Damage at Russo Steel Auctions

[Joe Handley]

you will find some sort of filler in easily 95% of all restored cars. it's just part of the body work stage and very common. how do you think you get a perfectly straight car or truck?

Dave

I don't mind a little here or there, but there was one car that has a big enough chunk of paint and bondo missing from the roof that I could nearly lay my checkbook into and have room left over I kid you not, looking at the size of the missing chunks of bondo from the so afflicted cars, there would be big enough bondo to fix atleast 90% warping due to stamping, minor visible cancer, and body damage on my Cherokee:blink:

Edited January 26, 2010 by Joe Handley

[Crusader101]

These photos should serve as a wake-up call to the car collecting community.

The unfortunate reality is that the vast majority of the cars crossing the block carry minimal provenance and of course, are always sold "as-is". The only way to discern irregularities and shoddy body work is via an extensive PPI....or by a desert hurricane!

[djway3474]

I was there that day. Flying in was SCARY. One of the tents ended up in the highway. The promoter was very responsive and said everyone would be taken care of and that they had plenty of insurance. All the locals said they had never seen a storm like that. We had several tornado warnings that night. I was staying with a friend that lives just up the road and it was something. I took off from Ontario CA and landed in Phoenix and it was a ROUGH ride. But the auctions were great and had tons of fun.

[Junkman]

if you were a high end collector i'd imagine that you would know exactly what you were buying before you bought it. the cars are viewable before they cross the block and bidding starts. serious high end collectors know exactly what they are looking for and what they are getting beforehand as they have researched the subject and are in most cases very well educated on what they are "investing" in. there are those collectors too that have no sense at all and just alot of money to burn, but in most cases there they are buying used Boyd's street rods or Barry White's next junker to jewel Super Muscle Car.

in the market for a '68 Shelby GT500? if you are i'm sure just any old Shelby won't do, you will probably want a certain one that has certain options or documented history. find the Shelby of your dreams? you'd be a fool NOT to go over it with a fine toothed comb and know it's complete history before you pay.

Dave

Would you think the same is true for the current owners? If they are as educated as you claim, then it puzzles me even more that they let these cars in a tent overnight when there is inclement weather warning.