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Originally Posted by Matt Monson
It's the cost to build one. That's what I was alluding to with the $50k engine comment. It would take me 30 seconds to write you a quote for a $10-15k gearbox. $20-30k in paint and body work. Another 5 figures in wheels and suspension. You can take a $30-40k running driving car and quickly put six figures into making it your dream hot rod. And a lot of people have been doing that. Jeremey Dixon's 74 that sold on BaT for $70s (don't shoot me if I remember the sales price wrong) is what a nice home built one goes for. The cars trading fro $100-200k cost that much to build.
Here's a good piece about one, of many, shops that have jumped into this pool.
https://jalopnik.com/this-shop-in-wisconsin-makes-the-best-air-cooled-porsch-1739546953
Or how about this car, with a Rothsport engine and GT gearbox, that rolled out at Sema this week? They say they plan to build 25 of them as production pieces!
https://blog.caranddriver.com/gunther-werks-400r-answers-the-question-what-if-porsche-built-a-993-gt3-rs/ |
I have not seen either of those cars. Both of them are amazing and have the work and tech in them to justify the value like a Singer build.
However there are those that sell for the $120k plus range (one for $225k or 245k this past year on BAT and one built here on Pelican that is asking $300k) that are more of a garage build quality. Those are the cars that I am referring to and don't understand.
I'm repeating myself here, but... Some guy builds a backdated car half in his garage and half at a body shop and it sells for $120-150k. Then a nice 930 comes along and people state it's an $80k car because of...
I do see both sides. Parts cost $$$.
My caliper rebuild at PMB cost more than my first car. I don't like that I wont see that cost returned, if I were selling, just because its a 930.