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If it sells for anything close to that, it just proves how fools and their money soon part! Just because some have that kinda money to blow, it proves their stupidity level is in the upper numbers also! PJ
 
Here's an opportunity for me to (again) show my ignorance.

Why would a guy buy a "muscle car" with automatic transmission?

ok - back to my cave.
 
NutmegCT said:
Here's an opportunity for me to (again) show my ignorance.

Why would a guy buy a "muscle car" with automatic transmission?

ok - back to my cave.
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Drag Racing. it's all about consistency. most people have better times using an auto trans at the strip.
That's a nice car and all, but what's the point of buying a super low mileage car? You can't drive it. as soon as you add the miles it's not special any more. I know, I know.. The big buck investors are just storing all their classic cars any way. it's not about the experience, it's all in the prestige, and the money. Stupid in my opinion.
 
Seems these guys are ruining the car hobby. But, when you look at how many some of these people have and how they are preserved for the future, you cannot help but approve of their keeping these old dinosaurs alive and in perfect condition. Imagine the cost of the warehousing they have to control heating and A/C with humidity and then the manpower of keeping them clean and running. Better them than me. I'll pay the $10 to go see collection. But, and if, I would find something in the garage at a nice price that the average car guy can afford, I won't advertise it, I'll snatch it.
 
Banjo said:
....That's a nice car and all, but what's the point of buying a super low mileage car? You can't drive it. as soon as you add the miles it's not special any more. I know, I know.. The big buck investors are just storing all their classic cars any way. it's not about the experience, it's all in the prestige, and the money. Stupid in my opinion.
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What's the point of buying stamps you can't mail? Coins you can't spend?

Geez, the Smithsonian is even spending our hard earned tax dollars on airplanes that will never fly again.
 
I'm always skeptical of the low mileage claims on any car that has a mechanical odometer. This car looks like it has at least 500 miles on it. :welcoming:

My skepticism was borne from experience. I sold my '92 Honda Civic to a CarMax in Maryland with 125,000 on the odometer. When I did a CarFax search for if the following year, it had resurfaced in Virginia with only 72,000 miles on it. Hmmmmm....

I agree, though, what's the point of having a nice car if you can't drive it? If you want something to just sit in one place, go buy a statue.
 
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Just proves the old adage--" For every Arse there is a seat".--:greedy_dollars:
 
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PC said:
What's the point of buying stamps you can't mail? Coins you can't spend?

Geez, the Smithsonian is even spending our hard earned tax dollars on airplanes that will never fly again.
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I see your point. People will collect anything, and usually that will pull them out of whatever kind of service they were made for. I guess my dislike of that goes back to when I was a kid, and a neighbor of mine had a fantastic collection of matchbox cars that he displayed but would not play with. It drove me nuts. To this day I really appreciate museums and people that use their collections. I do make concessions for exceptional examples like one of a kind pieces of history. I.E. The Spirit of St. Louis, The Wright Flyer...
At this point that Cuda should be kept as it is. It has become something special because of it's mileage. It is valuable as a record of how things were, and will make a good addition to someone's collection, but to most of us it's a catch 22. You'd pay a premium for a "new" Cuda, but using it destroys it's value.
I guess I tend to speak with a pretty narrow vision of what I think is right. Sometimes I need to step back and think of the bigger picture.......:playful:
 
Well, I'm an old grumpf. When the collectors bid up the prices, and the cars disappear into private holdings - then they become "art".

Nothing wrong with art - it's one of the things that make us human.

But there's a big difference between museums buying art at auction to share with the public, and collectors buying "art" at auction for investment. Investment is good! But the cars often disappear to us lowly mortals.

OK - back to my cave.
 
Banjo said:
Drag Racing. it's all about consistency. most people have better times using an auto trans at the strip.
That's a nice car and all, but what's the point of buying a super low mileage car? You can't drive it. as soon as you add the miles it's not special any more. I know, I know.. The big buck investors are just storing all their classic cars any way. it's not about the experience, it's all in the prestige, and the money. Stupid in my opinion.
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That's why they use 5-speed Lenco's......with clutches.....
 
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