RE: IML: Ghia/Exner '55 Concept Station Wagon

[Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=260009474276&ih=016&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

Car failed to sell at $160k a few weeks ago.

I talked to Mr. Bortz regarding several of the Ghia
Limos that he has and he was quite coarse.  Could be
that he was testing the market on the first pass?

-K

--- Chris Hawkins <imperial1966@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The seller is Joe Bortz whose collection of concept
> cars is legendary.
> 
> http://bortzautocollection.com/
> 
> One would assume this car needs a total restoration
> so
> there is nothing for the seller to tell.  Since this
> was a one-of-a-kind fully operational vehicle built
> on
> a Mopar chassis by Ghia, and not a static display
> stand prop, anything under 300K for the car, as is,
> is
> probably a fair market value.   Especially
> considering
> the car could be worth a million (or two) after
> another 250K is poured into it.   
> 
> Where is my lottery ticket.....
> 
> Chris H.
> 
> 66 Lebaron
> 
> --- JAY D'ANGELO <cadij@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > With a starting bid of over $100,000 and only four
> > small "current" photos, I wonder what this guy is
> > not telling us?From: pnkmoore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
> > mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: IML:
> > Ghia/Exner '55 Concept Station WagonDate: Thu, 10
> > Aug 2006 21:07:38 -0500
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Wow!  Check out this 1955 Chrysler Ghia 
> > station wagon Concept Prototype!  Anyone ever
> heard
> > of or seen this 
> > car?
> >  
> > An Exner designed, Ghia produced, wierd wonderful 
> > station wagon.
> >  
> > Anyone got 100K?  This car is for you! 
> > 
> >  
> > Ebay Item No. 260016614697
> >  
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1955-Chrysler-Ghia-station-wagon-Concept-Prototype_W0QQitemZ260016614697QQihZ016QQcategoryZ6181QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> > 
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: 
> >   John Corey 
> >   
> >   To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> >   
> >   Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 12:34 
> >   PM
> >   Subject: Re: IML: No drive in's in 
> >   NY
> >   BTW, for those of you in the more benighted and
> > seemingly 
> >   drive-in-less areas, there is a trade group to
> > which many operating drive-ins 
> >   belong, and you can go there  to look for a
> > near-ish one to visit on your 
> >   next imperial outing:
> >   
> >   http://www.driveintheatre-ownersassociation.org/
> >   
> >   It's definitely a Northeast phenomenon (nicer
> > summers?), as NY has 19 
> >   members, Ohio is champ with 27, and PA has 21,
> but
> > California has just 5, and 
> >   big ol' Texas has all of 3.  Still, there are
> > listings in 38 states, 
> >   Canada and Puerto Rico - so if you really wanna
> > go, you should be able to find 
> >   a big screen pretty close (And they're more fun
> > from the back row 
> >   anyhow)!
> >   
> >   enjoy!
> >   jc
> >   
> >   
> >   
> >   On Aug 6, 2006, at 8:54 PM, Rob P wrote:
> >   
> >     Yep, there used to be one right near me in 
> >     Riverhead.  There is one about 
> >     two hours north in Hyde Park.  
> >     Nice trip up the Hudson Valley with some great
> > mansions (Mills, 
> >     Vanderbilt)  You can go to the 
> >     annual "last drive in" night when they close
> for
> > the season and claim they 
> >     won't be back next year every fall during leaf
> > peeping season.  OIC: That is where I found out
> the 
> >     front seat in an '83 Imperial does, in fact,
> > recline!
> >     
> >     Rob
> >     
> >     
> >     
> >     
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> >   John Corey
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> >   CFIC-Qdrive, 302 Tenth St., Troy, NY 12180 USA
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> >
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