Ex Bonneville Opel???? 376 mpg???

[Aardvaark]

Wonder if they placed a pre-auction estimate on it.

It'll be interesting to see what it brings.

[Geek]

I got curious and did a quick search for more info - here's a quick link to what I found:
Linky

[Aardvaark]

Originally Posted by Geek I got curious and did a quick search for more info - here's a quick link to what I found: Linky

Interesting. Thanks.

[ungermm]

I don't recall what the opening bid was, but it didn't sell. A few weeks later the seller was offering it up for rental with no takers. That must have taken a lot of work to get that thing running again. Here is the link to the discussion.

http://www.opelgt.com/forums/general...l-376-mpg.html

[Mike Trout]

Saw this in my auction papers where I buy some of my cars around the world thought you would all get a kick outa this.

Mike-

[Mike Trout]

Well forget it for soem reason the photo and the article wont post up might as well delete this thread

[ungermm]

Maybe the photo didn't load because we already have it on this site. We have discussed this car here.

http://www.opelgt.com/forums/general...l-376-mpg.html

I remember it didn't sell on Ebay last year, but I never heard what happened in the recent auction.
Jerry

[Mike Trout]

Ok yeah that was it, well It has a coat of paint on it, even thought its a black and white photo, it sold for $10,100 at Rupp in FT.Lauderdale

[PROPEL]

To this article... is this one.

[Mike Trout]

yeah that was it, except it was painted different and just sold at that auction for a fair bit

[mschmalenberg]

I just got a E-mail from Old cars weekly with this link, thought it was interesting. Old Cars Weekly - 1959 Opel Record Miles Per Gallon
Also the May issue of Hemmings sports & exotic car has a picture of a Opel GT racing in a SCCA race around 1973, it is on pg. 41.

[Gary]

Originally Posted by mschmalenberg ...Also the May issue of Hemmings sports & exotic car has a picture of a Opel GT racing in a SCCA race around 1973, it is on pg. 41.

According to the note next to the pic, it was taken at Ponca city, OK in '73. the driver's name was Coyle Fenner.

[sawdust]

Opels on Hemmings

[heimue]

Originally Posted by sawdust Opels on Hemmings

There is one too many zeros in the price. 3 times $ 500 is $ 1,500, not 15,000...

Dieter

[Phoenix]

I think I'd want at least one pic of a car that someone wanted 375,000 bucks for. That's the sort of hype that you'd expect to see at Barrett-Jackson. I really think that this person is looking for people to talk so they can make a KILLING off of this car.

[manta73wi]

Originally Posted by Phoenix I really think that this person is looking for people to talk so they can make a KILLING off of this car.

Looks like the new owners are cranking up the ol' publicity machine.

Old Cars Weekly - 1959 Opel Record Miles Per Gallon

In the article they talk about it being "lost to history," and being a "find." Why are these terms used when obviously someone previously owned it, and kept it in decent shape, but wasn't a publicity hound? Does the publicity of going to auction now make it a "find?" I don't belittle the car's history or significance, but glossing up the history in order to pump its perceived value is pretty transparent. This is done so often in the Barrett-Jackson type world, but very rarely in the Opel community (with the exception of certain eBay "persuasive writing" descriptions that pop up from time-to-time). One of the things I love about the Opel community is the lack of "marketing" of certain cars! We all appreciate a nice Opel, and those with nice Opels just tend to honestly describe, show, and share their great cars without all the hype.
-Jeff W.
'75, '74, & '73 Mantas

[heimue]

The car is back on ebay, for a starting bid of US$ 50,000, or a buy-it-now of US$ 300,000. Wow, that must be a jewel ...

Dieter

[jeff denton]

Well with the price of gas these days, it might just pencil out in the long run to buy that car and use it as the daily driver. Or, run it at Bonneville, I really want to do that someday. So I couldn't go wrong either way.

[CDN OpelNut]

Somebody spent a pile on the restoration. Compare the photos to the ones at the beginning of this thread!

[opelwasp]

Somebody obviously thinks this car is worth more than it is. I'd pay $3000 no more. $50,000? Someone is smoking some funny dope.

[opelnut10]

It is amazing, when you look at the pictures how this thing was made and the materials used. I think whoever thought this out and executed the building is/was a very smart cookie That being said, and while it looks a lot better now than when first posted, (someone did put some lipstick and makeup on that old girl) this is just another case of a car saleman trying to hit a home run (or maybe win the ball game and retire) and I think this is bordering on the silly asking that kind of money for that car. But look at it from his viewpoint, if he gets minimum bid I'm sure he is well ahead of what he has got invested. In fact he more than likely has a small investment in it and can afford to sit on it until someone give him a very large profit on his investment, after all as they say in the car business there is a rearend to fit every seat, you just gotta match them up

[timemachine]

From $2K to $5K to $300K in a year. Who says old Opels don't appreciate in value? Nice resto and cleanup but with a big enough junkyard you could build your own for under $500.

Jim

[opel kid]

wow just looking at it makes me confused...makes you wander who thought about doing this? and how can it get that many mpg's?

[Laurence Opel GT]

Originally Posted by timemachine From $2K to $5K to $300K in a year. Who says old Opels don't appreciate in value? Nice resto and cleanup but with a big enough junkyard you could build your own for under $500. Jim

Yes, but that'd never be THE car that broke the rekord!! Geddit, Rekord..

A bit like old Apple I computers. One can build them today for a few $'s but if you find one of the originals from 1976 that sold for $666.66 you're looking at a lot more...

No, I'm not buying it...

[Phoenix]

Resto is a strange mix of some new and some stuff refreshed but not everything, and not some of the important stuff.

Car moved from East Coast to West Coast. I had talked to the previous owner about coming to Carlisle last year but they didn't make it of course. Maybe you East Coast guys should stay in contact and see if you can get them to come to one of our shows. Email is on the listing.