Re: Somebody got a deal

Posted by ewrecks On 2015/5/5 1:38:35

Owen- Thanks for confirming my recollection about the units at Hershey. I was not questioning that they were good buys.....supply and demand sets the prices. I saw a batwing aircleaner for a Chrysler on EBay a few years ago with a price over $4000.
I bought a 65 Corvette that no one wanted in August 1967 for $2400. It was a black/ black coupe without the standard disc brakes( heavy duty drums); fuel injection ; 4 speed transmission and 4:56 rear gears and worst of all a 36 gallon fuel tank. It had loud off road exhaust and a suspension that was so stiff that it made every tar strip feel like a kidney punch . I loved the car although the payments consumed over half,of my monthly take home pay. I used the car as my daily transportation for 3 1/2 years and considered myself a genius when I sold it for the same $2400. Today the injection unit alone would command at least 5-6 times what I paid for the car........and a recent Mecum Auction offered a 64 with similar equipment that hammered at $450,000. Another seller refused to sell a 63 with the same options for $550,0000.
I am sure there are people,out there with complete setups for the Caribbean that they purchased 30-40'years ago for a lark. If they sold them for $2000 they also considered themselves geniuses but today could kick themselves for letting them go.