Why is that my Count ?
This car is still a long way from being FIA homologable.
Is it because you want higher Z values seen and believed ? Or more Zs in competition for a higher profile or........?
Good luck to the speculator but he naively doesn't realise how small is the Z world.........although I know that there is another layer to Zs in the UK than we see here on this club forum.
I see it as a road car, despite the description. Probably pretty good fun as a road car, too. It's not really a "Rally" car, although it might be suitable for the less competitive and more social-themed regularity / fun type of event.
Yes, it's a million miles away from an FIA-spec car, but then - in my view - most of the Zs taking part in true FIA events these days are ( necessarily ) nothing like the original Works cars and therefore a bit less than truly 'historic'. The irony is that a true Works car brought from, say, 1971 to 2011 in a time machine would be rejected by the scrutineers in an FIA event for being 'illegal'.....
So, I'm just saying that I hope the seller gets a good price for the car, a price that sees him closer to breaking even on what he's spent than not. I think it's good karma, and - in the long run - should be good for us all. I'm tired of hearing and reading people talking down the value of these cars. The "rust free" £5000 USA imports are skewing the market value of the RHD cars in this country and I think that's a false picture. Kind of ironic in view of this particular cars' former owner, but still...
Sean Dezart said:
So it's a complete con then ?
And YOU support this as a replica ?
Why do you see things as either brilliant or sh*t? There's a huge spectrum in between and each person's perspective is by its very nature subjective. I didn't say it was a "con", and I certainly don't "support" it as a "replica" ( I thought I made it quite clear that this car is a million miles away from what it is supposed to be replicating? ).
It's not a "con" if the owner meant well and simply missed the target slightly. I should imagine he's still probably better informed than some of the people talking the car down for its
"...sh$tty stickers and cr$appy seats ...".
It appears to be an honest and fairly typical USA car with an untypical engine ( people can take the p*ss about the horsepower quotes all they like, but it's obviously an L28 engine with a diesel crank, custom pistons, head work, carbs and exhaust. Add all that lot up in £££ and add the time to build it / get it built... ) and some fun nick nacks added to it. Try to build similar and see how much it would cost.
The stickers can be peeled off, and you'd be left with something that would probably be welcome at any classic car event ( would the Z Club kick it out, then? ) and admired outside any pub on a Sunday lunchtime. What's not to like? I'd rather have that than pay £15~20k for a similarly jazzed up Triumph TR, MGB-GT, Camaro or Mustang. It's probably cheaper than the typical
new conservatory and a Harley Davidson midlife crisis package deal, too.
If I can sell a 4.875 ratio R200 diff with an LSD for the best part of £2000 these days then I think it makes this car look like it's going to be cheap, all things considered.
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