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H herbn44
I"m looking at buying a FiberFab Speedster replica. I have no idea how to price one of these, since it's got to be an older car, but the pictures looks pretty nice. I'm not even sure when FiberFab went out of business. I do plan to fly out and see the car before I buy it though.

What I have in mind is to buy a car that's in good condition that I can enjoy as is for a while, then make it my project car after I retire. It seems to be a very authentic replica now, drum brakes, link pin/swing axle suspension, with narrow wheels and tires. What I have in mind for it is disc brakes, independent suspensions, more power, custom paint, etc. Pretty much the opposite of authentic.

I've been working on cars all my life, so I'm comfortable with taking on almost all the work myself. I'm thinking of it a lot like the SCCA race cars I'm playing with now, you build it for yourself, they way you want it, because that's how you want it, not because you think you're going to get some big resale value out it when you sell it.

So, does this sound like a reasonable approach to this project?
Thanks.
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H herbn44
I"m looking at buying a FiberFab Speedster replica. I have no idea how to price one of these, since it's got to be an older car, but the pictures looks pretty nice. I'm not even sure when FiberFab went out of business. I do plan to fly out and see the car before I buy it though.

What I have in mind is to buy a car that's in good condition that I can enjoy as is for a while, then make it my project car after I retire. It seems to be a very authentic replica now, drum brakes, link pin/swing axle suspension, with narrow wheels and tires. What I have in mind for it is disc brakes, independent suspensions, more power, custom paint, etc. Pretty much the opposite of authentic.

I've been working on cars all my life, so I'm comfortable with taking on almost all the work myself. I'm thinking of it a lot like the SCCA race cars I'm playing with now, you build it for yourself, they way you want it, because that's how you want it, not because you think you're going to get some big resale value out it when you sell it.

So, does this sound like a reasonable approach to this project?
Thanks.
Jim KellyJim Kelly2013 SAS coupe-Fiji
The replica hobby has attracted participants from all walks of life, many of whom approach the hobby with different needs and aspirations. Some of us are wrenchers, some aren't. Some are young, some aren't. Some want exact copies, some want a hot rod approach. All of the above seem to work.

In addition, many of us are now older, and our concerns aren't the same for our cars as they were in our younger days. I want a hard top and more comforts now, and I'm not as concerned about resale value.

The people in the sport are what make it so appealing. Many of us are separated by long distance, but communicate on this and other sites and get together at events. Take a look through the postings, and you'll see for yourself that there are many family aspects of SOC--a few beefs, some good-natured ribbing, and lots of good info helping those who ask questions.

You're not nuts, Herb, you're actually in a pretty good place.
H herbn44
I've resigned myself to the fact there's not being much I find automotively interesting around Eastern Iowa. Once in a while a gem will wander into town, like the twin turbo RX7 I snatched up a few years ago. At about 12 lbs of boost, that thing was a monster. It was amazing how many parents wanted to buy that car for their teenagers. Mostly though, I have to go looking for cars I like.
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