Champcar Assets up for Auction June 3

[Audi_A4]

http://www.njgallivan.com/auction_detail.php?ID=383972

HUGE
RACING LEAGUE AUCTION EVENT
PACE & RACE CARS, TRUCKS, TRANSPORTERS,
SHOP EQUIPMENT, MEMORABILIA & MORE!
ON SITE & LIVE INTERNET WEBCAST
BY ORDER OF U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT,
CASE #08-02172-AJM-11
CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES, LLC
TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD @ 10:00 A.M. EDT
5350 W. LAKEVIEW PARKWAY, SOUTH DRIVE
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268

[Sean O'Gorman]

1988 Reatta? 1987 Lebaron? Why would they have this crap?

[TKGAngel]

I think "kitchen sink" is the only thing missing from that list.

[Audi_A4]

1988 Reatta? 1987 Lebaron? Why would they have this crap?
better than a '76 Cordoba


I wonder what happened to the mobile hospital Champcar used to have

[pchall]

When a manufacturer offers a free car and pays for it to be tricked out for your safety car program, wouldn't you take it? And since after the mods the car probably couldn't be registered for the street even in Alabama anymore, what do you to but put it on blocks after the season? And in their day neither of those would be considered a crap ride.


1988 Reatta? 1987 Lebaron? Why would they have this crap?

[Anteater]

"In the agreement in principle, the IndyCar Series will purchase various non-tangible assets such as intellectual property and historical records from Champ Car. In addition, the IndyCar Series will purchase the Champ Car Medical transporter."
http://www.insideindianabusiness.com...d=28061#middle

They certainly need it...

[pchall]

better than a '76 Cordoba
I wonder what happened to the mobile hospital Champcar used to have

FTG and the IRL got that in the merger.

[anait]

"In the agreement in principle, the IndyCar Series will purchase various non-tangible assets such as intellectual property and historical records from Champ Car..."

This part still makes me sick to my stomach. :irked:

[pchall]

This part still makes me sick to my stomach. :irked:

At least it is an admission that CART/CCWS were the legitimate successor series to the AAA/USAC national championships. :)

The IRL needs ownership of the results of those year to make itself look legitimate.

[Sean O'Gorman]

When a manufacturer offers a free car and pays for it to be tricked out for your safety car program, wouldn't you take it? And since after the mods the car probably couldn't be registered for the street even in Alabama anymore, what do you to but put it on blocks after the season? And in their day neither of those would be considered a crap ride.

I just would've figured that there would be some point in the last 20 years where auctioning one off for charity would've made more sense than keeping it in storage.

Too bad they didn't have MR2 pace cars. :(

[Elmo T]

http://www.blueridgedigital.net/applications/auction_calendar/modules/image_gallery/auction_images/383972/1/DSC03174.JPG

[Sean O'Gorman]

I'd like to know the story behind this one:

http://www.blueridgedigital.net/applications/auction_calendar/modules/image_gallery/auction_images/383972/1/DSC03214.JPG

Or, uh, this... :confused:

http://www.blueridgedigital.net/applications/auction_calendar/modules/image_gallery/auction_images/383972/1/DSC03219.JPG

[Elmo T]

In all seriousness, I'll be glad when this part is all over.

[nrc]

Their stuff sitting around the warehouse still looks more professional than what's going on over at the speedway. :( Seriously don't get keeping the old pace cars around, though.

Is someone going to rescue that pallet full of orange cones?

http://www.blueridgedigital.net/applications/auction_calendar/modules/image_gallery/auction_images/383972/1/DSC03281.JPG

[anait]

Is someone going to rescue that pallet full of orange cones?

:) My thought exactly. Everybody say it with me, 'Oh, the coneage...'

[Sean Malone]

better than a '76 Cordoba


I wonder what happened to the mobile hospital Champcar used to have

Heck you say! My first car was a '76 Cordoba. 'Aztec' pattern seat fabric, opera lights, power windows and a stout 360 small block. Me and my friends loved that car.
'87 LaBaron? No thanks. :)

[Sean Malone]

I'll take that Stealth though. Probably a twin turbo (with dry rotted gaskets).

[Anteater]

Is someone going to rescue that pallet full of orange cones?

:) My thought exactly. Everybody say it with me, 'Oh, the coneage...'
Oh, the coneage! That’s one of the saddest photos of all for me. I made a small mascot cone for the CCIC photo booth back in ’07, which traveled to all the races. I believe that “Runoff” is probably still inside one of those big orange transporters. I hope he finds a good home. :cry:
http://home.earthlink.net/~rnshess/index.html

[extramundane]

I'd like to know the story behind this one:

http://www.blueridgedigital.net/applications/auction_calendar/modules/image_gallery/auction_images/383972/1/DSC03214.JPG



Bruce Martin wanted to prove he wasn't an IRL shill.

Lotsa yella F-150s in there. I wonder who'd be foolish enough to drive something like that?

[emjaya]

1982 CHEVY CAMARO, WIDE BODY, 350 V8, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 17" BBS WHEELS, CUSTOM HAND-MADE WIDE BODY KIT, 4,176 MILES, VIN# 1G1AP87H4CN110110

1986 CHEVY CAMARO, ORANGE, 412 SMALL BLOCK, CHEVY CUSTOM FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, 450-HP, 5-SPEED MANUAL, ROLL BAR, FUEL CELL, 4-POINT SEATBELTS, 17" BBS WHEELS, CUSTOM SUSPENSION, CUSTOM INTERIOR AND PAINT, ONE OF THE FIRST IROC CONVERTIBLES EVER MADE, 8,196 MILES, VIN# 1G1FP87H8GL182600

1982 CHEVY CAMARO Z28, ART CENTER CAR BASED ON THE 1982 CHEVY CAMARO PLATFORM, IT IS A ONE OFF BUILD, 350 V8 ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, 1,059 MILES, VIN# 1G1AP87H9CL109286

1996 DODGE VIPER, VIN# 1B3ER69E7TY100554

1996 DODGE VIPER, GTS, 6.0-LTR., V10, 500-HP, 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION, 18" BBS WHEELS, 14" BREMBO BRAKES, 6-PT. ROLL BAR, FUEL CELL FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM, 4-POINT SEATBELTS, STROBE LIGHTS, FRONT AND REAR, 1,956 MILES, VIN# 1B3ER69EFTV100554

2007 MAZDA SPEED 6, 2.3 LTR., 4-CYLINDER, 270-HP TURBO, ALL-WHEEL DRIVE, MAGNAFLOW EXHAUST, 6-SPEED MANUAL, 6-PT. ROLL CAGE CROW, 4-POINT SEATBELTS, BBS WHEELS, 926 MILES, VIN# JM1GG12LX71109433

There looks to be some interesting low-mile rocketships, but then, how hard were those miles and how long have they been sitting there? :\

[Cam]

Or, uh, this... :confused:

http://www.blueridgedigital.net/applications/auction_calendar/modules/image_gallery/auction_images/383972/1/DSC03219.JPG

Anyone have any idea WTF that is? Any clue when if it was actually used?:saywhat:

[extramundane]

Anyone have any idea WTF that is? Any clue when if it was actually used?:saywhat:

This, maybe?


1982 CHEVY CAMARO Z28, ART CENTER CAR BASED ON THE 1982 CHEVY CAMARO PLATFORM, IT IS A ONE OFF BUILD, 350 V8 ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, 1,059 MILES, VIN# 1G1AP87H9CL109286

[formulaben]

http://www.blueridgedigital.net/applications/auction_calendar/modules/image_gallery/auction_images/383972/1/DSC03174.JPG

Spicoli needs that!!! :rofl:


Is someone going to rescue that pallet full of orange cones?

http://www.blueridgedigital.net/applications/auction_calendar/modules/image_gallery/auction_images/383972/1/DSC03281.JPG

Oh the humanity!!! :eek:

[Insomniac]

I'd like to know the story behind this one:

http://www.blueridgedigital.net/applications/auction_calendar/modules/image_gallery/auction_images/383972/1/DSC03214.JPG

I'm sure it involved PT somehow. :gomer:

[redmist]

I'm sure it involved PT somehow. :gomer:


maybe anthony lazzaro took that one for a spin. wasn't he the guy who stuck one in the fence with a honda exec riding shotgun?

[manic mechanic]

Anyone have any idea WTF that is? Any clue when if it was actually used?:saywhat:

Methinks its the "custom widebody kit '82 Camaro"

Hey Unkle Spikkly, Can you retrieve Runoff from the liquidation?

He's not just a cone... :thumbup:

manic

[racermike]

How are you viewing (where) these photos

Is there photos of ALL the auction items?

[RaceGrrl]

I'll take this one:

http://www.blueridgedigital.net/applications/auction_calendar/modules/image_gallery/auction_images/383972/1/DSC03200.JPG

[chop456]

maybe anthony lazzaro took that one for a spin. wasn't he the guy who stuck one in the fence with a honda exec riding shotgun?


That was Andrew Bordin and IIRC, a Pioneer exec. Bad deal.

[dando]

How are you viewing (where) these photos

Is there photos of ALL the auction items?

Just scroll down.....

http://www.njgallivan.com/auction_detail.php?ID=383972&v=g#vGallery

-Kevin

[Sean O'Gorman]

Anyone have any idea WTF that is? Any clue when if it was actually used?:saywhat:

I have a good number of the old Cleveland GPs DVRed at my parents' house, and I remember at least one of the races in the early 80s had that thing as one of the pace cars. I had no idea what it was until just yesterday.

[JoeBob]

That was Andrew Bordin and IIRC, a Pioneer exec. Bad deal.

Yeah, it was Bordin and a Pioneer exec at Fontana. Here's the story from the time:

FONTANA, Calif. -- Driver Andrew Bordin and a passenger were
injured Sunday in a pace car crash prior to the start of CART's Marlboro
500 at California Speedway.

Bordin, a competitor in the CART Toyota Atlantic development series,
was giving a guest ride to Yoshimichi Inada, senior managing director of
Pioneer Electrics, when he lost control of the specially built Acura NSX
pace car in turn two on the 2-mile oval.

Dr. Steve Olvey, director of medical affairs for CART, said Bordin
fractured and dislocated the fourth cervical vertebrae and Inada was
unconscious briefly at the scene of the accident. Both were transported
by ambulance to Loma Linda Hospital for further evaluation and
treatment.

Olvey said both were conscious and alert when they left the track.

[dando]

http://www.blueridgedigital.net/applications/auction_calendar/modules/image_gallery/auction_images/383972/1/DSC03174.JPG

I say we take up a collection and buy dat shizzle for the bosses to thank them for allowing us to play in their sandbox. :D ;)

-Kevin

[Sean O'Gorman]

Does anyone know what these cars would actually go for? I try not to make impulse purchases, but I sure could go for a random untitled low-mileage pace car if the price is right.

[Al Czervik]

Didn't John Voight drive that LeBaron to pace the Meadowlands?

<edit> should be Jon, not John

[Insomniac]

Dodge Viper with 2000 miles. I assume these auctions don't net really good prices on things?

[FCYTravis]

Wow, so THAT'S where all the paint chips ended up. Some Indianapolis warehouse. :shakehead

[ChampcarShark]

I like this one:
http://www.blueridgedigital.net/applications/auction_calendar/modules/image_gallery/auction_images/383972/1/DSC03281.JPG

Got to save the cones...

[Sean Malone]

Didn't John Voight drive that LeBaron to pace the Meadowlands?

Someone check the glovebox!

[chop456]

Yeah, it was Bordin and a Pioneer exec at Fontana. Here's the story from the time:

Huh. I thought it happened at Gateway for some reason. Possibly because I'm an idiot. :gomer:

[Gnam]

Anyone have any idea WTF that is? Any clue when if it was actually used?:saywhat:

*edit: Not what is pictured. Look alike maybe?
There was a thread last Fall.
http://www.offcamber.net/forums/showthread.php?t=13463&highlight=dodge

Are any of these cars street legal?

[Wheel-Nut]

Are they saving all the DP01's for a later auction? I read on Eskimo forum CC owns all the DP01's. WTF?? :p

[pchall]

Aren't those all the cones Jimmy Vasser hit that one race?


Their stuff sitting around the warehouse still looks more professional than what's going on over at the speedway. :( Seriously don't get keeping the old pace cars around, though.

Is someone going to rescue that pallet full of orange cones?

http://www.blueridgedigital.net/applications/auction_calendar/modules/image_gallery/auction_images/383972/1/DSC03281.JPG

[pchall]

I've been told that the teams have been instructed not to sell their DP01s. What's up with that?


Are they saving all the DP01's for a later auction? I read on Eskimo forum CC owns all the DP01's. WTF?? :p

[Sean Malone]

So the teams leased the DP01's from CC, or did CC buy them back? I don't really buy either one of those. I can believe that the teams were told not to sell the cars, or more likely it was suggested that they hold on to them for IndyCar 5.0.

[pferrf1]

Picture 134. Crash tubs for rescue training?

[oddlycalm]

Some of this makes me laugh (Lebaron) but mostly it's sad to see.

oc

[dando]

So the teams leased the DP01's from CC, or did CC buy them back? I don't really buy either one of those. I can believe that the teams were told not to sell the cars, or more likely it was suggested that they hold on to them for IndyCar 5.0.

Dude, get yer versions straight. It's version 2.0.10. Get with it. ;) :tony:

And yes, I believe they will end up going with the DPs as is or a modified version. :shakehead and :)

-Kevin

[Sean Malone]

Dude, get yer versions straight. It's version 2.0.10. Get with it.

And yes, I believe they will end up going with the DPs as is or a modified version. :shakehead and :)

-Kevin

I got Tony's 'visions' mixed up with Tony's 'versions'. :)

[dando]

I got Tony's 'visions' mixed up with Tony's 'versions'. :)

Neither can he. :tony:

-Kevin

[jcollins28]

http://www.blueridgedigital.net/applications/auction_calendar/modules/image_gallery/auction_images/383972/1/DSC03174.JPG

:rofl::rofl:Oh my..so many captions one could make for this pic.

[jcollins28]

Their stuff sitting around the warehouse still looks more professional than what's going on over at the speedway. :( Seriously don't get keeping the old pace cars around, though.

Is someone going to rescue that pallet full of orange cones?

http://www.blueridgedigital.net/applications/auction_calendar/modules/image_gallery/auction_images/383972/1/DSC03281.JPG

Oh that takes me back. Anyone else look at this pic and start thinking of the "Cone Killing" threads at 7th gear?

[redmist]

That was Andrew Bordin and IIRC, a Pioneer exec. Bad deal.

that's right, can't believe i forgot who it was. 40 years old and already the memory is starting to go. that doesn't bode well.

[Michaelhatesfans]

Where are all the Fieros?:laugh:
They had at least five of them at one point. No, not the Indy 500 version, I mean these guys here...

http://andylphoto.com/fiero/proto/images/ppg.jpg

[Sean O'Gorman]

I posted this on a couple other forums, and like OC, the first thing everyone notices is the damn Lebaron. Someone pointed out that J.R. wrecked a Celica All-Trac at Laguna Seca?

[Sean Malone]

Where are all the Fieros?:laugh:
They had at least five of them at one point. No, not the Indy 500 version, I mean these guys here...

http://andylphoto.com/fiero/proto/images/ppg.jpg

Pontiac pulled the plug on the Fieros just when they were getting it right. A buddy of mine had a GT. The thing ate up the corners. The engine let go at 75K though.

[Michaelhatesfans]

Pontiac pulled the plug on the Fieros just when they were getting it right. A buddy of mine had a GT. The thing ate up the corners. The engine let go at 75K though.

No kidding. Only GM would start a mid-engined sports car project with Chevette running gear. And then, as you say, just as it was becoming a real car...
:shakehead

[Chiphead_Dave]

The Orange 86 Camaro makes me think of this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdegQmtgFSM

[JoeBob]

There was also a Toyota Matrix that blew its engine at Road America.

And the Mustang that cut a fuel line at Belle Isle.

I should have taken pictures of it being hauled to the pits on the back of a tow truck.

Just wait until the IRL goes out of business. I'll bet there's lots of bids for the pace car Johnny Rutherford put into the wall at Texas (via Donnie Beechler)

[jcollins28]

Pontiac pulled the plug on the Fieros just when they were getting it right. A buddy of mine had a GT. The thing ate up the corners. The engine let go at 75K though.

Only time I have ever seen a Fiero was on the side of the road on fire. Those things sure did have a uncanny ability to ignite.

[manic mechanic]

Only time I have ever seen a Fiero was on the side of the road on fire. Those things sure did have a uncanny ability to ignite.

I knew a guy who drove a chipped Fiero GT-V6/5spd equipped with a 10lb. bottle... He never lost a race, but went through clutches regularly!

manic

[Spicoli]

Good Spickly hate on this here thread. :p

I did talk to several folks there about buying a pace car/truck etc....but one thing is really fubar'd up with most of this: You can buy it, but there is no facking title, no registration, in other words - this stuff ain't street legal. And most of the pace car manufacturers just left the cars there, and i am sure have no idea they did. :\ One exception is Mazda, they got wise and got their crap outta there. Joel was building a Mazda 9 and another Speed3 (I think that's what it was). Anywho, if you wanna buy one, be prepared to go thru a legal nightmare trying to get any sort of title, at least that is what i was told a couple months ago. They coulda got their act together and figgered out a solution to it by now, I don;t know the status today.

The stuff is amazing, and definitely a walk through CC history. Last time I was in the warehouse, about 2 days afore everyone got canned but Joel and a couple others, it was just depressing. People had been grabbing up all their stuff they had left there over the years - car parts, personal belongings, cars stored there (I know of a 72 or some such FIAT in yeller if ya want one). The Phoenix shirts got out on the black market, which was a better home than the likely dumpster or Wheeler Mission donation.

There is hardly any interest in this stuff from a fan level in that there aren;t many of us still left. I wore CC stuff at IMS 2 days last week and only one tard (Super D) even said anything on day 1. Day 2 I sat next to some PCM hat wearing know it all that axed me how I like the PHX race (I had the shirt on). Had to tell him the race never happened. Duh. That's how bad it is.

The only thing really left is the TF gomerati - a few of us here, and the "Place Fans" at Indy. most of which have nothing more than a mild interest in IndyCar, or maybe seeing Danicles nekkid or "The big one".

Besides a few shirts and a couple banners, I did rescue this pit bike:


http://pixpipeline.com/s/326f4dd42872.jpg (http://pixpipeline.com/d/326f4dd42872.jpg)

Notice the chain guard with ChampCar on it, and it has Minardi logos on the front.

If anyone is in town to go to the auction, lemme know. beers are in order, last rites ya know. :(

[Sean Malone]

Good Spickly hate on this here thread. :p

I did talk to several folks there about buying a pace car/truck etc....but one thing is really fubar'd up with most of this: You can buy it, but there is no facking title, no registration, in other words - this stuff ain't street legal. And most of the pace car manufacturers just left the cars there, and i am sure have no idea they did. :\ One exception is Mazda, they got wise and got their crap outta there. Joel was building a Mazda 9 and another Speed3 (I think that's what it was). Anywho, if you wanna buy one, be prepared to go thru a legal nightmare trying to get any sort of title, at least that is what i was told a couple months ago. They coulda got their act together and figgered out a solution to it by now, I don;t know the status today.

The stuff is amazing, and definitely a walk through CC history. Last time I was in the warehouse, about 2 days afore everyone got canned but Joel and a couple others, it was just depressing. People had been grabbing up all their stuff they had left there over the years - car parts, personal belongings, cars stored there (I know of a 72 or some such FIAT in yeller if ya want one). The Phoenix shirts got out on the black market, which was a better home than the likely dumpster or Wheeler Mission donation.

There is hardly any interest in this stuff from a fan level in that there aren;t many of us still left. I wore CC stuff at IMS 2 days last week and only one tard (Super D) even said anything on day 1. Day 2 I sat next to some PCM hat wearing know it all that axed me how I like the PHX race (I had the shirt on). Had to tell him the race never happened. Duh. That's how bad it is.

The only thing really left is the TF gomerati - a few of us here, and the "Place Fans" at Indy. most of which have nothing more than a mild interest in IndyCar, or maybe seeing Danicles nekkid or "The big one".

Besides a few shirts and a couple banners, I did rescue this pit bike:


http://pixpipeline.com/s/326f4dd42872.jpg (http://pixpipeline.com/d/326f4dd42872.jpg)

Notice the chain guard with ChampCar on it, and it has Minardi logos on the front.

If anyone is in town to go to the auction, lemme know. beers are in order, last rites ya know. :(

I can see Vasser peddlin' that thing around! LOL!

There are ways to get titles, such as a salvage title.

[grungex]

A friend of mine owns the Lotus Esprit V8 pace car (the one that blew up on track while pacing a race at Gateway). He was, after a fair bit of effort, able to get it titled and plated as an "assembled" (kit) car in Michigan.

As an aside, does anyone know of any photos of this car from its race days, or if there were more than one?

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa208/grungexx/2006-Lotus-Track-Day302a.jpg

[Rogue Leader]

A lot of times manufacturers donate "damaged" cars as pace cars. Basically like cars that "fell off a truck" that they cant sell as new but really aren't badly damaged. They fix em and use em as pace cars, blow em up in movies, etc. But yeah no titles, many times no vin tags either, some are even marked un-titleable.

[Wheel-Nut]

Someone gave their DP01 back.

http://www.blueridgedigital.net/applications/auction_calendar/modules/image_gallery/auction_images/383972/1/IMG_0226.JPG

[cameraman]

Three of them...


• CHASSIS #011: RACED IN 2007 BY CONQUEST RACING AND DRIVEN BY NELSON PHILIPPE AND JAN HEYLEN. HEYLEN'S BEST FINISH WAS 2ND IN THE HOLLAND RACE. PHILIPPE'S BEST FINISH WAS 6TH IN SURFER'S PARADISE AUSTRALIA.
• CHASSIS #019: RACED IN 2007 BY MINARDI TEAM USA AND DRIVEN BY DAN CLARKE, WHO HAD A BEST FINISH OF 2ND AT ROAD AMERICA IN THE #4 CAR.
• CHASSIS #020: RACED IN 2007 BY MINARDI TEAM USA AND DRIVEN BY ROBERT DOORNBOS, WHO WON 2 RACES (SAN JOSE AND MONT-TREMBLANT) IN THE #14 CAR. DOORNBOS WON ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AND FINISHED 3RD OVERALL IN THE SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP. HE ALSO HAD TWO 2ND PLACE FINISHES AND TWO 3RD PLACE FINISHES.

[Wheel-Nut]

I wonder if the Dan Clarke model will go for a discount? :D

[Michaelhatesfans]

...And most of the pace car manufacturers just left the cars there, and i am sure have no idea they did. :\ (

I was wondering about that. I remember talking to someone from the pace car program a loooong time ago, who said that when CART was finished with them, they generally went back to the factory. I wonder how many of those manufacturers still have the rights to those cars and don't even know it.

[Spicoli]

I was wondering about that. I remember talking to someone from the pace car program a loooong time ago, who said that when CART was finished with them, they generally went back to the factory. I wonder how many of those manufacturers still have the rights to those cars and don't even know it.

I think its more a matter of

1. Do they even want them back
2. Do they even remember where there are
3. Do they care


kinda like CCWS, outta sight, outta mind. :shakehead

[robot9000]

A lot of times manufacturers donate "damaged" cars as pace cars. Basically like cars that "fell off a truck" that they cant sell as new but really aren't badly damaged. They fix em and use em as pace cars, blow em up in movies, etc. But yeah no titles, many times no vin tags either, some are even marked un-titleable.

Um, I'm not so sure on that. They put new cars in movies and other high profile projects all the time. I know Ford used to 'give' away the cars for use in movies and TV and I'm sure the other companies do the same. Cheap marketing, comparatively. They write it off as Good Will. As for 'Damaged' cars? Um, I doubt they give them away. They really don't want the liability even if they gave away the car. Its just easier to give away a new one. They'll make more :-)

[robot9000]

LoL, Spicoli!! I own a similar model in Black !! Bought it about 2 years ago !! These bikes are made by a company called Phat Cycles in LA. Its called an X Rated, LOL.

A bunch of us Mt. Biking geeks when out and got various cruisers for our Pub Crawling shananigans and I found Phat Cycles and orderd one up. Was suprised to see them at the CC trailer in RA last year.

Great for just toolin round the 'hood on sunny days.
I got the one in Black

http://www.markusstrick.de/cruiserking/images/phatxr3.jpg

[Spicoli]

LoL, Spicoli!! I own a similar model in Black !! Bought it about 2 years ago !! These bikes are made by a company called Phat Cycles in LA. Its called an X Rated, LOL.

A bunch of us Mt. Biking geeks when out and got various cruisers for our Pub Crawling shananigans and I found Phat Cycles and orderd one up. Was suprised to see them at the CC trailer in RA last year.

Great for just toolin round the 'hood on sunny days.
I got the one in Black

http://www.markusstrick.de/cruiserking/images/phatxr3.jpg

Great minds think alike. Yes, they are easy to navigate when drunkled.:thumbup:

Bring yours down sometime. :D

[Insomniac]

I was wondering about that. I remember talking to someone from the pace car program a loooong time ago, who said that when CART was finished with them, they generally went back to the factory. I wonder how many of those manufacturers still have the rights to those cars and don't even know it.

Those cars have long been written off if that's the case.

[Anteater]

I just looked at the PDF of the catalog. On Page 55, in “Lot 1370 Safety Cones, Various Sizes, 3 skids”, I can see Runoff, the cone that I created as a mascot for the CCIC photo booth and signup tent, on the left side of the photo, on top of the blue & white cone (he’s the one wearing a checkered-flag scarf). I wish that Runoff could go to someone who appreciates what he was (not likely unless one of you rescues him from the buyer). :(

[Spicoli]

I just looked at the PDF of the catalog. On Page 55, in “Lot 1370 Safety Cones, Various Sizes, 3 skids”, I can see Runoff, the cone that I created as a mascot for the CCIC photo booth and signup tent, on the left side of the photo, on top of the blue & white cone (he’s the one wearing a checkered-flag scarf). I wish that Runoff could go to someone who appreciates what he was (not likely unless one of you rescues him from the buyer). :(

I will be there and see what i can do.


I'm only there for the beginning tho. :\

[Sean O'Gorman]

I will be there and see what i can do.


I'm only there for the Pimpmobaron tho. :\

[Spicoli]

I am not there yet, but Ed Severson says there are more people at the ChampCar auction than there were at the Milwaukee race last weekend.

:D


:drama:

[dando]

If'n yer bored, you can watch the bids online @ bidspotter.com.

-Kevin

[Brickman]

If'n yer bored, you can watch the bids online @ bidspotter.com.

-Kevin

Better yet, if you want to buy.

[Anteater]

I will be there and see what i can do.


I'm only there for the beginning tho. :\

It's kind of you to offer, anyway. :cool:

[dando]

Better yet, if you want to buy.

Shhhhh...I don't want anymore competition for that Lebaron.... ;)

-Kevin

[Brickman]

Shhhhh...I don't want anymore competition for that Lebaron.... ;)

-Kevin

Someone should buy Anteater the cone.

[dando]

They're on lot 156 after 2.5 hours. By the time they get to 1370, it might be tomorrow. :irked:

-Kevin

[Sean O'Gorman]

I can't watch at work. :(

I think the Lebaron is lot 424 or something like that.

[Brickman]

They're on lot 156 after 2.5 hours. By the time they get to 1370, it might be tomorrow. :irked:

-Kevin

They have two auctions going at once, on lot 1136 on the other one.

[dando]

I can't watch at work. :(

I think the Lebaron is lot 424 or something like that.

242. All of the cars are going from 216 to 253, followed by a bunch of scooters. They'll go off in about an hour is my guess.

-Kevin

[Brickman]

165A Now that's a steal at $2400 for two.

[Anteater]

Someone should buy Anteater the cone.

Nice thought, Brickman, but I already have 2 pet rescued cones (Apex and Pexi the 2006 CCIC mascot cone). My family is going to have me committed if I have a 3rd!

I was just hoping that someone in the know would snag Runoff and give him a good home.

[Anteater]

Interesting to see what used firesuits are going for!

[Insomniac]

Please post what the Viper sells for.

[Brickman]

Nice thought, Brickman, but I already have 2 pet rescued cones (Apex and Pexi the 2006 CCIC mascot cone). My family is going to have me committed if I have a 3rd!

I was just hoping that someone in the know would snag Runoff and give him a good home.


I think... as long as you don't wander the streets giving cones names and dressing them they would understand... I think.;)

[Anteater]

Some of the items aren't available in the online auction. There's a 12-minute timeout due to one of these right now.

I wonder who bought the lighted Champ Car sign from the front of the building? It went for $500.

[Sean O'Gorman]

This is pissing me off. I'm approved for $500 but I can't get to the live auction because of proxy something or another. I want that damn Lebaron!

[dando]

This is pissing me off. I'm approved for $500 but I can't get to the live auction because of proxy something or another. I want that damn Lebaron!

Call Spickly. I'm sure he'd get it for ya. :gomer:

-Kevin

[Brickman]

It's the 88 Olds that could be interesting. They only made 49 of the pace car replicas. Not sure if this is one.

[dando]

It's the 88 Olds that could be interesting. They only made 49 of the pace car replicas. Not sure if this is one.

Actual pace car:

Lot 244
1988 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CONVERTIBLE, GOLD, QU

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AD-4, 4-CYLINDER, 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ROLL BAR, FUEL CELL, 4-POINT SEATBELTS, FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM, STROBE LIGHTS, VIN# 1G3WM14W3JD300029, USED IN THE 1988 INDY 500, AND WAS USED AS A PPG RIDE CAR FROM 1988-1990 (THIS UNIT WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT TITLE)

http://69.20.5.106/2/D/lots/0244.jpg?1212516112830

[Brickman]

Well well well...

[extramundane]

Vehicles are starting now...

[Sean O'Gorman]

What are they going for, what are they going for?? The drama is killing me!!

I'll give someone my user ID to bid on that Lebaron if theres no interest in it...