Over the past year, I have been buying a few NOS (New Old Stock) parts for this project. I discovered that often, the price of a NOS part on eBay is just about the same, and in some cases even LESS than the price of a reproduction part. To date, I have purchased the following:

Trunk V emblem, in the original box.

“Impala” emblems for the doors, in the original box.

Horn Button “boomerang” with plastic emblem, in the original box.

283 V8 grill plastic emblem and aluminum housing, in the original box.

Set of 4 tail light lenses, in the original boxes.

Set of 4 doorhandle scratch guards, in the original box.

Set of door sill plate emblems.

Set of 4 wheel spinners in the original box.

Aluminum front license plate backing panel, in the original box.

Long live eBay!

The 2009 Scottsdale, AZ Barrett-Jackson auction saw a 1960 Impala Sport Sedan sell for $24,200 after the 10% buyers premium. This very same car was sold by B.J. in 2006 in Palm Beach, FL for $21,600. One of the announcers at the Scottsdale auction said the car was part of the General Motors Heritage Collection, which explains why this car was the one seen at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show on the back of a new GM flatbed truck. B.J. sure can bring in the bux!

As seen at the 2006 Barrett-Jackson auction in Palm Beach, FL

As seen at the 2009 Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, AZ