Ronbo, thats a reasonable point, what it cost then vs what it cost now, profit/loss scenarios. I recall that Shelby offered a glass car for around $35K some years ago and Kirkham immediatly followed that with a similiar offer. Now some CC members (at least one) had to wait about 2 years for Shelby to come through, but he DID get his car at a VERY nice price, and without doubt sold it and made some money on the deal to boot!
I won't speculate and it's not 'polite' to wonder how Bud Man did on this deal, if he's happy, let it go and good for him. Great for Flip as well. On rare occasions 'good deals' come around, usually when I'm broke at the time.
I made some money on Cobras over the years myself, broke even on others and expect to lose on some. It all comes out in the wash, meanwhile, I'm having a ball, life is good and my ERA is running great!
These cars should be never be considered an investment, if you get lucky and break even or take a reasonable loss on a resale, you done good!
I saved a BUNCH rebuilding my own motor, sure took a lot of work though, sweat equity, it's a beautiful thing.