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Wow, someone is going to overpay. So much is such a mess. Wiring, exhaust, pedal assembly, no clamp on fuel line, just on first glance.
That was most definitely NOT built by Carey and the boys in Indiana. Must have been a basic kit that somebody "built" at home.
@DannyP posted:That was most definitely NOT built by Carey and the boys in Indiana. Must have been a basic kit that somebody "built" at home.
Even if they built it originally 30 years ago who knows what previous owners have done to it to "make it their own". And I'm seriously not believing the 16K miles on the clock. That interior looks like its had 50K or more miles put on it. Of course the other possibility is that it has been mistreated all those years and miles.
No this is a very early CA "Generation 1" kit. Primative compared to what we do today, BUT overall body/chassis the same (sans hinges/latches) and still a whole lot of fun! I was getting accustomed to seeing these Gen 1 cars get to the $40k+ mark, and mostly because they were going to countries that require the car be 25-30 years old (like France) but all of our used stuff is going crazy, and the busier we get with new builds, the crazier the used stuff gets!
Carey:
When you see the old ones, buy em' back, upgrade, and flip them. Faster than new builds.
(Of course I have no idea what the heck I am talking about so never mind.)
Yes. I would rather have a car refurbished by Special Edition instead of Bob's Hollywood Classics Hideaway
@chines1, I'd listen to what @Panhandle Bob says, if only for self-preservation. If you don't he might show up at your place and you never know what (fire, explosion, zombies) might happen. There's a reason we renamed him "Calamity Bob" at last year's Tour de Smo'.
@Panhandle Bob been doing that for years with used cars and consignments. We'd put a lot of extra time and money to make a car near perfect and updated, and we could pull a fair premium compared to the general market. Unfortunately now there is little to no "wholesale" market on them since just about every client has internet and has seen BAT... but they're getting that "updated" money for a car that is a lot more of a starting point to a project in my eyes...
A title I wear with humility.
The latest calamity was what we refer to as the Thanksgiving Apple Sauce Incident. Somehow I got on the wrong end of a Viking Immersion Blender while liquefying the apple sauce.
They saved the end of my right index finger but it was pretty well sliced and diced and cut into the bone. No feeling in the end of it and it's butt ugly but I am working on portraying it in a more glamourous manner. My neighbor the anesthetist told me to tell the emergency room folks that an alligator did it as I was saving a puppy from it's jaws. Otherwise they would laugh at the truth.
They laughed at the truth.
Don't eat the pink applesauce.
Ok, you almost made me spit out my applesauce with that one, Bob. 
I am right there with you Bob. I am always in a mess somehow. I Fell out of a boat that continued to drive away twice. Oh and I also have a missing finger tip.
@sethsaccocio posted:I am right there with you Bob. I am always in a mess somehow. I Fell out of a boat that continued to drive away twice. Oh and I also have a missing finger tip.
Brothers from different mothers.
For me it was using an ax with bare feet. Took off two toes. I was so afraid that my dad would find out I stuffed the bloody foot in a sneaker. Hard to hide with white tile so caught me. Better one was peeing on a cow fence out by Gordon -new kinda thrill.
@chines1 posted:@Panhandle Bob been doing that for years with used cars and consignments. We'd put a lot of extra time and money to make a car near perfect and updated, and we could pull a fair premium compared to the general market. Unfortunately now there is little to no "wholesale" market on them since just about every client has internet and has seen BAT... but they're getting that "updated" money for a car that is a lot more of a starting point to a project in my eyes...
Isn’t that the truth, the delta between wholesale price is so near the selling price and the amount of repairs that are required in my opinion make no sense to buy used unless it is a new build to a dissalusioned owner that meets your dream.
On top of that BAT to me is near extravagant with the fees etc
From what I have ben witnessing these cars are currently appreciating at a rate of 10% plus each year, that 's better than many portfolio's. Purchase a Speedster or Spyder drive it a for a few years, enjoy the ownership as well as reap the proceeds of your investment. Do carry on :~)
Boothy...buddy....down two toes and then an electrified groin!
Ouch...squared!