Oppo front page discussion - Auction fun

"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
08/08/2019 at 15:26 • Filed to: auctions

So Oppo, which vehicle from the front page auction would you buy?

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For me, I think I’d go with this

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The body looks to be in good shape. Depending on the frame and everything else I don’t know if I’d throw the body on a newer 3500 frame or try and restore the whole thing.

DISCUSSION (27)

lone_liberal > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
08/08/2019 at 15:44

There are quite a few that I’d love to have but I’d probably go with the ‘63 Galaxie 500XL convertible. My family had a similar one , though I don’t think it was an XL, when I was very young and it would be fun to cruise around with my dad in that. Honorable mention goes to the ‘57 Fairlane for similar reasons but the one my parents had wasn’t a convertible let alone a retractable hardtop.

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MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > lone_liberal
08/08/2019 at 15:46

Nice...nostalgia is hard to beat.

For me I’d love to find a square body S uburban

Future next gen S2000 owner > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
08/08/2019 at 15:47

None. If there had been a pre-war Packard or a Duesey tucked away, maybe. Mid-century cars are losing their appeal to me.

lone_liberal > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
08/08/2019 at 15:50

It doesn’t hurt that I have a thing for large early-to-mid 60s convertibles of all stripes. They seem like they would be just the thing for cruising around in .

Pickup_man > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
08/08/2019 at 15:52

Either of the F3's. Not like I really need a 3rd or a 4th, but why not.

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Nothing > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
08/08/2019 at 15:54

I like the ‘62 Tbird, but there are a lot of cool vehicles in there I would happily own.

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MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Future next gen S2000 owner
08/08/2019 at 15:55

Fair enough.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Nothing
08/08/2019 at 15:56

That’s definitely one of the better looking ones condition wise too.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Pickup_man
08/08/2019 at 15:57

When you know what you like stick with it.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
08/08/2019 at 16:03

https://www.vanderbrinkauctions.com/lot-item/10g/

This caught me eye.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
08/08/2019 at 16:07

That was my next in line one. I have an odd desire for a 40s-50s heavy duty/commercial truck. Whether that’s a firetruck, flatbed, dump truck, semi, or panel truck doesn’t matter too much to me.

duurtlang > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
08/08/2019 at 16:21

I’m not really into American cars, but I would probably take a Buick Ri viera or something similar.

MoCamino > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
08/08/2019 at 16:22

Well if I didn’t answer with this ‘59 El Camino, I’d have to change my Kinja callsign. :) It appears to be in very restorable shape, and they are pretty hard to find. I’m just curious if it has the 283 or the 348.

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https://www.vanderbrinkauctions.com/lot-item/17g/

I’d really love to get my hands on this ‘57 Cameo pickup as well. I love these things, and this one is beautiful.

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https://www.vanderbrinkauctions.com/lot-item/18g/

If someone told me to go out into that auction yard and pick one car, and I could have it for free...I would have an awfully hard time choosing, to be honest. There is a lot of really cool old steel there.

facw > Nothing
08/08/2019 at 16:51

I’m pretty sure this is the answer.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
08/08/2019 at 16:51

I went for that one on the theory of not being sunk into the ground means it was mobile a lot more recently and maybe more complete.

Mercedes Streeter > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
08/08/2019 at 17:44

Seems to me this guy had a sort of a “system” going. His favourites (arguably some of the most interesting of the bunch, too) got preserved, the ones he liked but maybe wasn’t super hot for were simply stored indoors, and he had a ton of parts cars and projects he never got to rotting in the yard.