my response to someone not understanding why this car could sell for so much.

If this is a true treasure in the barn story thats awesome. He's lucky his original listing was detailed enough to catch the eye of the knowledgeable Pontiac fans.

This line kills me

"Color us confused, but even if the car does have this historic provenance, why on earth would anyone pay that kind of money for it - in that condition."

Muscle cars are more popular than ever and the baby boomers have all the cash right now. Barrett Jackson sees super rare original pedigree cars go for 7 figures. Theres a lot of shops that buy old cars rebuild them and sell for a profit. Take a highly sought after, legit car for $226k add $50-60K or heck even $100K in a top rate, frame off, restoration you could see hundreds of thousands in profit in a year or two. History is what makes the car valuable and it seems this car is one of those with a strong following and pedigree. I mean come on the fastest car from a top year in muscle car history and they only made six of them! One of the seller comments mentions Jay Leno as a possible bidder. He has said in the past "I am the president of the more money than brains club". If he wants it he wants it and if theres two or more buyers in that mind set you get a $226k final price.

If its true and the buyer actually pays its a rad story and one hell of a lucky seller. I have a harder time believing that someone doesnt get why this car could go for so much then the fact that it happened. Condition means so little when the car is legit.