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Originally Posted by Canuk40  An observation...
So the point I'm getting to is that you should be prepared to pay a good chunk of change for a hand built GT that can give todays best "Supercars" a run for their money. These are not one peice bathtub style mould, dune buggy bodies on old VW pans. If you want a sorted out, pro built, ready to drive, quality GT40 reproduction, please don't expect it at home built kit car prices or less than the sum value of the parts alone.
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I would say anything over 50K is a good chunk of change, but so what?
Basically you have done a sales pitch but not really quantified anything. Yes these are great cars, and yes they are worth more than dune buggy bodies on old VW pans. That is why they don't sell for $2,500.
I just realized that the subject of this thread is car #224. It is the same car the current owner tried to sell on Ebay in January. It only bid to a little over 90K, but the buyer didn't perform even at that price and the deal fell through.
The fact is these cars, once built, are not worth the price of the components alone. That is why I probably will not build one, but will buy a completed car. I just don't really want to build one enough to justify actually paying more just for the privilege of doing so.
I know a lot of guys here love the building process and I understand that, in fact a friend of mine just spent more money outfitting his garage in anticipation of building his Ultima than the car itself will cost. (Sorry Fran, I really tried to get him to order an SLC).
My point is that people need to be realistic about these cars and their values: They will not go up in value, and they are worth less than than the sum of their parts.
More importantly, to me anyway: They are very close to the originals, but better in almost every way, they look fantastic and are an experience that to people like me is priceless. In that regard they are a bargain.