Funny you mention that Greg. During the auction of the car I noticed close ups of the grill and it looked like there were water spots on on the alum around the grill. I was thinking, that's no way to get mad money out of a Bugatti auction..!

There would have to be one hell of a disclaimer if that was the one that went swimming.

I have bought as drivers a few swimmers in my rebuuilding days. Fresh water, no worries, salt water, LOTS a worries.

Kenny Davis and I said the same thing Saturday afternoon during the auction. I also thought it was strange to have almost 12,000 miles on it. If a service is 100 grand and tires are 25,000 Who would really drive that car that much. 12,000 miles seemed like a lot of mileage for a 1.7 million dollar car. JMHO

So do sellers have a way of buyer their car back if they don't like the price? It seems like a few cars have been though BJ several times in one year....

You'd pay 18% over hammer price, trans there and back, trip, etc. You better really want that car back.

I think they go back across many times because BJ winds up owning the car due to various issues. Like Frank's Firebird

I noticed those re auctioned cars too. There was blue '67 Camaro that went after me. I spoke with the owner, he bought it last year in a "drunken stooper", got tired of it, and sold it this year. Kind of a difference in price.

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/appli...&aid=303&pop=1

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/appli...&aid=383&pop=1

Not sure what the story was with these two re sells, but there also was a price difference.

Nice pro touring '69 Camaro.

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/appli...&aid=323&pop=1

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/appli...&aid=383&pop=1

Cobra:

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/appli...&aid=303&pop=1

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/appli...&aid=383&pop=1

The Bugatti crashed into a TEXAS LAKE.... so I would ASSume it's fresh water?

Even if the insurance company totaled the car - they sell the carcass to somebody... and a car like that is not going to just disappear.

There has to be good reason the bids were so low... my guess is the market "knew" something.

Yeah, the red 69 is the one I noticed this weekend. Also J2speed's camaro bob has been on the block several times over the last year or so...

Mark --

My big block 400hp 67 vette went thru BJ Scottsdale AFTER a body off restoration - 5 years after I sold it - for the same price (private sale) - and got the same exact dollars.... now subtract the body off resto - the fees - transportation - the cost of money.... :rofl:

There's a very long and sordid story that goes with this - but this ain't the "I sold my vette" thread.