Re: [Chrysler300] Letter car results Barrett Jackson.

I agree. Mecum or Auctions America would have been a better venue. Save the cream of the crop for Barrett and it will sell for commensurate money.

John Lyons

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On Apr 14, 2019, at 4:37 PM, my65cuda my65cuda@xxxxxxx [Chrysler300] <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I bought the 60 Dodge Phoenix D500, with fee’s 41k. I had seen the car 2 years ago. I was comfortable with any bid under 40 (before 10% commission added). I bought it knowing there will be some condition issues, but it’s still a very rare car. BJ isn’t a place to sell driver cars, it’s a place for restored cars. They might have done better at Mecum, would have also had a reserve which would have helped the seller I’m sure. My goal was to the use the 60 as the rain event car. When I know weather will be bad or highly questionable, I’ll take it and have no concerns.

Mike McCandless

On Apr 14, 2019, at 9:12 AM, Val Jeffers edward1108@xxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I think taking these classic Letter Cars to a Premier event like Barrett-Jackson in their respective conditions shows a bad light on the 300 letter series. Maybe should have taken them to a local neighborhood auction ? Just my 2 cents !

Thanks,

Val

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On Sunday, April 14, 2019, 5:52 AM, John Lyons john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300] <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi club,

Here are the results of the sale of the three letter series cars at this weekends Barrett-Jackson West Palm Beach Auction:

There were four total including D, E, F and H coupes.

The H Coupe was pulled for an unknown reason. At least three club members have owned that car in the last 12 years (including me) and it is a known car. There are no known issues with its provenance. 842323123379

The D coupe LC41149 sold for 30k hammer.. The car was a driver quality car...

The E coupe M591100584 sold for $20,000 hammer. It was a very old restoration with wrong seats, some rust and needing TLC.

The F coupe 8403141886 sold for 35,000 hammer and had very poor rust repair, added vintage rear s/c and barely ran.

These cars along with approximately 30 others came from a museum collection that did not maintain their cars well and did nothing to prepare them for auction. An example is the 1960 Eldorado Biarritz convertible that sold for $32,000. The air ride was leaky and most thought the car was a low rider so it did badly on the block.

I don’t think these results are indicative of where the market is today for letter cars.. If bringing a car to auction, it needs to present and run well. None of these cars did with the exception of the D coupe. The E and F were nothing more than projects. No doubt prices were dragged down by the quality of the overall collection.

300-ly

John Lyons
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