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A couple of A12's at auction.

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My favorite part of reading Hemmings Muscle Machine magazine is the auction results. The results were from a Mecum auction in Glendale, AZ. in 2020. This was from the January 2021 issue.

Two nearly identical 1969 A12 Road Runners crossed the block fairly close to each other. Same crowd watching. Both were in #! condition which is perfect. The orange one went for $60,500 and the green one went for 59,400. This seemed awfully low to me, what do you think?
 
#1 is trialer queen material. So if that is the condition they were in and were legit, somebody got a smokin' deal.
 
My favorite part of reading Hemmings Muscle Machine magazine is the auction results. The results were from a Mecum auction in Glendale, AZ. in 2020. This was from the January 2021 issue.

Two nearly identical 1969 A12 Road Runners crossed the block fairly close to each other. Same crowd watching. Both were in #! condition which is perfect. The orange one went for $60,500 and the green one went for 59,400. This seemed awfully low to me, what do you think?
Exceptionally low it seems. Sellers can’t be happy with Mecum! Surprised reserve lifted, if there was one.
 
I sure do like that orange one and would have gladly paid 60K for the right to store it in my garage.
 
front bumpers bent on the orange one
 
Green one appears to have the RR Decor (A87) interior yet no stainless post trim. That ain't right. You do or you don't.
 
Just a question to you guys, since the a12 were high performance, cars why they have the standard dash, not the rally dash?
There was no "rally dash" available for any 69 road runner. That was strictly a dodge thing till 1970.
My 69 a12 didnt come with a tach or 150 mph speedo either. (Probably cause it couldnt even reach the end of a 120 speedo.)
 
Both those cars look nice and seemed to sell low.
The devil is in the details on these cars and have some hard to get expensive parts that are A12 Specific.
How is the body on the the cars? Real H wheels, Hoods, Ignition, .......
These cars were bringing well north of 100K back when money was nothing and chicks were free.

I sold this car for 75K during the big down turn in 2012. (Divorce)
It was a pretty correct car with a lot of options. One I wish I would have held on to.....
69 RR A12 440-6 Auto 2.jpg
 
MoPars don't get the same respect the plethora of
Mustangs Shelbys Corvettes Camaros & Chevelles
even some Buicks & Pontiacs, some Cadillacs are getting the love too
or exotics all get, almost everything over $75k+
**** they made 100's of thousands of, if not millions of the models

no rhyme or reason,
just not the right buyers in the crowd
take 2 motivated buyers to drive prices

gen 2 Chargers do pretty damn well,
especially 68s/69s R/T's, but still rare in comparison

you'd actually think using collecter car logic
of some speculators/prognosticators of 'rarer is better' less build #'s
doesn't seem so with MoPars or AMC

& yet we have a bunch of people that complain about
BJ (99%no reserve) & Mecum (mostly have reserves, 40% don't sell)
driving the prices out of their realms

those 2 cars were steals at ''them prices"
even at an auction setting

the quality resto-mod/pro-touring
& trucks also have taken off

you rarely ever see any later 60's to 80's PowerWagons
never any Ramchargers or TrailDusters, are extremely rare
or 50s to mid 80s Sweptsides (like the Ford & Chevys do)
once in a blue moon you see the org. late 40's to late 50's
org. PowerWagons sell, for great prices for the consigners

but detailed quality builds/resto-mods esp.,
100% new plethora of customs
or restored (overrestored) trucks/SUVs
Broncos Balzers FJ40's K10's K5's F1s F-100s 3100s etc.
all bringing big $$$
was more than I'd have ever thought,
the truck market would have
many are just mid 80s stuff,
not exactly what I deem as rare or even collectibles
the fickled thing about these cars & the hobby

the old adage,
if it was popular when new, it will always be popular
seems is true

or the plethora of Resale Red & overdone red Interiors
in nausium
they never made that many red cars from the factory
or red interiors for that matter, even in the 50's 60's
 
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