As I look at the gold car, it seems like it is in pretty original condition (except that it is missing the original intake manifold, Mirrors are a little funky, odd antenna, chrome on the zf carrier, incorrect valve covers, and of course the drivers seat.) But the Mileage is low, and I think if the intake could be acquired, this car should be worth more than a restored car that doesn't have the original engine in it. (after attending to a few of the other items mentioned.) It seems to me that with the intake, the car should be worth USD $310-330. But the car has bee sitting for a while so....
I know from talking to the owner, the gold car was under contract but failed the PPE over the intake manifold. That is why I think the 300k offer seems close.
However, I'm not an expert, I am still learning a ton about the car from this site and from many of you. My car has the original engine, an 8 out of 10 paint job, the interior needs redone, I need to find an emergency brake lever, and the car has a fuel injection system and the original fans are in a plastic tote with the original alternator, carb, etc.. So part of my reason for asking is that I have been wondering, when I get the details worked out, will mine be a $300 k car by summer?
I am not able to pull the trigger on another goose right now. But I am thinking I'm not sure I/we/you should be worrying about paying 10K too much on one of these. (What do you guys think??) I think these are underappreciated (full disclosure, I think everything I own is underappreciated.
) But all kidding aside, with probably only 380 of these things around, I wonder if these two cars could be $450-$500K cars in 3 or 4 years.It seems like these don't creep up in value. It seems like they stay steady and then all of a sudden they jump. As opposed to say the Porsche 930's which see to just keep marching up in value. So Either you have one and love it and then some day you wake up and it has increased by 100k or you are wishing you bought it.
So back to my original post.... In my opinion, if you could get the correct intake manifold on the gold one and pay 310-320, I think you will be happy in 5 years...
But I would definitely like to hear from some of you who have way more experience than me in this field. This is what I love about this site.
Oh just to mix it up a little... what do you guys think the value of the BossGustaGT40 should be????
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-D...ZV&item=222303358495
Thanks
Matt