Wow, was this car really worth this??

[HRBS]

Originally Posted by ProdigyCustoms

I get more stupid fricken phone call from guys with $50K wanting to build a $150K car

I am glad I am not the only one.
I agree with Franks earlier comment.
The car is very nicely built by a reputable builder and can not be duplicated for the $125k stalled bid. Scott puts out very nice pieces.
With that said, all of you need to re-read the desciption.
This is NOT a 5 year old build. It states "This car is built and presented by Scott Whidby the Year One Cup Winner of 2005 and Top Five for Good Guy’s Street Machine of the year of 2005, with previous Camaro’s he has built."
This car is FRESHLY built. Maybe thats worth something, maybe not.
IMO its a great car for that price.

[MarkM66]

Originally Posted by HRBS

With that said, all of you need to re-read the desciption.
This is NOT a 5 year old build. It states "This car is built and presented by Scott Whidby the Year One Cup Winner of 2005 and Top Five for Good Guy’s Street Machine of the year of 2005, with previous Camaro’s he has built."
This car is FRESHLY built. Maybe thats worth something, maybe not.
IMO its a great car for that price.

I don't. I already pointed that out.

[HRBS]

shoot... i was speed reading thru the thread.... LOL. Sorry.
Anyway... there is a great link to build pics that show the attention to detail in the Ebay ad.
I always tell people who call me wanting (to quote frank) a $150k car for $50k that a turnkey build yields $50k to $60k+ in parts alone. And with that I havent even turned a wrench yet.

[Novelli]

This is a topic that always gets interesting. I used to see cars for big money like that and think the people were crazy.........that was when I built cars out of my garage on the side. Now that I own a shop that I pay a lease on, insurance, EPA regs, and have tons of money tied up in tools, spray booths, metal fab equipment that is needed to do the type of work we do I realize how the price of a legit shop built car from the ground up can add up. My shop rate is $75 dollars an hour, 1000-2000 hours into a ground up build is nothing. So do the math on just the labor cost. Now add parts and 15k interior to that and the bill gets up there. Can it be done for less.......yes, It just depends on what you want in the finished product. There is no magic way to do it, you get what you pay for.

[MarkM66]

Originally Posted by Novelli

This is a topic that always gets interesting. I used to see cars for big money like that and think the people were crazy.........that was when I built cars out of my garage on the side. Now that I own a shop that I pay a lease on, insurance, EPA regs, and have tons of money tied up in tools, spray booths, metal fab equipment that is needed to do the type of work we do I realize how the price of a legit shop built car from the ground up can add up. My shop rate is $75 dollars an hour, 1000-2000 hours into a ground up build is nothing. So do the math on just the labor cost. Now add parts and 15k interior to that and the bill gets up there. Can it be done for less.......yes, It just depends on what you want in the finished product. There is no magic way to do it, you get what you pay for.

I saw the '67 on ebay a few weeks back. Did it sell?

[Novelli]

Originally Posted by MarkM66

I saw the '67 on ebay a few weeks back. Did it sell?

Nope....He was asking a pretty penny for it!