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Barrett Jackson

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Sitting here on my couch watching the Barrett Jackson auction. WOW, I cant believe what old Chryslers and anything with the name Shelby are going for. How many years too you think it will be before we see a TTA going for 100k+.

Happy new year!
 
MFJ__TTA_OHIO said:
Sitting here on my couch watching the Barrett Jackson auction. WOW, I cant believe what old Chryslers and anything with the name Shelby are going for. How many years too you think it will be before we see a TTA going for 100k+.

Happy new year!
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I am going to say when they are no younger than 40 years old. The TTA's arent collector cars like others are. Of course everyone will have there own opinion. I hope they sell for $100k next year. That would be great. But realistically? No time soon...
 
Quiky One said:
I am going to say when they are no younger than 40 years old. The TTA's arent collector cars like others are. Of course everyone will have there own opinion. I hope they sell for $100k next year. That would be great. But realistically? No time soon...
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I'm going to disagree. What makes a collector car is something that was big when it was released and has history behind it. The TTA has both, with it being so fast straight from the factory it was really noticed by car enthusiasts when they came out. If you notice your normal Camaro, Mustang, etc never really brings very much money. But when you get a Big Block, Hemi, Shelby, or something along those lines where they have some racing history and were made in limited numbers the collectors jump all over them.
 
I think the same as Jared on this one. Interesting background and racing heritage will help the value of these cars. However I do see the other side to........The TA has always seemed to play second fiddle to other cars of the same era. This one not as much but still.

Our cars value seems to flucuate alot.....some cars seem to go rather cheap while others (with similar mileage/ mods) will go for several thousands more. Seems the value is more depicted by what the buyer is willing to spend rather than the "market"
 
Duratys said:
Seems the value is more depicted by what the buyer is willing to spend rather than the "market"
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I think the value is more based on what the seller is willing to let it go for based on how much he knows about the car.

I also think the very large amount of low mile cars out there hurt the value both of low mile cars and these cars overall. The fact that several very low mile cars are often for sale at any given time does not offer a feeling of exclucivity to a collector and reflects bad on overall prices when they sit for sale for so long(an example on Autotrader two cars with under 1K miles and one with 3K miles been on there for a long time).

That being said I think the values have come up a bit in the last few years and I think may continue a slow rise until either something or nothing happens when they hit the 20 year mark.

Steve
 
Jared and duratys I sure hope you guys are right. How long until you think our cars fetch good money?

180k mile GNX sold for $34k....Will our cars ever do that?
 
TTA850 said:
I think the value is more based on what the seller is willing to let it go for based on how much he knows about the car.

I also think the very large amount of low mile cars out there hurt the value both of low mile cars and these cars overall. The fact that several very low mile cars are often for sale at any given time does not offer a feeling of exclucivity to a collector and reflects bad on overall prices when they sit for sale for so long(an example on Autotrader two cars with under 1K miles and one with 3K miles been on there for a long time).

That being said I think the values have come up a bit in the last few years and I think may continue a slow rise until either something or nothing happens when they hit the 20 year mark.

Steve
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Great post...I think you are exactly correct...especially with the "exclusivity" statement.

If you really want to find one of these cars, it's not hard. And you can find a 10-15K mile car for $15 grand.

The bell curve bottoms out at 20-25 years and increases as "antique" status is acquired.

It will happen, brothers. These will be one of the first 3rd gens to hit it big.

Just not today...not tomorrow...not next year...not for another 10 years...
 
TTA850 said:
I think the value is more based on what the seller is willing to let it go for based on how much he knows about the car.

I also think the very large amount of low mile cars out there hurt the value both of low mile cars and these cars overall. The fact that several very low mile cars are often for sale at any given time does not offer a feeling of exclucivity to a collector and reflects bad on overall prices when they sit for sale for so long(an example on Autotrader two cars with under 1K miles and one with 3K miles been on there for a long time).

That being said I think the values have come up a bit in the last few years and I think may continue a slow rise until either something or nothing happens when they hit the 20 year mark.

Steve
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All good and very valid points....yet another way to look at things.
 
Quiky One said:
Jared and duratys I sure hope you guys are right. How long until you think our cars fetch good money?

180k mile GNX sold for $34k....Will our cars ever do that?
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Yeah I wish ours would do that but I think we all know thats not going to happen any time soon if ever.

Is comparing the two cars even fair?..................I dunno DontKnow: they are two different animals with the heart being the only similarity. Its a subject thats going to have lots of different perspectives....but that makes for good conversation :)
 
I think they'll jump a bit at the 20 year mark. The GN did. A few years ago you could get a fairly nice GN with about 40K to 70K for about $13,500. Same car after they hit 20 went up to about $17,000. My dad sold his low mile (13K) GN about 8 or 9 yers ago for $10,000. I just hope I never have to sell my TTA. I'll never have anything as much fun, I've had it since I was 17. Too many memories and it makes me feel like a inmature 17 year old again. I still rev the motor at all and any mustang, even beat to shit ones from the 80's. I even like mustangs! Now that's inmature:poke:
 
I missed some of the first & second day but now I've got it set to record. Can get thru 5 hours of coverage in about 30 mins watching it on 2x FF on the DVR! :cheers:
 
I look at it this way. If the price stays down where people can afford these TTA's, then I will be much less tempted to ever sell mine. I don't know what I would do to replace it if I ever get tempted and sold it?
 
I have been wondering about the rumor concerning the new "Fast and Furious " movie . I think this movie, if ever produced, will give the TTA a decent lift.
You have all heard that the GNX is going to be Vin's character?

I would need 30k to get rid of mine. LOL That is why I would never get rid of it.
If I did get the money somehow I would buy 2 TTA's.

Back to the topic, I enjoy watching Barrett Jackson's auction. More and more people are watching and debating over it at work.
 
You know,
If it wasn't seen on TV, I bet the prices wouldn't be so high.
But showing the bidders, and the way they look at the camera, and trying to be so cool with their bidding, let alone being seen with Amy, leads me to believe that prices wouldn't be so high if we the public didn't see them on the screen.
All the non-bidders seem to always jump in the air, waving to the TV cameras.
The final prices don't bother me at all either way.

My take,

:beach:
 
I don't know if any of you guys caught it, but I caught the tail end of a 1980 Turbo Trans Am SE BLK/GLD do $63,000. Nice car...

Vehicle Details
LotNumber 79
Year 1980
CarMake PONTIAC
CarModel TRANS AM
CarStyle TURBO SPECIAL EDITION
ExteriorColor BLACK
Interiorcolor CAMEL
Cylinders V8
Engine 301
Transmission AUTOMATIC
Summary 1980 Turbo Trans Am Special Edition "Bandit" with Special Performance Package, original paint, decals, tires and spare tire. 7,300 original miles.
Description 1980 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am Special Edition with Starlight Black paint and camel hobnail interior. Additional options include air conditioning, cruise control, turbo boost hood mounted gauges, soft ray windows, tungsten quartz halogen headlamps, additional acoustical insulation, lamp group, front & rear floor mats, power antenna, power door locks, power windows, Delco-GM AM/FM stereo radio, special performance package, tilt steering wheel, custom trim group-velour. The paint is original as well as all of the decals, including the hood decal. Also original are the Goodyear Polysteel Radial tires, spare tire, hatch roof covers and windshield wiper blades. Additional items included with the car are the following: Reproduction of the window sticker, 1980 brochure featuring the black Turbo Trans Am Special Edition, 1980 Pontiac Service Manual, 1980 Fisher Body Service Manual, His and Hers black 1980 Trans Am jackets featuring the Indy 500 and Daytona 500 pace cars, all car kit models from this time period, letter from Pontiac stating that 3,547 1980 Turbo Trans Am Special Editions with black paint were built. This Trans Am is one of the "Bandit" series immortalized in the "Smokey and the Bandit" movies starring Burt Reynolds. The car was delivered to Howard Wilson Pontiac in Youngstown, Ohio on August 21, 1980. The original owner was Michael Forman who had the car for a total of three months. He then sold it to Coulter Pontiac in Canfield, Ohio. On December 10, 1980 I became the second owner. It has not seen rain or snow since my date of purchase. It has been routinely started and driven over the years and stored inside under a custom car cover. It has 7,300 original miles.
Vehicle Pictures
Look up lot number on search
I do not know how to post pics yet...sorry
 
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