real speedster in Hermosa beach for sale

PCH and Pier there is a mobil station, has a real 55, semi thrashed
for 105,000....no folks, thats not the mileage, thats the price.....
I had to look...left with a smile on my face............
some people are idiots....correction, most people....

Hey Doc, you have to be kidding here.. OMG that's unheard of! I love the style, but 105,000 worth, and then to FIX it up! :-) I'll take a VS any day of the week.

P.S. You gotta love the O.C.

Dave

A year or two ago there was an original listed in Hemmings that was restored, supposedly nut and bolt perfect, and located in the fatherland. The asking price was one hundred thousand. Too rich for my blood, but it least it was a nice one.

That is what a real one, real nice should cost. There are plenty of Goofballs in the world.

I once read a story about a guy who bought a car and it was suppose to be numbers matching and a carrera? It was actually neither, and the guy didn't even seem all that upset about it? I just thought WOW, someone with more money then sense then me??????

8 question marks but not a question to be seen. I give up!

Didn't the price for original speedsters just increase like massive amounts over the past few years? I remember seeing ads a few years back & they were going for about $50K. Am I way off base?

"8 question marks but not a question to be seen. I give up! "

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I don't get it . . . but if anyone's giving up, I get to do it first!

"Didn't the price for original speedsters just increase like massive amounts over the past few years? I remember seeing ads a few years back & they were going for about $50K. Am I way off base? "

Yes, they have gone up dramatically over the past year. It may have something to do with the 5-6 of them that got crushed when a truck carrying them got hit by a train out in CA (coming back from I think Monterey Car show.)

Here's the thing about the real cars...they are not "vehicles" as such anymore, they are more like an investment...like a nice painting or fine silver (neither of which I own, mind you). A local guy here purchased a beautiful '58 for $75K a couple years ago, and was offered "in passing" at the East Coast 356 Holiday over $100k for it.

I know of a few real Speedster owners that are considering a replica so they have something to actually drive. ... and modify to their personal taste without the fear of lost value.