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McQueen K5 on BAT
If only I had the funds.
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Re: McQueen K5 on BAT
It has 45 comments right now.
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Re: McQueen K5 on BAT
Real nice truck . But I don’t get the idea that just because a vehicle was owned by someone famous it’s worth more.
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Re: McQueen K5 on BAT
People pay thousands for purses and such because they have a name on them. No different IMO.
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I believe it's the first Blazer to make the BAT Premium ranks.
This 1970 Blazer, provenance excluded from this conversation, has a lot of interesting details which could be a cause of concern:
Obviously, this rig has been taken apart at least once, and redone. Not a lot of 1970 Blazer still there. https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=526126 ![]() ![]() ![]()
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1970 K/5 Blazer CST 4WD, Bronze, 93k ACT. miles, 350, 4 speed, positraction, 16.5" x 8.25" wheel option, tilt, tach, vacuum, AM/FM, manual throttle...Dad ordered and purchased new 4/70. Currently frame off restoration in progress... ![]() 1972 Cheyenne Super 20 2WD, DK Blue/White, 90K ACT. miles, 402, TH400, 4.10 open, tilt, tach, vacuum, A/C, AM/FM, manual throttle.. A mostly original paint never rusted Texas survivor... ![]() 2017 Sierra 1500 SLT 4WD, Black, 41k miles, 5.3, 6L80E, 3.42 LS, 20" polished wheels, everything but moonroof and 6.2... 2019 Canyon SLT 4WD, White, 60k miles, 3.6, 8L45, 3.23 LS, 18" wheels |
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. But if you put this truck next to an any other restored Blazer they look drive and feel exactly the same . I bought an Avanti from Sydney Poitier he had a house in Pleasantville NY. Car was no different than any other Avanti . It’s all hype in my opinion just like actors stating their opinions in politics it’s irrelevant. People idolizing them makes no sense to me .
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Re: McQueen K5 on BAT
1970CSTBlazer thanks for posting. I was looking at the pictures and picked up on a couple of those things.
I kind of get the star power inflating the price, but not for me. Here's the link that you posted again, in case people missed it - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=526126 Seems gas filler was the same back then? |
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1970 K/5 Blazer CST 4WD, Bronze, 93k ACT. miles, 350, 4 speed, positraction, 16.5" x 8.25" wheel option, tilt, tach, vacuum, AM/FM, manual throttle...Dad ordered and purchased new 4/70. Currently frame off restoration in progress... ![]() 1972 Cheyenne Super 20 2WD, DK Blue/White, 90K ACT. miles, 402, TH400, 4.10 open, tilt, tach, vacuum, A/C, AM/FM, manual throttle.. A mostly original paint never rusted Texas survivor... ![]() 2017 Sierra 1500 SLT 4WD, Black, 41k miles, 5.3, 6L80E, 3.42 LS, 20" polished wheels, everything but moonroof and 6.2... 2019 Canyon SLT 4WD, White, 60k miles, 3.6, 8L45, 3.23 LS, 18" wheels |
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This thread is a little outta touch with regard to the whole "this isn't work the $$$" argument.
What I mean is, 98% of muscle cars and classic trucks cost more than they're worth. Sure this truck has been changed, repainted, and owned by a dead guy who doesn't matter. Sure it sold for too much... That's just the way it is. An L88 C3 Corvette is supposedly worth $500k. ....Malarkey. You could build a faster 1969 Corvette with simple parts off eBay for $20k. It'd blow the doors off any L88 six ways from sunday. This entire hobby is out of whack and overblown. This one truck can't be such a surprise, can it? I mean, has anyone looked at the Facebook thread Wikid postings of Blazers for the last 5-6 years. Nutz-o prices for junk. I don't like overhyping stuff or overpricing stuff, but that's just a part of classic car hobbying. |
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The "Bullitt" Mustang was a rusted out, dented piece of junk when last sold.
$3.74 million The 1968 Ford Mustang GT driven by Steve McQueen in the legendary chase scene in the movie “Bullitt” sold on Friday for $3.74 million. “It's a record auction price for any Mustang ever sold,” said Dana Mecum, the principal of the auction house, Mecum Auctions, that sold the car. Jan 12, 2020 Special vehicles that have a place in our cultural history are one thing. I'm more bothered by the prices of old vehicle that were manufactured by the hundreds of thousands and have somehow acquired rare collector car status and ridiculous prices. Non of these old cars have anything to do with a "Hobby". Anything and everything about these old vehicles is investor driven. Even used parts are influenced by investor mentality. Barrett Jackson, Meccum and even BAT have destroyed what some people used to call a Hobby. Car Auctions have introduced investors to the market and old collector cars have just become part of their investment portfolio.
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^^^Ya know Richard, I'm fairly young, and I have been wondering.....In 40-50 years from now when people don't know who all these famous people are, whatsoever. ...When people don't know the significance of a HEMI Cuda convertable, when driving these cars is nearly impossible or not allowed, will they carry value?
My bet is no way. I bet in 40-50 years from now a 1-of-2 HEMI vert Cuda that is today worth like $3m will be worth about 250k. And a project rusty mustang will be worth $10 lol What goes up must come down I guess. I agree that rich-guy "investor mentality" has ruined our hobby. I always though muscle/classic cars only got valuable in the late '90's, but I've seen many videos that state otherwise--people have been inflating these prices with "investment" in mind since the late 70's. Think HEMI's, Winged cars, True original Shelby Cobras, etc. These cars were valuable almost instantly. There was almost never a time you could buy one cheap. Ant then nowadays......Porsche decided to discontinue a stick-shift GT3 some years ago. So a year or two later they release a MEGA special edition sporty model variant of the 911 that was available with a manual. They started at some stupid number like $240k, and were all sold out in minutes. The only thing that made it cool was an engine/trans combo that could have been ordered by ANYONE two years earlier. Apparently they were worth gobs of money afterwards. The cars weren't even built and they had appreciated.....investor mentality.....pshhh...what a joke. Last edited by jumpsoffrock; 07-08-2024 at 11:15 PM. |
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Re: McQueen K5 on BAT
Hey look at this:
https://autos.yahoo.com/steve-mcquee...123045895.html |
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Re: McQueen K5 on BAT
^Yeah, next thing you know someones gonna sell a car that McQueen talked about over the telephone.
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