Thought I'd share an update of the R/T I sold a few months ago to a gentleman over seas. True to his word, he stripped the body and finished it right so he could have it on the road by Springtime. Super happy to see it go to the right person who will appreciate it and was willing to see the restoration through.
8). That's got to feel good. It's beautiful.
Awesome!! Love seeing them get done...
:1place: :bravo:
I knew when I met the guy he'd give it a good home. I have two beautiful cars now and working on a third. Keeping this one would have been a stretch but good to see him finishing it off so nice.
That's great, he's getting right after it.
You should have just did that yourself and sold it for a lot more :dunno:, either way, it's nice to see it getting finished :alan2cents:
I considered that but here was my math: I sold it for $26k making a very tidy profit. To finish it halfway decent, I'd have sunk another 8k in paint/body. Plus 2k more in other areas. Most would say if I finished it, it was a 40k car at best since it wasn't a flawless resto and had a repop fender tag. It didn't seem worth the investment and effort to try and wring another 4K of profit from it. I am totally happy with the money I made on it and the buyer seems very happy with his car in our back and forth exchanges.
I'm excited to be down to one project again instead of bouncing back and forth between Challenger projects!
That's a good way to look at it. Besides it easier to find someone with 26 thousand in hand than 40. :alan2cents:
Quote from: JS29 on March 24, 2020, 06:22:55 AM
That's a good way to look at it. Besides it easier to find someone with 26 thousand in hand than 40. :alan2cents:
Yea, that's a really good point :drinkingbud:
Your old R/T is looking pretty good!
Nicer colour than green....lol...just sayin'.. :pokeeye:
Go Mango is definitely my all time favorite Mopar color and I did actually consider keeping it but I'm ready for a different kind of muscle car. A nice quiet sleeper. And dark green metallic might be just what I'm looking for!
Here's another shot of a random one I found on the Internet. Doesn't it look just awesome?
That looks great, no reason to play follow the leader.
It is great to see that the guy is getting the car done and at a good pace.
Yeah he's wasting no time after getting it shipped overseas. He actually flew out to meet me and drive the car off. Before he came out, we talked about a few things he'd need and then he ordered the stuff so I could have it boxed up and ready in the trunk.
The real test was him driving it over an hour in hot traffic to the shipper. He said it drove great though. I always worry the car will break down a short time later and the buyer will think I screwed him over. Haha
Lately, that's been my philosophy as well. I'm definitely adding creature comforts in this next build including EFI, tons of insulation, super quiet mufflers, AC, etc. I want this car to perform well in a straight line but also handle and brake well, be reliable and smooth and quiet and also look a bit different from the other e bodies you see at the shows.
Who the hell gets an E-Body done that fast??? Me? Nope.
Well I spent a solid year busting me butt every spare moment doing all the hard work! But he's definitely not wasting any time and I like that! It was a fun car when I put it up for sale, after the paint and a trans rebuild, should be a real pleasure to drive.