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Okay, let's put a pause on the distracting bickering for a minute, or at least long enough for someone else to go take a look at this roadster to verify the aluminum claims. While we are all holding our breath wondering how about this-
Let's just say for the sake of argument that someone built and installed an aluminum body on a Contemporary chassis. Perhaps they used the Contemporary body as a form or body buck to form the aluminum on. Let's just say they added whatever birdcage they needed to attach the aluminum body to the Contemporary frame- which doesn't come with any of this support in it's original configuration.
Now, we can't really use the figures we might come up with if we hired someone to do this work as this isn't a new car and who knows who did the install at the time this was accomplished. Being a used car, the quality of the work being in question, and the knowledge of the builder and his application of supporting frame to install the body (door hinges are a clue), brings value into play here- at least for a knowledgable shopper/buyer.
However, the paint looks very good in the pics, the overall workmanship looks acceptable at the very least, and all of the basic pieces are there to include a 427 SO, supposedly.
So, let's just go with the OP's information from the start of this thread and put a value on this car to be adjusted based on verifiable information at a later date. A decent Contemporary in this condition would probably go in the $35-60K range, depending on a lot of things. For a fairly quick sale, let's just say $40k for this car in its normal fiberglass body shape.
Now add in what the aluminum body addition would add to value, keeping in mind this is a used car and all the other variables mentioned above. Say, $20K? Up or down will vary a bit but I can't imagine someone shopping for a Contemporary paying much more for the upgraded body unless they had commissioned the work themselves and saw what was involved.
So, does this sound reasonable? $40K for the original car plus $20K for a questionable aluminum body add for a total of $60K value for the car to be sold in a fairly quick turn around ? All subject to up close and personal inspection, of course and adjusted as necessary.
Okay, back to your regularly scheduled programming....
Bob
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