Amazing Chevy auction

[Dave W]

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/scores-chevys-hidden-50-years-finally-sale-160911547.html with photo gallery and video

[westen44]

Pretty amazing.  A lot of people are fascinated by such things, including me. 

[ilan]

Awesome. Vintage car collectors must be freaking out over this.

[Basvarken]

Wow!

It's pics like these that are freaking me out

[nofi]

if that's the cream of the crop it does not look too impressive. i like the '64 impala. would make a nice lowrider.

[Dave W]

They'll certainly need some work, no doubt about it. Still, it's a treasure trove and the oxidized paint can be dealt with.

Maybe I'll bid on the Corvair, on the theory that it couldn't be a bigger stinker than the one I had.

[chromium]

I could probably swing the Chevette Scooter 

[gweimer]

I would bet that all the tires are suffering from dry rot, too.  The gamble on those cars is that they weren't stored with care.  They were just left in a building.  Anyone notice the roof of the Cameo?  It looks like something fell on it.

[OldManC]

I don't mean to demean them at all because it is a cool find, but those would be worth a LOT more (even in their condition) if they were collectable models. Those two extra doors kill that '56 as far as the mega bucks it would have brought as a coupe. The '78 'Vette is probably the most collectable of the ones pictured and even that one is on the lower/mid end of the 'Vette chain. There's a reason those are the ones that got put up instead of being sold.

[the mojo hobo]

A few years ago a local Chevy dealer had a Corvette like the one pictured that had sat in a barn since purchased new. I remember reading that they didn't want to wash it as the dirt with the story had some value. It did sell for big bucks. It looked just like this:

[Pilgrim]

That Cameo pickup is a rare chicken - possibly the highest value vehicle - except for the roof dent.  That's probably the reason it didnt' get sold.

Compared to any other vehicles their age, these things are GEMS!  The big money problems in cars of that vintage are caused by rust.  These are going to be essentially rust-free.  Tires are cheap, and so are hoses and soft parts like door seals, etc...none of that really matters in terms of value.  Even tearing down an engine or transmission, cleaning it up and re-assembling is not a big deal. What's important is what these vehicles do not have: rust.

I'm going to check into that auction and see if I can pick up a piece of automobilia.

if that's the cream of the crop it does not look too impressive. i like the '64 impala. would make a nice lowrider.

With that low mileage, that's practically a crime!!  It would also reduce the value by about 70%.

[nofi]

wait. low milage would reduce the value? did i miss something.

[Dave W]

wait. low milage would reduce the value? did i miss something.

I think he meant making it into a low rider would reduce the value.

[Hörnisse]

[nofi]

i think value would increase as a ground up restoration as a custom/hot rod. the stock version has limited value in spite of the low milage.

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=1964+chevy+lowrider+photos&qpvt=1964+chevy+lowrider+photos&FORM=IGRE#view=detail&id=432C979B06BBFB12488270A9E1813D3D79F639F2&selectedIndex=42