On Speed TV now. Twelve cars away from "Oldsmobile Firenza Race Car". I was told that WJ is there. Should be interesting - many rare muscle cars are bringing half of last year's prices.

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WJ and Amato are on now. It sold for 90,000 and Joe Amato bought it.

im shocked that W.Js car only brought 90k. grumpys toy sold for 550,000 last year. the firenza has the actual w.j powerplant in it that was raced in 87. my money is on W.J buying it from amato and getting his motor back then re-selling it as a roller

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I think I heard the words "acting as a consultant" -

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I heard that too but I think it was "maybe acting as a consultant" and I saw Joe signing the paperwork not the guy next to him.

Dyno Dons 78 Mustang only sold for $82k from what i remember mid week.
But the Monkee mobile sold for $330k!

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Maybe they threw in Davey Jones?

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Wrong,the motor is vintage 87 and of no good for todays use. Look @ it this way,how many P/S cars has WJ had over the years compared to Jenkins? If that was WJ's 83 Hurst car,it might have been a different story. WJ told me he could come up with the motor/trans/clutch etc for the 83/84 cars if somebody was so inclined to redo it. WJ supplied the motor and was in for a % of what it brought,why would he want it back? Another reason the Firenza didn't bring what Jenkins Vega did,show me ANYTHING that brought what it did a year ago. Carroll Shelby's personal 69 Cobra conv. only brought $675K and it was supposed to be @ least a Million. The Hemi cars are not doing anything either. The car hobby is taking a major hit just like the economy.

Right on the head, Mike. Ashley's FC just went for ONLY $130,000!!!
I think there have been only 2 or 3 cars over $1 million.

Our economy sucks!!!

Why didn't they lift the body for a couple minutes.

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Exactly what I thought during the auction. Heck, they should have lit it up on 98% and let one of the guys drive it up on stage.

By the way, The pedigreed C1 Corvettes (NCRS Top Flights) did very well, but the E body Hemi and 440 Six Pack MOPARS were 50% off last years prices.

Missing from the bidders floor this year were 3 big money guys. The middle aged heavy set bald guy (usually has a 20 yr old brunette on his lap) that got into it with Craig Jackson last year over his $3.9 bid on the GM Futureliner, the skinny guy who usually sat next to him and the twerp that jumped in the GM concept Oldsmobile during bidding and bought it for a client a couple years ago for $3M. That left Ron Pratt to bid against himself this year. Takes two to run them up.

Sign me up for the ZR1.

RG

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The ZR1 is just wicked and is Ron Pratt the same guy from Pratt & Miller C5R/C6R Corvette road racing cars?

Some of my favorites last night were any of the Shelby Mustangs, the ZR2 Vette, the red Boss 429 Mustang and the "Rondine" Pininfarina Vette.

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The Grump's Vega was important part of drag racing history. The Firenza is an easily forgotten race car. Dyno Don's Mustang didn't fair as well.

Here you guys go. This is how Ron Pratte can afford all his toys. Awesome….

HousingZone.com articleFileName

Ron Pratte is the CEO of Pratte Development Company in Arizona. Here is the link to the merger with Pulte Homes that sent him into kajillionaire land.
PULTE IN DEAL WITH LARGE FRAMING/FOUNDATION COMPANY IN SOUTHWEST

Hemmings Auto Blogs Blog Archive who is Ron Pratte?