Why does every thread here devolve into a "Real" vs. "Replica" argument?

[twobjshelbys]

In the end this is a discussion of "market perception". Face it, you really don't care about who your car's daddy is, you care about what its worth.

Well, I checked out the market today. Barrett Jackson has 9Cobras on the docket. That's actually the most I've seen I think ever at a single auction let alone a BJ auction, and enough to derive a trend. [Statistical validity of the trend is not validated, go for it.]

Lot 185 (Thursday, mid afternoon*) Arntz. Car was not present yet

Lot 343 (Friday, late morning) CCX. Car was not present yet.

Lot 374 (Friday, early-mid afternoon) Unique. Good looking car.

Lot 395 (Friday, late afternoon) Factory Five. Good looking car. One of the best FFs I've seen.

Lot 424.1 (Friday, late afternoon) SPF(?) car wasn't yet present and docket description doesn't list original mfgr but lists as "rolling chassis" and mentions SPF side pipes.

Lot 640.1 (Saturday, late morning) Factory 5. Car was there. But wheels and engine are clearly "custom".

Lot 720 (Saturday, late afternoon, early evening) Shelby CSX4000. Nice looking example located in showcase area.

Lot 734 (Saturday, late afternoon-early evening) Shelby CSX6124 (new from Planet Cobra, Stephen Becker). It is a new car.

Lot 752.1 (Saturday early evening) Shelby CSX4380. Nice looking car.

(*time estimates based on block time of about 3 minutes per vehicle).

All of the auctions follow a pattern, Barrett Jackson is no different. If you have a car on the block on the morning of the first day, it will have a condition of x and sell for y. If the model car goes the next day at the same time, expect that to be of condition better than x and sell for >y. The same applies within a day - an evening car will pull a better price than an early day car (because they want to stack them that way).

So note when and what is selling and draw your own conclusions.

By the way, don't feel too jilted. Check the docket for all of those absolutely beautiful new vintage (20xx) Bentleys and compare their original MSRP to when/where the car is scheduled and estimate the value. Last year they were going for <1/3.