[Canuk40]

I agree with Pete's original comment that the marketplace will decide.

The marketplace consists of buyers and sellers of a commodity. In this case the commodity is a GT40 recreation available in a broad range of completion, accuracy and performance.

The buyers are enthusiasts first and foremost as owning a GT40 is pure indulgance.

The right product for one person may be a 1/12 GMP model of 1075 whereas another will settle for nothing less than a spot on recreation, accurate to the last detail even if it takes 10 years to find all the right parts. Everything else is in between.

The sellers have to respect the buyers opinions and purchasing power to succeed. This applies to manufacturers as well as car or parts owners looking to sell.

The buyers have the power to drive a marketplace up or down according to his own standards.

There will inevitably be blips in any marketplace, particularily noticable in niche markets where a large deviation in price gets attention.

Like I said, the SPF GT40 could have gone at or over retail but the right guys weren't there (at B-J Palm Beach), same goes for the Kirkam. These cars are built by dedicated guys who've probably spit blood to see the product come to life. It's a shame but only a blip in the market. AND a couple of guys must be pretty happy with thier purchases!

It seems to me that for the most part, the GT40 replica marketplace is supported by manufacturers of excellent products and customers who appreciate what quality costs. Sellers offering junk suffer the consequenes and buyers expecting fire sale prices will be disapointed as no one caters to that buyer.

The current choices in GT40s replicas represents a higher quality, more complete and accurate product than has ever existed before so now is the time to buy. But what's right for you and don't get your knickers in a twist over future values or depreciation ( in which quality GT40s do better than most heavy metal anyways).

That's my opinion as someone heavily committed to this marketplace, not a sales pitch for my company or any other.

Cheers