I wont comment, I will let you guys look for yourselves
https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0...53-custom-cabriolet/
Lot E10 set to go 10th on the first day of the auction! Get your bids ready :-)
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no pics of the motor:{
Anybody else think that the body is sitting too high?
Todd M posted:Anybody else think that the body is sitting too high?
Yes. It looks like he has larger than normal rims/tires on there. It may have to do with interference.
Robert M posted:Todd M posted:Anybody else think that the body is sitting too high?
Yes. It looks like he has larger than normal rims/tires on there. It may have to do with interference.
Robert is correct The car is a CMC or FiberFab car and those are the 17" wheels that Kirk used to put on his Widebody and Super Widebody cars.
“1953”??
That would be a 2-gauge dash (no, not the dash shown), pre-A or “Gmund” car, with the Cabriolet-style windshield and beehive tail lights, among a bunch of other differences. Better to call it a “1957” to be closer to reality, even with that strange dash.
It sits a bit high regardless of the wheel size, but that is easily changed to bring it down where it belongs (although I agree that with those 17” rims, tire interference may have been a reason for it sitting so high).
Other than that, it screams CMC/Fiberfab “California” kit from the off-center steering column to doortop bumpers to steering wheel.
If you are interested in this car, please make sure you find someone who knows about Speedster Replicas to go look at it for you and make an assessment. There are enough errors in the ad that point out that the “seller” doesn’t know the car or the hobby so you’ll need someone who does to cover your back.
My price guess is this car is worth $16K - $20K max, but you never know what the heck they’ll bring at auction.
Another one:
https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0...956-custom-roadster/
I have been once to Scottsdale during auction season. If you have never been, it is worth going. Best car show ever.
It would be great if someone can post how these cars did at Mecum.
I sold a Super Widebody at Mecum in Monterey a few years ago. It didn't sell during the auction, but Mecum approached me afterwards with an offer I accepted.
It's incredible to watch what is going on behind the scenes at one of these auctions. I highly recommend going.
This car sold today for $18700. Usually there is a buyer premium of around 10% tacked onto the selling price.
Sale price was $17k +10%= $18,700.
A Spyder sold for $34k +10%= $37,400
If you're a Benz fan, there was a whole pile of those that went for very short money.
They looked nice on the internet but they may have had 700K on 'em. A lot of cars went with no reserve and the paint jobs and detailing cost more than the car sold for.
I need a bigger garage.
You mean none of you guys saw that everything is off center, visable in the rear shot? License plate, plate light..and even looks like the rear turn signal cutouts are uneven.Yikes.
I was thinking crookedness was just angle of the camera shot - but then a shot of front end has the turn signals/horn grills shifted to the left when looking at the car. Must have been a one-eyed builder? The engine was made in Brazil though.