Re: Auction in Missouri

["Gary Walker" <NashFlash@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I just want to add this;
  I have several complete restorable AMCs in my barn awaiting attention 
including three AMXs.   I have my drag race '68 AMX in my house.  The other 
cars have lots of highway miles on them.   My S/Pro AMX drag car has 11,000 
actual miles on it and sits inside where I can sit in it comfy in my drawers 
if I want to.  I hope this tells someone how some of us feel about our DRAG 
RACE cars.   My S/Pro AMX would be a snap to restore compared to the others 
and I don't mean they are being mistreated.  They are high and dry and each 
gets a present now and then.
       Your AMC Friend,
        Gary Walker    owner of some old AMC stuff


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jock J Jocewicz" <namdra@xxxxxxxx>
To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 11:46 PM
Subject: Re: Auction in Missouri


> Tommy,
>  In your post (below) you said: "I think it's a shame that the owner
> didn't take the rarity into account before butchering it into a drag
> car."  Boy, this brought up old memories of 2 national/international AMC
> clubs that used to tell their members that NAMDRA members were butchers
> because a lot of our members modified, souped up, etc. their AMC's and
> drag raced them, not restored them to concours condition, show quality or
> trailer queens. One of the aforementioned clubs is now defunct but NAMDRA
> is still going strong. I personally feel that each person has the right
> to restore, modify, race, trailer queen or whatever their AMC's and
> whatever turns them on and more power to them. We all have the things we
> enjoy and as long as they are legal - go for it. But what boils me is you
> saying someone that makes a drag car is a butcher. I don't know if you
> have ever drag raced for fun or money but I think I can safely say that
> those of us that race our AMC's really enjoy doing so, win or lose.
>
> On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:16:41 -0700 Tommy Clayton <top_cat57@xxxxxxx>
> writes:
> > I spent Saturday at the Sherm Smith car auction in Cape Girardeau,
> > Mo.  Wearing my AMC T-shirt, I went seeing if there would be any
> > Kenosha iron among the 300 or so vehicles auctioned.  A Metro
> > hardtop (billed as a '50 model) went through before I got there.  I
> > would say it was a 3- or 4+ car and should have brought around
> > $2,000, but what do i know?  There was also a nice hunter green '69
> > Javelin SST, 390/4-speed.  It was apparently entered by a dealer in
> > Indiana.  It sold for $17,000.  I would have guessed between $10,000
> > and $15,000, going in.  It was nice, but not perfect.  And finally,
> > there was a '60 American 2-dr. out front on a trailer.  It's owner
> > apparently had Rambler mentality as he didn't want to pay an auction
> > fee!  It had auto and cont. kit and a $6,500 price tag, which I
> > considered about $2,000 too much.  But if anyone's interested, the
> > number is (618) 525-6346.
> > Another thing: on ebay is a '62 Rambler sedan delivery.  This is the
> > first one I've ever seen, and was not even sure one was ever made.
> > I think it's a shame that the owner didn't take the rarity into
> > account before butchering it into a drag car.  Am I the only one who
> > feels this way?  Opinions?
> > Tommy Clayton
> > Caruthersville, Mo.
> >
> > '69 AMX 343/4-spd, #12495
>
>
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