[Dar73]

I sold a 1940 Custom Mercury at BJ last year.... It didn't take me too long to realize that Barrett Jackson was not the best venue for a custom. The Resto Mods were going for what I thought was crazy money and having a Saturday night timeslot assumed I was going to kill it. Unfortunately, the opposite happened, got 75K but hoped for much, much more. Oh well, it was fun. There seemed to be an endless supply of Corvettes and Camaros, same as this year.

I know the owner of the 289 was less than thrilled with his take, 95K less the sellers commission and he pockets 85K.... not to mention the costs associated with getting the car to the auction, detailing, tickets, etc.... probably cost him another 5K for the weekend. 289's have a smaller audience than the 427's, obviously. No question the car is a stunner... Not sure if he had it for sale somewhere else previously or not. I would have guessed it to go for $110 or so, all in all not that bad.