Wanted: CAV GT40 small block car - Page 3

RodKnock · #1 (**permalink**) 06-26-2013, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

Seems like fdjake is doing the honorable thing. You know, full disclosure and all that stuff. I think he should be applauded.

Once again, RodKnock, you have been bad. Yep, very bad indeed. Chas and I are no longer going to buy you those mags for Christmas.

Thanks Patrick. I appreciate all your support or lack thereof.

BTW, the Halibrand mags will NOT fit a Kirkham with the billet aluminum suspension. You must have an original-type suspension for the mags to fit. So, no mags for me anyway.

And to really piss Chas off, I may have to "butcher" a set of Trigos and try the Canepa blacked-out look.

patrickt · #2 (**permalink**) 06-26-2013, 11:12 AM

I don't think black will look good. Now, even though my pics do not do the color justice, the beige treatment of my wheels would look outstanding on your mirror finish. The color is subtle... and perfect. But if you didn't like it, you could just paint over them. Quck question to the OP -- was it indeed the gapless ring problemo?

Bartruff1 · #3 (**permalink**) 06-26-2013, 11:06 AM

Absolutely, you have every right to offer your advice...I will apologize if I implied otherwise.

That was not my intention, I was simply supporting the notion of free markets and willing buyers and sellers.

I happen to be a trader and options traders get killed every day when they have to cover. There are regulations but no honor among traders.

Nothing we couldn't discuss over a beer....peace..

fdjake · #4 (**permalink**) 06-26-2013, 09:47 AM

Thank You Bartruff1

RodKnock is CLUELESS about what I do and who I am...

But let me set the record STRAIGHT since he decided to question my integrity in public.

I purchased ERA 717 last year for $39.5K from the original owner off an ad on craigslist. After owning it for a while I noticed the car using oil....I made an appointment at ERA for them to do a few things to the car and determine why it was using oil. ERA told me they thought it needed rings. They added a set of their quiet pipes and I spent about $2600 total. Pete at ERA said the car was one of the nicest driving 427's he had been in. (Pete took the car for the weekend because at first we thought it might just need intake gaskets)

So.....Here's what a DIRT BAG I AM.

I disclosed EVERYTHING about the car when I decided to sell it. PLEASE READ THE AD on Cobra Country...It's still there.

I placed the car on Cobra Country for $42K...what I had into it.

Bill (Mr. Mustang) called me within hours of the car going online and offered me a lowball number (HIS words not mine...I guess HE was TRYING TO PREY ON THE DESPERATE and VULNERABLE TOO!!!) I had 5 other people interested at this point. Bill called back a little while later and offered FULL ASKING price. This was on a Friday. I told him I had a lot of people interested. He told me he would overnight payment for the car. I had 4 other offers on the car over the weekend....ALL of them OVER BILLS OFFER!! AND.....Bills check wouldn't arrive until MONDAY AFTERNOON.....Plenty of time to take ANY of the OVER ASKING offers I had on the car.

But being the DIRT BAG I am.....I sold the car to BILL for $42K......How many CAR DEALERS (people who sell cars for a LIVING would do this?)

Rodknock.....You sir are a piece of S**T!!!!

As to me being a Car Dealer....That is UNTRUE.....I own numerous commercial properties....ONE of them has a dealers license. I have NOTHING to do with that business other than the license must be held in the property owners name. I sold ONE CAR this year....It was the 427 Cobra Bill purchased from me.....MY OWN CAR.

This is what happens when a MORON gets a little bit of information instead of the WHOLE STORY!!!!!

Check the ad on Cobra Country....Ask Mr Mustang.....He KNOWS I had offers over his....They came from PEOPLE HERE....But he ended up with the car because I pride myself in doing what I tell people I will do. Also NOTE the ad on Cobra Country said $42K OBO....If I wanted to I could have sent Mr. Mustang's check right back to him the day it got here and there wouldn't have been a THING he could have done about it....WE had NOTHING in writing.....But I did what I told him I would do. Because he did what he said he would do....Great guy, easy transaction. End of story. Again, How many CAR DEALERS would do this???

AND.....Once he gets that engine squared away HE can make MONEY on that car.....He told me he's had 24 COBRAS over the years....I guess according to RODKNOCK....He's must be a DIRT BAG CAR DEALER TOO!!!! Imagine all the VULNERABLE people he's PREYED on over the years.

And god forbid he sells that car for a PROFIT??? What a dirtbag he'd be then!!!

Rodknock......GET A LIFE!!!

I'm looking for a CAV GT40.....Rodknock is the only one here who apparently has a problem with someone trying to find a great deal on a car...You know....Like MR. MUSTANG FOUND.....From ME...The car dealer....You can't make this sh*t up.

Here's the BEST part.....I've been around cars my entire life....Do you have any idea how EASY it would have been to sell that car WITHOUT disclosing ANYTHING about that Engine and get $50K for it??? Some heavy weight oil in that crank case and no more smoking...That car would have been GONE on day one at $50K and I could have made money on it....But that's bullish*t.....I believe in what goes around comes around...SO....The car went to a guy that knows whats wrong with it, knows how to fix it, and he got a great deal on it...

If that's PREYING on the Desperate and Vulnerable......I guess MR. MUSTANG IS GUILTY AS CHARGED!!!!

SO....

I ENCOURAGE anyone looking to sell their CAV GT40 to check EVERY SINGLE WORD I have typed here for accuracy....Look at the history on this site and you'll see my posts asking about oil consumption...READ the ad for the car.....and LOOK at Mr. Mustangs new post titled OUT with the OLD, IN with the NEW....That's my old car in the picture..

If you want to deal with an HONEST PERSON that has the CASH ready to buy your car with NO BS....Just drop me a line and move on with whatever you want to buy with the GT40 money!!!

Thanks Rodknock....By questioning my integrity you gave me a great opportunity to give potential GT40 sellers detailed information about what type of person they'll be dealing with....My guess is, based on the PICTURES I have coming in of GT40's for sale....YOU put me over the top!!!

Pete

Got the Bug · #5 (**permalink**) 06-26-2013, 10:47 AM

Entertaining thread to read. When someone goes on and on about how they only buy low and sell high, never make a wrong investment move, etc., I tune out and because I know it's BS. Their voice becomes a dial tone, because it just isn't interesting.

Good luck on the GT40 purchase. Can't wait to hear the story about the deal of century.

fdjake · #6 (**permalink**) 06-26-2013, 11:12 AM

I was told a "Total Seal" ring issue...But that has NOT been confirmed.

As for Rodknock....No harm done...We're all good here.

Sorry to go off on ole Rodknock but Holy Moleey....You go OUT OF YOUR WAY to be TOTALLY Honest and then get slammed by someone that wouldn't know you if they sat down next to ya.

As far my investment success??? How do you think you get GOOD in this business (real estate investing) You get GOOD by SURVIVING long enough to LEARN.....

"Learning" is a translation for LOSING.....

I've done BOTH!!!

The one thing I have learned is you MUST explain to a seller WHY they should sell to YOU....That's all I'm trying to do here....If someone has a certain car that they don't use and something else comes along that they'd like to replace it with....I can help get that done....That's it...Nothing more, nothing less.

As far as PREYING on the VULNERABLE????

Are you kidding me???? How VULNERABLE are these people??? It's like saying I'm PREYING on all the VULNERABLE Owners of GULF STREAMS!!! These people aren't desperate or VULNERABLE.....They just want it DONE....They want to move into something else they like better without having to deal with the countless DREAMERS out there that have no shot of closing a deal...And the sad thing is there is NO WAY to tell the difference when you're selling something....I've had people look at houses that looked like they were homeless....and they ended being CASH BUYERS!!!! It's a pain in the @ss weeding through them.....ESPECIALLY IN YOUR DRIVEWAY!!!!

RodKnock · #7 (**permalink**) 06-26-2013, 11:19 AM

Well, for the record, you also have a thread going on GT40s.com, where I'm a member, and I have not and will not post anything over there. How am I doing now Patrick?

Beige anywhere on Cobra is strictly forbidden. It's written in the rules of Cobra ownership.

fdjake · #8 (**permalink**) 06-26-2013, 11:34 AM

Thanks...It's just marketing man....Letting people know who want something they have..There's nothing negative here.

mrmustang · #9 (**permalink**) 06-26-2013, 12:52 PM

For the record, "mrmustang" stays out of pissing matches unless it includes the words "what year is your cobra", and "is it real".

chuck · #10 (**permalink**) 06-28-2013, 02:31 PM

mine is for sale

chuck · #11 (**permalink**) 06-28-2013, 02:33 PM

chuck · #12 (**permalink**) 06-28-2013, 02:34 PM

bmwdb10 · #13 (**permalink**) 06-29-2013, 11:35 AM

Yeah, there you go Gary... You are about due for another GT40.
I think this is Gordy's old CAV isnt it? I have pics of it when it had the snorkles on it. If I didnt own 137, this would be the one!

ENTDOC · #14 (**permalink**) 06-29-2013, 01:01 PM

Yes, it is gordys old car. I have upgraded it a good bit, the new motor is a beast. In fact I just took it out for a spin, probably the first time in 6 months and it is really fun to drive, I had forgotten how fast it is. It doesn't have the torque of the 427 but it will wind out so quickly it will get your attention. If the potential buyer of the car does not want to buy the extra wheels I will let you know.