That was a very clean 1996, but I too was a little surprised at the result. Keep in mind, that 67% includes an 8% buyers commission, so the buyer paid $72k for it. I had to fly back home before it went across the block, but I really wish I could have seen it do so. A friend of mine was interested in the car, so I gave it a detailed look inside and out. The exterior was sharp and I couldn't find any obvious flaws under the crappy fluorescent lights of the tent. Didn't appear to have been hit though. All the documentation was with the car, including the monel key, targa plugs and cup holders. Interior was very clean and had the original tan floormats, which I don't see very often. Dash was in good condition with no obvious sun wear. Rear trunk & engine struts were weak and had a hard time holding up the trunk, but they had a little bit of life still in them. Engine bay was dirty and showed use and there was a strange white powder on the passenger side which I have no idea is from. Looked like the type of powder you would see from a battery leak which is weird as hell for being back there. Transmission and brake line fluid was a bit dark. So from a cosmetic and preservation stand point the car was in good shape, but mechanically it might not be as well taken care of. That is very hard to judge without running the car or listening to it though. I told my friend that below $35k was a great buy and up to $45k was "ok", I told them to walk away after $50k. Apparently someone else knew more than I did though
The photo below is from when the dipshits from Mecum jump started the car after the batter went flat from sitting around for several days. I told them they needed to jump it from the rear engine, but they didn't want to hear any of that from me and seemed annoyed that I was even bothering them. They ran current through the front several times before giving up. Still not sure how they got the car running, but I hope they didn't do damage to it with their stupidity. Too bad they didn't just take my advice and do it the right way.
This car did better than a number of Ferraris that were there, so someone was there looking for this particular machine. While I personally think they overpaid by a lot, it is an excellent water mark for NSXs and perhaps an indication that the model is going to move up quicker than expected. Either that or the billionaire in the front row with his two blond girlies decided they would look cute driving around in it and just paid silly money for it.
