This story broke in July and we were asleep at the switch but since the auction is less than a month away now, we figured it was a good time to catch you up on the amazing group of seven muscle cars that will be auctioned off by federal law enforcement authorities in New Jersey. Why are the feds auctioning them? Well the man who owned the fully documented, well known machines was running a scam on the government and made somewhere around $200-million before being caught and thrown in the slammer. As the cars (and lots of other stuff) were gained by illegal means, the property has been seized and will be sold to the highest bidder. This list of cars is a jaw dropper for sure, especially because all are legit, documented, and come with all the information to prove that they’re as they should be. Here’s the list:
There’s 4 cars on that list I wish I could have
A wish list for sure. Legit stuff built or acquired with non-legit money, that was a common story back in the cocaine days, I suppose it still is.
pretty cool that 2 of the 3 ‘Yenko’ cars match, colorwise
To bad they don’t all have the original wheel. Era correct Cragars are value killers to traditionalists.
No cragars there… the yenko cars featured American racing torque thrust wheels, Those are correct for those cars..
a scam artist with taste! lol!
Man, those forfeiture laws are a bitch, aren’t they?
Two cars I want for sure. Two I’d take if the price was right. The other five I’ll let someone that likes them have.
You think there will be any bargins at that auction? Dream on! The entire collector car market knows of those cars and that auction. They will get the same prices as if they were to be sold at a Mecum or Barrett-Jackson auction.
No I don’t. That’s one of many reason why I ain’t going to it.
Some of you guys commenting are real DH’s and I don’t mean designated hitters. I’d have any or all of these cars! The Chevelle rag top is probably more rare than an LS-6. I’ve seen a few L-89 (aluminum head 396’s) in ’69 Chevelles and Camaro’s, but never a ’70.
Great car collection – I’m sure he will be impressing the inmates on C block somewhere about what COOL cars he had. LOL
Hey, Chevy guys out there, help me out. Were there any L-89’s produced in 1970? The more I dig, the more I find production of L-89/396’s ceased in October 1969. The widow sticker in the ad looks legit, but maybe this guy was a fraud with cars as well as the govt.
The new 1970 models were introduced in the fall of 1969. LS6 production began in December of 1969 and it’s believed that the introduction of the LS6 killed the L78/L89 combo in the Chevelle. L78 production continued in Camaro and Nova models until the end of the model year.
There were a total of 18 L89/L78 Chevelle SS 396s built in 1970. One of them is a convertible, a Cranberry Red with Black stripes and a Red interior.
really nice to see cars like these before they disappear into collections, They would make a great traveling road show for some company (tax write-off) and let the public see them (YearOne, Etc.), could totally see them as one of the great advertising tools ever and the whole car hobby would be better for it.
just looked at the auction page–AMAZING