SWB250 going on ebay

[Lucky@LeMans]

Originally Posted by Tribute Automotive

My unfinished black SWB hard top sold for £7.5K off ebay ( http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...ead.php?t=5612 ) our unfinished SWB convertible sold for £6750 off ebay ( http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3814810583...84.m1555.l2649 and http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...ead.php?t=5709 )

I thought your black ex demo was sold on again for £18k still unfinished , perhaps I was wrong ?

[Tribute Automotive]

Originally Posted by Lucky@LeMans

I thought your black ex demo was sold on again for £18k still unfinished , perhaps I was wrong ?

Indeed it was. I sold it for £7.5k and then it was sold by the new owner for £18k....

http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...ead.php?t=5612

[smash]

Originally Posted by andysharrock

ebay can work for or against us tribute GTO kit is on ebay for 2k, my built car sold for 8K and went to Ireland. ebay is world wide I have just been offered cash from Holland by a guy that owns a kit car company and wants infor a cliant .if anything de values the car its when newbod starts knocking the out on the cheap for people that can not do it for them selfs

This is all going a bit pear shaped. The sole point I was really trying to make is that really big money i.e. this £18k everyone seem to be obsessed with won't be achieved, I don't think anyway, on ebay for a non finished car. That's all!

And I maintain the potential problem you still have is that the only SWB sales in UK on ebay so far are Tributes so, like it or not, what they have been prepared to let their part built cars go for sets the market value so far on ebay. To a large extent anyway. Google will reveal that to any potential buyers.

Your GTO was a beauty so not surprised it made good money. It's a real shame you can't get the coupe painted and F badged up cos I think you'd make some proper strong 5 figure money then plus you're trail blazing - there's no benchmark to compare with.

re: Nubodi - they don't actually sell cars - they do contract builds. Their fees are all labour - anyone who'd had one built by them (such as me - no, I can't do it for myself as you point out) would be looking to recoup, at the very least, their costs on resale. And believe me, my costs are way more than yours (by choice I should add) so if/when I sell I won't be undermining anyone!

[Lucky@LeMans]

Its hard to compare like for like because the Tribute SWB is still new to the market. Ebay is the place for bargain hunters , if you want to sell by auction you would be better off going to one of the big classic car auctions . They will attract people with money to spend and a well built SWB should achieve a "good" price. Otherwise classic car shows or an advert in one of the top end classic magazines would be the other options.

[Roadster]

How about looking at it this way
All cobra kits sell for good money
whether it be dax brightwell cobretti pilgrim

Some of them are not well built and not well presented.
It doesn't matter

Because if someone wants it they will pay that price.

As Smash has said he cant build one so if he hadn't gone to Nobodi then he might well have stumped up large ammounts for an unfinished car and taken it to the body shop

The 250swb is a great kit, there are not many out there yet

In years to come the value will be what anyone is willing to pay

[Lucky@LeMans]

Very true , the Cobra market place is probably the closest scene in the kit car industry to the SWB. Again , you won't find much under £20k so that gives you an idea where the SWB should be pitched.

[Mitchelkitman]

Originally Posted by Tribute Automotive

Indeed it was. I sold it for £7.5k and then it was sold by the new owner for £18k....

http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...ead.php?t=5612

It appears (from an earlier posting) that the seller who achieved 18k wasn't entirely honest in his description of the vehicle origins - not to say there was anything wrong with the vehicle I hasten to add, just that the new owner may have assumed it was something it wasn't (due to the description given)

[Lucky@LeMans]

You could take that either way. I don't think there would have been any doubt that it wasn't a real 250 SWB. The GRP body and BMW running gear is a give away for anyone. The new buyer liked what he saw in front of him and because there were no others to compare it to who is to say it wasn't worth it? If the new owner finished the car with a £2k paint job and a few finishing touches it would be a £20k car all day long imo.

[Mister Towed]

Getting the best price for a specialist/classic car is all about marketing it to buyers who have the disposable income and want to drive their dream.

Take a look at this 356 Speedster replica -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1970-RCH-3...QAAOSwfcVULTru

Displayed at Goodwood Revival and Brands Hatch and on offer at just £45k. Not bad for a modified Type 1 Beetle. Mind you, I'd have it in a high-profile classic auction rather than alongside the 'good runner' (before engine blew) bangers on ebay.

Btw, the biggest gripes I have with early Porsche replicas is when the builder wastes money on shiny chrome cooling tin and blingy 'billet' alloy pedals, but then utterly spoils the overall look of the car by using four bolt hubs and wheels instead of the correct wide five bolt hubs.

Picky, I know, but it's the little details that make a car like this convincing.

[redratbike]

Check out there 550

It's been up for sale for quite a while but check the attention to detail is fantastic

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LHD-550-Sp...IAAOSwFTRTrYqG

[Mister Towed]

Perhaps too much attention to detail to be convincing?

Compare the replica with a real one (below), and you won't find any rows of exposed, polished alloy rivets or diamond plate polished stainless steel flooring in the real thing.





Lots more images here - http://www.finecars.cc/en/detail/car/14431/index.html

Note the simple rubber floor mats, rubber pedals (VW?) and a black painted handbrake lever. There's also no chrome windscreen surround on the real thing.

[y cymro]

I think the replica is stunning and much prefer it. But as do all that work it's a shame it has so much poxy beetle running gear and suspension. Alfa flat 4 perhaps?

[Lucky@LeMans]

I still like the old Skoda based Paul Banham kit. Not many of them about but the few I've seen look the part.

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by y cymro

Alfa flat 4 perhaps?

...or Subaru? Bit easier to source these days.

http://www.subarugears.com/Pricing/Pricing.html

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by Lucky@LeMans

I still like the old Skoda based Paul Banham kit. Not many of them about but the few I've seen look the part.

Pure genius, I loved the Banham Speedster, a front drive 356 based on the Rover Metro/100!

[y cymro]

Originally Posted by Mister Towed

...or Subaru? Bit easier to source these days.

http://www.subarugears.com/Pricing/Pricing.html

I agree, but prefer Italian cars

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by y cymro

I agree, but prefer Italian cars

Me too, but you can't argue with Japanese reliability. Have you driven a Subaru boxer? What an engine! The one I used at work was a 130hp non-turbo 2 litre in a Forester. Turbine smooth, an easy 7,000rpm and an addictive and charismatic sound track worthy of any Italian classic, it would happily blast along at a genuine 120mph+ all day long. I only managed 7mpg on one tank full mind...

[WorldClassAccident]

I had a Forester Turbo for a few weeks. Great fun until the corners. Also, as you said as the rev needle flicks one direction the fuel needle flicks the other. Took it to Le Mans with a bunch of mates and all five of us got a chance to pay for a tank of fuel.

[y cymro]

Originally Posted by Mister Towed

Me too, but you can't argue with Japanese reliability. Have you driven a Subaru boxer? What an engine! The one I used at work was a 130hp non-turbo 2 litre in a Forester. Turbine smooth, an easy 7,000rpm and an addictive and charismatic sound track worthy of any Italian classic.

My daily driver has a 3 litre busso

7mpg that's a good effort. I can't get my Integrale to do much less on track and that's got 300hp

[WorldClassAccident]

I have photo proof of over 40mpg on my 596bhp Mercedes...

... I also saw single digit consumption before I got sensible and points