70′s Cars At Barrett-Jackson

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It looks like now is the time to snap up an inexpensive 70′s car if you’ve been wanting one, or to hang onto the one you have for a few more years, because the Barrett-Jackson crowd is beginning to get wind of the fact that they’re awesome. At the auction in Vegas this week, the expected pony- and muscle cars fetched the big bucks, like a ’72 Camaro for $30,250 (no big surprise there). But even big-boat sedans are creeping up there: a ’78 Eldorado went for $8,470 and a ’74 Caprice convertible for $7,425. This 1970 Rebel Machine, pretty collectible for an AMC, hit right in the middle with a closing price of $19,800. Meanwhile, regular AMC Rebels are currently listed on eBay for between $1,000 and $12K, and I found this running convertible on craigslist for $2,500 and this gorgeous ’69 SST for $5,500. If you’re looking to get one of the more obscure or less desirable 60s or 70s cars, it’s probably a good idea to move on it while the prices are still within the realm of sanity. See more on the 70′s cars of Barret-Jackson on SPEED.