Z's on BAT and other places collection

[26th-Z]

Hershey

https://hershey.aaca.com/eastern-division-fall-meet/

 

[grannyknot]

9 hours ago, Zed Head said:

Also don't know what Hershey is.

 

2 hours ago, 26th-Z said:

Hershey

https://hershey.aaca.com/eastern-division-fall-meet/

 

Understandable, it's an east coast thing, an amazingly huge spectacle. It would take 2-3 days just to give everything a quick glance, kind of a pilgrimage.

[Racer X]

9 hours ago, Zed Head said:

Do you have a link?  I'm not sure what list you mean, the whole thread is a list and the last car is a 70 or a 71.  Do you mean 391?  The 11/69 build?

Also don't know what Hershey is.

@zspert

 

2 hours ago, 26th-Z said:

Hershey

https://hershey.aaca.com/eastern-division-fall-meet/

 

 

14 minutes ago, grannyknot said:

 

Understandable, it's an east coast thing, an amazingly huge spectacle. It would take 2-3 days just to give everything a quick glance, kind of a pilgrimage.

Hershey, Pennsylvania. 

I first read about it 30 or so years ago, and have wanted to go ever since. 

 

[zspert]

Hi Zed Head - You started this thread on 11/5/20 with a list of cars from BAT. The last car on that list was what I referenced as being in my shop. It was on BAT 2/2/21

Hershey is the big east coast AACA event and it is indeed large. However, unless you wish to linger over every car there you can see most of it in a day. Of course, if you want to attend the show AND flea market AND car corral 2 long days are required.

My girlfriend is into brass era cars and every year, those years when the weather is good, there are no less than 50 brass era cars in attendance.  Also, there are always a number of attendees dressed in period clothes, very fun. To us the highlight is the end when the cars are required to exit the show field under their own power. The whole ball of wax is FREE.

A couple of years ago Jay Leno was wandering the show field. He was very gracious and obliged those wishing to have their picture taken with him.

 

 

[Zed Head]

I had forgotten about that list.  I got locked out from editing it so quit updating.

Here's the one.  https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-datsun-240z-161/

I figured Hershey was the Pennsylvania Hershey.  Didn't know they had a big car show.  I did go to an old tractor show out by Reading when I lived out there.  I coulda went to Hershey!  That was before I had a Z.  There is certainly a lot more old stuff out there than out here.

Which event?  One of these or different?  https://www.aacamuseum.org/events/

https://www.aacamuseum.org/

 

[Zed Head]

On 9/9/2021 at 6:47 PM, Zed Head said:

391 is on BAT.  Says No Reserve.  Needs a resto.  Some surprising small problems.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-datsun-240z-74/

 

Weird.  The ZGuild guy bumped the bid by $5000 to $40,000 at the very beginning of the auction and nobody bid after that.  No 2 minute extensions, just faded away to that first day bid.  A ton of comments on the auction page though.  An odd one.

 

[Patcon]

40k was probably a good price for that car. Clean and restored worth 2-3x that

[zspert]

Whatever the seller does DON"T take his check!!

[Zed Head]

I wonder if the collecting/investing community was nervous about crossing "TheGuild".  Does his opinion influence the value of a Z?  He put his bid in early then implied that car might have flaws.  I didn't read all of the comments.  Maybe he overbid.  Or maybe the seller lost out because TheGuild scared away bidders.  Most buyers wait until the last day to make their bids.  The auction flow was not normal.

Edited September 17, 2021 by Zed Head

[hiyabrad]

I think $40k was a good deal IMHO

[HS30-H]

9 hours ago, zspert said:

Whatever the seller does DON"T take his check!!

Some nice comments by Volvoamazon. Very apt user name. 😁

[zspert]

Might one assume that someone with the handle "Volvoamazon" would know that character's story given his history with the Volvo community?