Just watched the 69 T/A, White interior, said to be one of 14 Van Nuys built T/A's, complete resto on this 400 RA III 4 speed car sell for $99,000.

I have to say that I am astounded by the prices people are paying for cars these days. People with more money than common sense are literally pricing the true enthusiast/hobbyist out of the game. They are still looking at is as a quick turn investment with the perk of driving a cool car for a short time.

Are they worth this kind of money? Technically no, they are all originally built the same, came down the assembly line together. Some obviously have more desirable options etc... but on the other hand, between the sellers and the bidders... it all comes down to what it's worth the them, to get that car. To the seller, hopefully they bought smart and sold smarter! The bidder, if they have that kind of money to throw around, it's all relative...

I too bought all my Firebirds smart (for what I could afford) My 68 in my signature images, I also bought for $150, had about $1k into it (about 2 years of work) and sold it for $3k. I think it's all relative to each individual's situation. I could never justify spending top dollar for a car at auction like these cars as I don't have that kind of money. So I can't quite see the worth on their terms, but to them, it must be worth it. So who am I to say what a cars value is to that individual? I don't think I can quite relate on their level.

But I do think that the prices are falsely driven buy such media hype to the point that as I mentioned, the true enthusiast is the one loosing out on being able to buy the car they have always dreamed of owning...

It's all out of balance I tell ya...