Sweet Cars and Trucks

[Campgottagopee]

In other news, I was in a Corvette shop in Florida a few weeks ago and the owner showed me a split window Corvette with an entire new chassis and modern motor. The thing was beautiful inside out top to bottom. According to the shop owner, they started with a complete drivable numbers matching car from Barret Jackson. IIRC she told me they had $300K in the car, and it appraised for $400k. I was shocked that anyone would mess with a numbers matching car, and even more shocked that you could make money doing it. Apparently I don't understand the collector car market at ll.

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I'm certain you understand the collector car market. It's all relative. Peeps in that part of the market are extremely wealthy, money is just a thing to them.

That's why I collect shotguns and pocket knives.

 

[Peter Minde]

Meanwhile, for those of us lusting after another daily, may I present this Morris Minor. Seen in Saranac Lake by Blue Line Brewing.

 

[Peter Minde]

Is that some trailer queen replica of something that never existed with a bunch of mods that were never seen back in the day? I don't get the attraction. I'd rather have a real Austin Healey or even a Miata track car.

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Look at it another way. Ya can't drive a real Cobra on the road. They're too dang valuable.

 

[Tjf1967]

Is that some trailer queen replica of something that never existed with a bunch of mods that were never seen back in the day? I don't get the attraction. I'd rather have a real Austin Healey or even a Miata track car.

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I have a for 67 3000 I would sell.

 

[Milo Maltbie]

Look at it another way. Ya can't drive a real Cobra on the road. They're too dang valuable.

I can’t drive a real Cobra because I don’t have the skills. I’d way rather drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.

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[Campgottagopee]

I have a for 67 3000 I would sell.

Is that back on the road?

 

[Tjf1967]

Is that back on the road?

No. Needs a new head gasket.

 

[Campgottagopee]

No. Needs a new head gasket.

You going to fix it then sell it, or sell it as she sits.

 

[Tjf1967]

You going to fix it then sell it, or sell it as she sits.

It will sit there until I trip across a buyer. You have to do your own work on those cars and I'm not interested.

 

[Peter Minde]

It will sit there until I trip across a buyer. You have to do your own work on those cars and I'm not interested.

My former mechanic has a decent business restoring British sports cars. Triumph, MG, Austin Healey etc.