[Matt Monson]

I think that you will find that the range is huge depending on two big variables, both of which have been touched on.

Number one will be what parts were used. If the car has got a genuine 2.8l with the original mechanical injection versus a built 7R case replica engine using revamped injection that's been sent of for recalibration or a 3.6l on PMO carbs there's big difference right there. In the right market, that original engine alone will bring you close to the bottom of the above price range for just the engine.

Same thing about steel factory flares versus some GT or Shaw flares. Same goes for wheels, seats, bumpers, steering wheel, gauges. etc. ad naseum. I think you get the point.

Number two is kind of the same thing. Who built the car? Or who contributed in significant ways? Something built by Al Johnson or Dave at TRE or Rothsport, etc. will carry a premium above even the most meticulous of home builders. There will be subtle attentions to detail, as well as qualititative differences that will show themselves over time. Even glass flares installed by one of these professionals will arguably weather the years better than what the majority of shadetree restoration buffs will turn out of their own garage. And a $4000-5000 paint job shows itself as a $4000-5000 paint job.

Given all that, I would widen the range. I would say $20k-$100K. We've all seen them Ebay at the bottom of the range. As for the top? It was rumoured that the 911R replica built with factory parts that was featured in Excellence a year or two ago sold shortly after the article ran for somewhere in the $90-95k range. I've never been able to verify that "fact" and if someone knows for sure or knows it's not true, please feel free to correct me...