Reatta at Barrett-Jackson Results

[reattadudes]

our '90 red/saddle convertible with 142K miles sold on thursday night at 9:02 PM MST at Barrett-Jackson for $9,750. it was a little late in the evening, and they were'nt many retail buyers left. a dealer from Atlanta purchased it for a client. the auction staff was rather disappointed it did'nt bring more, as they were expecting 12-15K. the sale runs on a bell curve, with the "cheapest" cars on thursday and sunday, the more expensive cars on friday and saturday.

for us, its not really about profit, but about raising the values of Reattas to where they belong. its very much like comps on a house...when your neighbor sells his house for 50K more than you thought it was worth, your house value goes with it, too. we want to see the values on Reattas rise substantially as well.

the values will not rise if the "comp" is not substantiated; there is no better place on earth to substantiate a comp than Barrett-Jackson. as the commentators noted last night on the Speed channel, Barrett-Jackson sets the baseline prices on collector vehicles for the world for the rest of the year. we did'nt realize until after the car sold, but Barrett-Jackson only accepts about 10% of the auction applications it receives. quite an honor to be in that 10% with fine automobile!

one of the best benefits of the auction, far beyond the sale of the car, were the contacts we made with other Reatta owners, over 100 on thursday alone. people from everywhere, even someone from France who has a Reatta. (sorry Barney, I did'nt get his VIN number) we counted six Reattas in the VIP parking lot alone.

we met someone from Toronto who has perhaps one of the strangest color combinations on a Reatta, a maui blue/SADDLE/SADDLE convertible! it was apparently used by GM Canada for car shows in Canada, and then was sold to a dealer in Toronto. the gentleman who we were speaking to acquired it from this dealer recently.

we're not giving up; we just acquired a '90 maui blue convertible with a white top and white leather. it has never been titled or registered, being the personal car of the original dealer, with only 49K southern-California driven miles. we will be taking this one to the Barrett-Jackson auction in West Palm Beach in April. the auction will be April 11-13, and will definitely be broadcast on the Speed channel.

if anyone would like to see photos of the car that sold at Barrett-Jackson, just go to our website at www.buickreattaparts.com, and click on Barrett-Jackson auction results.

thanks, Mike

[Barney Eaton]

Sure need everyones help in documenting these cars. I recently found a '91 blue with saddle interior. In most cases you would presume they are factory, but if the value of Reattas start to climb, cars will be made from pieces and then we will start having problems verifying their heritage.

I would love to have the info on the blue/tan convertible, or the owners name etc. Also the blue car you have with the white interior.....I must question that, in 1990, only the select sixtys had white seats, in 1991 the white seats were an option and only 5 cars were made.

Here is how these things happen.... there is a 1991 convertible in NH that was one of the donated convertibles. Its paperwork says it had white seats and white wheels.....but today it has red seats and stock wheels.

Someone, somewhere switched some parts, its like a mystery that would be fun to solve.

Glad that you got $9,750 (minus commission) for your car. My personal observations would be that is very good for a 142K car.

[Arrallen]

That was a nice write-up about your car on the Barrett-Jackson web site. Worth saving to use as a selling point if I ever decide to sell my convt.

[Guest EDBSO]

Interesting color treatment on rims and rear view mirrors, I like

Arrallen Please post link, I could not find,

<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">FOUND . . .

1990 BUICK REATTA CONVERTIBLE

LOT #172.1 - NO RESERVE

2003 BJCCA CCA

SOLD FOR $9,720

No photos

available.

OPTIONS

COLOR - RED

TRANS - AUTO

CYLINDERS - 6

ENGINE SIZE - 3.8

HORSEPOWER - 165

VIN - 1G4EC33C8LB908446

ALL REATTAS WERE HANDBUILT AT THE REATTA CRAFT CENTRE IN LANSING, MI. REATTAS WERE BUILT FROM 1988 TO 1991. CONVERTIBLES WERE AVAILABLE ONLY THE LAST 2 YEARS, 1990 AND 1991. THERE WERE ONLY 2,132 BUILT IN 1990, WITH ONLY 668 BEING RED.

TOTAL PRODUCTION OVER THE 4 YEAR PERIOD WAS 21,751. CURRENT ESTIMATES FROM R. L. POLK, THE AUTOMOTIVE REGISTRATION AUTHORITY, PLACES OVER 18,000 REATTAS STILL ON THE ROAD, AN AMAZING TRIBUTE TO THE CAR'S DURABILITY AND DESIRABILITY. THEY WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE.

THIS PARTICULAR REATTA HAS HAD ONLY TWO PREVIOUS OWNERS, WITH A SUPER-CLEAN CARFAX REPORT, WITH ONLY TWO ENTRIES! THE PAINT APPEARS TO BE 90% ORIGINAL, WITH ONLY A FEW CHIPS TOUCHED UP.

THERE WERE ONLY TWO OPTIONS AVAILABLE ON THE CONVERTIBLE; 16 WAY DRIVER'S SEAT AND A CD PLAYER. THIS CAR HAS BOTH OPTIONS. EVEN THE COVETED OWNER'S PACKET IS HERE, COMPLETE WITH THE CRAFTSMAN'S LOG, WHICH INCLUDES THE SIGNATURES OF ALL INSPECTORS WHO CHECKED THE CAR'S QUALITY, AS WELL AS A NOTE PAD, PEN, TIRE GAUGE, AND EVEN A PENLIGHT. THIS PACKET IS WORTH OVER $1,000 BY ITSELF IN ITS COMPLETE AND EXCELLENT CONDITION.

EVERYTHING IN THE CAR IS COMPLETELY OPERATIONAL, INCLUDING THE CD AND CASSETTE PLAYERS. WE HAVE ADDED A NEW CLOTH TOP ($1270) AND POLISHED FACTORY WHEELS ($750). THE WINDSHIELD HAD A SMALL FLAW, SO A NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED ($2460). THE CD PLAYER WAS ALSO REPLACED WITH AN IDENTICAL FACTORY CD WITH A NEW MECHANISM.

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[reattadudes]

just go to barrett-jackson.com, do a search on "auction results", and key in 1990 Buick. car number is 172.1.

[Roadster90]

Robert,

Go to www.speedtv.com and key BJ marque at top of page.......