John Gallina's car sold!! $47,000

ULYCYC · 01-30-2005, 02:31 PM

I thought it would hit $80,000

firebird_1252 · 01-30-2005, 02:33 PM

so would i.. wasnt that car a fully tubed car?

Zap · 01-30-2005, 02:47 PM

You two get together before you post!

Enough of these double same subject posts from New York!

firebird_1252 · 01-30-2005, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zap

You two get together before you post!

Enough of these double same subject posts from New York!

i posted it first ya hillbilly!

rastaz · 01-30-2005, 02:51 PM

You guys are nuts.... IMO he's lucky to get what he got... It's an awesome car and that's probably a fraction of what it cost but B-J is totally the wrong venue to sell a car like that... There are no drag racers there, just a bunch of old fogeys with more money than brains paying ridiculous amounts for old chevs...

Zap · 01-30-2005, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rastaz

You guys are nuts.... IMO he's lucky to get what he got... It's an awesome car and that's probably a fraction of what it cost but B-J is totally the wrong venue to sell a car like that... There are no drag racers there, just a bunch of old fogeys with more money than brains paying ridiculous amounts for old chevs...

Don't know what the Buick was worth, but have to agree on the rest.

Seemed to be a lot of museums buying stuff.

firebird_1252 · 01-30-2005, 02:54 PM

rob i highly disagree... thats a full turn key race car.. gas it and learn to drive it and thats it. you can look in national dragster and a turn key car can go from 30k +

ULYCYC · 01-30-2005, 03:00 PM

I agree. His car didn't belong there. Even Speed Channel mentioned it was out of place. Zap gets the same welcome when he goes to town

Big Stu · 01-30-2005, 03:09 PM

47k is what it would cost you to backhalf that car and then do a strut front half, no it's not a "full tube chassis" car, but it is way nice. Once you start to build one of these, you can see why people can easily invest 150k plus. 47 grand is an absolute steal. Hope the new owner doesn't put it in the wall the first time out, I've seen that car get wild more than a few times.

rastaz · 01-30-2005, 03:13 PM

I meant he's lucky to have got that money at B-J... I'm sure he tried National Dragster and other racing networks first...maybe B-J was a last resort

Rob, most race cars in National Dragster are a traditional build, big v8, blower, carb, etc... Who in the world, other than a GN/Buick guy, would want that car? It's a tiny V6 with twin turbos that no one knows a thing about...Also I don't think you'd be real popular with that thing in the HEMI dominated Super Stock class but I could be wrong...

Big Stu · 01-30-2005, 03:15 PM

Rastaz, the class john races in is ssdx, it's an experimental class that allows turbos. It's different from your standard super stock class.

forzfed · 01-30-2005, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ULYCYC

I thought it would hit $80,000

No kidding! Wonder what John's thinking? Yet the tubbed '57 went for double.

YI_work · 01-30-2005, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by rastaz

There are no drag racers there, just a bunch of old fogeys with more money than brains paying ridiculous amounts for old chevs...

Old Mopars

The Hemi cars are just crazy in price. That 68 Hemi Dart went for like 192,500 and it wasn't 1005 positive to be a true Hemi. It was built on the proper date but not documention to prove it was 1 of the 80 built. Last year a Hemi Cuda CLONE went for $125,000. This year the 383 Cuda went for $130,000 Thats insane for that car. I'm still a Mopar fan so I keep an eye on them. Just my .02

Grumpy · 01-30-2005, 05:41 PM

Race cars are not good investments !!! Even most modified cars are hard to sell unless I buy them

BJ is

Originally Posted by rastaz
just a bunch of old fogeys with more money than brains paying ridiculous amounts for old chevs...

jdodman · 01-30-2005, 05:45 PM

Come on guys. How many Buick Gran Sports or Nationals did you see on that show. I saw almost zero...That is definately for those with more money than brains. I know there are some sweet cars on that show, but that is also where to pay top dollar...I think you can do better with some time and patience any day of the week, just doing your homework..

That auction is strictly for people with big $$$, that just want a very specific vehicle and have the disposable cash to execute on the transaction, irregardless of what it cost.

I know there are some newer cars on that show, but I still think we are about 2-5 years away from seeing our cars on the auction block. Of course it will start with the GSX, then the GNX, and go from there.

We shall see.

01-30-2005, 02:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
ULYCYC Fuhgeddaboudit Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Brooklyn & Long Beach, NY Posts: 18,371	John Gallina's car sold!! $47,000 I thought it would hit $80,000 __________________ ED BAKER 87-T, Maplight equipped rear view mirror.. 93 PARK AVE"SUPERCHARGED" BPG#1458 My Photo Page buickperformancegroup.com "As democracy is perfected, the office of President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."---H.L. Mencken 1927

01-30-2005, 02:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
rastaz Unnaturally Aspirated Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 2,327	You guys are nuts.... IMO he's lucky to get what he got... It's an awesome car and that's probably a fraction of what it cost but B-J is totally the wrong venue to sell a car like that... There are no drag racers there, just a bunch of old fogeys with more money than brains paying ridiculous amounts for old chevs... __________________ Rob 89 TTA: 11.54 @120, 1.60 60ft. 87 GN: 11.20 @119, 1.54 60ft. 86 WH1: Project car http://www.nos4gn.com

01-30-2005, 03:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
ULYCYC Fuhgeddaboudit Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Brooklyn & Long Beach, NY Posts: 18,371	I agree. His car didn't belong there. Even Speed Channel mentioned it was out of place. Zap gets the same welcome when he goes to town __________________ ED BAKER 87-T, Maplight equipped rear view mirror.. 93 PARK AVE"SUPERCHARGED" BPG#1458 My Photo Page buickperformancegroup.com "As democracy is perfected, the office of President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."---H.L. Mencken 1927

01-30-2005, 03:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
rastaz Unnaturally Aspirated Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 2,327	I meant he's lucky to have got that money at B-J... I'm sure he tried National Dragster and other racing networks first...maybe B-J was a last resort Rob, most race cars in National Dragster are a traditional build, big v8, blower, carb, etc... Who in the world, other than a GN/Buick guy, would want that car? It's a tiny V6 with twin turbos that no one knows a thing about...Also I don't think you'd be real popular with that thing in the HEMI dominated Super Stock class but I could be wrong... __________________ Rob 89 TTA: 11.54 @120, 1.60 60ft. 87 GN: 11.20 @119, 1.54 60ft. 86 WH1: Project car http://www.nos4gn.com Last edited by rastaz; 01-30-2005 at 03:15 PM.

01-30-2005, 05:41 PM	#14 (permalink)
Grumpy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Andover, Ma Posts: 12,070	Race cars are not good investments !!! Even most modified cars are hard to sell unless I buy them BJ is Originally Posted by rastaz just a bunch of old fogeys with more money than brains paying ridiculous amounts for old chevs... __________________ Dan welcome to the Internet....where accurate information is scarce and in-accurate information is plentiful. 86/87 GN and 89 TTA .. tons of parts !! Stuff has to go !!! email ttastage2@yahoo.com

01-30-2005, 02:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zap Al Franken Eats Turds Join Date: May 2001 Location: A Tea Party Posts: 22,755	You two get together before you post! Enough of these double same subject posts from New York!

01-30-2005, 03:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
Big Stu Flogged Donkey Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: flagstaff, az. Posts: 563	47k is what it would cost you to backhalf that car and then do a strut front half, no it's not a "full tube chassis" car, but it is way nice. Once you start to build one of these, you can see why people can easily invest 150k plus. 47 grand is an absolute steal. Hope the new owner doesn't put it in the wall the first time out, I've seen that car get wild more than a few times.

01-30-2005, 03:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
Big Stu Flogged Donkey Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: flagstaff, az. Posts: 563	Rastaz, the class john races in is ssdx, it's an experimental class that allows turbos. It's different from your standard super stock class.

01-30-2005, 05:45 PM	#15 (permalink)
jdodman Whats that thing ? Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,588	Come on guys. How many Buick Gran Sports or Nationals did you see on that show. I saw almost zero...That is definately for those with more money than brains. I know there are some sweet cars on that show, but that is also where to pay top dollar...I think you can do better with some time and patience any day of the week, just doing your homework.. That auction is strictly for people with big $$$, that just want a very specific vehicle and have the disposable cash to execute on the transaction, irregardless of what it cost. I know there are some newer cars on that show, but I still think we are about 2-5 years away from seeing our cars on the auction block. Of course it will start with the GSX, then the GNX, and go from there. We shall see. __________________ 1987 GN - The Black One

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