Anyone going to Mecum Chicago this weekend?

"WilliamsSW" (williamssw) 10/22/2019 at 22:06 • Filed to: Caveat emptor, Mecum, Chicagoppo

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I’m going Thursday. Allegedly my asshole stepbrother is not only going but registering to bid in case a $ 50k car goes for $ 12k or something.

Anyone else going? I’ll buy ya a beer if I see you Thursday!

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 10/22/2019 at 23:13

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I’d love to play hooky and tag alon g, but it’s Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday and Friday, so no dice :/

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > WilliamsSW 10/22/2019 at 23:29

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Im going! But on Saturday, AM probably.

Saw Walter Paytons 911 sell there last year!

fintail > WilliamsSW 10/22/2019 at 23:32

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Unrestored looking 63 Galaxie 427 not a bad find.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 10/22/2019 at 23:41

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Aww, too bad! I think we have an extra ticket too.

WilliamsSW > fintail 10/22/2019 at 23:42

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Yeah and it’s got a dent or 2. I’m curious to see if the market has softened. Or at least gotten off of some of the silly prices. 

WilliamsSW > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast 10/22/2019 at 23:43

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Nice! Went Saturday last year, but thus year, Thursday is the only day that works for me. Have fun!

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 10/22/2019 at 23:46

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Nerts!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > WilliamsSW 10/23/2019 at 09:10

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stop showing me the cooler version of my car okay

making me feel inadequate smh

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > WilliamsSW 10/23/2019 at 09:29

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My dad and I have a tradition of going saturday, so we’re going after my sons soccer game. that said having looked at the listings online this year seems a bit underwhelming 

fintail > WilliamsSW 10/23/2019 at 09:31

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Maybe marginally less silly, but the demographic who like such things still has most of the money.

WilliamsSW > fintail 10/23/2019 at 10:14

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Yes, but my stepbrother has a neighbor who is pretty into this stuff, and he says most of the people he knows aren’t spending. Quite possibly a misleading anecdote, but I’m curious to see.

Also, as Sampsonite notes, the lots on auction are a little underwhelming compared to previous years.  

WilliamsSW > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/23/2019 at 10:16

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Is that the same color even?

It’s not so much the ragtop part, but the 427 under the hood that impressed me.

WilliamsSW > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 10/23/2019 at 10:16

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I would definitely agree with that assessment.

Some cool cars, but a lot of WTF in there.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > WilliamsSW 10/23/2019 at 10:47

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Here’s the screwy part. Mine has had a respray. It is *exactly* that color. So not only is it Champagne, but it’s Champagne with an identical respray color an equal amount off from the original color.

Ragtop, buckets(?) , radio, two-door, 427, and upgraded rear axle, brakes, and wheels all qualify as “cooler version of my car”.

fintail > WilliamsSW 10/23/2019 at 14:45

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Maybe they’ve finally stopped spending their kids’s inheritance.  Probably not.

I thought the big auctions were in AZ anyway.

WilliamsSW > fintail 10/23/2019 at 14:49

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They are. This is rust country.

I’ll report back.

fintail > WilliamsSW 10/23/2019 at 17:25

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Now that I think about it, “Chicago car auction” isn’t the most appealing slogan :)