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Originally Posted by frankym
hello CC friends, I just purchased my first CSX continuation car. I am far from new to the community. This is my 7th Cobra car. I currently have what I believe is one of the finest ERAs out there that I am about to list for sale on BAT. ERA 575 was originally built by James Baldwin in Texas. The car lived in Texas and California for the first 20 years of its life and I've owned since June 2022. I was going to wait til Spring to list on BAT but then I saw this ERA sold last week for $113K.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/er...cobra-replica/
I am getting my 2 rear Trigos powdercoated black and just finished billboarding the tires into good year looks. I've gotten pretty good at doing this with many hours of experience. curious if anyone else saw that Street ERA sale and can tell me what made that car run to 113k? Any feedback would be great. I'll post some pics soon of both cars. |
The street car on BAT was brand new, beyond clean, and exceptionally detailed and such.
Your car is clean, but not that clean, your car is a "typical" (if there is ever a typical) 427 SC style, two completely buyer pools in my head. While you enjoy the black wheels, and the billboard look, you'll find a buyer pool who does not always share your personal touches and tastes. While your car is beautiful, don't let yourself get caught up in the "Barrett Jackson Syndrome", which is the thought "that car went for xxxxx, my car is almost as nice, or nicer in my eyes, and should easily go for that".
Now, with that said, detail the car to the nines, top, bottom, in out, if it needs anything, anything at all, fix it. Drips, leaks, dated parts (dates on tires over 5 years old, replace them), all fluids, again, you know the drill, but to get BAT top dollar, you'll need not only the car to shine, and all documentation to back up anything you put down to the screen, but you'll also need a thick skin, and a calm demeanor to deal with those questions that seem to be out of this universe........
Finally, you have a great car there, it should do well if the car shows as well as ERA 828 did. Wish you the best of luck.
Bill S.