1969 GTO Convertible Raffle

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I am a Police Officer in NJ and every year, my Police Benevolent Association runs a charity event and we raffle off a new Harley Davidson, the event goes well and evey year a local from our town wins it. (which is nice). We take all the profits and donate them to various charities such as Autism speaks, Cancer Society officers families who were hurt or killed on duty etc. The point is we are a non profit organization and by law we HAVE to donate all the profits we take into our civic association to various causes. We dont squander any money or waste it.

This brings me to the point why I am here speaking to all of you. This year I suggested the Harley thing is getting old and I want to raffle off a 1969 GTO convertible four speed. The PHS shows the car is a Canadian car, Liberty blue car, with blue interior and white convertible top. The kicker is it is a factory hideaway headlight car, tach and gauges, power antena, etc loaded up car. It is missing the original motor but the trans is numbers matching. I located a correct WT motor built a few months prior to the build date of the car.

The car is very solid and will be correctly restored by all of us over the winter months, and should be ready to show come early spring. Of course we dont have the time or money for a concourse restoration, but it would certainly be good enough to show off at local events and a great above average driver quality, my intention is to do a frame off restoration on the car.
Ultimately we would like to raise 60K. I have an idea of limiting the tickets to only 600 at $100 dollars each. I like the idea of very few tickets and the odds of winning are very good compared to unlimited ticket sales.

The members are extremely nervous about this and worry that the ticket price is too much. We will take a vote in 7 days to decide this prodject. I think its a great idea with great odds and a awesome prize to the winner. We currently have 125 police officer members in our PBA and if each guy bought their own ticket we would only have to sell 475. The few members that know what the car is and have experience with muscle cars think its a great idea, but as a Union The majority vote wins. If it were up to the unknowing crowd they would feel better selling an unlimited amount of Harley Raffle tickets at 1o each. I dont fault them or anyone this is just something new to them.

We have some community members and business ready to volunteer their help with labor.

My question to you all is Do you think this will work? Are the tickets too high? I have presold 11 tickets so far myself in 3 days, but that is not enough to convince these guys this idea may work. Their big fear is they dont know enough car guys that may want to buy a ticket. I will suggest that if we dont sell all 600 tickets, that the raffle then turns into a 50/50 with the net profits and the winner will get a nice cash prize.

Here is the big question, I know things are tight for everybody, but should this become a reality would anyone here be willing to buy a ticket for a good cause? If so please respond to me, I wont hold you to it if you change your mind, I just need to gauge solid interest in it so that way when I present my formal case with pics to the membership in a week I can come in and say that there are at least 20-30-50 -100 great people I know who could commit themselves to this and that may sway the vote to this project. Please just dont agree or commit to me for the heck of it, I need honest opinions and commitments should you choose to do so or not. You may do this publically or privately whatever you like.

I am one guy who really believes in this but I am fighting an uphill battle on this one.

Once Again I Thank You
Paul
I started this post on Peformance years for others comments and suggestion please read whats already been said and done.
If the membership here feels this post is innaproriate I apoligize and please remove it. I have really enjoyed reading the posts on your website and looking at your awesome cars.

http://forums.performanceyears.com/f...d.php?t=575748

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Note the pictire of the car is the way it sits now before restoration

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Here is a pic of the original dusty interior

[1970Bluel78]

My 2 cents. $ 20.00 tickets are much easier to sell

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True 20 tickets are easier to sell. That would be 3000 tickets. What do you think the market will bear $100 tickets only 600 tickekts. Deep down I know cheaper tickets are the way to go. I just thought that the odds of winning with only 600 tickets would be enough to sell out quickly. $50 tickets for 1200 $40 for 1500? $25 tickets for 2400 total. Im just concerned that we sell out the tickets. Thats why I present the questions to the car guys. If there is anyone that would buy tickets it would be the people in the hobby. If I fail here then we are back to "any body wanna buy a Ticket for a harley?" BTW all suggestions are welcome good or bad. Opinions needed

[938312]

So far I have informal commitments for 35-38 tickets sold at 100 that may change, should a cheaper price be set. thanks Paul

[x Baldwin Motion]

When the tickets are $20 each and a six pack for $100.00 you will get your hundred$ per ticket puchaser. ( my experience from recent fund raiser) Good Luck.

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Preliminary meeting I had some guys are still a little skeptical. I suggested we run a test case. So Would I have more interest from this board If we limited the raffle to only 310 tickets. @$100. Would that peak anyones interest here? The car would be as is, not restored but a nice driver with the original interior, for that number of tickets. We have 125 guys that would buy their own ticket. I hope not to sell any to the general public. Just you guys on this board and classical pontiac, Yenko and of course friends, family and car club members of the members on the boards. If we do this, the car will be raffled off within 2 weeks of a sellout. That leaves only 185 tickets for sale. One of you guys may take this car home. If this works the guys would feel at ease doing it again with cheaper tickets and for a higher profile car and opening the raffle up to everyone. The majority of them are not real car guys, thats why they dont think its posssible. Again this is just a suggestion. if the feedback is good. Maybe one of you will have a nice convertible for christmas.

PHS on the car shows Liberty Blue
Blue interior
White convertible top
4 speed
Covertible headlamps
Power antenae
ride and handling package
Ralley Gauges
In dash tach
Power steering
Power Brakes
Posi rear

Once again I have to get this approved by the membership. Just gauging interest so I can have some answers at our next meeting.
For pix
http://forums.performanceyears.com/f...748&page=2

[WILMASBOYL78]

You really only need 50 guys who will spend a $100 per ticket....those 50 guys each know another 4 or 5 guys who have the same resources. I have done a lot of fund raisers....group your approach to people who have similar interests and financial means. Let those other folks help you sell the tickets...Obviously car groups like this site are one possibility. Good luck....$100 chance on that car seems like a better bet than putting your $$ in Wall Street

wilma

[Supergas990]

I'll probably take one either way. Let us know when they're available and where to send the check to.

Blair