prodigy firebird convertible at barrett jackson

[wicked68]

I noticed lot 702 at barrett jackson is prodigy's

I saw this car at PRI - very nice - I estimated about 150-200 k in this car.

Why is the owner selling it at barrett jackson in this economy? its an awesome car but from what I have seen recently pro touring cars are not getting the original build costs back - maybe this one will?? thoughts????

my guess would be around 90-120K at bid form a real deal third party.

[formula]

wait which car--emptynest?

[wicked68]

wait which car--emptynest?

Its the white one with blue stripes. aluminum pontiac motor in it.

[68Formula]

If there's 3000 hours of work as claimed, (and I don't doubt that number) there's more than 200k into that build. That doesn't even cover the labor, let alone the purchase of the pre-build car and the parts.

[Vegas69]

Holy shiat.....you got some stones my boy. I've got to go watch this!

[wicked68]

Holy shiat.....you got some stones my boy. I've got to go watch this!

I will be there. we should grab a drink.

does anyone konw why the owner is selling it at this time? seems a horrible time to roll it.

[cheapthrillz]

Is this car still Lisa's? Wonder why they're taking it to BJ?

I need to buy this one just so I can steal the hidden wiper motor assembly off of it............. FRANK......

[Vegas69]

I will be there. we should grab a drink.

does anyone konw why the owner is selling it at this time? seems a horrible time to roll it.

I'm sure he'll chime in soon. Sound good man. Give me a heads up a few days before you head up.

[wicked68]

I'm sure he'll chime in soon. Sound good man. Give me a heads up a few days before you head up.

I get in the evening of the 7th and leave the 11th

pick a night :D

[MarkM66]

"II Much" will be there too. 409.1

If I was going to sell, I wouldn't hesitate to take something there. It's still where the money goes IMO.

Good luck guys.

[ProdigyCustoms]

Holy shiat.....you got some stones my boy. I've got to go watch this!

I was going to do a announcment.


So I have thought long and hard and Lisa and I decided to send Project EmptyNest to Barret Jackson Vegas. Am I nervous.............. Hell yeah! Am I excited..Hell Yeah! So the questions are Why? Why sell it? Why Barrett Jackson? Why Vegas instead of Scottsdale?

Lets talk about why sell it? A better question may be Why Keep it?

This was Lisa's (and mine) Dream car, but keep in mind I have 100 dream cars in my head! We had the idea for this car in our heads and knew the car would be beautiful and a crowd pleaser. And for 2 years now it knock the socks off everyone that sees it everywhere we go with it. It is 100% my fault, but I kinda over built it in many ways.

Long story short, we are done with it. It has done everything it needs to do and simply to pretty to beat on. We ran it back through the shop, completly painted it again (de chiped it), detailed it out and it is SEMA ready again.

Why sell now?

1 I build cars, I need to build a new car next year. Actually I will build 2 cars, one 69 Trans Am convertible for Lisa, black and gold this time with a 500HP LS motor, not nearly as off the hook show car. And another killer to be announced.

2 I cannot house anymore cars, between Michael, Lisa and I, we have 9 Hot Rods. 9 is past my limit by 2. We sold 2 others already to get down to 9.

3 Simply too much car for Lisa to enjoy (RE: Too much motor) We are building her another one, this time with a LS motor she can handle. And the bottom won't be pearl white!

4 Did I mention the bottom is pearl white! The car is simply to pretty to beat up.

Why now in a down economy?

1 The stock market is back to almost 10,000.

2 Things have come back in the economy a bit, will it stick? I don't know. Personally I think this is as good as it is going to get in the near future. I see nothing that makes me think things will get way better or the car go up in value in the next year or two.

3 Holding on to them does not make them any more valuable as they grow older. I should have sold it a year ago, but I was not done yet.

4 I got a smoking Prime Time Feature Car number, 7:30 Saturday night. I figure if Barrett is willing to burn a Prime Time number, they must feel it will be a star?

4 I feel whatever it brings, $50K or $250K, it is going to get fully appraised and bring the maximum amount of money, regardless of what that number is.

3000 hours is accurate, but also understand I knew it would never be worth it's replacment value before I started the project. This is my buisness, these are marketing tools as well as toys, and Lisa wants a car she can drive, and she wants a boat too, LOL! Seriously!

So were going to hold our breath and hope for the best. I will probably be drunk and loaded with Zanaz by the time it crosses the block, LOL!

I just wish we could do it tomorrow, the wait is the hardest part!

[ProdigyCustoms]

"II Much" will be there too. 409.1

If I was going to sell, I wouldn't hesitate to take something there. It's still where the money goes IMO.

Good luck guys.

Yup, that was a joint decision. John and I spent hours discussing this and made the decision to jump in the water together. Same thing for John. He is ready for something new. And he got a smoking Friday night number.

We made some changes to II Much to make it more mainstream, I suppose John will post some pics soon.

[Vegas69]

I agree 100%. You'll end up getting what the car is worth today and possibly more than the years to come. That car has also made you alot of money and was one hell of a marketing tool. It was part of why I came to you. Look forward to the celebration that night! The beers may have to be on me, but none the less. LOL

[ProdigyCustoms]

If there's 3000 hours of work as claimed, (and I don't doubt that number) there's more than 200k into that build. That doesn't even cover the labor, let alone the purchase of the pre-build car and the parts.

Your exacly correct. Just the motor would be almost $40K to duplicate!!! $5000 block, $5000 bare heads, $2500 crank, $1000 rods, $1800 Jessel Shaft Rockers, $7000 in the Hogans intake and TB set up, The custom sleeves for the block were $1400!

Whatever though, it did what it needed to do.

Next!

[jy211]

A boat? What to drive around on Boclaire? LOL

[parsonsj]

I've been having dreams of all kinds of mishaps about this. My stress level is way up, but.. as Frank said: it's time for me to move on.

I built my dream car. Building it was way more fun than owning it.

Yes, I tweaked II Much to be more mainstream, and I'll post up some pics soon. Frank and his boys have one more little job to do... and then it will be photo-ready.

jp

[tom_a]

I hope the best for both of you as these are two killer cars! As they say nothing ventured, nothing gained.....kudos to you guys for doing a no reserve auction.

[vp23271]

Best of luck to both Frank and John on the sale of those beautiful cars!

I can't wait to see what you 2 are going to build next!

[Tony_SS]

I guess there isn't an option for a reserve when you auction off at BJ?

[LateNight72]

I guess there isn't an option for a reserve when you auction off at BJ?

Not any more..