Guy puts car for sale on ebay with opening bid of $500.....car sells for $226,521

[K-Rock]

shit i was pissed when i found out my grandfather sold an original 72 charger that was 1 of 46 made! sold it for next to nothing! they go for around 100k at the barrett jackson!

ouch, thats gotta suck

[redrumracer]

i like muscle cars and all but thats too much for that car.

[EJ25RUN]

i like muscle cars and all but thats too much for that car.

*explain*

[jc91sc]

IGNORANCE IS INDEED BLISS!!!

James E.

[FreeMyndz]

Cool story...should make for a good return after restoration.

[VooDooXII]

Love reading stories like this.

[2.25teg]

awsome story but a lot of money for a P.O.S

[BTLFED]

There is so much ignorance in this thread it's absurd. THIS is the reason car culture is being thrown into the shitter by the younger generation. You people have NO IDEA what you are talking about and once it is restored and the front clip is retrieved in Florida this car will be worth more than you will make IN YEARS. And you know what? SOMEONE WILL PAY IT.

People are fucking morons.

[EJ25RUN]

awsome story but a lot of money for a P.O.S

I'll give you a chance to prove your worth.

Explain how it is a pos.

And you better give some reasons that are better than "im a brainwashed jdm moron who can appreciate real cars"

[BTLFED]

I'll give you a chance to prove your worth.

Explain how it is a pos.

And you better give some reasons that are better than "im a brainwashed jdm moron who can appreciate real cars"

You just gave everyone's answer in this thread who is ignorant and stupid.

[Scotsman]

badass, sounds like a great car. I think this car was also in my cousin vinny if I'm not mistaken lol.

funny that you posted that , the movie is on right now

[ranger250x]

cool find EJ. do you know if there is a site that will monitor the restoration progress?

[Christopherr]

lol It was a badass car 40 years ago. We get it. But for someone like me who has no idea what a barret jackson auction is, a house is more valuable than a junkyard car. And considering if one of us were handed 200k, I would hope they would invest that money into something other than a piece of scrap metal. Like a house, retirement account, a NEW car, college aducation...

Even if I was filthy rich like the owner who bought the car must be, that car would still be at the bottom of my list.

But hey I get it, some guy is filthy rich, and likes the car, so he bought it. Good for him, and life goes on....

I would rather have an m3, porsche 911 turbo, and a gt-r in my driveway than that tempest LOL

There's the new car guys, the old school car guys and the new oldschool car guys.

Watch "Chasing Classic Cars" on TV sometimes...it'll put it into perspective.

That's why we're into different things...if everyone was into the same stuff, we'd never learn from each other.

[EJ25RUN]

cool find EJ. do you know if there is a site that will monitor the restoration progress?

er, not sure but the car will pop up again if it goes to auction. I think we are past the era of cars getting locked up forever.

[_Christian_]

That's crazy. I've always dreamed of driving though the countryside and finding a gem that I could snag off the owner for next to nothing.

He might or might not be able to sell it at a profit. A car's value is only as much as someone elses opinion. So just because that owner thinks the car is worth 200k, doesn't mean someone else thinks the same.

I appreciate auto history, I said it was a badass car 40 yrs ago, but it obviously isn't a badass car now because it's just a shell. Does it have potential, yes it does..

But your right, this isn't relevent with my interests....

If you know how ebay works than u know that at least 2 people were willing to pay that amount. A car is worth what someone is willing to pay for it, so in this case it's worth >200k.

awsome story but a lot of money for a P.O.S

Very well thought out explaination.

[down_shift]

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.

[jonathanjone]

which is worth more a car that there is 3,964 (standard r34s, out of a total of 11,300 r34s made) or a car that there were only 6 made period. heck even the r34 n1s there were 45. but this is the LAST car of that kind... deff worth 260k++++++++++++++++++++ whether i'd buy it or not is out of the question, but if i had the money i woulda just for a turnaround sale. good find.

[EJ25RUN]

Here's another point most people don't want to consider. There was an era where manufacturers created such cars as a show case and for advertising purpuses and nothing else. These cars were sold new with no possible way to insure them and no warrenty of any kind. This was the equivalent of today's Ford FR500C Mustang, Ferrari F430 Challenge or Lamborghini Gallardo Trofeo. A factory race car.

[JessAlba452]

Not much to look at now, but would really like to see it restored! It's got a lot of history to it plus it's always nice to see a battered car go into good hands.

[amandDA]

badazz find!!! i wish i had somethin like that just lyin around...