Aluminium body value difference

[twobjshelbys]

If you're going to basically subcontract the aluminum body to someone that can hand-roll the body from a buck (you'll have to find one) then the labor will far exceed the cost of a finished roller from Shelby or Kirkham. Unless you've found someone that is going to do it for free. I doubt you'll find someone that will take minimum wage for a one or two year project.

I'll also assert that the cost of a home built alloy car for materials and labor will exceed the difference in price for an identically configured roller from Kirkham or Shelby. Why do I make that assertion? Because if someone could do it cheaper then Kirkham or Shelby, they would be and would own the market... Even Hi-Tech's special one off alloy cars are more expensive than K or S. Why? Manual labor for forming exceeds aircraft assembly factory.

To get a difference in eventual value check the pricing from Shelby American and Kirkham for the aluminum car. Shelby used to have a pricing calculator where the alloy body was an upgrade so you could select all the other options (like heater or glove box) and then select alloy or glass to see the pricing difference. It used to be about 100K.