57 Speedster on Bat - What's the final price gonna be?

I’m gonna go with RNM. The BaT weenies are gonna freak over the color change.

They'll bid it up to about 340.

@dlearl476 I agree.  Because of color and purists, I'm gonna go 339k and that's only to undercut @edsnova in the old Price is Right style.
-=theron

When these things brought a price I was ALMOST willing to pay, I followed their value reasonably closely. At this point, I really don't care. It's not even a hobby of mine to watch.

People giving $500K for old 4-cylinder pushrod air-cooled cars is speculation and WAY out of sync with any actual value equation. If you like the shape (and I very much do), then just buy a replica and get the shape and lots of other gooey goodness.

In my strong and unsolicited opinion, Speedsters were just not that important in the automotive pantheon. 550 Spyders maybe, 911s for sure, but Speedsters no.

Remember Rich MacKoul's original '55 Speedster?

Rich is now in a Cognitive Support Center with quickly advancing Alzheimer's, so his family sold his Speedster to an enthusiast in New Jersey for $340K.  It probably needs to be freshened up, but it is a complete, running, numbers-matching car (it went with a lot of spare parts and even has a set of custom luggage ).  I heard that the new owner was very happy to get it and the cash helps keep Rich comfortable in his support.

@Stan Galat posted:

In my strong and unsolicited opinion, Speedsters were just not that important in the automotive pantheon. 550 Spyders maybe, 911s for sure, but Speedsters no.

That is a bold statement.

Gordon:

Just dug out your chili recipes!

Going to make one today.

@edsnova posted:

That is a bold statement.

The truth sometimes hurts. It’s still the truth.

In the automotive pantheon maybe, but in the performance and Porsche pantheon not so much. Speedsters were, if not the first, one of the first, “Racers for the road,” to borrow Bultaco’s Metralla ad copy catch phrase.

4 guys that really want it- this may take a while...

@Panhandle Bob posted:

Gordon:

Just dug out your chili recipes!

Going to make one today.

That means that "Fall" has made it to the Florida Panhandle!!   😉

Make the one that uses Irish Whisky!

Gordon:

I made the other one because I'm pressed for time, but I will go ahead and drink the whiskey in the other recipe, straight.

Thanks again for posting those recipes. They are our "go-to's" whenever we want chili!

$198k plus the premium.

I'll take two SE's and two VM's, please!

@Panhandle Bob posted:

$198k plus the premium.

I'll take two SE's and two VM's, please!

That, my friends, is what a $150K paint job looks like.

All those “sales” on the $0-$2500 line are for oddball items like luggage, go-karts, and parts  

For $198K, you could get the complete Porsche collection, a GTS, a Spyder, and a Speedster.

@edsnova posted:

That is a bold statement.

Stan: What are your top 5 cars in the "Automotive Pantheon"?

Good question, Bob.  Inquiring minds want to know.