Bubba's Chevelle on the Auction Block

[quote="Scott Kalisch":24lshgt0]Doesnt really sound like James Sr. But maybe he was having a bad day?[/quote:24lshgt0]
http://www.motopen.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3176

[quote="UAW_member":1aj7vw2m]My Brother asks "Big James" if he can buy the jersey for my Nephew since the guy didn't want it. Big James says "What are you talkin' 'bout? You can't pay for stuff like this". "This is a racin' jersey, you can't buy no racin' jersey".

Now my Brother, who has always been a fan and defender of Bubba, is pissed off beyond description. He said Big James was the most disrespectful, condescending asshole he has ever met. No wonder the guy that bought the car didn't want Bubba's jersey.[/quote:1aj7vw2m]

I met James Sr. 2 years ago, he didn't know me from a hole in the wall, was a very nice, courteous guy.
Your story is gay.

I call bullshit. (On the story and that 70 Chevelles are a dime a dozen.)

James's dad is the nicest man on earth if you ever meet him you will agree with me.

Maybe your brother came off wrong when he approached big James. It wouldn't be hard to do. Not pointing fingers at your brother but there are alot of money grubing douche bags at auto actions. His aproach could have been miss understood prompting a piss off, standoffish response by big James as you describe it.

I didn't mean to make it sound like I was defending. I was just talking from expereince that there are alot of crooked people that go to auto auctions or auctions in general that are ready to screw people over or grab a buck any way they can. I'm always careful who I talk to at those type of things. I would hate to be a celebrity or the father of or have celebrity memorabilia ect. It sounds like it was the wrong item to have at the wrong place. By the sounds of it they were just going to give it as a momento to the purchaser of the car thinking they might be a fan. Which would have been cool if they were a fan. When they didn't want it, It would be easy to get the impression that someone was just wanting to purchase it to resale it. I'm just saying the environment. I wouldn't judge to hard. But it sucks that your brother is pissed as he is a fan. I'm just saying that if he thinks about it, being the environment that they were in, He was probably misinterperited.

If Bubba Sr was upset he was having a bad day give the man a break.

[quote="Scott Kalisch":2keb3voj]http://www.cars-on-line.com/chevelle.html[/quote:2keb3voj]
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Scott I did not look at all the chevelles but some were $ 100,000 + fake SS's go for $ 40,000. A decent real SS is $ 60,000+. I have had muscle/ pony cars all my life and 70 chevelles are becoming the car to have.

[quote:2alejxm3][quote="Scott Kalisch":2alejxm3]ORIGINAL is worth $$$ but if just the smallest thing is not original it wont get the same money as the cars at Barret Jackson.

You really, really have to know what to look for with those cars. Matching number, tires, frame off etc.


Why is everyone automatically defending James Sr? Maybe he did come off as out of line ..who knows[/quote:2alejxm3][/quote:2alejxm3]



I never mentioned James Sr. I was just talking about the chevelle.

I met James SR at an area qualifier two years ago and he was awesome, super nice and very friendly.

[quote="Scott Kalisch":1l5efd2c]ORIGINAL is worth $$$ but if just the smallest thing is not original it wont get the same money as the cars at Barret Jackson.

You really, really have to know what to look for with those cars. Matching number, tires, frame off etc.


Why is everyone automatically defending James Sr? Maybe he did come off as out of line ..who knows.[/quote:1l5efd2c]

Or maybe he didn't...who knows?

Who's [i:1l5efd2c]everyone[/i:1l5efd2c] that's defending James Sr? It seems about even.

[quote="Scott Kalisch":2e70i23e][quote="UAW_member":2e70i23e][quote="Scott Kalisch":2e70i23e]Doesnt really sound like James Sr. But maybe he was having a bad day?[/quote:2e70i23e]

It is a sweet car. They were advertising it as being on MTV's Cribs so some of you probably know the car. Maybe he was disappointed in the auction price. My Brother doesn't get offended easily and he wouldn't have been upset if Big James just said "I can't sell it". He was way beyond pissed, as mad as I've ever seen him.[/quote:2e70i23e]


Wow, sounds like the cash cow is running low, and he got pissy.

70 Chevelles are almost a dime a dozen anyway. 35K ? Better have been a nice car. If it was really that nice it would be at a bigger auction like Barret Jackson etc.[/quote:2e70i23e]
Not really dime a dozen when you figure the car probably sold for 3500 or 3800 brand new, thats a pretty common price for a nice non-original, restored car.if that was a matching numbers,restored car, it would have sold for alot more. Alot of people dont like to go thru barret jackson because of the high seller fees.

This thread is just another case where Scott thinks he is an expert on something...when in fact he doesn't know shit. It's a pretty common occurrence actually!!

[quote="rubarb":p1ubckb4][quote="Scott Kalisch":p1ubckb4]Doesnt really sound like James Sr. But maybe he was having a bad day?[/quote:p1ubckb4]
http://www.motopen.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3176[/quote:p1ubckb4]
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[quote="prostreet6t9":9arw54by]
Not really dime a dozen when you figure the car probably sold for 3500 or 3800 brand new, thats a pretty common price for a nice non-original, restored car.if that was a matching numbers,restored car, it would have sold for alot more. Alot of people dont like to go thru barret jackson because of the high seller fees.[/quote:9arw54by]Actually 70 chevelles are pretty much a dime a dozen. With over 24,000 produced.

[quote="BAJAPUNK":1a8gstpq]BUBBA CANT AFFORD HIS LIFESTYLE WITH OUT RACING .....NO WINS NO MONEY SELL MY CAR.....HOWS IT FEEL TO BE NORMAL AGAIN...[/quote:1a8gstpq]
if that was the case he'd sell his bentley not a cheap chevelle...

I thought the Bently was a gift from RED BULL...can't sell that. But I'm sure he's got enough money for...like...ever.

[quote="brent26wood":3nc12lp3][quote="prostreet6t9":3nc12lp3]
Not really dime a dozen when you figure the car probably sold for 3500 or 3800 brand new, thats a pretty common price for a nice non-original, restored car.if that was a matching numbers,restored car, it would have sold for alot more. Alot of people dont like to go thru barret jackson because of the high seller fees.[/quote:3nc12lp3]Actually 70 chevelles are pretty much a dime a dozen. With over 24,000 produced.[/quote:3nc12lp3]
actually there was right around 289,000 total with about 53,000 of them being ss's sold, , if the chevelle was a dime a dozen , Take a look at the 69 camaro with around 243,000 of them sold. pretty close in comparision as far as sales.

[quote="prostreet6t9":1y6w125n][quote="brent26wood":1y6w125n][quote="prostreet6t9":1y6w125n]
Not really dime a dozen when you figure the car probably sold for 3500 or 3800 brand new, thats a pretty common price for a nice non-original, restored car.if that was a matching numbers,restored car, it would have sold for alot more. Alot of people dont like to go thru barret jackson because of the high seller fees.[/quote:1y6w125n]Actually 70 chevelles are pretty much a dime a dozen. With over 24,000 produced.[/quote:1y6w125n]
actually there was right around 289,000 total with about 53,000 of them being ss's sold, , if the chevelle was a dime a dozen , Take a look at the 69 camaro with around 243,000 of them sold. pretty close in comparision as far as sales.[/quote:1y6w125n]
Maybe I'm missing your point here. Exactly what are you saying?

why exactly is james sr a dick for saying what he said? i dont see it.

and why is "having a bad day" a justifiable exuse for treating a fan like shit? its not. part of being a highly paid public figure such as an athelete, is that you have to put on that smile whenever youre in public. and since Sr has made himself a part of the show...he's every bit as responsible for his public image as bubba is. now i dont think he was being out of line at all in this case, but if he was, having a bad day isnt a viable excuse.

and why exactly are some of you taking joy in bubba selling this car? none of you have a clue about his financial status but its seems that IF he was in any trouble, you'd be taking joy in it. par for the course i guess.

haters.

I guess the point is, Its a car that is over 35 years old and sold for around 3500 brand new, and now its worth 35K. Not really a dime a dozen considering that 1970 car is worth more than most peoples new car. That the paint alone on that car was probably 8 to 10k, So I can understand why Big james was pissed, But then again selling at a auction is very risky unless you can have a reserve price and not all auctions will allow you to have a reserve.

[quote="prostreet6t9":q8lhqjaj]I guess the point is, Its a car that is over 35 years old and sold for around 3500 brand new, and now its worth 35K. Not really a dime a dozen considering that 1970 car is worth more than most peoples new car. That the paint alone on that car was probably 8 to 10k, So I can understand why Big james was pissed, But then again selling at a auction is very risky unless you can have a reserve price and not all auctions will allow you to have a reserve.[/quote:q8lhqjaj]
Without being a true numbers matching SS car I'd be pretty happy with that amount.

[quote="brent26wood":1t3pzr4f][quote="prostreet6t9":1t3pzr4f]I guess the point is, Its a car that is over 35 years old and sold for around 3500 brand new, and now its worth 35K. Not really a dime a dozen considering that 1970 car is worth more than most peoples new car. That the paint alone on that car was probably 8 to 10k, So I can understand why Big james was pissed, But then again selling at a auction is very risky unless you can have a reserve price and not all auctions will allow you to have a reserve.[/quote:1t3pzr4f]
Without being a true numbers matching SS car I'd be pretty happy with that amount.[/quote:1t3pzr4f]
I hear ya there, But a good solid, nicely restored,non-original without all the high dollar stuff will bring 35k. now you take the high dollar paint,and interior,wheels and tires that was on that car.The buyer got a steal deal, JS should have sold it somewhere else and just waited for the right buyer and not at any auction.

[quote="prostreet6t9":33pcwbq0][quote="brent26wood":33pcwbq0][quote="prostreet6t9":33pcwbq0]I guess the point is, Its a car that is over 35 years old and sold for around 3500 brand new, and now its worth 35K. Not really a dime a dozen considering that 1970 car is worth more than most peoples new car. That the paint alone on that car was probably 8 to 10k, So I can understand why Big james was pissed, But then again selling at a auction is very risky unless you can have a reserve price and not all auctions will allow you to have a reserve.[/quote:33pcwbq0]
Without being a true numbers matching SS car I'd be pretty happy with that amount.[/quote:33pcwbq0]
I hear ya there, But a good solid, nicely restored,non-original without all the high dollar stuff will bring 35k. now you take the high dollar paint,and interior,wheels and tires that was on that car.The buyer got a steal deal, JS should have sold it somewhere else and just waited for the right buyer and not at any auction.[/quote:33pcwbq0]

[color=#0000FF:33pcwbq0]Exactly. A buddy of mine sold a non-numbers matching GTO for $35G right here in AZ about a week before Barrett-Jackson. It was nice, but not all that. It was a frame-up, but not show-quality. Now, I don't have a clue what the Chevelle looks like, but 2 things come to mind. #1 if it was, in fact, a gift from Red Bull, this may help put to rest some of the rumors regarding the Monster deal. #2 Auctions tend to cater to collectors. Most collectors are looking for a certain style car, & the more "original" looking cars tend to bring in the most $$. If the car had non-original style paint (even if it was a $10G paint job), after-market wheels, non-original looking upholstery, etc, then it's not as likely to pull the higher $$. Like ps69 says, they probably could have gotten more $$ going a different route...maybe even eBay. Big James could even have been sore that the extras were snubbed more than the auction price, but who knows?...//TJ[/color:33pcwbq0]

If it was RC's, it probably would've went for twice as much.