This brings up a interesting point though, I have always been under the
impression that exceptional Streetrods/Customs always out prices the very best
stock restoration. One reason I always thought this was true was that it is
easier to poor ridiculous amounts of cash into modifing a car/truck i.e.
Chopped tops, Blown Nitrious Motors, Extensive paint jobs, Billet, custom
interior... While if your doing a restoration you can only go so far or its no
longer stock. The best example is old F@#d Model A's, streetrod out price Mint
Stockers 10 to 1 in some cases. I think these guys might be trying to use this
argument to jack the prices up on these mutts, clearly these two Burbs weren't
pure stocker, but they weren't radical enough to be call true Rods either.
Personally I like both ends of the spectrum Rod and Beautiful restoration, its
the junk in the middle I can't get real excited about. I hope I don't start
getting hate mail now, just my humble opinion.
Chris Dillon
51 Chevy 3100 (Rod)
66 Mustang (Stocker)
Kevin Lake wrote:
> It seems very odd to me that all of these trucks are showing up at these
> kinds of prices. Not that I plan on selling mine, but the prices are
> ridiculous. Most of these trucks aren't even original, most of them have
> been customs (I'm not trying to offend you custom guys, just a statement of
> fact). I could maybe see the price if it was a #1+ concours restoration.
> Maybe I should buy the two burbs down here and run them to One-Day paint
> and body. I could have $50K in a matter of months if they can actually
> sell at this price. That could be a nice starter home. Oh well. If the
> prices keep going up maybe I will have to start playing with Ferrari's
> instead (Hemming's had a 78 308GTB for $17K last month) to stay ahead of
> the inflation 8^).
>
> Kevin Lake 56 napco/burb GMC
>
> ----------
> > From: Jeremy Eastman <jeastman@appliedtheory.com>
> > To: oletrucks-digest@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [oletrucks] 1957 Chevrolet Panel Side Windows
> > Date: Friday, March 05, 1999 9:33 AM
> >
> > Hoping somebody can tell me if all 57 panels had this sort of panel
> window
> > as a stock configuration.. seems if seen some variation of it on any 57
> > panel I've seen..
> >
> > http://www.gemstate.net/users/riesjim/
> >
> > (If you noticed the price, maybe somebody can tell me about that
> inflation
> > thing going on with 57 subs and panels up north.. one in Alberta for 25K
> > and this WA state NAPCO for 30K. Am I unknowingly driving a gold mine
> > thirty miles to work each day?)
> >
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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