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I think one thing missing from this is that the
historical aspect of the vehicle. It might be the lowest mile survivor known to
exist of that Series. Years ago in the late 90s there was a 71 Matador two door
for sale in Clyde, Texas, red, 304, AT, with 1334 original miles. It kept
showing up at auctions and at Pate and no bites for $10K. The owner asked me
what I thought it was worth knowing I fool with AMCs, I told him realistically
about $5-$7K. He sold it for $5500 and it was on the showfield in Kenosha in
98...with 1334 original miles on it still. To me at least, some cars like that
are the ones that others shuold be judged against. The reason why is you have
original everything, chances are oil, air in tires, and so forth. Granted that
someone spends $75-$100 per hour for restoration costs excluding hard to find
used and next to impossible NOS for their AMC, you can see how $13,000 ain't
shit. If you have ever dropped $5K into only a engine or $7K into a paint and
body job you know what I mean. Imagine for a minute if this car was a 1974 (pick
any other model besides AMC anything) and $13K would be a insult and chances
are, reserve would have not been met.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] 74 Gremlin
for $13600
The guy that just sold that gremlin has one that has 900 original miles
on it. It is just as mint too. So that car was not the best of the best. I
know he didn't pay anywhere near that for anyof them either. Only 2 years
ago.
I
think 15,000 is a little much. You would just have to have a lot of money
laying around with nothing to do with it. To me the car is not
drive-able. I
guess you would have one of a kind. You might be right
Doc. about the price of
the rest of them going up so AMC is starting to
raise in price. I remember at
the September show in the park a people
were sticking $10,000 price tags on
anything. A guy was telling me that
he thinks the reason the prices are going
up is because people are not
making any money off their retirement plans so
they are pulling the
money out of them and investing in cars. He might be
right. Don't know
about where you guys live but around here you go to car
shows and I
would say 70% are owned by guys in their late 50's and early 60's.
You
see younger guy around but not many
Terry
> 15,000$???
Isn't that a bit much even for a mint gremlin? Maybe AMC's
>
popularity has gone up with the big money prices of other brands
these
> days or just a few die hard AMC people wanted it. Anyone see
the article
> in the AMO magazine about Steve Green's designer AMC
cars? His warehouse
> is the one I was speaking of a few months back 6
blocks from where I
> live.
> "Doc"
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From:
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To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re:
[BaadAssGremlins] 74 Gremlin for $13600
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 20:50:38
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To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: Davis Martin
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Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 07:36:02 -0700
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Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] 74 Gremlin for $13600
By the way the car sold for over 15 thousand.
Davis
themixtoo@xxxxxxx wrote:
Hal, both of mine are early '74s (made in Oct '73) both have the
same latch as the 13000 car. Only thing I see 'wrong' is the boot and
maybe shifter lever. Should have an oval or round boot not the rectangle
one on this car. 'The Mix' -----Original
Message----- From: HEL <strlcuckoo_46@xxxxxxxxx> To:
BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:31:57
-0000 Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] 74 Gremlin for $13600
I was just looking at this car and comparing it to mine when mine was new and it seems there is a discrepency. The hatch opening device on the 13000 car looks to be from an older year since mine has just a button( like a lock/key cylinder) and I know mine is an original 74. And here I was bragging on this ride. Anybody figure this out??????? Hal Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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