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Old 02-04-2004, 10:10 AM
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It is difficult to draw parallels between original cars and non original cars when it comes to pricing. It's not that their isn't a relationship, but the buyers of these two marques are worlds apart; that is, their motivation for buying the cars that they do are quite different.

Another trouble with the pricing (reported selling number) of originals is that it is often times skewed upwards because of the unique history of a particular CSX. That isn't often communicated to the public, either, which gives an inflated view of the market, to some degree.

IMHO, $100,000 non original Cobras can be difficult sells, even with the great, great quality of a Kirkham. The air is pretty thin when you get to that level looking for buyers. I am not implying that the cars are not worth it, it just becomes a lot of money.