289FIA Kirkham @ Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

[peterpjb]

@restocreation

one question occures while reading...

what was your plan in the first place?

building a car for selling it and earning some money
or building it for your own joy?

[rodneym]

Originally Posted by peterpjb

@restocreation

one question occures while reading...

what was your plan in the first place?

building a car for selling it and earning some money
or building it for your own joy?

Excellent question. If he made the car to sell for profit, he made a BAD choice.
If he made it to enjoy, he made a great choice (subjective, really, but we can grant him that one).

The day will come when I sell my hot rod, and I'll take a bath. But I built it for me to enjoy it. Anybody who is looking to get their money back, or make a profit, from a hobby car isn't being realistic. Sure there were times when you could get a roller for $XXX, then the prices would go up and you could sell it for more, but that's NOT a hard and fast rule. If you can't afford to have that "asset" disappear without a trace (or recover a dollar from insurance) and not sweat a dime, then you have no business owning a fun car as absurd as a Cobra.

Now, about that black paint...

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by rodneym

The day will come when I sell my hot rod, and I'll take a bath...

There's still time to add a second roll bar and paint it beige.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

There's still time to add a second roll bar and paint it beige.

Talk about a value killer. Beige paint, 428 engine and two roll bars. Might as well drive it into the local river and collect the insurance money to be made whole.

After quiickly reviewing Resto's build thread for his Kirkham 289 FIA, I have to say, there seemed to be a lot of "custom" work done to that car. And the Ford Racing 363 with the high port heads wasn't the best choice IMO. But I'm a sample of one.