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11-25-2013, 09:21 AM | #1 |
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RM Auction over the weekend - $500,000 Model A
Here are the auction results listed by sales price (high to low). Should have kept my 1964 Ferrari - one sold for $14.3 million. First time I've seen a Model A Ford bring $577,500.
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11-25-2013, 09:24 AM | #2 |
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Re: RM Auction over the weekend - $500,000 Model A
That's not even close to being a real Model A ;-)
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11-25-2013, 09:25 AM | #3 |
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Re: RM Auction over the weekend - $500,000 Model A
It might not still look like a "real" Model A but it brought some "real" money!
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11-25-2013, 09:37 AM | #4 |
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Re: RM Auction over the weekend - $500,000 Model A
That is an iconic hot rod that was a HOT ROD cover car twice. There have been a couple of A and '32 based hot rods that have cracked the half million dollar mark at auction recently.
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11-25-2013, 09:38 AM | #5 |
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Re: RM Auction over the weekend - $500,000 Model A
Yeah, but it was still pretty cool. Looks like I need to start buying up all the '29 roadsters and fabricate new front ends for them like they did. I could find a way to live off 477,000 a year, if you figure they had roughly $100,000 in that car. (Today's money) I'm not real familiar with dick flint, but that's a pretty damn clean design for 1952 when every one else was still chopping tops, and doing the normal hot rod stuff. Seeing this car, kinda has me thinking of another project after the dlx phaeton is done....
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11-25-2013, 10:45 AM | #7 |
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Re: RM Auction over the weekend - $500,000 Model A
Here is probably the most ever paid for a model A. 1.8 Million!
http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/...37/lot.31.html And it's not even in very good condition! It has dents and is missing the engine, drivetrain, chassis and body... Doug
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11-25-2013, 02:02 PM | #10 |
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If I were to have that much money to spend on a car, I would put another 200k with it and buy this one.
http://www.rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1063797
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WOW. I'm firmly in the restoration crowd, I think well done hot rods are cool provided a nice original isn't cut up and its tastefully done - AND Ford powered! I'm pretty picky though and prefer the A the way Henry made it. I detest 98% of the Small Block Chevy lazy rods, junk rods etc.. This car is CLEARLY not anywhere near your typical hot rod or even street rod. Its ART. I don't think that A roadster is embarrassed at all by its new look. WOW. Nicely done! Even Henry would be proud.
The only downside? I'd be afraid to drive that thing! I could never afford it though so I guess it doesn't matter.
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Shows a lot of "NUTS" with easy made money to pay those prices.[must of got paid putting up obamacare website].. FERRARI ???? Come on ...NO way ,,,that's NUTS ! Then what would a ORIGINAL GT40 bring in that kicked Ferrari ass??? A ORIGINAL 427 AC Cobra S/C 1964 ??? The Duesenberg is twice of those Ferrari.... NUTS !Well known Hot Rod ??? OK,, Go to the bank and get a loan on that one...l.o.l.
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11-26-2013, 08:36 AM | #17 |
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My hat's off to Mr. Flint. "Flint had begun with three Model A Roadster bodies, salvaging the best parts of each one to assemble a sound example". At least he didn't take a good original "A" and cut it up. There must have been thousands available in the early 50's.
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11-26-2013, 09:18 AM | #18 |
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Well, if you'd been paying attention in 1959 you could have bought it from Flint for a few bucks less. Of course, it wasn't near the car Orosco turned it into.
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