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n2a Motors 789 Corvette Re-Skin Is Hotter Than Headlights
With over 1500 watchers, the n2a Motors 789 re-skinned Corvette auction may supposedly become the most popular eBay Motors auction of all time. Second most popular? The 3M 39008 Headlight restoration kit. [Pulse]
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By Ray WertComment by Deartháir - Now with more Unemployment™!: I've seen these re-skinned Vettes, and while they're much, much, MUCH more attractive than the newer Vettes they're based on,... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Auto Union Type D Race Car To Auction For $8 Million
Lamborghini V12’s are passĂ©. Three million people have seen that clip of a Countach with custom exhausts revving its engine. Let’s see what Lamborghini’s parent company can do in the V12 department. More »
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By Peter OroszComment by leavethegun-takethecannoli: This past winter my sister hit two moose in Vermont with her Audi. The car was totaled, one moose was... 7 Responses | Other threads
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2007 Playmate Of The Year’s Mini S Drop-Top Pops Up On eBay
Sara Jean Underwood's Mini is for sale on eBay. There's plenty of pictures of her posing with it, but at $34,999 you'd have to be crazy to click Buy It Now. Or a stalker. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by Jo Schmo, Dodge Daytona Fanatic: For sale: One owner 1984 Playmate Model. Always Mansioned. Gently driven only by elderly gentleman. 34 Responses | Other threads
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auctions
52 Low-Mile AMCs To Go Under The Gavel, We Stagger Back In Awe
How would you like to own a totally original 1,718-mile 1980 Pacer? Perhaps a 1970 Rebel Machine 390? Or even- are you sitting down?- the coveted Gucci Edition 1973 Hornet wagon? More »
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Comment by Tiberiuswise: I think this deserves a pilgrimage. Perhaps the first ever Jalopnik field trip (LeMons aside). Like those internet enabled kids... 11 Responses | Other threads
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Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: A 1962 Flaminia for Just $210,0000!
Wait, what's this? Have you missed Nice Price or Crack Pipe? Well, it's back. So get out your passport and checkbook, because today we've got a six-figure Flaminia, coming to us by way of Switzerland. More »
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By GraverobberComment by BLS: I've been waiting to use this. This is very slight advantage to crack-pipe. So here it is: 10 Responses | Other threads
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offbeat news
Michael Jackson's Tacky Rolls Royce Limo Going To Auction
Things haven't been great for Michael Jackson since the whole "child molestation trial" thing. Leaving the country and hemorrhaging money isn't helping either. Auctioning off his incredibly gaudy Rolls Royce limousine, however, might help. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Nickyboy is now the bass player for VH. Suck it, Wolfie!!: I can't imagine that MJ used this car to cruise the playgrounds. I'll wait until his black panel van... 5 Responses | Other threads
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1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa: Vintage Ferrari Expected To Break World Auction Record
The 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa is unarguably one of the most beautiful and successfully designed race cars ever. RM Auctions has one. It's perfect and expected to destroy the $10,894,400 record set last year. More »
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found on ebay
For Sale: One “Slightly Damaged” Challenger SRT8 With 29 Miles On Odometer
A "slightly damaged" Dodge Challenger SRT8 with just 29 miles is up for sale on EBay. Here's a good question: is it worth $25,900 with a salvage title and no warranty? [CarDomain]
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By Ray WertComment by Ash78: Isn't that one of those Matchbox cars where the door flips around to reveal damage on the back? I loved... 24 Responses | Other threads
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Gulf Oil Corvette Z06 Dominates Florida Auction With $1.05 Million Price Tag
Were you interested in Dick Thompson's SCCA-dominating 1963 Corvette Z06? Sorry, you lost your chance. It just went for $1.05 million at the Mecum auction in Kissimmee, Florida. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by Krautwagen: I know a guy here in OKC that owns one of these early Z06 cars... He bought it in original,... 5 Responses | Other threads
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auctions
2009 Barrett-Jackson Auction Scottsdale: Eight Highest-Priced Cars Through Day Three
The big Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale's going on right now and we're already into the fourth day of hot gavel action. Here's the eight top cars that have found new owners through day three. More »
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By Ray WertComment by c0de: thing i don't get is, why buy a car if you can't drive it on public roads ?! is there a... 15 Responses | Other threads
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found on ebay
Barack Obama's Chrysler 300C Auction Getting Scammed On EBay
Obviously someone's playing games, but the EBay auction for President-Elect Barack Obama's Chrysler 300C has rocketed up to an astonishingly fraudulent $99,999,999.00. Somebody missed out on that "Buy It Now" price of $1,000,000. UPDATE BELOW. More »
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By Ray WertComment by Ash78: As soon as it settles, the bottom 40% of failed bidders are supposed to be getting some of the proceeds. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Ford To Auction 2010 Shelby GT500, F-150 SVT Raptor At Barrett-Jackson
Ford's auctioning off three vehicles at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale this week — a 2010 Shelby GT500, a 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor and a Cobra Jet Mustang. The money's going to juvenile diabetes research. More »
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By Ray WertComment by NiceNurseRatched: It's nice to see the "World's Largest Collection of Balding, Overweight Men With Enlarged Prostates and Collector Car Auction" is... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Barrett-Jackon To Auction Geo Metro
The Barrett-Jackson auctions are typically filled with expensive classic cars and other exotics, so why are they auctioning off a Geo Metro of all things?
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Comment by UDMan: If you looked at B-J's on-line catalog, you will find pictures of all of these fine machines that are being... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Want to buy the first Ford F-150 SVT Raptor? [PickupTrucks]
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James Bond Lotus Esprit
Lotus Esprit Submarine Car From The Spy Who Loved Me Heading To Auction Again
James Bond's transforming Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me is up on the auction block again, so if you've got $175,000 and an appreciation for the Giugiaro-designed 1976 Lotus Esprit we recommend booking a flight to London next month for the Bonhams auction. What makes the Esprit so famous is that, at the touch of a button in the film, it turned into a submarine. We're fairly certain the Lotus up for auction, though from the film, will not actually turn into a submersible. If you want one of those you'll have to wait for the Rinspeed sQuba or invest in a blue screen. Happy bidding. Hit the jump for "official" specs on the Esprit from the movie.
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Comment by Graverobber: Well, I guess it is more intriguing than the Tin Man's Cadillac. Also, the redhead? Smokin' 4 Responses | Other threads
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found on ebay
The Thunderstorm Is Part Geo Storm, Part Subaru Brat, 100% Awesome
As much as we may be inclined to mock the Thunderstorm, which combines the nose and a powertrain of a Geo Storm with the rear end of a Subaru Brat and was constructed with an impressive level of parts-bin rummaging, we're in awe of how cool it actually is. The Thunderstorm is up for sale due to the "RECENT PASTING" of the seller's deceased "BELOVED HUSBAND" and has the lineage to prove it. Designed by someone in Alabama, the curiously-named Thunderstorm is a rolling metaphor for 1990s GM: Geo headlights, Isuzu engine, Cavalier bow ties, Subaru rear end. The Stormamino has less than 38K miles and, for a car that's mostly Japanese, a patriotic paint job. Bidding starts at just $9,999. Seller description with a list of the 20 cars that went into making this impressive amalgam below the jump. More »
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Comment by Ash78: I'm oddly intrigued and impressed, and not just because it's the work of a fellow Alabamian. It's the fact that... 6 Responses | Other threads
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auctions
RM Auctions To Sell Vintage-Style Pedal Cars Benefitting Antique Auto Club
As part of the Vintage Motor Cars of Hershey event in Pennsylvania, RM Auctions and the Antique Automobile Club of America will offer vintage-style pedal cars, custom-built for the event and benefiting the AACA. The cars were designed and fabricated by some of the nation's top restorers and wrenchers, and come in flavors ranging from a stylized Packard to a damn near perfect miniature 1956 Cadillac. We shudder to think what RM getting involved will do to pedal car prices, so if you want something for your little ones, act quick before the richies drive the price on Radio Flyers into the stratosphere. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by TR3-A: Why not make these for adults [sic]? Make it lightweight with an efficient, multi-gear bicycle-type drivetrain, the Greenies will love... 2 Responses | Other threads
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racing
Heads Up, California Racers! Gold Mine Of Potential LeMons Cars At SF Tow Auction Tomorrow!
San Francisco tows away a lot of cars, as anyone who lives there can tell you, and the DPT bureaucracy is Kafkaesque enough that they have anywhere from 100 to 300 unclaimed cars to sell every week at their Wednesday morning auctions at Pier 70. The minimum bid is 200 bucks, and nowadays they even separate the runners from the non-runners (back in the Wild West City Tow era, you had no way of knowing which cars ran and which didn't; after you bought a car, you'd either break out the hot-wiring skills or pay a guy with the world's largest collection of keys to find one that fit your new ride's ignition switch). Now that Auto Return runs the auctions, you can even check out the list of upcoming cars online, and Wednesday's auction has the finest selection of potential 24 Hours of LeMons cars we've ever seen in one place… just in time for teams gearing up for the Arse-Freeze-A-Pa-Looza race in December! More »
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Original General Lee Up For Auction, Time To Sell The Meth Lab
There were roughly 300 authentic General Lee Chargers used in the original Dukes of Hazzard and we assume that, eventually, all the ones that aren't completely trashed will end up going for sale at an auction. And while everyone seems to have a story like "it was used in episode #76 in which Bo and Luke accidentally kill a hobo," there's only one original General Lee. The 01 of 01. The car from the original jump in the credits and the one to feature the famous "dual flag" design has been fully restored and can be yours if you've got a love of classic television cars and disposable income that you were probably just going to end up blowing on blackjack. Press release below. More »
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unique performance
Unique Performance Assets, Hundreds Of Shelby Mustang Shells Going Up For Auction
We have a tip from a former employee of Unique Performance, one of the ones Unique Performance owes back pay to, that the company's numerous assets will be going up for auction to cover the approximately $900,000 owed to the IRS after they filed for Bankruptcy. Well, the assets not needed as evidence in the 25 felony charges against Unique Performance. Among things going on the block are more than one hundred 1967-69 Shelby Mustangs in various conditions (some with original titles). More »
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Comment by texaselvis: Those cars are not Shelbys. They were to BECOME Shelbys. The shells are nothing more than rusted out shells. Had... more » | Other threads
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2008 Bugatti Veyron Looks Like A Stealth Bomber, Buy It Now For $1.85 Million
UK tipster Russell let us know there's a wet black 2008 Bugatti Veyron currently up for sale on the abso-fab eBay Motors for the steal of a buy-it-now price of only $1,850,000. The Veyron's being sold by the Symbolic Motor Car Company and they're right about one thing — the black on black looks absolutely stunning — like a stealth bomber. Well, that is if a stealth bomber weren't painted with radar-reflective matte black paint. Also, if the bomber were actually a 1,001 BHP supercar. And rounded. Whatever, we digress — this particular Veyron's located in sunny La Jolla, California so the folks Symbolic want to make clear shipping or pick-up of the Veyron and it's 8.0-liter, fuel-injected, DOHC, 64 valve, quad-turbocharged, W16 engine is the responsibility of the buyer. But, they'd be happy to quote you a price on delivery if you'd like. What are they kidding me? I'd drive it straight back to Michigan myself. If you want it, you'd better hurry up as you've only got two days to snag it. More » -
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World's Only 1967 GT500 Super Snake Could Be Yours... For $3 Million
With all this Barrett-Jackson brouhaha around here, we mustn't forget that there are other places to spend torrents of money on a vintage car. Say, on eBay Motors, where $3,000,000 will buy you the only GT500 Super Snake that Carroll Shelby ever made. You get the 520-horse 427, the rights to the SuperSnake.org website, and about a million tons of history with the deal. But still, we can't help wondering how many Omni GLHSs you could buy with 3 megabucks and still have enough left over for a mansion and a couple of Zimmer Golden Spirits- probably all of them! [eBay Motors] More »
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Barrett-Jackson: First 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Off the Line Sells at Auction for $400,000
Dodge decided to "hit it" on big money day here at the big BJ auction by dropping the very first 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 on to the auction block to watch as it sold for $400,000 with the proceeds going to charity. But strangely enough, despite now running the new Challenger without cover on the highways and byways of Metro Detroit, the PR folks with Chrysler decided to only bring the concept version here to Barrett-Jackson. Does that make sense? Not to us. So, it seems that Ford won this round with the new GT500KR going at a price of $550,000 but we'll have to see what happens when numbers that really count start to tally up. You know, sales numbers? Anyway — full description from the BJ folks below the jump. More » -
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Barrett-Jackson: First 2009 Corvette ZR1 Sells at Auction for $1,000,000
The first 2009 Corvette ZR1 just sold here on big money day at the big BJ auction for $1,000,000 with a little help from GM's best bud, Jay Leno to Dave Ressler. Although the money's all going to the United Way, we're wondering what this'll mean for the mark-up on the sticker price we'll see for this already $99,000 two-seat supercar. And keep in mind we still don't know what the final number will end up being on horsepower and torque. But — what we do know now is that the sticker price will be $99,000 — thanks to the need to provide the above-and-beyond price for IRS purposes and the charitable deduction. But hey, maybe you'll still get that 100,000 mile guarantee on the powertrain — even if you're buying #1 off the assembly line. Full description from the folks at Barrett-Jackson plus more on winning bidder Dave Ressler, main man at Ressler Chevrolet, below the jump. More » -
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Barrett-Jackson: Robosaurus, Sells For $575,000, Promises Not To Eat Your Collector Cars
Robosaurus just sold in all of it's car-crunching amazingness, for a sale price of just $575,000 here at the Barrett-Jackson classic car auction and told the world he'd promise "not to eat any of your car collection." We remember seeing monster trucks at the Pontiac Silverdome in the 80's — but like most kids, the highlight of our day was seeing Robosaurus munching on cars and turning them into automotive-flambe. So seeing him sold off on big money BJ day at Barrett-Jackson is kind of — we dunno. We actually don't know what to think about it yet — even though we've known it'd be up for sale since October. but we're a little disappointed bidding didn't break the $5.5 million from last year's sale of the Shelby. Don't people understand how amazing this thing is? Full description from the Big BJ after the jump and we'll have video up shortly for ya. More » -
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Barrett-Jackson: First 2008 Shelby GT500KR Goes For $550,000
The one-off glass-roofed 2008 Shelby GT500KR that's the first off the we showed you this past week, just went for a final sale price of $550,000 after bidding started at a mere $100,000. This despite a custom Fender Stratocaster with a pretty matte black case and all the money going to Edsel Ford's juvenile diabetes charity. We're a wee bit underwhelmed — despite Dr. McDreamy driving it up to the auction block. OK, we're kidding — nowe we're wondering what this bodes for the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 #01 that'll be hitting the auction block shortly as the Muscle Car Wars continue to heat up. Maybe if they'd offered it up with Will Arnett it might've made a bigger difference. Nah, probably not. Full BJ from BJ after the jump. Oh, and you want to know who bought it? That's right — Ron Pratte. That man loves Carroll Shelby. More »
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By Ray WertComment by Galaxie500: Shelby Mustangs are going to come up short when fat ass Challengers and ugly Camaro's and vetts hit the streets.... more » | Other threads
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Barrett-Jackson: Caroll Shelby's 1969 Shelby GT500 Convertible
It's Caroll Shelby's personal '69 GT500 convertible and it just went up for sale here at the big BJ. That's right — a '69 at a BJ. It's been parked in the Mustang main man's garage since 1969. One owner — and one buyer today's getting it. Bidding started in the $100,000 range and quickly skyrocketed up into the half a million range, and then finally settled in for a final winning bid of $675,000 to collector Ron Pratte — who appears to be buying up absolutely everything with Shelby's name on it that he can get his hands on. Full Barrett-Jackson description after the jump. More » -
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A Shelby Cobra 427 frame-up, concours quality restoration with a sideoiler 427 engine. 11,000 original miles. Never raced. Has the Sunburst wheels with original Blue Dot tires and a spare set of wheels and tires — and it just sold for $625,000 at the Barrett-Jackson to some guy on the interwebs. No, it wasn't us. -
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Barrett-Jackson: Panoz Esperante Flying Car Takes Off for Only $45,000
Jalopnik still loves flying cars — it may still be part of our masthead, we can't remember — but here's a perfect example. It's the $100,000 Panoz Esperante converted by Jesse James of Monster Garage into an airborne vehicle whose first flight matched the success of the Wright Brothers. Seriously — they took it to Kitty Hawk where it actually flew in a straight line and then hit the ground just as hard as the Wright plane did. Here's the full description of the "Flying Car" from Barrett-Jackson, which just sold for a steal of a price at $45,000 (just under $55,000 with the auction fees): More »
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By Ray WertComment by kleinlowe: @smart42: Personal-PCH fishing at BJ? Classy. 1 Responses | Other threads
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Barrett-Jackson: People Spend a Lot at the BJ
So far today the big B-J auction's brought in a total of $9,010,000. Not too shabby if you ask us. Not for enthusiasts looking to buy on the cheap, but certainly for the Barrett-Jackson people and the folks looking to sell. With about half of the lots already sold, we've got the top five money-makers so far below the jump. We'll have more from the auction shortly — including some pretty amazing one-off stuff that'll blow your mind — live fromour couchesBarrett-Jackson in Scottsdale. More »
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By Ray WertComment by SeanKHotay: The bi-annual Barrett Jackson Tulip Festival... IMHO, while some vehicles deservedly fetch high money (e.g., the Rondine), BJ blows most of... more » | Other threads
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Barrett-Jackson: Live Coverage of Hot BJ Action in Scottsdale!
Yup, it's true — we'll have some live coverage of the Big BJ auction out in Scottsdale throughout the rest of the afternoon and into the morning. So if you're looking for the best in hot BJ action, look to Jalopnik as your place to turn. Or, you know, 7 Mile Rd and Woodward. But we digress — we'll be covering the auction action with the help of our friends at SPEED TV and the kind folks from Barrett-Jackson themselves, so strap yourselves in for a hot all-access auto auction afternoon of alliteration. We'll see the next salvo fired in the Muscle Car Wars with the first 2008 Dodge Challenger off the line going heads-up against a very special Shelby GT500KR (no, not KITT — it's not that special). We'll also be seeing the first "retailable" 2009 Corvette ZR1 gaveled off as well as some other noted notables. Oh, and did we mention Robosaurus? Follow all the 2008 Scottsdale Barrett-Jackson action live from our tag page at the link above — or just keep refreshing here for all the action.
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By Ray WertComment by Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing: @Uncle_Bo: I just now discovered that I have Speed channel (I only recently switched from analog to digital cable with... more » | Other threads
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Barrett-Jackson to Auction First "Retailable" 2009 Corvette ZR1
Want to be the first to get your hands on a new 2009 Corvette ZR1? In 14 days, head on over to the Barrett-Jackson auction as we've just heard the first ZR1 will be going up for auction as part of their "Muscle Car Wars" marketing of a sale of the first 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8, a Shelby GT500 KR and now a 2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1. Don't they know we've already got the "Muscle Car Wars" thing trademarked? We'll take our royalties in either cash or any mix of the above acronym-obsessive vehicles from the BJ auctioneers. Full lot quote from the folks all about the BJ after the jump. Oh — and did we mention the Barrett-Jackson folks think it's a "ZR-1 CONVERTIBLE?" More »
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By Ray WertComment by CARBONFIBER: * The Price is Right? I will top the highest bid + $1 Mr.Barker. What do I win? And I dont want... more » | Other threads
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Pay $278,000 for New Home, Get Free 2008 Ford Focus
We knew someone trying to give away an '08 Ford Focus was an all but certain eventuality. But with all the offers out there in the Metro Detroit area for free leases on Land Rovers with a condo purchase, we never thought a seller wouldsyncsink this low. That's right, buy a new all-sports waterfront home for $278,000 and get a free 2008 Ford Focus. Yup, all that lakefront property, Huron Valley schools and now even theFord with synckitchen sink. Yes folks, sometimes the easy joke is just that. [via craigslist]
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By Ray WertComment by westfieldind: I've seen Kia dealers in Indy that offered a free Rio with the purchase of another, more upscale Kia. Evidently... more » | Other threads
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auctions
Brenda Priddy Auctions Off Rare Badge For Charity
Everyone's favorite spy photographer, Brenda Priddy (just kidding Hans, we love ya, too) is doing a bit of charity work, perhaps as punishment for bringing us the Hunks of SEMA gallery. All you have to do to help charity is bid on this extremely rare badge from the Dodge Journey, which was originally named the Dodge CREW. It's a badge from a car that never existed! Just be the highest bidder, send the check to charity and Priddy & Co. will do the rest. Oh yeah, tell her you're a Jalopnik reader and she might even throw in one of her famous purple pens (it's our most treasured possession). Full details from Brenda below the jump: More »
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Congrats on Buying a Batmobile, Just Don't Ever Drive it
The fellows over at Hemmings News know a thing or two about auctions, and managed to locate some fairly hilarious fine print in a recent one. The original Batmobile from Batman Forever was sold last week at the Al Wiseman Collection auction (BTW, we promise you Speed Racer won't be as bad as that stinker). It sold for less than half the reserve price and they were a little curious why. More »
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found on ebay
OK, kids — real quick now, what's funny about this eBay listing for the rear seat to a late model GMC Yukon? If you guessed the "current bid" at $99,999,999.00 — you're only half way there. That's actually just people dicking with the seller. No, the real hilarity is why he's being dicked with. [eBay] -
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eBay Auction of Lindsay Lohan's Mercedes Now Sanitized For Your Protection
Looks like the lawyers may have gotten to the auction of Lindsay Lohan's former 2005 Mercedes SL65. The original eBay auction for the dinged up and now apparently fixed Mercedes was very clear as to the pedigree of the former owner. Mysteriously the car was pulled down from auction a couple of days after we reported on it, but It would now seem the seller has re-posted the item — only this time it's been wiped of all traces of the LiLo stain. No word on whether it's now been wrapped in one of those "sanitized for your protection" wrappers often found at budget motels, although perhaps that would decrease the value for the true collectors out there. One thing's for sure, our sources are telling us the seller remains true to their commentary the coke-sprinkled vehicle at auction is the former property of the celebutard — and we'll continue to stick by our "Cokeat Emptor" issued before. (Hat tip to Paul and Dave!) [eBay] More » -
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Don't Touch the Hair: "Travolta Fever" Custom Trans Am on eBay
Not long after L. Ron Hubbard got John Travolta's thetans on a silver platter, the New Jersey-born actor starred in a little movie about dancing around like a putz. It was called Saturday Night Fever, and it became a multimedia, pop-culture phenomenon that launched both his career and that of the Bee Gees into the stratosphere. As such, marketers of all stripe muscled in on Travolta Fever, an illness whose symptoms included jumpsuits and an overly intense affinity for hair products. At the time, it was customary for custom car builder George Barris to work up some manner of rod to celebrate a media property that passed a certain tipping point. Such was this "Travolta Fever" Trans Am, one of the first celebrity car model kits ever offered by Revell. Now, it's for sale on eBay. Get in on the malaise-era automotive collector's market now, before all the great ones are gone. And get this one too, what the hell. [eBay]
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Lindsay Lohan's Coke-Sprinkled 2005 Mercedes SL65 On eBay?
For you auto-lovers of the celeb-obsessed variety — who also happen to have $110,000-plus to play with — we've got an eBay auction just for you. There's a Mercedes SL-Class on eBay which the seller claims to be none other than the SL65 Lindsay Lohan smacked into a tree back in May of this year and in which police supposedly found a cute li'l bag of coke. So is it LiLo's Mercedes-Benz? Well, the license plate in the pictures does seem to be the same as that found on the back end of the tree-bashing German drop-top, but we also did a quick AutoCheck vehicle history report on the VIN and the only reported accident on the report comes from February of 2006. So is it the same Mercedes? We're not sure, but you know what they say — Cokeat Emptor. That's what they say, isn't it? (Hat tip to Travis!)
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