Think it was doomed by a 117k mile donor.
Seems such a waste to do all that labor on such an old donor.
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Ended up going for $15K. That’s $5K more than the kit!
I've been watching those. They've been going for ridiculously short money.
Good find!
Not a particularly good looking car to my eyes, but I'll bet it's a hoot to drive. Maybe a different color would be an improvement. The original front end was a bit more attractive (at least to me), but supposedly had some build issues.
117k miles ain't much anymore.
I think the mileage and lack of any service records whatsoever worked against it. Plus they just look more like a kit car than a Speedster does to me. I bet that would be a blast to drive though.
I wish all ads were as honest/forthcoming as that one though:
"The mid-mounted turbocharged 2.5-liter flat-four was reportedly sourced from a 2006 Subaru WRX with 117k miles"
The 117k mi. definitely didn't help it, but none of them go for very much. It's just not an aspirational car -- not 500 hp, not achingly gorgeous. Tons of fun though, I'd bet. I'd think in the mountains with the right driver, that car would be hard to keep up with.
They absolutely look home-built. The proportions are just slightly "off". But for the right guy and an open car, that could be more of a feature than a bug (at least IMHO).
I'm really gravitating towards raw, elemental roadsters of late.
That is gorgeous.
@dlearl476 posted:There’s a coupe up now. $8500 w/4 days left.
The above Spider was at $8K with two minutes to go when I posted it the other day. Seems incredible money for what they are. WRX turbo-powered gokarts with 4 second 0-60 times. And Factory Five builds a good product.
$9700 with 17:30 left to go.
@Stan Galat posted:$9700 with 17:30 left to go.
There has got to be issues with this car. The seller completed the car in 2018 and put 1000 miles on it? The seller is unresponsive to questions. No start up or driving video. I wouldn’t touch this with a ten foot pole.
@dlearl476 posted:They look like a lot of Lotuses to me. Which I like. And…
Speaking of Roadsters, here’s the 2025 Roadster of the Year. 10/10ths in my book, and I’m not really a hot rod guy. (But I know what i like)
You have good taste !! Right at 3 million to build it. Ross Meyer the owner can afford it. Has a great collection of cars called "3 Dog Garage".
He won last year as well with a Roy Brizio built car.
I'm having trouble seeing $3 extra large.
@Panhandle Bob posted:I'm having trouble seeing $3 extra large.
It is sitting on some nice flooring
Probably contracted that out to @edsnova.
@Lane Anderson posted:Probably contracted that out to @edsnova.
Nope. LVP.
For $3 million you could tool up and build many such.
@Panhandle Bob posted:I'm having trouble seeing $3 extra large.
Maybe this will help explain the cost.
This is a one off build that took over 2 years to complete. Built by Rad Rod's by Troy in the little town of Manteno, IL. Another of my hot rod buddies. Over the top builds happen in this shop.
Truly gorgeous. Not where my $3mil would go, but it is very cool looking and likely extremely well done. and then there would be the idea that it may be just a show car. all that shiny and all those Benjamins, would you dare to drive it around, take it for a good hoon? Mai non!!
@El Frazoo posted:Truly gorgeous. Not where my $3mil would go, but it is very cool looking and likely extremely well done. and then there would be the idea that it may be just a show car. all that shiny and all those Benjamins, would you dare to drive it around, take it for a good hoon? Mai non!!
I believe it will be driven. The owner is a hands on kinda guy that enjoys getting out on the road with friends. Last year a bunch of guys got together, shipped their cars back east and did some great 2 lane drives with him as the host. I think they were gone for 10 days. They were in Hot Rod roadsters, coupes and I think 1 woodie. A few of my friends were on that trip. Troy who built the car, believes in all his creation are built to drive.
Good to hear. The best part: cruisin' with your buds, out on the open road.
FWIW, that’s probably what Lane’s car would have cost had Carey charged shop rate for every minute he worked on the car, which is I’m sure what the builder charged the owner of that beauty.
Shop rate around here for everything but the corner llanterías is close to $200/hr.* It’s $190 to have the MB dealer plug in the OBD plug and read the codes. A five minute operation.
*eta: There’s finally local dry ice blasting shop devoted to automobiles here. I called Monday to see what’s up. Estimate for the 968 was $1200-$1500 @ $195\hr. (Having done a bit of Hotsy work, I have a hard time believing it would take 6hrs to do the 968, but they do it all the time)
I told Ric I really regretted not starting a dry ice blasting business when I retired. A Karcher dry ice blaster that makes its own dry ice pellets from CO2 bottles costs $28,000.00. At $195\hr that’s ~145 hours. That’s ~8 weeks if you’re only billing 20hrs/wk.
@dlearl476 posted:FWIW, that’s probably what Lane’s car would have cost had Carey charged shop rate for every minute he worked on the car, which is I’m sure what the builder charged the owner of that beauty.
I'll second that!