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10-11-2009 05:41 PM |
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Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2
(Post 240094)
But you're paying for more than that sometimes.. lets say you could build that car for $90k.. But you would have to wait a year or more to get it.. you would have to hassle the build and then you would have to shake down the car.
This is instant gratification.. you want a '69 pro-touring car on Friday.. you buy it Saturday and you're driving it the next week. Some people are willing to pay extra for that luxury.
Without seeing the car in person it's hard to know the quality.. if it's high then it might be in the $100k range to have someone build it. These cars up fast.
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True, what Tone says below is what explains the average buyer at BJ IMO. Most there do NOT get (nor value!) what a more complete pro-touring car really is... so, no reason to minitub, no reason to add good rear suspension or aftermarket sub, bla bla bla.... this is why a simple Camaro (albeit very nice based on the pics) can fetch $100k as a "pro touring" Camaro.
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Originally Posted by tones2SS
(Post 240101)
Yeah, 80k seems on the low side for that build. (In my opinion, anyways.)
Unfortunately, a lot of people do not know/are familiar with a "real" pro-touring car. They think a good set of brakes, an LSx engine and some nice low profile wheels/tires and they you go!! You got yourself a pro-touring car.:_paranoid
This car was BEYOND that, as we all know. It was a true pro-touring build.:thumbsup:
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And the car I am talking about didn't have an LSx. It has a 427 big block carbed making about 500hp. Nice motor for sure, but a motor for a $100k car? Heck no.
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Originally Posted by ProdigyCustoms
(Post 240104)
Hey guys. just so everyone knows. The day I started the build on that car I knew it was a Firebird and would have half the value of a Camaro. But we wanted to build it because we knew it would be beutiful, and that it was.
So when John and I decided to come here we set kill ourselves numbers, OK numbers, and really happy numbers. I was prepared to buy it back at $50k, At $60 would not be happy, but would not kill myself. And thought it would do $80k to $100. My DREAM number was only $125K. I knew being a Pontiac it would not do the big numbers some predicted. When i saw the number like $150K, $250 on different boards, I sure as hell could not say that and kill my own auction before the sale. But I thought unless it was a total fluke, I thouht $125K was the end of the world because it was a Pontiac. Pontiac guys are mostly original guys and have not embraced the car, and I knew that going in.
Sure I would be happier with more money, but I am good. Like I said, it is Firebird, not a Camaro. It served its purpose, and I am completely OK. And that money is more then enough to build another car.
I will say this was a 100 things to do before you die experiance. When you roll up there you are at the mercy of the audience, like being in front a jury! One of the most exciting things I ever have ever done.
I honestly believe I put it in the right atmosphere at the right time (considering current times) and I believe it brought the most money it would, and I do not have to spend 2 years advertising it.
In closing, I am heading home Tuesday and will try to buy a Cobra (killer replica) with a 427 side oiler in it to take to Scottssdale. So yes, I am happy and have the feaver now.
So please, no pitty party. I am just fine.
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Good stuff Frank. I too wanna just have that adrenaline rush of selling a car at BJ someday cuz it would be an amazing rush and can go either way! :cheers: |
