Give up a 991 GT3 for a Superformance GT40?

[MHNCO]

Originally Posted by hercf16

I was shopping a trade, my Cobra for the GT40 but for some reason Hillbank has not got back with me

Are you surprised by that?

Originally Posted by hercf16

Beautiful car and fantastic presence but
for 160k plus I would not expect some of the basic issues I have read about,
crushed AC ducts ets...... Also I am not sure if it is a car you would ever be able
to resale much less at anywhere near what you paid for it.

You will be hard pressed to find an SPF MkI for less than that anywhere. A gentleman on the GT40 forum has/had a nicely sorted red one for in the $135K range awhile back. The days of fire sale SPF GT40s is long gone.

Another place to check is 427 Cobra Country--Ford AC Cobra replica manufacturers SUPER-SITE

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by MHNCO

Are you surprised by that?



You will be hard pressed to find an SPF MkI for less than that anywhere. A gentleman on the GT40 forum has/had a nicely sorted red one for in the $135K range awhile back. The days of fire sale SPF GT40s is long gone.

Another place to check is 427 Cobra Country--Ford AC Cobra replica manufacturers SUPER-SITE

I agree, a MK I will not be less than 150K and that will be a low end engine setup. A top shelf MK I will be 160K and up.

Perhaps a new build to your spec will be best for you?

[gsharapa]

WOW...I missed this thread but just came across it today surfing around. Interesting reading for sure. My two cents is you buy a GT40 for the 60s super car experience..... If you want to be first on the race track today then buy a real expensive 2016 supercar with all it's technology. Love my GT40 and yes they are all replicas unless they were built in the 60s....

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArK-g3WMg5Q[/ame]

[Bernica]

Not a GT40, but another option just showed up....

http://classiccars.com/listings/view...9daf-162615397

[MHNCO]

Originally Posted by gsharapa

and yes they are all replicas unless they were built in the 60s....

There were no CAVs at Goodwood. There were at least three SPF cars.

SPF cars are nearly identical to originals. CAVs are not. Hence the disparity in value and resale.

[gsharapa]

Originally Posted by MHNCO

There were no CAVs at Goodwood. There were at least three SPF cars.

SPF cars are nearly identical to originals. CAVs are not. Hence the disparity in value and resale.

Your fricken dreaming as SPFs are still kit cars/replicas!

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by gsharapa

Your fricken dreaming as SPFs are still kit cars/replicas!

Absolutely 100% correct!

The last sale on GT40s.com that I saw was asking $135,000 for an SPF GT40. The originals sell for millions. Replica versus original. Hillbank can ask $160,000 or whatever, and someone may pay it eventually, but resale will remain roughly in the neighborhood of $135,000-$150,000 (+/-), depending on build.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by MHNCO

SPF cars are nearly identical to originals. CAVs are not. Hence the disparity in value and resale.

"Nearly identical"? Puh-leeze. Nonsense.

A car made in 2016 is simply not the same car that was built 50 years ago. Different materials, different company, different tools. SPF use to claim 90% parts "interchangeability", but were called on that BS. And now they claim 70% parts "interchangeability."

I will agree that the CAV's appearance isn't close and they don't have 'continuation" status, so the SPF's have far superior resale value, but then CAV's aren't $110,000-$115,000 rollers either.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by MHNCO

The days of fire sale SPF GT40s is long gone.

Why? SPF still makes them. You can order one right now, if desired. At least with the Shelby Cobra, Shelby American (actually a successor company, since they were partially bought by an outsider and then went public) still makes them.

Superformance isn't Ford. And Superformance pays Safir, who holds the trademark, a fee for each sale.