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Ok. At 40K if the car is "as advertised" its a good buy at $40K. At 50K to 60K you start getting into new ERA and SPF territory. At $65K to $75K you start getting into KMP and glass CSX territory (finished).

Anything beyond $45K I would start looking at other options.

Has the "seller" of that Contemporary seen the sale figure for the nice Contemporary ($23K) at the BJ auction. That may provide a little cold water for his bravado.

Karl: Well turned out ERA's from the factory "turn key" with nearly every original detail from pin drives, girling reservoirs, top and tonneau could be built turn key for $55K to $65K in the time frame when this Contemporary car was constructed. I have a hard time believing the original owner put $100K into that Contemporary. I would put ERA and Contemporary on par with each other and their initial cost from the factory in pure kit form was equivilent. They were truly the Lincoln and Cadillac of the glass Cobra replicas in their day. Probably still are.