Restomods bring results in Kansas City 1970 Plymouth Road Runner convertible restomod. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Conventional wisdom says that restomods can be a tough sell at auction, as many fail to cover their build costs, let alone turn a profit for owners. At Mecum’s Kansas City sale, however, restomods proved to be popular lots, filling five of the blue-collar sale’s top-10 slots. 1969 Chevrolet Camaro restomod. The number two sale of the auction was a 1969 Camaro, featuring contemporary wheels (measuring at least 20-inches in diameter) and a dropped suspension to give the car an aggressive, if not period-correct, stance. No further details were published on the lot, which must have been well put together to draw its selling price of $94,000. The next top-10 car was a 1970 Plymouth Road Runner convertible, built with a 426-cu.in. Hemi crate engine, aluminum heads, a tubular front K-frame, adjustable shocks and Wilwood brakes, which sold for $85,000. Stretched 1967 Corvette? No, a 2004 Corvette, rebodied to look like a 1967 Corvette convertible. Perhaps the most surprising car in the top-10 was the custom that ranked fourth on the list, a 2004 Corvette rebodied to look like a 1967 Corvette Stingray convertible, albeit a stretched one with modern wheels and a lowered suspension, which brought a selling price of $82,000. A 1972 Chevrolet Nova powered by an LS3 crate engine and fitted with a Vintage Air climate control system, a digital dash, and a modern coilover suspension grabbed seventh place on the list, selling for $72,500. Finally, a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle restomod, infused with a GM Performance 454-cu.in. V-8 and fitted with an adjustable suspension four-wheel disc brakes, Vintage Air and digital instrumentation sold for a price of $68,000. 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS convertible. The remainder of the cars in the top-10 included the sale’s top seller, a 2005 Ford GT with 5,631 miles which sold for $290,000; a 1958 Chevrolet Corvette with the 283-cu.in., 270-horsepower V-8, which sold for $78,000; a 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS convertible with the 409-cu.in., 425-horsepower V-8, which sold for $76,000; a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette with the 327-cu.in., 250-horsepower V-8, which sold for $71,000; and a 1965 Chevrolet Corvette coupe with the 327-cu.in, 350-horsepower V-8, which sold for $69,000. 1927 Ford Model T. With 600-plus lots to choose from, there were bound to be more affordable offerings for collectors, too. Our pick likely would have been the 1927 Ford Model T, which sold for $5,000, but the same money (or less) could have taken home a 1973 Chevrolet Cheyenne Super pickup, which sold for $5,000; a 1953 Dodge M37, which sold for $4,750; a 1979 Chevrolet K5 Blazer, which sold for $4,750; a 1984 Pontiac Trans Am, which sold for $4,500; a 1968 Ford Mustang, which sold for $4,000; a 1968 Chevrolet Suburban, which sold for $3,500; a 1975 Lincoln Continental, which sold for $3,500, a 1982 Volkswagen Rabbit cabriolet, which sold for $3,500, or a 1980 Chevrolet Malibu Classic, which sold for $2,000. For complete results from the December Kansas City sale, visit Mecum. from Hemmings Daily - News for the collector car enthusiast ift.tt/1slymtb Sourced by CA DMV registration services online. Renew your registration online in only ten minutes. No DMV, no lines, no hassles, and no appointments needed. Visit Quik, Click, pay, and print your registration from home.
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