$150,000 Contemporary!!!

[750hp]

Nothing to do with me, but I thought you'd get a kick out of seeing a Contemporary advertised for $150K. Maybe we should all sell ours and take an early retirement with our newfound wealth

AutoTrader Classics - Car Details

All capital letters and no spacing makes for sore eyes, but it's an interesting car;

YOU ARE VIEWING AN ULTRA-ULTRA-RARE 1 OF ONE COBRA BUILT BY CONTEMPORARY MOTOR CARS IN 1991. IT WAS THEIR PROTOTYPE CAR; ALL CHROMED, STAINLESS AND POLISHED ALUMINUM TOP AND BOTTOM. BUILT FOR JIM O'NEIL, OWNER OF THE PADDOCK, THIS VEHICLE HAS TRAVELED THE WORLD BY AIR, RACKING ONLY 508 ROAD MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN 2002. IT COMES WITH A REAL DEAL 1965 FORD 427 SIDE-OILER ENGINE, MATCHING FORD TOP LOADER 4 SPEED TRANSMISSION, ALL CONTEMPORARY COIL-OVER FULL JAGUAR SUSPENSION INCLUDING JAGUAR XKE STEERING RACK, CHROME HD FRONT SWAY BAR, CHROME UPPER AND LOWER A-ARMS, CHROME UPRIGHTS, CHROME COIL SPRINGS, SPAX DOUBLE ADJUSTABLE FRONT SHOCKS, JAGUAR VENTED ROTORS, WILWOOD SUPELITE II FRONT CALIPERS, POLISHED ALUMINUM CHASSIS PANELS, POLISHED CONTEMPORARY WATTS LINKAGE SYSTEM, CHROME HALF SHAFTS, CHROME LOWER CONTROL ARMS, CHROME REAR COIL SPRINGS 225-400 LBS., BILLET ALUMINUM ALDAN DOUBLE ADJUSTABLE REAR SHOCKS, CHROME DIFFERENTIAL BUTT PLATE TIE-BAR, DIFFERENTIAL RATIO 3.54:1 POWERLOCK, CHROME FUEL TANK STRAPS, CONTEMPORARY PIN-DRIVE HUBS, UPGRADED NUT AND BOLT PACKAGE THROUGHOUT, CONTEMPORARY ALL ALUMINUM CUSTOM BUILT RADIATOR, POLISHED ALUMINUM ENGINE BAY PANELS, POLISHED ALUMINUM HOOD LINER, POLISHED ALUMINUM HOOD SCOOP, 2" WIDER THAN STANDARD, CHROME RADIATOR SUPPORT TUBES, POWER BRAKE BOOSTER, WILWOOD HIGH PERFORMANCE MASTER CYLINDER, CUSTOM UPGRADED BLACK EUROPEAN LEATHER SEATS, DOOR PANELS AND DASHBOARD, 100% WILTON WOOL CARPETING, LEATHER BOUND, WILTON WOOL COVERED REAR BULKHEAD, ORIGINAL STYLE SMITH'S GUAGES, ORIGINAL STYLE STEERING WHEEL, SWING PEDAL ASSEMBLY, CUSTOM POLISHED ALUMINUM SC TRUNK, MASTER ON/OFF SWITCH, POP RIVETED HOOD SCOOP & LOWER HOOD AS ORIGINAL, CUSTOM MIXED SPECIALTY COBRA BLUE WITH LEMANS RED ROOKIE RACING STRIPS, ALUMINIZED HEADERS AND CHROME SIDED EXHAUST, CHROME SHORT STYLE ROLL BAR, ORIGINAL STYLE PLATED BRASS WINDSHIELD FRAME, ORIGINAL STYLE BUMPER HOOPS AND UPRIGHTS, ORIGINAL STYLE REAR VIEW AND SIDE MIRRORS, FINE REPRODUCTION HALIBRAND ORIGINAL STYLE ALUMINUM WHEELS, POLISHED KNOCK-OFF SPINNERS AND CENTER CAPS, EURO RADIALS, 427 MEDIUM RISER SIDE-OILER, NOS STANDARD BORE BLOCK, NOS STEEL CRANK SHAFT, NOS LEMANS CONNECTING RODS, NOS PISTONS, MEDIUM RISER HEADS WITH STELITE SEATS, STAINLESS VALVES, HIGH PERFORMANCE VALVE SPRINGS, RARE COLOSSAL PORT TUNNEL WEDGE INTAKE MANIFOLD, 2 HOLLEY 600 CFM CARBURETORS, DOVE ALUMINUM WATER PUMP, POLISHED COBRA 427 VALVE COVERS, INTAKE MANIFOLD, WATER PUMP, TIMING CHAIN COVER AND CHROMED ALTERNATOR, BRAKETS, STARTER, SURGE TANK UPPER RADIATOR HOSE EXTENSION TUBE, 4' TUBULAR FRAME, LUCAS LIGHTS ALL AROUND, REBUILT FORD TOP LOADER CLOSE RATIO WITH CHROME INSPECTION PLATE. THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR IS ALL POLISHED ALUMINUM, THE SUSPENSION IS ALL POLISHED ALUMINUM AND STEEL, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS ALL POLISHED ALUMINUM AND STEEL, DYNOED AT OVER 550 HP, 1,000 ORIGINAL MILES, SECOND OWNER.....JUST AWESOME! PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE PICTURES AND INFORMATION. CALL ALLEN AT UNITED CLASSIC MUSCLE TODAY. PRICE LOWERED $10,000 TO $149,950. USE PAYPAL TO PUT A DEPOSIT ON YOUR INVESTMENT DREAM CAR RIGHT NOW!

[750hp]

Mickmate, given my recent questions you'll get a kick out of the chrome plated lower control arms.

Hydrogen embrittlement is not what is needed right there!

[mrmustang]

Does anyone have the urge to tell them when Contemporary started in business

[750hp]

The first 12 years were the pre-prototype cars...

[mickmate]

There you go, bone stock CCX, couple of factory available upgrades, chrome and polish everything, splice a couple of brake lines together cause you made them too short, add $100K. I believe this was the car Peter talked to me about recently. Wow good luck with that sale price.
Bill maybe we should send them the CCX history thread so they can straighten out some of the description :-)

[Thor maine]

I have one of the prototypes, maybe he is thinking the front coil spring suspension or the watts link? Anyway still cool to see the "prototypes" going for $149.000 I might just retire.

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by mickmate

Bill maybe we should send them the CCX history thread so they can straighten out some of the description :-)

I'm thinking maybe we should have Peter call and inquire about the car


Bill S.

[ERA Chas]

I see ramey is now ghost-writing ads as a service for others who are less full of BS than he...

[patrickt]

ANYONE WHO WRITES ANYTHING IN ALL CAPS SHOULD SIMPLY BE DISREGARDED.

[SunDude]

Chassis number appears to be CCX-3-3543 (or 3643, my eyes aren't that good any more).

[avanti-176]

Here is the full ad from the sellers website....
United Classic Muscle Cars, old cars, muscle cars for sale, vintage autos, fast cars, Columbus Ohio Muscle Cars, Columbus Ohio Classic cars, columbus ohio vintage cars, 1973 Trans Am, 1973 Formula 400, 1969 Mercury Cyclone, 1965 Cobra, 1972 Corvette

Lots of "Original Shelby" pieces

It is about as nice a Contemporary as I have seen, but, $150k nice?

[Dimis]

Originally Posted by Thor maine

I have one of the prototypes, maybe he is thinking the front coil spring suspension or the watts link? Anyway still cool to see the "prototypes" going for $149.000 I might just retire.

Sorry Thor,

Yours would take a hit in the markets cos your engine is in backwards.
Let's list yours for $100k then. Good luck.

[1985 CCX]

Note

The bowtie motor in any CCX brings the price to below 20k.

Love the original/authentic Shelby parts

[RodKnock]

SEE SPOT RUN.

"SEE POLISHED ALUMINUM TRUNK AND ELECTRIC TURN OFF SWITCH."

"SEE THE DUEL-QUAD CARBS."

$150,000? Now there's a person who's out of touch with reality. Delusional.

[Fast289]

That owner is only delusional if it doesn't sell it for the asking price. The owner is a genius if they get the asking price!!!!

Cheers

Dave from Chandler.

[Maricopa]

Nice car, I particularly like the 'dueling' quad carbs.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Fast289

That owner is only delusional if it doesn't sell it for the asking price. The owner is a genius if they get the asking price!!!!

Cheers

Dave from Chandler.

Genius? Personally, I don't toss that word around alot. I certainly wouldn't put him or her in the category of say Albert Einstein or Warren Buffet.

In this instance, and NO ONE will pay $150K, you would have two delusional people, both Buyer and seller. And it's called the "Greater Fool Theory."

The car is being sold by S&S Meat Purveyors, Inc. dba United Classic Muscle. Maybe the trunk is filled with $100K of fine salami, sausage and other fine beef and pork products.

[Thor maine]

So I am thinking that a Chevy motor in a Cobra replica will nose dive its value , is like the Lock Ness monster...a Myth!! To the Ford only in a Cobra crowd, I want to have the dream so I match the number of rivets on the scoop, match the color code from the championship year 1965, I match the windshield wipers (found the original supplier from 1963) and are desperate to put GOODYEAR on there tires, or have to have Carroll Shelby sign there glove box(opps too late), yes a Chevy motor will be the kiss of death. But for the HotRod guy, I am a car guy, it is not what you buy, it is what you build guy,I want the best performance for my dollar guy, I just want the best performance, PERIOD guy,I am a Chevy guy, I want to go to Advanced Auto and be able to get parts guy, I am in Australia and a Gm is the only way to go guy,The Chevy is a BONUS.

[Jaydee]

Isn't a Watts linkage supposed to be on the rear end of a live axle?
JD

[Fast289]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Genius? Personally, I don't toss that word around alot. I certainly wouldn't put him or her in the category of say Albert Einstein or Warren Buffet.

In this instance, and NO ONE will pay $150K, you would have two delusional people, both Buyer and seller. And it's called the "Greater Fool Theory."

The car is being sold by S&S Meat Purveyors, Inc. dba United Classic Muscle. Maybe the trunk is filled with $100K of fine salami, sausage and other fine beef and pork products.

I understand the theory RodKnock, but I also understand that many fools live in this world. Look at the guy that just purchased an XBOX 1 that was actually a sheet of paper for $750 on eBay. Lots of idiots out there with lots of money. The finer beef and pork products would just be an added bonus. They could use the food while a bunch of morons stand around and tell him how cool it is.

Not looking to argue, still do that with my ex wife.