RE: [Chrysler300] blue drinks and driving 300's

[<john_nowosacki@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I believe Tony is refering to the 'car bubble' of about 1989, which also reminds me of the 'stock market bubble' of 1999/2000.  
I think these bubbles will come and go, but during each cycle we all must make decisions as to why we own what we own.
I could never 'drive' the 'paper'(stocks) that I got rid of in 2001, but I'll still be enjoying my G vert (even after the next car market bubble bursts) for years to come. 
Chances are there'll be another bubble in another 15 years or so, and if I personally don't make it quite all the way there, my wife and daughter can sell the car and get themselves something nice with the proceeds.
In the meantime, seems like a nice year coming up to celebrate the appreciation our cars have come to enjoy.
\John

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Rinaldi [mailto:awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 10:17 AM
To: Richard Osborne; JettLarry@xxxxxxx; John Hertog; Chrysler 300 Club
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] blue drinks and driving 300's



Hi to John, Richard et.al.,

Let me get this straight.

On the up side, a nice OE62 300H conv¹t sold for $54K.
On the down side, 2  OE61 300G conv¹ts sold for $200K.

Remember when, 10 years ago, finned letter cars were getting $125K?

Just wanted to make sure I understood the postings.

Tony
300-F Conv¹t



From: Richard Osborne <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:21:29 -0500
To: <JettLarry@xxxxxxx>, <crossram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] blue drinks and driving 300's

John,

I agree with yuour statement of being sad by the high prices of the 2 G
convertibles. I watched each of these cars go across the block and felt
dissapointment each time. I have started to look for the next project
(with a convertible in mind) and now fear that everyone with ANY '61
Chrysler will feel it is worth big money. We saw this happen with E and
B bodies because of a few Hemi cars.

This seems to be a trend, however. I was shocked when I had my G coupe
appraised for insurance last Fall. I don't think the car is worth what
they said it was. It's nice, but not THAT nice.

I would like to think that these were die hard enthusiasts that paid
big money for cars, but I fear the speculators have jumped into the
mix.

On the up side, what appeared to be a nice H convertible went through
the auction yesterday for $54K.

Just my thoughts,

Richard Osborne
G coupe that gets driven A LOT (assuming the freeze plugs haven't
popped)


>>> "John J. Hertog" <crossram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 01/31/05 1:38 AM >>>

From: <JettLarry@xxxxxxx>   ....  At every watering hole and top notch

eatery I ordered a drink  with the only requirement being that it be
BLUE.

Jeez, Larry, a good thing that there was some 300-related content to
your 
missive !  I'd hate to have to throw the book at you for discussing
BLUE 
alcoholic beverages on the Club's listserver !  Say, there are quite a
few 
top notch eateries and watering holes in the Scottsdale / Phoenix area
... 
feeling no pain?

To get back on topic - Chrysler 300's - I am scratching my head trying
to 
make sense of this weekend's events at Westworld.  What happened? Why
did 
two 300G convertibles, previously worth about $80K,  $100,000 tops,
sell for 
twice that amount?  What did I miss?

Being the owner of two such convertibles, an "F" and a "G", I should be

elated ...  but I am not, far from it; I really do not care what my
cars are 
worth - I own them because I love them, and want to enjoy them - that
is, 
enjoy them by doing with them what one is supposed to do with an
automobile: 
DRIVE IT !

Seeing these over-restored automobiles going across the block made me
sad 
that they probably will never really be driven again, the way a 300 is
made 
to be driven - fast and hard, on long highway trips.

There are still some of us who will drive their 300's, thank God - and
there 
are still 300 owners who are not into it for the money.

John Hertog
Sag Harbor NY











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