Really nicely done but I wouldn't consider it a resto mod or a restoration. I'd really love to have it. There's some really nicely documented cars on this sight I'd love to have too. Just my opinion.I just was able to scroll through those pics. Nice car, but not $60K.
Not that you said it was worth what it sold for....
....but this is a case where the money spend is typically a lot different than what someone will pay.
I still have doubts it a real sale. Other than that, it’s a true outlier from typical sales. There’s a bell curve and this car would be at the thinnest most distant edge.
Yes, people are selling rusty rot for big money.Been living under a rock for the last year or two? People losing their jobs and these clowns raise their prices to stupid levels. There are people on this forum who literally sell broken junk carburetors that can not be used for 125$. Delusional. Hopefully it’ll only be left for the elite.
J. Skeptic
Yes, people are selling rusty rot for big money.
$254k restoration? There isn't that much to a '71 Duster? Talking about padding a quote? I don't think car restoration is within these guy's skillset?This one sold a few years ago for $120k. BUT as the article states, it was the recipient of a $254k rotisserie restomod.
For Sale: 1971 Plymouth Duster in Charlotte, North Carolina
There’s very little about that car that’s still stock. Got a lot of trick stuff added to it. It was also built by a resto shop so at $90+/hr, it’d add up quick.$254k restoration? There isn't that much to a '71 Duster? Talking about padding a quote? I don't think car restoration is within these guy's skillset?
I was at the auction and saw the car, nicely done! I can guarantee there was much more in that car than what it sold for...1971 Plymouth Duster Resto Mod | S112 | Kissimmee 2021 | Mecum Auctions
It’s an incredibly beautiful car! You did a great job on it!This was my car - I built it back in 2012 - I'm in Wisconsin, this car cost me $40K to build (I did a lot of it myself and got buddy discounts on the body/drivetrain work).
The car was fast and fun to street around, but tiresome to drive for any distance. I guess I'm getting too old and soft.
It was really hard to steer if you pushed it hard in the twisties - (I foolishly put in a flaming river fast-ratio manual box, combined with a small tuff wheel)
I thought about converting it to power steering, maybe a Alterkation K-frame, but in the end decided I had put enough money into a A-body. Also that 408 used a bit of oil, nothing excessive, but still bothered me. The car sounded great though with the magnaflows!
So 6 years later, 2018, I sold it to a private buyer in Delaware for $30,500 (via a Ebay ad - didn't actually sell through Ebay). I was asking $35K just to re-coup most of my coast. I looked at the market and thought that was a fair asking price.
Then a friend of mine spotted it on the internet at a dealership in Ohio.
Turns out the guy in Delaware only kept it for a few months, I dug around on the web and found his ad - he asked $31,000 for it
The dealership in Ohio eventually contacted me. The Delaware guy did not title it in Delaware, so the dealer wanted me to help re-title it for him.
I told him that was his problem!
Eventually they must have fixed the title - I kept watching it on their website - they were asking $49,000 for it
It sat there for a while, then looked like it was sold. Every once and a while I would check the web...
Then it showed up on the "Marshall Goldman Cleveland" dealership website - they were asking $69,000 - I noticed they installed power steering (the car really was a ***** to steer!)
I kept watching it - they listed it on Ebay several times - then looked like it was sold, showed "no longer available" on Ebay
Did some more searching last week and spotted it on the Mecum website
I'm amazed someone would pay over $60K for that car - I would have sold it for $45K and both of us would be very happy
Auctions!!! ha High end car auctions! Never been to one. Not saying they are not totally honest either.
Been to many quarter horse auctions. It does not take a genius to have a clue of what all BS that can happen there. Same with collector cars auctions, maybe????? EBay maybe???
Funny story. About 10 years ago or so the horse market was very down, and a very high end breeder was having a dispersal sale (auction). Her stock was extremely in demand. A mega wealthy ranch went there before the sale,and purchased the top 4-5 head, a stud and 4-5 mares for like $700,000. But the agreement was, the seller would run them thru the sale, and bid them up with phantom buyers to big prices which would help the average price of her other sale horses. She had probably 60 head total. The actual buy had an agreement to pay her a balance due for these horses at a later date. Some how the verbal agreement to pay the balance got confused as to the date of such. Law suits follow, and lots of bad gossip followed, all of which was true!
Are you saying they put 68 thou out there but that money never actually was exchanged ? I wouldn't doubt it, probably just to "mess with the market" LOL!Never trust one auction sale. All kinds of funny business goes on there. And it’s in Florida to boot!
It’s a restomod car that could have tons more money dumped in it.
Anyone have more details in it? It looks mild in the picture. But that’s just on outside.
Are you saying they put 68 thou out there but that money never actually was exchanged ? I wouldn't doubt it, probably just to "mess with the market" LOL!
i miss the days when only us poor guys ran Mopar because no one else wanted them... could buy whole cars on the cheap...