"TBone" <NoWay@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Max Dodge" <max340@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>I don't really care that the guy is an idiot, or that the motor is all
but
>>siezed up. Rare stuff, which this hemi is regardless of year or
condition,
>>seems to be be priced on the high side of stupid and people will pay it.
>
> LOL, really Max, I think that you reply just because you like to see
> yourself argue.
And your long winded reply is what?
> Just because it's rare doesn't make it valuable and there is really
> nothing about that engine to make it so unless someone is restoring a
> vehicle that needs that particular engine...
Or, if some schmuck really wants that engine, THEN, its got what ever
value
the buyer and seller agree on. Get the point?
> Even as a rat rod engine, it's low hp and that tiny 2bbl makes it worth
> next to nothing in good shape, never mind the lead slug that it
currently
> is. BTW, the motor
Who cares.....
> is not all but siezed up, IT IS siezed up. If you look at the pictures,
> you can see that this motor has been sitting in the dirt and outside for
> some tims and it is missing a few plugs. I can only imagine how bad
those
So what?
> cylinders are. BTW, he has now determined that this engine is really a
53
> 241 Hemi which means that it only puts out a wopping 140 HP. LOL, the 4
> cyl in my Nissan does better than that.
Thats not the point.
> It is not "the hemi" but a hemi and not a particularly good version of
one
> at that. We are not talking about the "426" here. The 340 OTOH, is a
> highly desirable engine capable of putting out some serious HP so yes,
it
> is worth a few bucks and when put into the proper A or E body, can
> significantly increase the value of the car.
"the hemi", in lower case, does not refer to "The Hemi". Instead, its
merely
a noun referred to as what it is, a hemi.
>> And while we're at it, what makes a Dodge or Plymouth worth a cool
>> $1,000,000 at Barrett Jackson? It sure as hell isn't the car,
especially
>> when two years down the road, the prices have dropped to half that.
>
> That's because the economy has taken a downturn and many of the people
> with more bucks than brains don't have as many bucks to throw away
> anymore.
Newsflash, the cars dropped in value from the high price they commanded in
the late 80's, and again in the late 90's. This recent economic downturn
has
nothing to do with it. Evidence of that can be had by looking at the
prices
of other cars which are now going for the million dollar prices.
Many
> of these cars were rare (even when new), fully restored or in near
perfect
> condition HP vehicles of the muscle car era. This engine may be rare
but
> is neither HP or even in running condition. Take that HEMI convertable
> CUDA that sold for $1,000,000 and replace it with one with a rusted out
> version with a 225, 904 automatic, hard top and see if you still get the
> cool mil after all, it is still a rare car.
Who cares. All I see is that you clearly don't get the point, OR I think
that you reply just because you like to see yourself argue. Whichever.
>
>>
>> The seller in question may be a shyster, but if he gets a buyer and a
>> deal is struck, then thats what the scrap iron is worth whether we like
>> it or not.
>
> I never said anything different and this goes back to what I said in my
> first post that it really amazes me how much some people think complete
> crap is worth.
To someone, its not complete crap. And realistically, a hemi of that
vintage
isn't crap, no matter how bad the condition.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Sincerely,
--
Max
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, he is not entitled to his own
facts." Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York
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