Brands/builds most likely to hold value

[fordracing65]

Kit cars always loose money unless the buyer is a moron.

[fordracing65]

A Shelby with a Kirkham roll bar and body. Lol.

[Antny]

Originally Posted by fordracing65

Kit cars always loose money unless the buyer is a moron.

It's "not a kit car". To wit: "Please remember, everything else on the market is a replica. This is the real thing and priced accordingly."

Yah. Someone is in some serious denial. Real thing? I don't think so.

PS - I bought my SPF #963 for exactly $45,000. Yes, they are out there, lots of them.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Antny

It's "not a kit car". To wit: "Please remember, everything else on the market is a replica. This is the real thing and priced accordingly."

Yah. Someone is in some serious denial. Real thing? I don't think so.

I've become so numb to these statements that they don't even register with me anymore. You just have to remember, they're used car sales people.

Originally Posted by Antny

PS - I bought my SPF #963 for exactly $45,000. Yes, they are out there, lots of them.

Thank you. A real data point.

Again, to reiterate my point, the Cobra replica market tends to be soft. So ANY Cobra replica can be purchased for FAR less than asking price for a quick and easy transaction.

[Antny]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I've become so numb to these statements that they don't even register with me anymore. You just have to remember, they're used car sales people.



Thank you. A real data point.

Again, to reiterate my point, the Cobra replica market tends to be soft. So ANY Cobra replica can be purchased for FAR less than asking price for a quick and easy transaction.

Yup, bought mine about 6 months agao. To clarify; mine's a small block (392 Ford Racing), not a big block. (I didn't want a big block.) But I suspect a BB can be had at a similar price point if one tries hard enough. If I ever sell mine (doubt it, this has been on my bucket list since 1972 or so!), I'd be surprised if I was able to recoup my purchase price. Like you said; these replicas are being built every day, brandy new, ready for waiting customers to say yes. There is no shortage of them. Want one? All one needs to do is pick up the phone and call a dealer. Boom, done. So unless something changes to this very ample supply and demand chain, prices for these will always remain relatively low and negotiable. I think we go into these replicar purchases with the understanding that it's a fun thing that costs money, like boats, etc.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Antny

Yup, bought mine about 6 months agao. To clarify; mine's a small block (392 Ford Racing), not a big block. (I didn't want a big block.) But I suspect a BB can be had at a similar price point if one tries hard enough. If I ever sell mine (doubt it, this has been on my bucket list since 1972 or so!), I'd be surprised if I was able to recoup my purchase price. Like you said; these replicas are being built every day, brandy new, ready for waiting customers to say yes. There is no shortage of them. Want one? All one needs to do is pick up the phone and call a dealer. Boom, done. So unless something changes to this very ample supply and demand chain, prices for these will always remain relatively low and negotiable. I think we go into these replicar purchases with the understanding that it's a fun thing that costs money, like boats, etc.

I totally agree.

And one more point. When money has been literally free for the past 8 +/- years, the stock market nearly at an all time high, prices of luxury items like Cobra replicas, tend to be good. I think most of us have forgotten the last time interest rates were high. There will be another day, when interest rates rise, our Cobras won't be selling as well.