Anyone own any Exotic cars?

A long time in storage, how was the seals, the brake cylinders, the tires, etc…?
Did you store it on jacks to off-load the springs?
Life is too short, that would be like storing a sexy girlfriend to enjoy her later instead of every day.

I agree, this was a too long time to have it stored... it was just parked and covered indoors.
It leaked a little oil at first, but with new oil this stopped in a day. I replaced the wheels and tires, the fuel and battery, then it went through the inspection flawless. I also took out the Corvair that's been stored for eight years and it needed nothing, both cars drives like new! Perhaps it helps that they are both air-cooled...

Another rare bird and not the favorite of Ralph Nader and his book Unsafe At Any Speed.
Hagerty tested a Corvair:

https://www.hagerty.com/media/videos/will-the-corvair-kill-you/

OMG speaking of the exotic and overall car market, we just attended Mecum to see out late friends the Bachman's collection sell. It was historic, world record prices on this and many other cars. The only surprise was John Shirley's GTO selling for 38.5mm as the record for these is probably the MacNeil rumored 70mm purchase about 5 years ago. I recall sitting with him and his son at Road America around 2012 when he said one day he would own one, and he did at a record price. Mecum surly has the title now for the Greatest Show on Earth, at least for car folk. It was a circus lol...

A few pictures

I've never been to a Mecum auction but I've been to Barrett-Jackson in Palm Beach numerous times. While BJ has always been known for high-end cars, the past few times I attended it was more like shopping at a used car lot. A good number of cars going across the block at BJ all look pristine on television, but in person they are not that nice. I think it's safe to say many of the really nice examples were bought-up years ago and stashed away.

I don't really care to look at astronomically priced exotics at BJ. Mecum is a bit more realistic and the selection of cars is more inline with my inner 16 year-old.

Here's some interesting videos about that. I'm getting ready to watch the recording of the RM Auction in Scottsdale in a bit. The Bachman collection was an outlier as these cars were considered to be the best low milage examples on the planet in one collection. Nineteen world records set...that said the bar is raised, and I think the script flipped as the "younger" collectors age come of age. Feels like 2015 again...

Video about the collection



Post auction reviews





The GTO

Many think this was a steal at 38mm. David MacNeil of WeaterTech is rumored to have paid the most in a private sale around five or so years ago at 70mm.

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...ryacht-is-the-ultimate-luxury-toy-216889.html

One mans analysis of the sale

Kevin, have you driven the 6th gen 4Runner yet? Over the weekend I did back-to-back test drives on the new Limited, Limited Hybrid and Sport Premium. Love the styling inside & out but I’m not liking the drive train. The four-cylinder turbo has noticeable turbo lag but adequate power. The hybrid fills the lag-gap but seems to be hunting between ICE and electric. I’m not sure how to describe be it but it feels clunky, unrefined. If these trucks were more reasonably priced, I could overlook the powertrain but at $60k, I’m not excited about the new T4R.

I’ve had my 4R for 9 years and while it’s just getting broken in at 125,000 miles, I was hoping the new 6th gen would be the answer to long distance trips with Toyota’s driver assist (also clunky!) but better than nothing. I was wondering about your impressions of the 6th gen?

The chassis corrosion you're referring to may not be from road-salt alone. Rusting frames are a known issue with these trucks. In fact, it's an issue I have to address soon. The stanchions that hold the front bumper on have rusted away to nearly nothing. The stanchion is about 6 inches long and bolts to the front of the frame. It is a four sided extrusion and I only have one side remaining. After that, the bumper falls off! Here's a pic under my bumper...