With non-original clones of rare muscle cars often selling for more than the original models did five years ago, it's no wonder the wallet sniffers at Forbes have their accountants' visors in a bunch over a Barrett-Jackson auction that opened yesterday in Arizona. The money a well-restored specimen goes for these days is just astounding — like a 1971 Plymouth Barracuda convertible expected to sell for $150,000 (a Hemi 'Cuda would likely hit $2 million!), or a lime-green AMC AMX (pictured) at $40,000. Nostalgic baby boomers with cash to spend are the usual suspects. Naturally, we can't wait to see what a tuner Honda Civic will go for in 2035.
Muscle car madness? [Forbes]
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