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Originally posted by HKGTS186S
we wreck 81837s only, shifty350, hqgts.
I agree.
Though i dont think we have seen anything come up that has to be sold.So it doesnt look prices have quite come down as much as they probably will.
In the current market what do you think the car is worth ?
I cannot comment as I havent see the car in question... I have spoken to a friend who saw the car at eastern Creek a few months ago when the owner was trying to sell it privately for $350K.. he said it wasnt a patch on the Sebring HT350 Sold by Shannons for $200K... I know a very original HK 327 sold for about $150K a few months ago... so at a guess about the same for the #1 car but unfortunately opinions dont mean much...
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yes ben, you are right, i see it with the falcons that i folow as well, they have been way, way overpriced, and its sad, because common people(like me) cant enjoy them anymore, the fun has been taken out of our hobby in some ways..
interesting about your info, 2 of my close friends attended the auction while attending the drag racing, and told me different, so how knows then?????
Hello we wreck 81837s only, Thank you for this. I am fortunate to have owned my Monaro for more than 30 years and I still enjoy it. I cant explain the difference in reports on the auction action. I know of one side and you know of another. I wonder how many others there are? It will be good to catch up in 2010, Ben Stewart.
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Hi Ben,
The quote below is from the auction house:
"The example we offer here is a hugely significant part of Australian motoring heritage being that it is Body number one and therefore the first Monaro GTS 350 ever produced"
their are inherent problems with stretching the truth when advertising.... telling porkies places seeds of doubt about the credibility of the product being sold.... rightly or wrongly questions are raised..... and for the amount of money being talked about.. it scares buyers off...
on your other point of whether Shannons may have been a abetter choice to market the car.... I can tell you I have sold a car through shannons and it is something I will not hurry to do again...
quite simply they are just used car salesmen looking to make a commission... nothing wrong with that.. but they put themselves up as muscle car experts.... and from my experience they are anything but...
Anyway... I am sure they will get what they are after once the financial market turns around... its not everyday a body 1 car comes to market..
Al
Hello Al, Thank you for this. The car was never misrepresented in the description. It is and always will be the first completed GTS 350 - in other words the first GTS 350 to leave an assembly plant as a complete car. The build completion dates of all initial HT GTS 350s from each plant are known and quite remarkably all still survive to this day. Like all cars, a thorough check must be done prior to purchase. In special cases, the research may take some serious time and effort. The major issue is finding the right person who has the correct information on the car in question. I hope we can catch up at the 2010 event, Ben Stewart.
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