I'm thinking the same thing about not meeting reserve and selling offline, except perhaps going into the high 20's in the last nine seconds of the auction.

Other guesses anyone?

 

OK, I will play $25,300 and it doesn't sell.
You can't pick someone elses price and sell/no sale is the tie breaker.
The winner gets to help me with my truck and I won't even charge you.

 

I don't see the attraction, yes I remember the show and it was pretty cool, but that truck needs a lot of work. Now Maddonna is selling her clothes, I don't want any of those either.

 

You won't catch anything from the truck, not sure about the clothes...

 

I think the point has been made several times that no one on this forum wants to pay even close to $20K for this truck. For us "regular" guys who don't have the funds (or desire) to let Chip Foose Overhaul our trucks, we'd just like to see it preserved for what it WAS, and not for what it may have deteriorated to today.

I agree that it should be in a museum because of what it WAS. It is a part of American truck culture. It's an iconic piece. Is there anyone over the age of 50 that hasn't seen it on TV?

I personally think it looks like crap, and I always have. And I don't want to own it. It's a junk truck.

But that's not the point. At least from my perspective...

 

I agree with eveything you said. Someone needs to buy it and preserve it to its former state, but at what cost.
I have a 1947 ****** that I have about $3500 into it. If I spend one more denero , I'll never get it back. Be carefull of what you buy and how much you put into it. I love my old jeep, but it is not a retirement investment. And anyone that thinks they are never going to sell their project is fooling themselves.

 

I just read that Quincy Jones is still around and active in charities. Now he would be a good next owner...with the ways and means to preserve it as an icon.
His song and that truck just go together.
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I just left him a message about the truck on his FaceBook page...

 

I already have an STD. shabby truck disorder.

 

i say sell the truck to a tv history type place to hold onto it at a cheap price. id rather watch more reruns of sanford and sons then go see that truck personally. i wouldnt want to go see any of the furniture they were sitting on from the show either. the people make the show great, it wasent like it was the dukes of hazzard where it was all about the car and stunts.

 

Dukes of Hazzard had a car & Daisy.
Sanford & Son had a truck & Aunt Ester.

Point goes to the Dukes.

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Batman had the batmobile and Julie Newmar..
10 points go to Batman

 

Currently $25,200 and the reserve has been met.

 

I personally wouldn't value this truck more than $10K, mainly because the historical value. If it wasn't for that I'd say $3K, at most. It's going to take at least $20K to properly restore it back to the condition it was on the show.

The problem with all of the stuff we Baby Boomers have grown up with is we seem to place way too high of a value on it all. It was a truck, a prop on a TV show, plain and simple. It didn't bring us some kind of scientific or medical break through. It didn't advance our society in any real way. It's kind of funny for the first 20+ years after the show went off the air it sat in disregard outside, next to a building just rotting away. Now it's worth a small fortune?

I have to agree with you of both of you but man, the Batmobile and Julie Newmar in the Cat Girl custom, they have my vote!!

 

I have to agree with you Bob, IF we look at it only from the objective standpoint. But, come on man, it's more than just a prop in a show, especially to this particular group. The question becomes to all of us--if you were filthy rich, would you shell out $25K or more for that particular truck? My answer is YES, and I believe you would say yes also. I'd say "damned the price, what's the terms?" LOL