Let's Play Guess The High Bid CHEZOOM Edition
 

New Contest in NEW V8TV Forum! Guess The High Bid on Iconic Custom CHEZOOM at Barret-Jackson Scottsdale

CHEZOOOM, the iconic custom 1957 Chevy built by Boyd Coddington back in the '90s is going up for auction at Barrett-Jackson in January, 2015!

Barrett-Jackson Chezoom Listing

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Cool and ugly at the same time. Byod is dead so 1.5 millon. Him alive $35 bucks.

Yea im guessing 250K. but thats just from looking at the one pic.

Isn't that the holy grail of the 60+ Hawaiian shirt wearing crowd...?

Hey don't knock Hawaiian shirts, they work great for concealing a carry pistol for us 60+ types.

I wouldn't raise my hand - and if I saw this at a car show - I'd turn away and look at something else. Walking over to see it would signal you had really bad taste.

I don't know why anyone would label this build as "iconic".... and since Boyd built it we know it won't run or drive.

Car is cool. Color and Int color could be better, but should bring an interesting number. You either love it or hate it. 2 guys that love it could make the bidding interesting.

I like your thinking!!! Hawaiian shirts and a Wilson! Woot Woot!

Greg, you nailed it again.

$175,000

$350k

I thought boyd was considered an icon and surprised at the respones . I never met him so i cant add personal feelings that may have initiated the comments. I feel its a cool car and one of many that brought hot rodding to the mainstream. I know mr pratt owns quite a few of boyds cars that are going across the block at barrett so someone might be buying them all up to start their own boyd collection.im sure it will do well but not million dollar well .my guess is $325k.

$225,000.00

Not as bad as Goerge Barris but close. The only car I've liked outta that shop was Cadzzila, still like it. I say it goes in the high twos, someone will have to have it.

$125k

$265k

$150k...

I'd own it and do happy donuts and burn outs in it every day. 390k

Hey Weld! F&$K You...


strong letter to follow.

$1, Bob.

That is one ugly duckling.

Apparently that thing sold for $372,600 back in 2005.

http://www.chevyhardcore.com/news/bo...ebox-favorite/

In 2002 it went for 187K

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Archi...M-CUSTOM-18968

Trending up! Although I'd be surprised if it went for more than $370k.

Well, the price of the Beverly Hillbillies truck might lead me to believe we were all wrong, lol

Based on the STUPID bidding (a norm at Barrett Jackson - caveat 2 of my cars have sold there and as seller stupid prices are a good thing)... I'm going to be able to pour even more money into the '40 Ford P/U I'm having built at Pinkee's Rod Shop. LOL

His stuff brought good money last nite. Im saying $400k

Interested on the comment, and history behind his cars?


Did the guys in his shop do bad work?

He (BC) was known to build cars that were "show cars" - i.e., wouldn't come out of the shop being able to run and drive. For whatever reason -- the public doesn't know about that. You'd have to talk to builders etc that actually know the true history behind many of his builds. Not saying his designs and ideas and cars weren't cutting edge or cool (some were some weren't).

If you want to see his "build qualities" and the guys in his shop --- watch the series of American Hot Rod where they build the "Junk Yard Dog". They cut door and trunk gaps in the bondo with a box cutter... and the idiots that are attempting to put the tranny on the motor... pound it and wrestle it and generally abuse it rather than stopping to figure out what's wrong.

I'd heard the rumors and stories.... but once I built the SAR '32 and the Brizio '33 -- people come out of the woodwork with stories.

I think a lot of it comes from the TV Show American Hot Rod. I don't think he came off very well on TV and he had a Jack-Wagon Shop Foreman (Duane) who pissed most viewers off.

But people fail to remember that Chip Foose worked for Boyd for 7 or 8 years and learned a lot of his craft from Boyd. The most talented guys from Coddington's Shop & American Hot Rod ended up working for Chip

$200K

Boyd was the Grand Marshall at a car show I went to. I had a chance to BS a minute with him and I asked him about American Hot Rod TV show.

For what it's worth, he said lots of the bickering was scripted by the producers for dramatic effect, but who knows.

I get it now,didn't know about the show cars, etc.

As for most reality TV car shows,they are mostly antics,and not so much car. I never did see many episodes of that show, it was on before I had DISH. When I first did see the reruns I didn't like the antics so I didn't watch it.

Thanks for the explanation.

The red 40 something pickup they sold for Pratte the other night looked nice.

But i am thinking we all underestimated what a fool and his money will part with for Chezoom, and the auctions as said just bring foolish money.

It makes it harder for the average Joe, or Jarhead in my case to afford a BJ, LMAO

I think we underestimated too. I guessed what I thought it was worth, but I forgot that B-J liquors up the Bidders and you know what happens with people with too much money

tree fiddy

What I always underestimate at BJ is the AVERAGE AGE of the bidders.... and how much gold jewelry they're wearing - and creased and starched designer blue jeans.... and the size of the cigars if they'd let 'em smoke 'em in there... LOL


By the way -- the RED '40 pickup was done by Squeegs.... it was STARTED by Boyd Coddington but Squeegs built it. Squeegs is a TOP NOTCH builder... so my guess is it's flawless and runs and drives as good as it looks.

Yes that is true.

I think Cadzilla was done during the time that Chip Foose worked for the Hawaiian shirt wearing clown. I never like Boyd's stuff, John Butterra.....there was a great So-Cal craftsman. There is a lot of hype going over that Chebbie.....but, I wouldn't want to own it.....don't like the styling!

Agreed! Lil John was known in SoCal car and motorcycle circles before all these cat fighting car shows hit the little screen.

I never early cared for most of the cars Boyd built on the show. But I have seen many that were done off camera for customers and most all were really spot on builds.

Yes the Chezoom is a very unique car design wise. Personally I think it is wild and like it. Although that new interior really sucks.

Always hard to say what some of these cars will bring, but I think $250k plus is my guess.

385,000

$320000