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Originally Posted by Power Surge
Oh, and as for CSX4000 appreciation, they absolutely do appreciate. And they are the only non-60s Cobra that does. Before the economy took a hit, finished glass cars were selling for close to 100k, and finished alloys were hitting 150k. Currently they've dropped to selling for about what they cost to build, but yet most other brands of Cobra have dropped to considerably less than the cost to finish.
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I usually watch from the sidelines on these types of threads while you all have lots of fun. Sal's comment is exactly why I decided on the CSX car, that was mostly fabricated and assembled by staff at SAI, while the body was built nearby at a prison, it was a "Shelby" to me. Ever since I saw the first Cobra blasting down Whittier Blvd coming from Dean Moon's in the early sixties, I wanted one. Can't afford the Shelby originals so when they started making them again in the late 90's that would be Registry eligible I thought I had a chance to get close.
So even though my fiberglas body may have black and white prison stripes and serial numbers on the underside, it looks like what I wanted and figured I would not lose too much of the investment because of where it was built and by whom. Those are documented facts backed by photographs that were important to me which, like many others on this and other threads have said, will tend to hold the value more than some others. I don't care about debate on the "real" issue. I walk away from that. The CSX built in Las Vegas at SAI is the one I wanted.
And by the way, the upcharge for a CSX car is not a matter of badging, it's a matter of parts and assembly. I couldn't be happier with the way my car is put together and I'm pretty mechanically inclined and fairly fussy. I've seen and crawled around lots of CSX 3000 series cars over the years, and mine is pretty close if not exact in most places. I drive it everywhere (8,000 mi), hasn't been on a trailer since I shipped it from TX, has rock chips, I really enjoy it and I don't cover it....