Nice but overpriced Contemporary on Ebay

[cobrarkc]

Nice car but a little stretched on the price.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...SS:MOTORS:1123

[767Jockey]

$145,000 for a Contemporary? That's the funniest damn thing I've heard in a long time. Don't get me wrong, I love Contemporary's, I've got a decent one myself in the middle of a rebuild / restoration. But $145K........with bolt on wheels that look like they came off of a '66 GTO no less. All I can say is I hope he gets it, I'll finish mine up ASAP and throw it on the market right behind his.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by 767Jockey

$145,000 for a Contemporary? That's the funniest damn thing I've heard in a long time. Don't get me wrong, I love Contemporary's, I've got a decent one myself in the middle of a rebuild / restoration. But $145K........with bolt on wheels that look like they came off of a '66 GTO no less. All I can say is I hope he gets it, I'll finish mine up ASAP and throw it on the market right behind his.

The "1" was a typo, I bet. How is your build going?

[767Jockey]

Originally Posted by patrickt

The "1" was a typo, I bet. How is your build going?

Argh.....dead in the water right now. I'm at the end of the engine builders list. I'm toying with the idea of putting a low tech 390 together to install in the car for now, once I get that done, we'll see where I go with it. After all the crap that I've gone through with this thing, quite honestly I am suffering through a severe lack of motivation right now. I haven't touched the car in weeks.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by 767Jockey

Argh.....dead in the water right now. I'm at the end of the engine builders list. I'm toying with the idea of putting a low tech 390 together to install in the car for now, once I get that done, we'll see where I go with it. After all the crap that I've gone through with this thing, quite honestly I am suffering through a severe lack of motivation right now. I haven't touched the car in weeks.

I like the idea of just putting something in there that runs pending the finish of the real engine. Doing that will also help you see some real progress being made, which tends to "feed enthusiasm." With a low budget "quickie 390FE" in there you could get everything else up to the level you want it and then, when you're real engine is done, swapping it out is a weekend "labor of love." I think that's a good plan and that's what I would do.

[rustyBob]

maybe the last 0 was the typo.......14,500 maybe?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by rustyBob

maybe the last 0 was the typo.......14,500 maybe?

No, I think that's a fair $45k car. But, there seems to be a trend in Cobra pricing to move your price higher after it doesn't sell at a a lower price. Now frankly I don't quite understand the rationale behind that, but there's probably some psychological marketing nuance that simply escapes me.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

No, I think that's a fair $45k car. But, there seems to be a trend in Cobra pricing to move your price higher after it doesn't sell at a a lower price. Now frankly I don't quite understand the rationale behind that, but there's probably some psychological marketing nuance that simply escapes me.

You see this strategy employed so often. In fact, it's currently being employed by one of our well-known CC members, but I won't mention his name.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

You see this strategy employed so often. In fact, it's currently being employed by one of our well-known CC members, but I won't mention his name.

My gosh you're right. Now that you've pointed it out to me, it does seem like he has been moving his asking price, as Johnny Horton would sing, "North, to Alaska...."

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

My gosh you're right. Now that you've pointed it out to me, it does seem like he has been moving his asking price, as Johnny Horton would sing, "North, to Alaska...."

It's something like a 45% premium over his lowest price. Obviously no rush to sell right now.

[Excaliber]

$145K, yeah, and I just saw a flying pig go by. That price is SO far out of reality it's beyond a joke. It's well into the range of the seller being a complete idiot.

You can buy a genuine SHELBY for less! Agreed, drop the "1" and it's in the ball park for price.

[1ntCobra]

That roll bar looks awfully short.

[jhv48]

A dealer here in Orange County was trying to sell a forced induction Special Edition SPF that had both Roush and Shelby signatures for $125k about a year ago. After reducing the price every month, that same car was recently listed for $65k.

Oh well, all they need is one sucker!

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by 1ntCobra

That roll bar looks awfully short.

The Cobra was previously owned by Michael Dunn. Rumor has it that he used it to chase Artemus and James.

[candyman]

Well I'll give anyone a deal on mine for just $100,000.00 and it has knock offs lol

[Danr55]

Well, mine doesn't have knockoffs, but I'll deal at $80K.. Might even consider offers in the $65K range.

What is this guy thinking? It looks like a nice motor, but not that nice!

[RON N BKFLD]

you can have both my Kirkhams for $145,000,,,,,,,,,,I'll even throw in the trailer..Ron

[mickmate]

The roll bar is the standard CCX bar that was made short with a very vertical rear brace so it will fit under both soft and hard tops. It doesn't matter they're too short they are made for decorative purposes only according to the manual and the nut serts holding it on. The roll bar must be really nice on this one though to justify the price LOL.

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by mickmate

The roll bar must be really nice on this one though to justify the price LOL.

The owner could ask even more if there were two of 'em.

[Excaliber]

Heck, why not. Raising the price even more won't make much difference, he's all ready nearing Mars. As in, "What planet is this car from?"