Which PT car has a better resale value

[garickman]

Just wondering?

[g356gear]

Originally Posted by garickman

If building a classic pro touring muscle car such as a camaro, mustang, trans am, etc., which do you think would have more resale value.

1. Car with modified suspension (DSE, RideTech, Roadster Shop), modified performance engine, modified brakes (C6, Baer, Wilwood), modified wheels which retain somewhat of a classic look while keeping the exterior and interior pretty much stock looking with original color schemes. The ultimate sleeper look.

OR

2. Car with modified everything, suspension, wheels, brakes, custom one-off interior, custom paint colors and modified metal work, like bumpers, spoilers, grills, etc.

My vote is for #1. If its too custom, it represents somebody else's tastes and is a tougher car to sell. To appeal to the masses, you need a more neutral color and modification spectrum.

[Vegas69]

Depends on your taste and the quality of work. In most cases, number 1.

[Flash68]

#1 in your examples for sure.

The more you spend on one-off custom stuff, the less pennies on the dollar you are likely to get later.

[ironworks]

Unless you put mustang stripes on a Camaro.... Priceless

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by ironworks

Unless you put mustang stripes on a Camaro.... Priceless

Yes! Yes!

[MarkM66]

#1 would definitely get a better return on investment.

[Rick D]

Yup #1 as stated above, the more you spend on those custom mods the more you have invested in the car. Now you have less of a market to sell to because you have to get more for the car to move to the brake even point.

Just for the record building cars to resell is NOT a good place to make money. As I'm sure you know as you build it your taste and stile will go into the build, now you have to find someone that wants to own that car, not just like it as most will say (cool I like it) but do they want to own it??

[Sieg]

#1

The GLM (gross loss margin) will most likely be better than #2.
Build cost - Sale price = net loss / Build cost
90,000 - 60,000 = -30,000 / 90,000 = -33.33%
60,000 - 32,000 = 28,000 / 60,000 = -46.66%

At least that's one way to look at it.

The real value is your personal enjoyment factor in the project.

[Steve Chryssos]

The venue matters as well. A stock presentation will sell better on Camaros.net, but at Barrett-Jackson Vegas, as an example, visual impact and extreme hardware can really bring in the big bucks.

I doubt the current owner of II Much is wondering about resale value while barreling across a desert road at a buck-twenty-five.

"Does this spoiler make my butt look big...."