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JMS935 03-19-2019 03:29 PM

This car would never see 300k plus of my money, regardless of who built it. I suspect the seller won’t ever see break even on this purchase.

faapgar 03-19-2019 03:42 PM

Magnus build
 
I am shocked that this would bring any thing near $300K.The members on this forum have built way more quality builds than this.Dave K has two that have sold over $200K.Right now SEAFYE has an impeccable 70E in Orange that is cheap at his ask.I made a comment last year about a steering wheel with his name.The comments back were not nice.Jim Tweet has made some very nice ones as well.Magnus is a hodge podge with a ponytail and a clothing line.He has done well and more power to him.He has definitely brought more attention to our world and he has my thanks.VALUE ? ciao fred

JJ 911SC 03-19-2019 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by techweenie (Post 10396958)
I had a funny conversation with a guy last year. He was telling me he had a "Magnus car," and sent me a pic. I sent him back a pic of the car before I sold it to Magnus, whose contribution was to lower it and put different wheels on it. He got very quiet.

Pretty funny...

sugarwood 03-19-2019 04:13 PM

Magnus PI jumped the shark in like 2015 when he crashed his car into a parked truck.

He did make this recently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqAzugyCQEo

Matt Monson 03-19-2019 04:35 PM

The nicest cars in Magnus’ collection aren’t the ones he’s personalized

manbridge 74 03-19-2019 05:11 PM

Yep, most of his cars are low mile survivors with interesting options/colors/interiors etc.

Rawknees'Turbo 03-19-2019 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ab1752 (Post 10396799)
The matchbox thing had me until I saw the rock chip so I'm out.

Edit: I changed my mind, I'm in again and my plan is to forward date it into a boxster. Take that, living cultural icon.

Will that forward date include both hairdresser and aerobics instructor costumes, or at least a sweater to drape over one's shoulders?!?!

specialtyoneinc 03-25-2019 07:30 AM

$237.5k - 4 days left.

https://www.pcarmarket.com/auction/magnus-walker-str002/

1979-930 03-25-2019 07:53 AM

With the two Flyn Hawn cars selling for around $230k and nothing but a PCA award for provenance.
I now see this car, with the Magnus build title, hot wheel and Lenno appearance, bringing $300k or more.

trader220 03-25-2019 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by 1979-930 (Post 10403792)
With the two Flyn Hawn cars selling for around $230k and nothing but a PCA award for provenance.
I now see this car, with the Magnus build title, hot wheel and Lenno appearance, bringing $300k or more.

The markets a little softer these days

1979-930 03-25-2019 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by trader220 (Post 10403877)
The markets a little softer these days



True. Maybe a little less.


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JMS935 03-25-2019 06:16 PM

Maybe those stickers under the mirrors add 20k a place. LoL

piscator 03-25-2019 06:35 PM

I gave it a second look, trying to be charitable, but I just don't find this car attractive -- at all. If someone else finds it attractive, fine. But, to me, this is like the emperor's new clothes.

I'm not an artist, but I spent 30 year in the graphic arts industry and this car has no design coherence whatsoever. If incoherence was the goal, then, 'Okay man, it's cool, I got it." But to my taste, gold striped 'Porsche' on the sides matching the gold wheels, but then, red bumpers, and blue stripes on the hood, roof, and deck-lid? The car looks like it was constructed with hand-me-down parts. I'm sorry, but the aesthetics are simply a befuddled hodge-podge of design elements. .Like many other modern product designs -- this falls into the the category of the 'Disney-fi-cation' of design. For a Hot-Wheels toy, it's a great design. For adults? Don't make me laugh!.

If you like this car, great. But $300mm? The emperor is shopping at Walmart -- and it shows. Frankly, it scares me that some media bamboozled individual would pay anything close to that for this car. Not that I have a strong opinion or anything.

Robert

BLACK3.2 03-25-2019 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by piscator (Post 10404606)
I gave it a second look, trying to be charitable, but I just don't find this car attractive -- at all. If someone else finds it attractive, fine. But, to me, this is like the emperor's new clothes.

I'm not an artist, but I spent 30 year in the graphic arts industry and this car has no design coherence whatsoever. If incoherence was the goal, then, 'Okay man, it's cool, I got it." But to my taste, gold striped 'Porsche' on the sides matching the gold wheels, but then, red bumpers, and blue stripes on the hood, roof, and deck-lid? The car looks like it was constructed with hand-me-down parts. I'm sorry, but the aesthetics are simply a befuddled hodge-podge of design elements. .Like many other modern product designs -- this falls into the the category of the 'Disney-fi-cation' of design. For a Hot-Wheels toy, it's a great design. For adults? Don't make me laugh!.

If you like this car, great. But $300mm? The emperor is shopping at Walmart -- and it shows. Frankly, it scares me that some media bamboozled individual would pay anything close to that for this car. Not that I have a strong opinion or anything.

Robert

Interested to know-- what's an example of a hot rod build that your think is really well done?

specialtyoneinc 03-25-2019 07:43 PM

Speaking of cool Hot Rods...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvFgu6tBLiN/

Flatfan

https://i.postimg.cc/zGXBw0DD/Screen...8-46-10-PM.png

1979-930 03-25-2019 09:27 PM

Piscator I agree and I’m not saying the car is worth $300k. I too find the multi-color Porsche fad ugly. It’s right there with black wheels.
I’m trying to put myself in the mindset of someone that pays $230k for a backdated RSR build.
That guy has money to burn, has no vision or talent and wants to be hip, but he really just wants you to know he has money to burn.
What better way than to drive into C&C with a Magnus built Porsche.
That guy is out there.


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Rawknees'Turbo 03-25-2019 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by specialtyoneinc (Post 10404677)

If I had an extra $250-$300K to spend on a car (speaking of which, Deez and pNutz, get back on the corner, NOW!!!), it would have to have a well hung engine like that in it!

msort81 03-26-2019 04:21 AM

Does anyone actually know the seller of the ex Magnus Walker car ?

I'm betting the 'sale' is actually a case of advertising it on 'P Car market' in order to generate publicity and they are paying the owner. Otherwise why list in such a comparatively new sites when there are far better places for the exposure of a celebrity car.

piscator 03-26-2019 05:06 AM

Black, the term "hot-rod" is pretty broad, but the 'Beach Boys,' 'Hot-rod Lincoln,' stereotype,is a car that's been 'hopped up' by a young male, on a slender budget, using disparate parts, cleverly (but maybe not completely) assembled, to achieve some exciting level of performance. On that basis, the Magnus car is is brilliant (except for the slender budget part). Aesthetically, it looks like the Camaros my buddies and I adapted, with whatever parts we could find -- to look 'cool.'

But it ain't art! And it ain't worth $300m, except, maybe, to some guy who hasn't quite grown up.

The Ferrari 400 I posted is, to me, art. It's esthetically cohesive. It's gorgeous. So is the E-type Jaguar. The Porsche 911 in its classic iterations. These exquisite automobile designs suggest an esthetic unity or completeness. They don't need to be made into masterpieces, because they already are. Modify them if you want, but visually, you won't be improving them.

Robert

dwelle 03-26-2019 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by piscator (Post 10404872)
But it ain't art! And it ain't worth $300m, except, maybe, to some guy who hasn't quite grown up.

it sure as hell ain't worth $300m.

but it might get close to $300K...


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