1972 CSi project for sale in California

Amazing! Looks like it all there and what is there is already refurbished, ready to be put back together. It's like a big Lego set.

Finished my M1000 RR that the kids got me for Christmas, I thought that was a big project with a million pieces...

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This car has been for sale for a good long while. The asking price is way high for a project in this state. All the parts "MAY" be there, but that's obviously open to question. Then there's the labor to put it all back together. If you were to have them do it you're looking at another $30k at least and then there's the other bits and pieces. Yes it looks to be pretty well restored for as far as they got, but the engine compartment didn't look like it was stripped and redone. Maybe a do it yourselfer would take it on, but when you can buy a very decent car that's all there and you know what you're getting for around this price. It's been on the market for more than 6 months and no takers so that tells you that it's not a bargain. In this case it's more likely that the seller has added up all that he has in it and wants to get close to well on the sale and that's not likely.

I'd be interested in seeing how much CSI would quote as a fixed price to do the work and deliver it done. That would be interesting and puts the risk on them. My guess is they're going to want the lump up front and then an open tab to do the work and that's going to be a very pricey proposition.
 
you know its a repaint so the question of who's fjord formula was used and how good the painter was. there is a lot of variability in the process
 
ElGrecko said:
This car has been for sale for a good long while. The asking price is way high for a project in this state. All the parts "MAY" be there, but that's obviously open to question. Then there's the labor to put it all back together. If you were to have them do it you're looking at another $30k at least and then there's the other bits and pieces. Yes it looks to be pretty well restored for as far as they got, but the engine compartment didn't look like it was stripped and redone. Maybe a do it yourselfer would take it on, but when you can buy a very decent car that's all there and you know what you're getting for around this price. It's been on the market for more than 6 months and no takers so that tells you that it's not a bargain. In this case it's more likely that the seller has added up all that he has in it and wants to get close to well on the sale and that's not likely.

I'd be interested in seeing how much CSI would quote as a fixed price to do the work and deliver it done. That would be interesting and puts the risk on them. My guess is they're going to want the lump up front and then an open tab to do the work and that's going to be a very pricey proposition.
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I would be wary of trying either this fixed price idea or the pay to finish idea. If the seller could finish the project, it would be done by now.
 
Ohmess said:
I would be wary of trying either this fixed price idea or the pay to finish idea. If the seller could finish the project, it would be done by now.
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This is a deal where you get a fixed price from your restorer and let him negotiate the price for these parts. Not a bad start, though color was color matched to the attire of the guy in picture 11, not to Fjord :).
 
Arde said:
This is a deal where you get a fixed price from your restorer and let him negotiate the price for these parts. Not a bad start, though color was color matched to the attire of the guy in picture 11, not to Fjord :).
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I misunderstood. That said, I would be surprised if you could find someone with e9 restoration experience who would take on someone else's half finished project with a price cap. Unless the market has changed, there is so much demand that the people who are good don't need to take on price risk.
 
From the Classiccars.com listing "99% Complete. Needs Assambly. CA Title. $74.900 OBO" (direct copy).

That last 1% might be a real bear to identify and then source in a reasonable time. It might be a way to go (at a lower price) for a DIY buyer who enjoys a challenge. Paying a shop, if you could find one, to finish this would put you upside down, particularly given some of the recent sales prices we have seen.
 
Ohmess said:
I misunderstood. That said, I would be surprised if you could find someone with e9 restoration experience who would take on someone else's half finished project with a price cap. Unless the market has changed, there is so much demand that the people who are good don't need to take on price risk.
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Fair point. Estimates, not caps.
 
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