$200k 440 Superbird

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$200k 440 Superbird

Postby scottm » Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:53 pm

Record Florida Heat
http://www.hotrod.com/muscle_car_review ... rida_2012/

A continent away from the madness that is Scottsdale, Dana Mecum started his 25th year in the auction business with a six-day sale in Kissimmee, Florida, that surprised everyone in the Mecum organization by its vigor. A record 2,158 vehicles crossed the block, with 73 percent of them changing hands. Total gross sales for the event were near $60 million.


Another “bombshell,” said Newhardt, was the strength of 440 Six Pack wing cars. “Hemi wing cars have always been desirable and fetched top dollar. The 440-6, built in far bigger numbers, has always been sort of overlooked and set aside, living in shadows of [its] Hemi cousins. But in Kissimmee 440 wing cars stepped onto the main stage in a big way.” One of the top-10 sales, in fact, was a numbers-matching, 440 Six Pack Superbird that brought $200,000.


Wow, a 440 wing car bringing in $200k.
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Re: $200k 440 Superbird

Postby mart » Sat Aug 11, 2012 10:42 pm

scottm wrote:Wow, a 440 wing car bringing in $200k.

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200K! Ouch! And to think that 'back in the day', circa 1977, I passed on a beat up and well thrashed - but still complete, all original and running - '70 440- 6 pack/4spd Super Bird that the owner was asking $1500 for. I went to look at the car three different times and after a lot of negotiating and himming and hawing, he turned down my final offer of S1250. A couple of weeks later he did sell it to somebody....for $1350! :(

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Re: $200k 440 Superbird

Postby Magnumcharger » Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:57 am

mart wrote:
scottm wrote:Wow, a 440 wing car bringing in $200k.

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200K! Ouch! And to think that 'back in the day', circa 1977, I passed on a beat up and well thrashed - but still complete, all original and running - '70 440- 6 pack/4spd Super Bird that the owner was asking $1500 for. I went to look at the car three different times and after a lot of negotiating and himming and hawing, he turned down my final offer of S1250. A couple of weeks later he did sell it to somebody....for $1350! :(

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I know exactly which car that is/was!! In Grimsby...this is me in it!
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