Real Nickey?

[quick-bowtie]

Ive got to agree with Stefano.. For example take a nice restored 69' L78 Camaro for 60k from some small town dealer. Id gladly pay more and think you could add another 15k to the price if it was documented coming from Berger, Gibb, Yenko, Nickey, Scuncio, Dana, etc.. JMO

[1969l78]

Its back------

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-NICK...d=p4506.c0.m245

[al8apex]

as long as this "d-a" continues to offer the 2010 Camaro "on the side" ebay is going to keep on bouncing it

[al8apex]

yup
removed again
gotta wonder how bright this shining star is

[Jim Ferron]

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I see no value in paying a premium for a dealership name if the car is nothing special.

Would you pay extra for a van from Yenko Chevrolet?

How about a Pinto from Tasca Ford?

What about a Monaco from MR. Norms's Grand Spaulding Dodge?

It makes no sense. I have a friend with a Baldwin-Motion Camaro bought from BM by an employee who added all the BM extras over the counter. The fact that Joel Rosen won't sign a letter attesting to its "pedigree" seriously lessens the value.The BM Protect-O-Plate is cool, but not a huge value adder.

In my opinion, no pot metal dealer tag adds anything unless the vehicle is specially modified.

Dandy Don

[/ QUOTE ]Yep I would pay more for all those cars under those conditions...

BTW Dandy,
Dyno Don raced a Pinto you know... and I believe Bill Lawtons Pinto f/c was connected to Tasca as well!

[olredalert]

-----Actually, Stefano, Thinking it over, I guess I do see some cachet value to a true performance dealers car. I think I would disagree on the $15,000 difference on a $60,000 car, however. I guess it would come down to some form of bragging rights that some collectors would attach to a given vehicle. I may have to start using the reverse of this scenario to buy cars. Example; "Oh,,,This car didnt come from Scunzio Chevrolet??? Geez,,,I just cant pay that kind of money for a car from an ordinary dealer"!!! ......Bill S

-----Oh,,,And Jim,,,I would pay a premium for that Pinto weather it came from Tasca or not. Of course, thats only cause the gas-tank is gone.

[1969l78]

It makes a litle diffrence. Gives you some bragging rights to say your muscle car came from one of those dealers. Just not sure it makes it worth $16,000 dollars more.

[Salvatore]

I bet there are many small dealerships that sold as many or more HI-PO cars and didn't get the recognition. Unless they were modified and documented I don't think they should be worth really anymore. Its just about the hobby that makes it that way. Why would a floor model 1969 SS nova be worth more from Fred Gibb than it would be from Home Motors in California where my nova was bought from. Actually Home Motors in Santa Maria is still in business in the same location so???? JMO

[Jim Ferron]

I don't want this sound critical, because it's not meant that way....

Certainly the way the current Nickey markets their cars on e-bay, they are using the OLD Nickey cachet to help give it's 'used' cars that same...looking for a word, lets say 'flavor' as a car purchased from that era.

Again not implying it was an original Nickey car but still you can tell your Buds It came from Nickey and you could proudly display that dealers sticker and apparel.

I would do the same myself, no stone thrown. I haven't seen this e-bay sale, but it sounds like the new seller is trying his version of the same thing.

[Jeff H]

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I bet there are many small dealerships that sold as many or more HI-PO cars and didn't get the recognition. Unless they were modified and documented I don't think they should be worth really anymore. Its just about the hobby that makes it that way. Why would a floor model 1969 SS nova be worth more from Fred Gibb than it would be from Home Motors in California where my nova was bought from. Actually Home Motors in Santa Maria is still in business in the same location so???? JMO

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I look at it the same way. If it's a name performance dealer car that was modified, then it adds value. But a stock Z28, L78, COPO, etc. doesn't make it any more special than a non perf dealer car(assuming paperwork is the same in comparison).