Barrett Jackson 2009

[Black and Blue Landscaper]

Under Construction.

Pictures coming soon...

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[Camino LS6]

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[Black and Blue Landscaper]

Here are a few to start....

[Robert Hall]

Way cool..I'm probably going Friday afternoon or Saturday.

[balthazar]

'31 Olds :: "The vehicle is not certified to comply with any federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations and may not be driven on public roads."

Bullsh!t. There WAS no federal regulation in '31, and state regs were few & open to interpretation.

There is no law that would prevent anyone from installing a body & the minimal safety equip (lights, horn, wipers) & registering this chassis & driving it every single day. Even proclaiming such at the time of the sale cannot prevent it.

[Black and Blue Landscaper]

I think they were talking about, now.... that it does not meet any standards or laws of any state now, since most of these vehicles are being sold a scrap, GM is trying to cover their butts, so they cant get in trouble... any more than they are already in...

[Camino LS6]

Keep 'em coming.

[FUTURE_OF_GM]

I want to go sooooo bad...

[cletus8269]

i was pleased to see the 510 impala go for 75K last night, however i wish i had been there with 25K so i could pick up the 6sp 94 ss, man that was chump change.

[Black and Blue Landscaper]

[balthazar]

That sweet SD-455 is worth some bucks. I always liked those '80 Pace Car T/As too- cool paint scheme.

>>"I think they were talking about, now.... that it does not meet any standards or laws of any state now"<<

Cars only need to meet the standards under which they were manufactured, not the year we're in. If it was made recently to look like a '31, it'd be a different story.

[Black and Blue Landscaper]

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[Intrepidation]

That thing is awesome! I so wish GM had built it even as an appearance package.

[Robert Hall]

Watching the coverage on Speed, I just saw a '69 Camaro convertible w/ a 350 and Powerglide 2spd auto..the Powerglide was still available in '69?

There's a '58 Impala on now, also with Powerglide.

[balthazar]

Powerglide went into the '70s, but how far & on what, I'm not sure.

Sure the Impy didn't have the TurboGlide?

[Robert Hall]

Powerglide went into the '70s, but how far & on what, I'm not sure.

Sure the Impy didn't have the TurboGlide?

Who knows..the talking heads said it was a PowerGlide. If I see it on Saturday, I'll check the sign.

[cletus8269]

The Powerglide lingered on as a low-cost automatic transmission option primarily for six-cylinder Chevrolet Novas and four-cylinder Chevrolet Vegas until it was phased out after the 1973 model year. They were also used in the DJ-5 'Dispatcher' jeeps sold for light commercial use, and best known for their service - per wikipedia.

i was pleased to see that RA6 gto sema car got for top seller of the day, 85K i believe

Edited January 16, 2009 by cletus8269

[loki]

what is this? i'm very curious.

[Camino LS6]

A Kappa rolling chassis. (naked Solstice)

[loki]

A Kappa rolling chassis. (naked Solstice)

ok, that was my first guess, thanks

[GMTruckGuy74]

Who knows..the talking heads said it was a PowerGlide. If I see it on Saturday, I'll check the sign.

Wednesday night I watched for a bit when a beautifully restored '58 Chevy Apache 31 NAPCO 4WD Standard Pickup was auctioned off. The "talking heads" repeatedly stated that GM introduced factory 4WD in 1960, then stated 'maybe it was '59', and then said that Ford was the first to offer factory 4WD in 1957. GM was the first to offer factory-installed 4WD, starting with GMC in 1956 and then adding Chevy for 1957. However, NAPCO emblems were no longer used if ordered & installed from the factory (dealers could still convert 2WD pickups using NAPCO 4WD systems, and a NAPCO emblem would be installed). These 'talking heads' aren't very knowledgable, nor entertaining when they make so many errors (the '58 Chevy pickup was just one example; I heard many other mistakes on Tuesday night too).

[Robert Hall]

Wednesday night I watched for a bit when a beautifully restored '58 Chevy Apache 31 NAPCO 4WD Standard Pickup was auctioned off. The "talking heads" repeatedly stated that GM introduced factory 4WD in 1960, then stated 'maybe it was '59', and then said that Ford was the first to offer factory 4WD in 1957. GM was the first to offer factory-installed 4WD, starting with GMC in 1956 and then adding Chevy for 1957. However, NAPCO emblems were no longer used if ordered & installed from the factory (dealers could still convert 2WD pickups using NAPCO 4WD systems, and a NAPCO emblem would be installed). These 'talking heads' aren't very knowledgable, nor entertaining when they make so many errors (the '58 Chevy pickup was just one example; I heard many other mistakes on Tuesday night too).

Ya, lots of questionable facts... I've been watching with the volume down low, just enjoying the video of the cars.

[!!!TED!!!]

Watching the 10 hours of live coverage now.

Some very nice cars.

Are most of the GM Heritage cars going on the block tommorow?

[Robert Hall]

What's the story on that dark blue Grand Am posted above? Those fascias (esp. the rear) look so much better than the production car..

[Black and Blue Landscaper]

any C & Gers headed out to Barrett Jackson tomorrow???

i will be there in the afternoon hours, wanted to see if anyone wanted to meet up...

oh yeah... more pictures, uh....tomorrow....

[cletus8269]

Wednesday night I watched for a bit when a beautifully restored '58 Chevy Apache 31 NAPCO 4WD Standard Pickup was auctioned off. The "talking heads" repeatedly stated that GM introduced factory 4WD in 1960, then stated 'maybe it was '59', and then said that Ford was the first to offer factory 4WD in 1957. GM was the first to offer factory-installed 4WD, starting with GMC in 1956 and then adding Chevy for 1957. However, NAPCO emblems were no longer used if ordered & installed from the factory (dealers could still convert 2WD pickups using NAPCO 4WD systems, and a NAPCO emblem would be installed). These 'talking heads' aren't very knowledgable, nor entertaining when they make so many errors (the '58 Chevy pickup was just one example; I heard many other mistakes on Tuesday night too).

hehe yeah i had to laugh cause on the first night that douche that was with motor trend was talking about the zr-1's with 385 and 405hp were elephants back then and how its "amazing" that "the new z06 has like 680hp"... hmm why bother with the new zr1 then? hehehe

mike joy, steve magnante, rick dabruel, and bob varsha are the only ones i pay attention to.

Edited January 17, 2009 by cletus8269

[FUTURE_OF_GM]

What's the story on that dark blue Grand Am posted above? Those fascias (esp. the rear) look so much better than the production car..

I think it was a SEMA car circa 99 or 00

Can't remember the name tho.