Reply to "GTS @ B-J"

Yeah Larry, I agree no bling such as painted engine bay etc., but the restoration and finish in and out were impecible on that car that Byars did. If they painted the engine bay and other such over the top things, it would kind of be getting away from a stock GTS car, something hard to accept even for me with a real GTS car, and I love the modifieds. We all know you can spend to have a so so driver nice restoration compared to high dollar show car restoration. I know guys with other cars that have spent well over $60K just on body prep, finish and paint alone, not to mention all the other stuff. I am not sure what went into the build cost, but I believe it easily topped the sale price based on what I saw at their shop. Plus at BJ it seems bidders tend to like the impecible restored stock and rare cars, so that is also why I also thought it would go beyond just $80K. I see your point thougth, as the general market (such as ebay) would probably peg that car around $60K or so.