Interesting to say the least.
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=18977
Original listing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pontiac-Le-Mans-TEMPEST-63-PONTIAC-LeMANS-TEMPEST-1-4-MILE-CAR-W-O-MOTOR-TRANS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a13Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem110306170567QQitemZ110306170567QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks
Interesting? Yes.
Worth a 1/4 mill? No. Even if restored...Hell, even if original.
I just had to think about what all I could get done with $226,521.63.
I could buy all the convertible cougars on ebay with that money, and have them professionally restored.
I understand the worth being a rare car but a 1/4 million,come on.
Maybe if it had all the drivetrain and then not even.
Some people have money to throw around just wish they'd throw some my way lol.
God that thing's ugly.
That car is from the era where the VIN code told the whole story about the vehicle, particularly those with big blocks or rare engines. There are plenty of people out there that hunt for rare VIN-coded cars ("K" code Mustangs, for example, or a "Q" code Cougar).
It's 1 of 6, with half of them gone now, so it's really 1 of 3. That's pretty exclusive territory.
So if it's worth it to someone, they'll pay. More power to them. It's just a shame that the drivetrain is gone.
I suppose a lot people would wonder why we all pour money into obscure Thunderbirds and Cougars like we do.If I had the money,I'd pay huge rediculous dollars for a Hemi Superbird.
Every car enthusiast spends more than he or she should. There comes a point where each person draws a line though. That much for that car in the condition it is in -- even if it IS a 1 of 3 in existence -- went over the line by a football field or so for me.
This is especially true in an economy that is in the toilet and circling the drain and looks to be for at least another year or so.
Congrats to the seller for getting such an amount.
I hope for the buyer's sake there is some sort of non-fiscal attachment.
thanks Barrett-Jackson, you have now made muscle cars unattainable for the average joe.
Wish I were rich...I'd build a SS396 '69 Chevelle.
Thats the sad part. Barrett Jackson is half the reason cars sell for way more than they should. My Dads 70 Chevelle SS is worth 40,000 baseline in "good" condition now according to appraisers. It needs fenders and maybe quarters. Its still in really really good condition just some surface rust, but jesus. I plan on redoing the whole car when I open my own shop, after 2 years of experience Im not quite ready to tear into it yet.
BUT would it be worth half a week's pay to you?
so Leno's (car collector) $27,000,000 divided by 52 weeks in a year gives him $519,230. a week.
Subtract the $226,521. price of the car, from his weekly income and that leaves him with $292,709 to get by on for the week...
That's a LOT of grocery's!
Based on these numbers, he stole the one of three!
WOW!! I saw this on the bay when it had something like five hours left and was sitting around 85 grand. Bet there was a heck of a battle near the end of the auction.
Oh well, to each their own I suppose.:crazy:
Well, I took up a collection from the guys at work, and bought this car. To look at it, I'll have to charge you $5000. When I make my money back on it, provided it don't sell on Barrett-Jackson, I will donate it to the Pontiac automotive museum. cars like these aren't owned, they are merely cared for, until the next guy.
Almost a quarter million for a GM is just wrong. Now if it had been a 70 Boss Mustang or some other cool Ford, well, then that would have made sense....
The station wagon version was in Hemming Muscle Machines a while back. There's a lot of prototype parts in those cars. They came with 421 SDs and 4 speeds attached to the rear axle with a "rope" driveshaft from the engine to the trans. But I still wouldn't give a quarter mil even for a restored one lol.
True, but a ford based car will go for slightly more than half a weeks pay...
"The blue 1962 DragonSnake (http://"http://www.shelbyforums.com/forums/car-month/4294-07-2006-1962-dragonsnake-cobra-dragonpilot.html") was just sold through Mecum Collector Car Auctioneers 19th Annual Spring Classic Auction, May 25-29, 2006, Belvidere, IL. for $1,601,250."
And I believe another, the Supersnake I think it was, went for a cool 5mil on the auction block.
1/4 mil for a Pontiac is pocket change to those that have the $
just to US it sounds like a fortune!
As I've said before, value is determined by what someone is willing to pay for it. In America, if you nail together two things that have never been nailed together before, someone will pay you a fortune for it.
Somebody should punish the previous caretakers of that car then :hick:
and people think i'm nuts to spend money on casper , the 1982xr7.well just gos to show theres allwise some fool and his money worst than me:D