Re: IML: And you think YOUR driveway is tight.

["Hugh, 58 Imperial" <imperial58@xxxxxxxxxxx>]



Thank you so much for sharing.  I will never complain about squeezing my 58 into my garage ever again.

 

Hugh

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From: Mark Jefferson

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Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 9:54 AM

Subject: IML: And you think YOUR driveway is tight.

Hi All:

My neighbor is a film-maker, and a few years back, shot a video of myself taking my '67 LeBaron from the garage to the mean streets of Washington, DC. An exacting maneuver to be sure, which is easier to perform these days now that the front end has been rebuilt. Watching it makes me envious of folks in the burbs/countryside. Such is life in the big city I guess.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGlarqSrkBc

If the link doesn't work, search Youtube on "Jeff Krulik"

Hope you enjoy -

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Subject : IML: Interesting "Intel" from CAR COLLECTOR Mag re: Auction Valuations

Date : Mon, 9 Jul 2007 03:16:45 EDT

From : RCAJazz1@xxxxxxx

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In the April issue, Rick Carey, longtime editor of Auction Forum, notes among

other significant cars, a restored 1960 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible in

Condition 2, hammer sold for $87,000 (after commission) at a recent RM Auction.

RM is a leading auctioneer for classic, milestone and muscle cars. The Pontiac

exceeded RM's own High Estimate of $85,000.



Carey cites the car's previous sale at auction in 2005 for $52,000, and again

in 2006 for $57,200 - quite a remarkable jump in itself. He further states:

"The jump this year is indicative of the move that's taking place in fullsize

GM, Ford and MoPar convertibles. This transition is the crest of a wave that's

building. Next year look for high performance fullsize convertibles like this

to be in the heart of the auctions' sale order and getting four-page

descriptions."



In the July issue Auction column titled "Only Good News" Carey describes

overall car auctions sales heading into summer as "being on a roll. Sales

percentages are healthy. In fact, the prices in some of the transactions from RM's

Ponder collection are breathtaking....In the aggregate, the market is getting

bigger and bigger."



While citing some weakness in the muscle car segment, especially Mopars and

Hemis, the case can be made, it seems, for a long-overdue RUN of the large

luxury 50s/60s Imperials, Cads and Lincolns, while these cars are still very

affordable. While they'll likely never approach the screaming ascents (and

descents) of the Ferraris, Mustangs, muscle cars and more recently vintage Corvettes,

one can find few other segments poised to make their "run."



While acknowledging that auctions differ from consignment and individual

fixed-price sales, if Pontiac and similar examples are representative of a trend,

this may be The Moment. For those selling our Imperials, let's hope it is.



Rex Allen

Novato, CA







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