Re: GT40 in Troy, MI.
This car has some provenance as a replica, of that there is no doubt. And, if one were able to document the parts on it that are truly Ford GT40P NOS or otherwise Ford parts from an original car that was canibilized or whatever, that would add to the value of the car. However, each individual prospective buyer would have to calculate for him or her self what that value would be. Even if FIA papers have been obtained for this car, given the waffling that the FIA has been documented as having done recently where their standards of originality are concerned, trying to relate the value of this car to the value of any numbered chassis Ford or Safir car would be a very dodgey issue.
A real brain teaser just poppled into my mind as I was thingking about this situation. Lets assume that one could document that some high percentage of the drive train components, suspension components, electrical system, fuel bladders, etc., etc. were indeed NOS or otherwise true GT40P parts. Now lets assume that one either obtained one of the 10 or so chassis that Lee Holman has or one of the new high fidelity SPF chassis. If one then hung these documented parts on either of those tubs, what would one have?? I am not even going to address body panels; because, to my mind, one would have a snow ball's chance in Hades every proving, one way or the other, the origins of any of them. (Unless of course you had Chris' or one of the ?2? other aluminum bodies, but even then, I think there would be a debate raised by someone or another.)
A couple of years ago, Lee Holman wanted $500K for a MK II of largely newly constructed, as original components on a mono-tub built by the second of the licensed panel companies in England (although I don't think they bear official chassis numbers and CRS prevents me from recalling the company name at the moment.) If Lee actually sold any of these MK IIs at that, or any, price, I am unaware of it. What then might a similar Mk I be worth? What then should an ERA chassis with as original parts (regardless of source) be worth? (And, of course, excusing the fact that it is left hand drive as has been pointed out and was the first major clue that there might be some attempt at misrepresentation going on here. LOL.)
Bottom line is that for most of us Joe Schmoos, it's probably more than we have or are willing to spend. Otherwise, to the guy who has more money than sense, its worth what ever it is worth to him and to hell with everyone else. If there isn't a real one to be had, it's a matter of how "close" you're willing to settle for and how bad the guy with the "close, but no cigar" car needs money.
IMHO, of course,
Lynn