Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon.

Angel ,'Not Fade Away'


Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?  

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Cass - Dec 29, 2012 10:05:04 pm PST #27214 of 30002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Waitress at dinner reminded us a lot of a family friend so we finally asked her name so we'd stopped wanting to call her Summer. Her name was Samara. Which, one, is too similar sounding and, two, I can't explain that name well without referencing SPN. I really liked SPN's Death.


§ ita § - Dec 30, 2012 3:04:33 am PST #27215 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I was reading a D/C fic on the shuttle back from the airport today, and the chapter had just featured Cas rejoining Dean in the parking lot where he was lying down in the Impala''s front seat, and the shuttle radio started playing Eye Of The Tiger, and my L was OL, for sure.

I did catch a fic the other day whose fact checking let it go through with '68 Impala, which is just sad. Or, I guess, something incredibly AU deft.


Amy - Dec 31, 2012 4:34:26 am PST #27216 of 30002
Because books.

In case anyone has 50 or 60K lying around.


Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 31, 2012 5:58:07 am PST #27217 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

At last! A quantifiable barometer of exactly how much Crazy our fandom can muster!


§ ita § - Dec 31, 2012 6:46:01 am PST #27218 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

You'd have to be selling something way less beautiful for way more money to be measuring crazy. I don't care about the autographs or the "weapons" cache--that car is gorgeous and I want it--the car always has been. But you do need a mechanic in the family with a penchant for American classics, I fear.


Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 31, 2012 7:23:39 am PST #27219 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

How much do similar classic cars that don't feature in cult TV shows go for? I admit to inexperience with the topic, but I think I'd balk at $50K unless they threw in a regular schedule of backseat time with Jensen.


Amy - Dec 31, 2012 7:27:35 am PST #27220 of 30002
Because books.

For a fully restored vintage car, that's not an unreasonable price (I'm pretty sure). But the Impala isn't a huge favorite, though -- it's not like it's a 1964 Mustang convertible or something -- so that might make a difference.


brenda m - Dec 31, 2012 7:45:36 am PST #27221 of 30002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Yeah, that doesn't seem out of line if it's fully restored. Poking around, I see a pretty wide price range. This is at the high end, but there are definitely others in the 50k range without the fandom hook.


§ ita § - Dec 31, 2012 8:06:35 am PST #27222 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'd imagine any spike in demand for '67 specifically is a) small and b) precisely SPN-related, but if someone said "cherry vintage car ALSO the one like on your show", then $50K does sound like the right amount more than I can afford. Whoever sat in it or signed it is irrelevant to me. Unless they're still sitting or signing, at which point I will go take out the damned loan and work stuff out later.


Cass - Dec 31, 2012 9:09:49 am PST #27223 of 30002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

One of the General Lee's went for $125k. But -- and here is my quibble -- it was one of the show's cars. This is just a car that was styled like Baby.

So even in a collector world, it's not nearly as valuable as something that was actually used. It's only of value beyond the actual car to fans. And that car is only valuable because of the show.

Depending on the shape it's really in, it's worth maybe a fifth of that. But if it makes someone happy, it's worth whatever they want to pay.