were on/near the switch/button for the nitrous
Crazy world
Quote from: 427heaven on January 20, 2019, 10:16:01 AM
As the price kept creeping the auctioneer kept yelling GO BABY GO I didn't know if that meant suck down so more ALCHOHOL or or keep bidding... Probably both :-[
I believe it was Steve Davis who kept yapping the same thing. Every time I heard it was like nails on a chalk board. It reminded me of a quote from Emerson
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"
Quote from: SCJSTU on January 19, 2019, 11:28:58 PM
Quote from: Hockeylife on January 19, 2019, 10:20:15 PM
Not a clone, the real Eleanor, or 1 of 2 so we're told. Silly price for a movie car though.
Yep it was one of the real movie cars.......45 and under crowd digs these..........I'm over that number!
Not all of us ;)
Quote from: CSX2259 on January 19, 2019, 10:33:04 PM
Judging by the rest-mod prices vs original cars prices it seems to be a Resto-mod market.
Just looking over the cars. I think they had more late 60's Corvette resto/mods than GM made !!
Quote from: Chris Thauberger on January 20, 2019, 12:27:30 PM
Quote from: Hockeylife on January 19, 2019, 10:20:15 PM
Not a clone, the real Eleanor, or 1 of 2 so we're told. Silly price for a movie car though.
"the real Eleanor" ... I don't care who you are that there's funny
+1
The "real Eleanor" which was a clone/tribute/fake of the car it "portrayed" in the movie.
Quote from: Sfm6sxxx on January 20, 2019, 01:28:59 PM
It reminded me of a quote from Emerson
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"
I'll have to remember that. 🤔
Eleanor = the start of the restomod craze.