Theo you are right. The cost to build isn't out of line, Boyd's will charge
about twice that amount to have them hot rod a car.
Some of the handiwork seems so subtle, such as chopping the windshield and
top 2", so I don't know that it's worth it in the long run to do those
extras. I personally would have removed the outer door handles and hidden
the trunk hinges, and I thought of doing both those things to my car but I
am backing off of it since at some time I might have to sell my car.
One thing I don't understand is how the car would have left Dale's property
to begin with, any work I have had done has been paid in full before getting
my car back.
Paul
>From: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
>Reply-To: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
>To: "'Paul R. Breuhan'" <prbreuhan@hotmail.com>, <65Tiger@comcast.net>,
> <rpalmer@ucsd.edu>
>CC: <tigers@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: CNN: 7 holiday gifts for the super-rich...Dales handiwork...
>Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:22:12 -0700
>
>What it's worth is pretty much a personal observation... But I think that,
>at the going rate for engineering, mechanical, and body shop time, you'd
>certainly end up paying about that much to get that amount and quality of
>work done to a Tiger. If you're going to go to that extent you'd better be
>sure you want to keep it, because the market for that car is going to be
>thin. Suppose the car does sell for $60k - and (hypothetically - I don't
>know any details of the situation) Dale has a six-figure lien against its
>title? Is the new owner responsible to clear the lien or is it Mr.
>Lempert's
>problem to deal with?
>
>And yeah, I'd love to see some more detail pictures too. I don't know if
>this is exactly what I would do if money and time were no object, but it is
>certainly in the general direction.
>
>Theo
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net] On
>Behalf Of Paul R. Breuhan
>Sent: December 5, 2005 7:23 AM
>To: 65Tiger@comcast.net; rpalmer@ucsd.edu
>Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: CNN: 7 holiday gifts for the super-rich...Dales handiwork...
>
>Gentlemen,
>Thanks for the additional link...
>
>$125K seems like about twice as much as it's worth and then tack on the
>car's recent history...
>
>But I still would like to see more pictures, especially the underside.
>
>Paul
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