A couple of Station Wagons sold there recently. One for $39,000 and the other for $44,000.
Wow. Serious money.
WARNING, RANT TO FOLLOW!
Are you serious? I've never seen a Jeep go for such money. Are you talking about Willys Wagons or Jeep Wagoneers. I've been watching prices for the last few years and it seems that the most valued, or most expensive Jeeps seem to be mid 80s-early 90s fully restored FSJ Wagoneers, they usually go for 25-35K. There's still a market for yuppies who couldn't afford them back then who want them now.
...and I've watched beautifully restored Jeepsters go for under 10K, that's pennies. No wonder JP magazine just had an article (not trying to slam them, cause I like the mag),,,,but they had an article named "A TJ saving Jeepster". Its on page 20 of the Mar 2013 issue. Now just when does slicing up a rare Jeepster warrant accolades vs hacking up a much more readily available TJ? I could never do that. What a shame.
I think its just the nature of the beast for us Jeepers that is simply a matter of reality, its that rarity doesn't always equate to more value. Hey, look at Scramblers, they made about 27K of them and they're terribly overvalued, however, they only made 14K 98' 5.9L Grand Cherokees....and I've bought 4x 5.9 ZJs for the price that one decent CJ8 would go for.
Don't even get me started on the undervalued FCs.
Sorry,,,this is one of my short nerves....every time I see a Chevelle with a crate motor and a 10K paint job fetch $80K plus I just want to eat my own vomit. I used to be a muscle car guy, but all the clubs were full of narcissistic, better than thou car owners. I don't miss the muscle car world at all and I even used to be a devoted Mustang guy, I had a couple of 67's, a 68', a 65' A code fastback, and now I laugh at the prices they bring. Its just stupid money compared to the number they made...but I guess if there's a market then good for them. I hope they continue to rip each other off for years to come. Meanwhile, I'll keep collecting real rare automotive metal in the form of something that's actually useful.....they're called "Jeeps".
I'll take a WWII MB over a Boss 429 or Camaro SS any day. The MB can go places no muscle car could ever dream of. And if there's a question of speed,,,I'd go pinks right now with my 5.9 ZJ against darn near any one of those overpriced heavy gluttonous muscle cars that are bringing silly money at those auctions.
From Motor Trend:
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/112_9801_battle_of_the_suv/viewall.html"As the stoplight flashes to green at a late-night intersection circa 1969, a herd of leaded-fuel-slurping ponycars is about to experience the might of muscle-bound luxo/utes. Emerging from our fantasy time machine onto Woodward Ave., the bravado-emanating Grand Cherokee could casually choose its prey. Sidling up next to a '68 Camaro SS 396 at a stoplight, it would be hard to convince the other driver that you are serious about racing. After all, how fast could a truck really be? As the 325-horsepower Camaro spins its 14-inch wheels fruitlessly, the Grand Cherokee is well on its way to reaching 60 mph a full second ahead of the 7.8-second big-block GM ponycar. Attracting the attention of other ponycars, a '65 Shelby GT-350, '67 Barracuda 340, '68 Pontiac Firebird 400, and '69 Mustang Mach 1 bravely take on the high-tech challenger, only to be sent whinnying back to their garages. It would take an extraordinary car indeed to tromp the Grand Cherokee-a '70 Hemi 'Cuda (5.8 seconds), '70 Mustang Boss 429 (5.3 seconds), or a '67 Corvette 427 (5.6 seconds). Losing to a high-compromise, race-intended musclecar brings no shame to a sport/utility, after all, how good are those coupes off-road?"Okay, I'm sorry.....I'll try to refrain from ranting like this again....Bill, please accept my apologies.
