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Old 01-14-2007, 04:38 PM
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Take a look at the Cobras for sale section on this website, you will see some really nice cars for sale and maybe two of them might be listed at a dollar value over what the owner has invested.
These cars for most are a work of personal accomplishment and driving/ownership pleasure, if you want to build for strictly resale you more than likely will break even or lose money, especially if you factor in your build time as a "billable" factor.
For instance you might see a Superformance with a side oiler in it selling for around fifty K, consider the cost of the car, add the cost of the engine and drive train and you realize that car is probably listed 14-18% below investment value...I wouldn't build as a means to make money because you would have a very hard time recovering your overall investment.
99% of the owners are hobbyists/racers/ enthusiasts...investment for a profitable return in a replica Cobra is going to "perform" at a loss...IMHO.

Mark
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