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Selling my kit..
After finishing building my cobra and even driving it, I took it into a shop for a fresh paint job and a tuneup. 6 months later, after the shop went out of business, I retrieved the parts of my car.
My wife and I decided to sell it instead of putting it back together since there is too much emotional trama associated with it after dealing with the loss. It even has a '67 cobra title and a license plate! No registration issues! I am into it for 50k but would love to pull 15k back out. It is a great starting point to build your dream car. It is a shell valley kit and you can order all missing parts from them. If your interested, give me a call at 408 203 1357 or send me a email and you could come over for a look --josh siegel |
What the H@!! happened to your car? I would be freekin' livid to say the least, as I'm sure you may have been--but taking a $30k+/- hit like that---
What did the shop do, dismantle the entire car and sell off the running gear, etc.. ? |
Sorry to hear about your loss!
Where are you located? |
I am located in San Jose near bascom and 880...
Car was running poorly so I brought it into a shop in Milbrae recommended by a friend for a tuneup. While there he offered to also repaint the car since it was all scratched up and the original paint was poorly applied. I accepted... A week later I came back and he had fully disassembled the entire car to leave himself just the removed body so that he could paint it... A week after that, I came back and everything was off the frame... so that he could repaint the frame black... By this time I am freaking out... A week later, I come back and he has dissassembled the engine... Well, I got the car sorta back together but A) it needs a paintjob B) It probably needs a new engine C) Needs some welding on the gas tank D) etc... But as a starting point, it is great! AND, it is titled which is hard to beat |
How did you get 50K in the car?
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Kit with parts cost 35K... 10K to pay people to help build... another 5K lost into the mechanic who destroyed it
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Cobra Chuck %/ **) :CRY: |
Mousejstr,
Truly sorry for your troubles-- Sounds as if you were royally ripped off See any recourse? |
No recourse.... shop is closed... mechanic/owner has vanished... No insurance...
Friend who recommended them is no longer my friend |
Thats about as bad as it gets. Sorry to hear about your loss, I can understand not wanting to re-build. Good luck to you.
Years ago the garage I worked in burned down. I lost two cars, my tools and my job. Then I find out: No insurance, no recourse and I barely got my last paycheck. Hard knocks, there no fun. Ernie |
Very sorry to hear such a story. I just purchased a Shell Valley kit and have not taken delivery yet. Was wondering if you have sold your parts as of yet.
Thanks, Scott |
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