I keep seeing people talk about how the value of Shelbys go up, and the value of Kirkhams go down. Where is this info coming from? I've not seen any proof of that. I inquired about several CSX4000 cars, both aluminum and glass that I found for sale. In every case, the owner had been trying to sell the car for quite a long time, and had gotten to the point of asking considerably less then he had invested in building the car. That doesn't sound like going up in value to me. And the aluminum 4000 cars I've seen sell publically, have sold in the 110-120k range. Again, it probably cost more to build that car than what they sold for. So I don't see any huge value rise there. I also see these same cars for sale for LONG periods of time. Considering how Shelby has dropped the ball on production, you'd think those cars would be getting eaten up left and right, but they aren't. So in my opinion, the 4000 cars are holding their value, not rising in value.
Now these "1000" series cars, are a new ball of wax. Nobody can put a value on them since there's only a few made. The 1000 series is no better than an aluminum 4000 series. It's just a marketing tool. It's a way for Shelby to offer something closer to "original". No Cobra that wasn't built in the 60s will ever be original. Just because AC makes the body, doesn't make the car worth anymore money than a Kirkham bodied Shelby. It's still a NEW car, built in 2005. It's just another gimmick.
CSX1002 is on ebay right now. Trac (pronounced Trace) is asking 155k for it. Let's see if it gets sold for that. My guess is no, but we'll see. Trac also sold that 1 of 3 carbon fiber car. I spoke with him in length about it. That car was sold as delivered- a brand new untouched roller from Shelby. He sold it for what he paid for it. That doesn't sound like any rise in value either, and this was a car that's 1 of 3!!
As for Kirkhams dropping in value, I can't even recall ever seeing any for sale. Where does this statement come from?
Let's see.... The owner of this site has a Kirkham. The main moderators have Kirkhams. A friend of mine who works for Shelby said he's not buying a Shelby, he's buying a Kirkham. I cancelled my CSX order to buy a Kirkham.
That sure sounds like "value" to me.
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