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Originally Posted by RestoCreations
I just lost 35k tonight on my 289FIA Kirkham. I’ll never own another. To all, I would suggest never purchasing a polished finish!!! It’s a nightmare and a rip off. It never looked good and as soon as you touch it there are scratches. The car is no longer mine so I can now speak the truth. Paint it! The cars are wonderful works of art, but a polished body or stripes are a nightmare. All the best to the Kirkhams, they are truly artists, but I would never order or pay 16k for a polished finish again!!!
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Originally Posted by RestoCreations
After much thought, I have reduced the price to 129,900, which is about what it would cost to build the car with all options if you did every bit of the work yourself. I was a bit exaggerated with my initial price.
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Originally Posted by RestoCreations
After much thought, she is headed back to Kirkham to be fully polished. Now if reliable carriers would just be reliable and pick the car up!!!
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After trying to the sell the car for $130,000 (roughly his cost w/no labor), unsuccessfully, Resto decided to spend $16,000 to fully polish the body. With shipping back and forth from/to AL, let's say then the total cost of the car was $150,000 rounded. Again, not including his labor, allegedly. Resto netted $95,000 at auction. He lost $35,000?
I'm no mathematician, but I'm missing something. Either the loss was larger or the car's cost wasn't $150,000 all in. At any rate, I just think the global markets are jittery right now and now wasn't the best time to sell a Cobra replica.