Harrisburg Mecum Auction

viperman4125

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1993 RT/10 with 27k miles sold for $22K- early today. Very low price.
Sad day for the Viper.
96 GTS w/ no reserve on Sat. 4800 miles goes on the block S55.1- Looks dirty- Barn find ??
Who would display a nice car like that looking like that ?
 

FrankBarba

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If your coming to Harrisburg to see the 96 Viper, before you buy check mine out. You will not be disappointed and there is no auction add on's
 

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Barn find?
Engine compartment might be dirty, but the car looks great.
 

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The 1993 RT/10 Vipers are just not worth what people think they are worth. This is not a knock against you or anything, but the 1993 Viper and the Generation I Vipers are not desirable at this point in automotive history. The second generation Vipers improved on the shortcomings of the Generation I Viper, and they have also becoming THE ICONIC body style of the Viper. Now, if we wait another twenty years, we will see the value of the Generation I Vipers, along with subsequent generations, increase significantly in value. Since the Viper will no longer be produced, at least under the Dodge brand, the value of all existing Vipers will increase as soon as automotive experts specifically address the greatness that is the Viper. I, along my with family and friends, are DIE HARD Viper fans, but the hard truth is that we are currently in an era where the Viper is somewhat of a forgotten car with the likes of today's high powered Mustangs, Corvettes, and Challengers (see the Hellcats).

I have great faith that the Viper will join the ranks of classic desirable automobiles to the point where they will be worth quite a bit of money.

On the other hand, cars that end up selling on Mecum, at least for the higher end cars, sell for much higher than their true value. People typically overpay in Mecum and Barrett Jackson automotive auctions except for the first two days where great deals can always be found.
 

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Who would display a nice car like that looking like that ?

A lot of these auctions offer cars on consignment for either
professional flippers or family members unloading a loved
one's hoarde. In both cases the ongoing logic is that if you
dont know the car to just leave it be - a solid dirty car has
more value to a collector than a baddly polished one...
kinda like the toy is only valuable if its still in the box
mentaility...

For me though, shine has nothing to do with value. A loved
dirty car is as equally apparent as a neglected detailed one...
 

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