Estate Auction in Greenville OH 4/29 Six Pack 4 Speed Bird - VIN is RM23V0A166165

[1970Moparmann]

https://www.auctionzip.com/Listings/3794577.html?fbclid=IwAR3Vznb5f8jZeEAEuAfQGSxZvTvdUF9ps8GzJ7KX0EOOuwwAKfnXeI_EiJY

[held1823]

VIN is RM23V0A166165

Located an hour from me















       

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[WINGIN IT]

Wow! My dream Superbird. Blue/white, 440+6 console 4spd. Ck out leaded nose. Will make a great resto project for someone. Hope it goes to a good home.

[A383Wing]

Wow! My dream Superbird. Blue/white, 440+6 console 4spd. Ck out leaded nose. Will make a great resto project for someone. Hope it goes to a good home.

I must be looking at a different car....I don't see a console

[WINGIN IT]

Wow! My dream Superbird. Blue/white, 440+6 console 4spd. Ck out leaded nose. Will make a great resto project for someone. Hope it goes to a good home.

I must be looking at a different car....I don't see a console

It's on the fender tag .

[Impkidd]

Would be interesting for someone going to post a video clip of the car and auction bidding taking place... Like to have had one of my car at auction.

[Birdflu]

So...what are you guys thinking???  Hammers for $125-$150K??? Seems like a lot, but with restored V-code Bird's selling north of $250?? Not saying I'd pay it, but what is the consensus in the room? 

[held1823]

The original poster should edit the subject line to insert the VIN to help with future searching

I headed over to see the car today. Lots of interest in the room but almost certainly more dreamers than money men while I was there. The car has good bones. Great color combo with the ideal engine, transmission, and buckets. I'd get it running, clean it up, and drive it like it is. Let whoever buys it from my estate later on worry about restoring it.

The selling location and lack of promotion will cost the estate an easy 20k. I predict a sell in the mid 130's, whereas it would bring 150k at a more suitable sale. I only hope that it goes to an enthusiast and not a flipper.















       

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[1970Moparmann]

VIN is added.  Car is a lot more crusty than what the original pictures show.

[WINGIN IT]

Well keep us posted on the hammer price!  Goes off today correct?
I agree with other's assessment's and price range ~$130K - but who knows, prices have been crazy lately.

[hemi-hampton]

What it Sell for  

[1970Moparmann]

Damn..... $203K

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video of the auction

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=627270168848694

[Birdflu]

Wow! Great for the estate. She was rougher underneath than I would have expected as well. Thanks for posting the pics Ernie!

[wish4hemi]

This car seemed to have a number of oddities given the low mileage. Well done for the seller and, regardless of condition or comments, they ain't making Six Barrel Superbirds anymore.
The engine pad was a strange one with an FT413 stamping instead of the expected F440. It was also missing the HP designation. However, the VIN on near the oil pan did match the VIN of the car?
The transmission was numbers matching with a proper 3027 date code.
No VIN found on the core support (maybe it was there and difficult to find). There was a matching VIN on the trunk rail.
One fender seemed to be a '70 Coronet fender while the other was an original Superbird piece.
The intake manifold provided was aluminum rather than cast iron.
I don't believe the carbs were original.
I think the jacks were to be included, although I didn't see them to confirm correctness.





     

[WINGIN IT]

Wow, a lot more than I expected, especially not being one of the major auction houses. Crazy times! Best of luck to new owner! Maybe we'll get to see resto progress here

[Redbird]

What a great car as originally equipped.

I think the winner of the auction was whoever came in at 2nd place with their bid. Unbelievable amount of work needed there. I can't read the rail engine serial # on the pictures, so I don't understand if it is #s matching. From the pad on the top it seems to me to be a 413?

[Mopar John]

There are a lot of questions about the engine for sure!
The first would be why is it all apart?
I also thought that it was possibly a 413 because of the numbers on the pad.
But it looks like a 2536430 casting which is a 440 block.
A 413 block would have a 2205697 or 2468030 casting number.
It also looks like a 08 . 15 . 69 casting date that makes sense.
So I think that maybe this engine had gone through some machine shop
and they stamped some information on there relative to a rebuild?
The pad also shows a 11 10 assembly date so that lines up with the build date.
Hopefully the buyer will get some information from the family!
MJ

[Aero426]

Anyone catch the obit that the car owner, his wife and son all passed from covid complications over a two week stretch?  Wow.