When does too much Racing influence hurt the Value of a Car

[JV69z/28]

Originally Posted by streetfytr68

There is more true beauty hiding in II Much's hood hinge/latch assembly than there is is most cars. It's a design conceived, fabricated and refined by the car's owner. Ditto on the front suspension, exhaust hangers and myriad other examples.

And there are people who appreciate this art form. There are people who can sniff it out from a casual "50 footer" glance. The know it when they see it.
The car's design elements were intentional. A reflection of the artist who created it.

The Mona Lisa's a hag! But she gets top billing. She has mainstream appeal. I'll pass, thank you.

The car is a terrific example of a purpose built pro-touring car with a "road race" theme. The car is outstanding. Anyone who has any clue of what they are looking at can see the craftsmanship and detail. The car has the "look". I believe it's the economy and it's overall effect on every day life that is holding back a sale not the painted bumpers or the black wheels. It's a h3ll of a lot of car for 115K. I hope things work out for how ever you want them to John.

[tyoneal]

To All:

I don't know if any of you read PHR, ;-) but there was a right up recently about a guy taking a standard Laguna and gave it the, "Racing" Pro Touring, look.

Here is the article, give it a read and bounce it around. I think the car looks really cool. I certainly think it would be more expensive from it's initial appearance than one would think. Now of coarse the Truth you find in the details, but in any event, someone who is in the market for a 100k+ car may be wanting A LOT of attention.

Anyway here is the link and the ideas;

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tec...ies/index.html

I'll have to admit, some are pretty clever.

Enjoy.

Ty

[Payton King]

But I know what you are speaking of John.

When I finished my car I was ready to sell, so I could move on and do the next one. Lots of ideas runnning around in my head. I found that after it was finished I have little to no time to build another. I spend most of my time tinkering and improving what I have....so I am with you on that one.

[Vegas69]

I've already found myself tweaking this or that from an aesthetics point of view. There are always improvements that can be made. It's going to take a while before I'm ready to build another. It's nice to go out and turn the key vs. lay on a creaper.

[rwhite692]

Originally Posted by Payton King

But I know what you are speaking of John.

When I finished my car I was ready to sell, so I could move on and do the next one. Lots of ideas runnning around in my head. I found that after it was finished I have little to no time to build another. I spend most of my time tinkering and improving what I have....so I am with you on that one.

This is exactly what happened with me...Sold my car(s) to buy my first house back in the early 90s, thinking I would just jump in and do it again, and with work/family/etc, have not had time to devote to it until these last few years. It will take me a long time to get it done the way I want it, but when it's done I am not going to let it go and be without having any hobby car around to enjoy...For me, 80% of the enjoyment is building them....So buying a finished car won't scratch my itch...