I'm stuck inside today cause it's friggin' freezin' and blowing like crazy up here in the Rockies today so I thought I'd share some January auction 409 sales stuff. I came home on Tuesday with an empty trailer after rolling the '63 Belair though the Russo and Steele auction last week in Scottsdate. While I don't think auction results are necessarily a great bench mark for values, they do have some impact, but what it really boils down to is 2 people who want that car, at that time, and what they willing to pay for to get it, (plus buyers fee of course). Had there been 2 of us "W" knuckle heads bidding, appreciating the attention to the detail to our particular obsessiveness, the results may have been quite different, which is what my restoration was about. Now I assume those interested in the car gave it a good looksy over before bidding (that I didn't see), but what I found interesting that while I was in the car, in staging, not one person inquired about any details of the build. Now, I would have to assume, if it was any one of us knuckle heads, we be wanting ever detail possible, at least I would, right down to the numbers. My '63 Belair hammered sold at $27,500 on Thursday night. Thinking possible Thursday was not a great night for the auction, I went back Friday night and a '64 Biscayne hammered for $27,500 . One hour after the '64 a '62 Biscayne hammered @ $34,000, (not totally sure but close). At Barrett-Jackson, a real nice '64 Super Sport 425 hp sold for $30,000. They were all pretty much equal quality cars, except for authenticity (from a knuckle heads point of view). The '62 Bicayne did claim to have a QB engine, (not original), and was dressed up like a '63-'64 425 hp engine ....and that's is my point on authenticity.......... Attached is a poster I made up for the auction that I thought some of you might be interested in.