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I wanna believe it.
Great story too. The car is awesome.
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Neat story.....and I agree  ....."Very cool if true" Could be I guess....stranger things have happened.
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It is basically true. See my post on Forum 1949-1954 Chev "New 1950 Chev" 1/26/09. The car has been owned by a private collector from Co and was sold at auction in Scottsdale in Jan for $28,500. I was at the auction and saw the documentation. If this isn't the same car it is its twin.
David
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I cannot say if this tale or car is true or not. I can give you some info on the Jan, 09 sale of a car like this in Phoenix.
The car that carries the same story and mileage as this one that was sold at Kruse in Jan was sold by a collector who was selling a large collection. He told the same story when he introduced it. There was a lot of documentation with the unit. When I came home from the auction I made my post mentioned above because the car I saw looked brand new and was beautiful.
Since this auction is usually attended by mostly dealers and professionals I suspect the documentation was closely examined.
However, for you that doubt this car, I checked on the Krause website and cannot find it listed on the Jan Phoenix (Scottsdale) sale list. Yet, I was there and saw it sold.
I suppose someone really interested could call Kruse and check to see why it is not listed as having been sold. There may be a good reason why they are not showing the sale.
As I stated in my previous post, I cannot say for sure if this is the same car or not that was sold in Phoenix in Jan. But, IF it is, as I recall it was sold for $28,500 in Jan and this dealer wants $59,950. A nice profit if you can get it.
David
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It is too common for auction companies to announce a sale when in fact the vehicle does not change hands. It is done on an agreement between seller and auction company to establish a price for a vehicle. None of the auction companies is totally on the up and up. They all run vehicles to "establish" a sales price. These are never reported in the "official" records or if they are then some "problem" is claimed by the winning bidder "who is never identified". If anyone believes all the hype given out by auction companies they deserve what they get.
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The whole auction scene (especially with 'classic' cars) is a
PERFECT example of caveat emptor. Or however
it's spelled. Basic translation --- Let the Buyer Beware.
It'd take more money, or bigger balls or being way dumber
than I think I am (or all of the above) to buy a car at one
of those 'classic car' type auctions.
I've got a story about the only time I did. Too long to go
into. Probably not worth the space. I did pay for the car
even tho I definitely wasn't the hi bidder. Worked out fine.
I sold the car 2-3 years later and made 50% on my
money. Just lucky......
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