Mecum auction

[Z28SSMAN]

Just saw a 46 mile GNX go for $97,500. Still had plastic on the seats and steering wheel. Also a gold '67 Yenko Camaro go for $300k. Supposed to be the 1st one to go to Yenko.

[Fast One]

Yeah, pristine GNXs are way up there nowadays. Wow, $300k for a Yenko! And my friend up in Warroad has three pristine, low-mile Yenkos ('67, '68, and '69) in his museum. He has one hell-of-a collection & it's getting larger every year. They're in pristine condition, they all get driven during the summer, and they all get started, moved, and serviced periodically during the off-season. If you're ever up that way, it's definitely worth a detour to check it out. Here's his interactive website. Click on 'Auto Collection', then click on any of the cars to see pics: http://theshedwarroad.com/

Here's his current lineup - all of which are rare. Many are extremely rare. As you may have guessed - he's a GM guy at heart!

1926-1955

1926 Ford Model T
1932 Ford Roadster
1933 Lincoln KB Phaeton
1936 Auburn 852
1937 Lincoln 4 Door
1937 Cadillac Phaeton
1941 Chevy Half-Ton Pickup
1953 Buick Skylark

1956-1958

1956 Ford Crown Victoria
1956 Lincoln Premiere

1957 Buick Roadmaster
1957 Chevy Bel Air
1957 Chevy Nomad Wagon
1957 Chevy El Morocco
1957 GMC Suburban
1957 Cadillac 270 HP
1957 Cadillac Eldorado
1957 Chrysler 300C
1957 Ford Thunderbird E-Code
1957 Ford Thunderbird E-Code
1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk

1958 Chevy Impala

1960-1964

1959 Chevy Impala
1959 Chevy El Camino
1959 Cadillac Eldorado De Ville

1960 Chevy Corvette

1962 Chevy Impala SS

1963 Chevy Corvette Sting Ray
1963 Chevy Z-11 427 Impala 'Grey Ghost'

1964 Pontiac GTO

1965-1967

1965 Chevy Malibu SS
1965 Pontiac GeeTO Tiger
1965 Pontiac GTO Pace Car

1966 Corvette String Ray
1966 Mercury Marauder Fastback
1966 Shelby GT 350 H 1966 Shelby Cobra

1967 Camaro SS Yenko
1967 Camaro RS Z-28
1967 Chevy Corvette Sting Ray
1967 Chevy Impala SS Convertible
1967 Dodge Coronet 426 Hemi
1967 Ford Mustang Coupe 200
1967 Ford Mustang GT500
1967 Mercury Cyclone

1968-1970

1968 Chevy Super Camaro Yenko
1968 Chevy Smokey Yunick Camaro
1968 Chevy Camaro Z28
1968 Ford Mustang GT500 Conv
1968 Ford Shelby GT500 KR

1969 Chevy Yenko Chevelle
1969 Chevy Camaro ZL1
1969 Chevy Yenko Camaro Coupe
1969 Chevy Camaro Smokey Yunick
1969 Chevy Camaro SS 396
1969 Chevy Chevelle Copo
1969 Chevy Chevelle SS
1969 Chevy Camaro Z28
1969 Oldsmobile 442
1969 Pontiac GTO The Judge Ram
1969 Pontiac GTO Judge
1969 Pontiac Trans Am
1969 Ford Mustang Boss
1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Cobra
1969 Ford Talladega 428 SCJ
1969 Plymouth Road Runner


1970 Buick GSX
1970 Buick GSX Stage 1
1970 Buick GS Skylark
1970 Chevy Monte Carlo SS 454
1970 Chevy Chevelle SS LS5
1970 Chevy Chevelle SS LS6
1970 Chevy Monte Carlo
1970 Chevy Yenko Deuce Nova
1970 Chevy Nova L89
1970 Oldsmobile 442
1970 Pontiac Judge Ram Air IV
1970 Dodge Charger SE/RT Hemi
1970 Ford 429 Torino Cobra
1970 Ford Mustang Boss
1970 Mercury Cougar XR7

1971-Present

1975 Chevy Vega 350 V8
2010 Chevy Callaway Camaro

[Z28SSMAN]

What does he do for a living? Cashier at Target? lol

[Fast One]

His name is Bob Marvin. He's a year younger than me. We grew up together as neighbors, and have been friends since we were 5-6 years old. Used to do a bit of hell-raising & partying together during our junior-high & high-school years, too. His dad was the founder & owner of Marvin Windows. It's still a family owned & run private company. Bob used to run the trucking department. He has also been the Mayor of Warroad for over 20 years so far.

He has always been a car guy. In high-school, he drove a '70 Monte Carlo with the 402 big-block. It had a custom white pearl paint-job. At the time, it was the only car in town that had pearl paint. That car was (and still is) gorgeous! Turned pretty much every color in the rainbow as it drove by. After high-school, he restored a '65 Riviera GS with the dual-quad 425 Super Wildcat nailhead. Then he restored a '66 Wildcat that he bought from the guy who owned our local Standard station. After he got married, he restored a '57 T-Bird convertible for his wife. He never sold any of his personal cars. Still has the Monte, Riviera, and Wildcat in his garage at home. Bob is one of the founding members of our local car club, the North Country Cruisers.

Unfortunately, he has never been able drive any of the wonderful cars in his museum collection. He was diagnosed with MS around 20 years ago, well-before he started the museum. He was doing fairly well for quite awhile, but he has been in a motorized wheelchair for the better part of the last decade. Back when he was still doing well enough to drive his blown Chevy pickup, I offered to let him drive my GN. He had just taken me out for a little full-throttle run up to 70 or so his truck, not too long after he put the blower on it. Told me that I was the only hot-rodder up there who would appreciate what he had done to it. (At the time, I was the only other car guy up there who drove a computer-controlled SFI forced-induction car, understood how they worked, and knew how to tune one.) Everyone else up there was into older iron back then. He declined to drive the GN because he didn't trust himself enough to drive my car. I tried to talk him into it, but he was adamant about not driving other peoples' hot-rods. I did take him out for a few good runs with the boost cranked up to 22 pounds on 110 octane Agvas though. Took 'er up for a short top-end sprint on the back roads, too. He was grinning from ear-to-ear the whole time.

He didn't get really serious about collecting until after he was no longer able to drive. What a bummer. It's so sad to see him stuck in that damned wheelchair, unable to enjoy any of his hot-rods. Amazingly, he's still in good spirits, despite his situation. He has been a regular at Car Craft for years, even though he can't drive anymore.

Joel