Re: [Chrysler300] Auction Results/California Dreamin'

["Dave Schwandt" <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kinda makes one wish they were an actioneer, huh??

Dave Schwandt

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Josh Mishler" <mister300d@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Auction Results/California Dreamin'


> Well, without offending anyone, I would say this is because it is easier 
> to find a nicely restored '57 300-C convertible than it is to find an 
> outstanding Dodge or DeSoto drop top.  I believe that since the 300-C was 
> such a special car when new, people tended to keep them around and not 
> junk them.  Plus, once the big push was on for '50's collector cars the 
> 300-C and 300's in general were the cars that many collectors purchased 
> and restored.  Think about it, I have been to far more collections and 
> auctions where there has been a 300-C convertible and not a DeSoto, Dodge, 
> or Plymouth for that matter.  You can disagree if you want, thats just a 
> theory I have.
> As for the Cadillac's, well I can tell you that the '57 Eldorado Biarritz 
> that he had was an absolutely gorgeous car.  I am a Mopar guy and I would 
> have bought that Biarritz over the C convertible.  When the Biarritz was 
> new it had a base price of $7286 plus options! and while they did build 
> 1800 of them, they are just as highly sought after as a number of Mopar 
> drop tops.  So while there may have been less 300-C convertibles built, 
> there are still alot of collectors that look at the Cadillac as a status 
> symbol.   While the base model Caddy convertible did sell for more than 
> the 300, this could be because it suffers much of the same problem the 300 
> does.  More of the "Special" Biarritz's survived than the series '62 
> convertibles.  Think about something: how many '57 New Yorker convertibles 
> have you seen compared to 300-C convertibles?
> I realize that everything I wrote does not totally justify the prices paid 
> for a number of the cars, but I do think it is a fairly accurate reason 
> why these prices were paid.  Whatever you do, just take this as my 
> opinion.
> 300ly,
> Josh Mishler
>
>
>



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