My Cobra dream is over - half finished Contemporary high end build for sale

[767Jockey]

Well..........
It's over. After being diagnosed with cancer, and the double whammy of a late in life divorce shortly after, I can no longer finish the car that I so desperately wanted to build. I came to accept the fact last night what deep down I think I have known for months, that the lifelong dream had come to an end. No sense crying in my milk, it's time to move on. Therefore, the car is now for sale. Like everything else lately, my timing couldn't possibly be worse. The car is unfinished, and the market is about the lowest it's been in years. I have somewhere well north of $50K into this thing (I stopped counting there) without the engine and transmission, and I know I won't get anywhere near that. Below is a link to the build thread that I had started.

Build thread - Resurrection of an old Contemporary

I've assembled quickly just a few of the features of the car that I'll copy and paste below. I don't know what to ask for it, I really don't. If someone is interested in it, shoot me an idea of what you think it's worth. Believe me you won't insult me, I know it's not going to be pretty. I think of all the times I went overboard on things like the paint to get it exactly what I wanted, knowing now that that was (in the case of the paint $7500) money that I just threw away. I take solace in knowing that one day the car will be completed and someone is going to have one hell of a beautiful car. Hopefully one day I will see it on here and someone will be enjoying it. If I can't I certainly hope that someone else can. I have two engines for the car, one is a 390GT, the other is an incredible all aluminum 482 Sideoiler. I am thinking that I'll try to hang on to the 482, in the hope that one day the dream will be resurrected and I will be able to try again. I'm certainly down on the mat now, but I have every intention of getting up and dusting myself off and continuing. Maybe a few years down the road life will turn around and I'll be able to try again with another Cobra. in the mean time Nick Acton (Mickmate) has the car up at his place. It can be bought in its current semi assembled state or you can arrange to have Nick assemble it for you. It's a good choice to have. If I had to sum up it's current assembly state, I'd say that the suspension is done, the body is on, the electrical harness is in the car but the lights, etc need to be hooked up. The engine and trans need to be installed, and the interior needs to be installed. All in all not too bad. By the way, for some overseas buyers who may be interested, it'll make things easier emissions wise for you, as it's titled in New York State as a 1984 homebuilt. If anyone has any questions about it, fire away. I'll do my best to answer them. Life goes on....I'll be back. I have a few things to clear up between now and then.

Here's a hastily assembled list of things that come to mind about the car. I'll work on it as time allows.....

As for the car, where do I start?
Chassis:
Frame off restoration
Frame stripped bare and fully cleaned and detailed
Front Jag E Type suspension pieces bead blasted and clear powder coated
new Poly bushings throughout
all bearings cleaned, checked and repacked, new seals
all bolts on the entire car replaced with grade 8 if structural and stainless if not structural
Entire front suspension rebuilt
Koni shocks, reconditioned
Wilwood front calipers, new
Wilwood front brake pads, new
Acton Custom front caliper brackets, new
Stainless brake lines, new
New brake lines throughout the car - all
Rear suspension completely rebuilt
3:31 limited slip rear, rebuilt
all bushings in rear suspension replaced
all bearings in rear suspension replaced
Rear calipers, Jag Series II rebuilt, new pads, stainless sleeved.
Rear hubs rebuilt
Acton Custom rear hub grease fitting equipped caps in rear hubs
Acton Custom aluminum comp style fuel tank, original style comp tank mounting system. Plumbed for 1/2" supply and return lines. Fully baffled and vented fuel tank
Acton Custom original type custom built floor mounted pedal box
Brand new Vintage Wheel pin drive knock off wheels, as original
Goodyear 'Billboard" tires
1/2 " fuel line - hard line, not hose
Custom built removable transmission crossmember
Acton Custom polished heavy wall tube stainless steel roll bar, original height and shape.
Custom welded frame mounts for roll bar. Roll bar is very solidly mounted and fully functional
Sidepipes redone and brand new with Classic Chambered 3" core packed mufflers by Acton Custom. HUGE power potential, not too loud.
Sidepipes are white ceramic coated
Header pipes are brand new, never used. Ceramic coated in mid sheen chrome look.

Body:
Fresh Paint, indigo blue with proper size and shape Wimbledon White stripes
Kirkham aluminum hood scoop mounted with proper size, shape and placement rivets
Proper size, shape and placement rivets around leading edge of hood
Properly smooth finished underside and painted hood and deck lid, same color as car
Proper size and shape oval hole in hood under scoop
Rounded edges of cockpit have rivets placed underneath to simulate aluminum as originally riveted on original cars
Upside down Contemporary original type door levers reversed to be exactly like original
Brand new Ron Francis wiring harness
All relay driven electrical system. All loads are on relays
All new Lucas switches
All proper Smiths gauges. Speedo (reverse type), tach, voltmeter and fuel guage are brand new. all other guages were operationally checked as perfect by Nisonger Instruments
Custom made and powder coated original type dash downtubes
MSD 6AL ignition box mounted under dash, out of sight
Rebuilt Lucas headlight buckets and Lucas original type headlight leads
New Lucas headlight chrome bezels
New parking light lenses, front
All lights have Weather Pak disconnects
Original type oil cooler in nose
Fluidyne original type radiator, laid back at original type angle
Pusher fans, relay driven, custom built by Acton Custom
New Spal high CFM fan, relay driven
Lucas wiper motor and linkage
Newly recovered steel tube seats as original, recovered in leather (Black)
Stainless steel jack hooks
Aluminum firewall
There are probably a million more details on this car that I can't even begin to think of. This car was built with no regard to expense, the absolute best of everything was used. I was a lunatic, this was to be my life long dream car. I was going to build a brand new ERA, it would have been easier and cheaper, but the purist in me needed a round tube frame, hence the project. It was a dream, not an investment. There were NO corners cut on this car. None.

Now for the 390:
Milodon factory reconditioned road racing oil pan, gold anodized, fully hinged trap doors inside. This oil pan was fully reconditioned at the Milodon factory, and has never been installed since.
Factory type dipstick and tube.
Melling HV oil pump - new in box
Ford 390 GT crank
Ford 390 GT rods
Ford 390 GT pistons
Ford 390 GT block, .030 over

Comp Cams full roller timing chain - new in box
Comp 282S solid lifter cam and lifters - new in box
Ford 390 GT pushrods
Ford 390 GT adjustable valvetrain
Ford D2EE-AA cylinder heads
Edelbrock Performer RPM intake
Holley 650 double pumper carb
Mallory Unilite distributor
Most horsepower estimates on this engine are in the 400 HP range.