The Car You Shouldn’t Have Sold,,,

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December 22, 2011 at 2:41 am #10938
dino
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by fdcoby » Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:13 am
Thanks for all the help you guys….Maybe you could start a new topic thread ….Worst move anyone ever made selling a car!… I can be number one on the list.
OK GUYS….Lets hear about the ‘One You Should have Kept” ( If you knew what it would be worth now)
….. “My Brothers GT350H Hertz Shelby” only 1000 made ..Bought, one year old used-$2500. NOW > $120,000-“Dino” 😯
December 22, 2011 at 3:34 am #32836
fastlane
WHAT YOU MEAN LIKE MY TWO BEST FRIENDS WHO BOTH SOLD THERE CARS. A 1970 PLYMOUTH PISTOL GRIP 4 SPEED 426 HEMI CUDA WITH TWO INLINE 4 BARRELS AND THE FAMOUS SHAKER HOOD RED WITH A BLACK VINYL ROOF AND CHROME TRUNK RACK PAID ONLY $2.200 BUCKS AND THAN MY NEIGHBOR WHO HAD AND SOLD HIS ORANGE AND BLACK STRIPED 1969 YENKO 427 CHEVELLE. FUNNY BOTH OF THEM BLEW UP THERE ORIGINAL MOTORS IN THESE MONSTERS AND ALL BUT GAVE WHAT WAS LEFT AWAY FOR DIRT CHEEP BACK THEN . EVERY TIME I SEE EITHER ONE OF THEM I RUB IT IN BIG TIME 😳 YOU DUMASS’S ! THEY WONT EVEN WATCH ANY OF THE BARRETT JACKSON AUCTIONS ON T.V. ANYMORE 😆 OH WELL .
December 22, 2011 at 1:41 pm #32838
vbob
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HEY
Heres my BIG SELLING MISTAKE !!
Bought a 67 Roadster,marina blue black stinger hood 427 4 speed,side exhaust,2 tops,trailer hitch!
Bought from add in Bargain News in Bridgeport,Ct.!!AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! $2,300.traded it in for a green 73’s T-top that one cost me $5,700!!!
OH,I raced both at DDS too!!! ‘V’

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December 22, 2011 at 8:37 pm #32839
dino
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The Car You Shouldn’t Have Sold,,,
by Paul Ceasrine » Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:31 am

Uncle Dino,,,,,

A New Topic,,,,,,,,,like you suggested,,,,,,,,

1969 440 ‘cuda
A ‘special order’ ‘M’ Code,,,,,,,,,1 of only 344 built.

Fastback, F-8 Ivy Green (Dark Green) Metallic paint, with green interior.
Raced at Dover in 1973 and 1974,,in (B/SA) Stock Class,,,,,,,,,, then in 1975 in that stupid bracket (Heavy; 12.00 – 13.99),, I think thats what it was.

Left 100% completely stock, except for Cragars, then Ansen Mag-wheels and gears…

I sold it in 1977 for $2000,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Only 40 or so left today, (as per registry),,,,,,,,,,,,,Current value,,,,,,,,$65,000 to $75,000Paul Ceasrine
December 22, 2011 at 10:36 pm #32848
john-sachs-sr
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2 of them actually, a tie.
1967 Shelby “Street Comp 427 Cobra” gold roadster. Took $7500.00 for it in ’68. 🙁 🙁
1970 “Hemi-Cuda” factory SS/DA car. Sold cheap at the end of the 1971 race season. 🙁 🙁 Drove it for Tom Goluboff in March of ’72 at Dover, and run under the Natl record. 😯
John 😉
December 25, 2011 at 5:12 pm #32871
lee-valentine
Our 66 bel-air wagon,427-425,4 speed 4.88 rear. One of one built on assembly line,all the other ones run in 1966 were 283 cars cloned. The other was my 1968 nova 396-375 one of 600 built. Lee.
December 26, 2011 at 2:51 pm #32883
babycakes
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All my ‘Vettes’ 63 (coupe and rag top,with hard top) 64 coupe,65 coupe (all small blocks) the others were great too,but the ‘Vettes’ stand out amongst them!
January 11, 2012 at 1:55 am #32995
tomatohead
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………..I am sure we all had more then one car that we shouldnt have sold , this is the ONE I still wish I had 69 428 SCJ 27000 miles …………………………………………….. bought it for $700 ………………………..today , this many dollar signs $$,$$$.$$

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January 12, 2012 at 3:10 pm #33005
babycakes
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Mator,we never ‘assumed’ our cars back then would ever be worth that kinda money today;they were mainly our ‘daily-drivers’.One good thing came out of this all; thank goodness for car shows,and nostalgia drag events we have nowadays,still going strong! When attending one,we can ‘reminisce’,looking at ‘similar’ rides we once were ‘lucky’ to own back then.Count our blessings I guess,we once owned one or more of these ‘classics’!
January 12, 2012 at 9:16 pm #33009
frank-j-majauskas
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Amen ❗ ❗ ! Pete….Very well put ❗ MEMORIES… 😎

Frank…
January 13, 2012 at 1:35 am #33011
dino
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Almost frorgot “the one that got away”….My 40 Ford Sedan Delivery,with the 410 Buick in it. Ran it at Dover full bore. It ‘developed’ a knock ,so I sold it to ‘Some School Teacher” in Brookfield. Guess who ?- John Shimer! First meeting with him. My …we have come a long way.
January 14, 2012 at 9:58 pm #33025
dino
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Have some old photos to find and post ….John =You got some? so they can see. Oh- No interior! sat on a milk crate to drive and fell over backwards on those hard 1st to 2nd shifts! 😆
March 17, 2013 at 1:09 am #37663
dino
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Lets here some more “worst move I made selling a car”…Remember another of mine…My 56 Ford hard top convertable ( No side posts when front & rear windows down.) Fiberglass front fenders…bored out 428 to 433 c.i. by Richie Mattoni Pro Machine. Built at Automobile Shop while I was working there. Input from Willie Hormente, Lee Valentine And Bill Davit.Big rear-4-speed..double pumper Holley.It was Fast! “liqidated’ it with other possessions before the first wife could get to it….in our ‘separation’. I sold it to some guys in Norwalk,who pulled the motor and junked the body.Word had it ,the motor was put in a street racer Mustang. The body was seen on the scrap pile at LaJoies Auto Wrecking.Don’t have one picture of it…..So whats Your Story?
March 17, 2013 at 1:20 pm #37669
babycakes
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Boy Dino,that’s a hard one to answer! I enjoyed them all! I’ll pick out one for now. Having ‘4” Vettes ( 63 to 65), I’d have to pick my 64 red coupe. It had all the options, 327 cu. in. 365 hp. After a few years,as a winter project, I built a 327-250 hp (balanced and blueprinted) for it. this was in ’71-72’. I wanted a ‘dual’ purpose car to run the drags and street. I also put a 373 ratio rear ( I got from Billy Milano). I ran it in H/Stock. It had ‘knock-off’ factory wheels ( no hub caps to remove at the drags).It also had a blow proof belhousing and clutch,and all new u joints. Won a ‘few’ trophy’s with it,and lots of fun driving,with low maintenance.In ’73’,put the 365hp back in and sold it for $ 1400.00 dollars ( I know what your thinking!) It’s still alive today as a summer cruiser,owned by a retired Kingston cop named Mike Jubie.
March 17, 2013 at 3:16 pm #37671
don-kauer
Dino……..I think you meant 401 Buick motor…………I loved the old Buick motors..When I stopped playing with Flatheads I started doing Nailheads…I had 3 street cars , one with a 322 and two with the 401…The 40 Chevy had the 322…The 51 Ford and the 57 Ford both had the 401….High School days……..Very cool… 😎
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