Why is the cost of fake cars more than original ?

First off let me begin with saying I am not trying to start a heap of **** with this thread. I am only trying to figure out why so many fibergl*** cars especially in the later 30's-40 prices are so much higher than that of an origi**** one. I just kind of find this to be interesting because I see some 39 Ford kit cars(won't mention names) that are just ridiculous in price. Hell they are pulling more money than original convertibles of this era. I am just amazed with this and just wondering if anyopne else is. I guess the other thing is are they effecting the value of orignal ones or not.

 

Me thinks this is gonna go right down the drain like the ford barn and the trailer post.... Damn cant you guys give this **** a rest.... I happen to have sold a gl*** 3 winder 32 for 42,5 k.. Why because it was nice and I had a buyer willing to pay the money required to take it off my hands... So who gives a rats ***.... they are worth what they are worth.
Hey everyone it must be national piss and moan week.
dave

 

If it rolls down the road and other drivers acknowledge it's presence, it's a real car.

Perhaps the gl*** cars you're talking about are done to a higher level with more hours and material investment. There's alot of suuuuper nice ones around.

 

Hey everyone it must be national piss and moan week.

are they giving out T shirts?

this guy is confused. the same quality car is always worth more in steel. period.

 

Apples,..................oranges. Both taste good..............just aren't the same. what was your question? Being old and having gone over this about a zillion times I have a hard time concentrating............sorry.
Oh yea, refer to 49ratfinks post.

Frank

 

We live in a give me, buy me, take me, I want instant gratification society. To a bunch of people it doesn't matter, to some it makes all the difference in the world. We should all be thankful that all shapes and kinds of cl***ic cars are out there keeping the aftermarket alive with new stuff as well as keeping trad rods in the public eye.

 

Gl*** bodies are a communist plot to drive down the price of old tin.

Nothing wrong with that, is there? lets those who want old tin be more likely to be able to afford it.

 

Cus there are more FAKE car people now than REAL car people

Why Build an Original when ya can just BUY a Fake one ?

 

No, they're part of our own government's mind control project thru chemical use in plastics. Haven't you learned anything on the internet?

 

Well said...
Dave

 

Damn this is almost starting to sound like the SHELBY purist crowd.
They see a clone and they tear it apart.

Fiber cars do require a bit of work.
I personally heard that it was the other way around. All steel was worth more.
Now these 39's you talk of are freaks of nature.

If that was done with steel....now that would be worth some serious bucks.

 

because it cost a lot to pay someone to build them

 

Fibregl*** makes me ITCH!!!!!!.

I took the piss outta me brother in law for having a gl*** ''A'' Roadster,but that ****er was driving around in COOL car and I wasn't!My be I was just a bit jealous!!!

 

Who gives a rats ***?
Why does a Ferrari cost more than a Kia? They are both nothing more than "transportation appliances" made in foreign countries.

If the fibergl*** version of your dream car costs too much for you to afford, then buy an oroginal steel one and be happy with it.

 

Is it still tech week?

 

Haell yeah!!! Can I get an Amen and a delete here?

 

Hell...........they sell fake ***s !

 

Fibergl*** smelled like money to me for 45 years.
Them's that wanted it bought it, and thems that didn't bought it anyway until they found the steel one, then sold the gl*** one at a swap meet or on E-bay.

Everybody came out a winner...not a winer.

 

Let me redirect the flow here... I've ALWAYS wondered why anyone would try to redesign a perfect car. The Speedstar '34 and the Coast to Coast '39 are as ugly as homemade soap. Why didn't they start with something like a '39 Dodge? Now, there's a car that needs help. But the above mentioned Fords are wrong on several levels.

YMMV...

 

Phil-

While I agree with you on the design aspect, the fact remains...

...they sold a lot of Speedstar '34 kits and C-to-C '39 kits.

Apparently, we have no taste.

~Scotch~

 

I am not ******* and moaning I was just wondering why they are so much more than a real steel one. that is it. Even the kit to start out is expensive vs. a steel body. My step father is getting ready to retire and I am trying to way the pros and cons for him. He wants another hotrod being he had a 38 Ford coupe back whne he and my mother got married and lost the car but that is a different story.

Anyway, I began checking out prices for him and was amazed at how much the gl*** cars cost done. There is really not much saved when you build one either. So this got me asking about the effects this has on the original cars market value because I have an 39 Ford. Also He would like to spend his money wisely being if something was to happen to him in the future he wants to make sure my mother has something that can help her out financially if need be. This is all I was trying to figure out.

I respect this site for its vast amount of knowledge regarding our hobby even if it requires some great smart *** remarks inorder to get to that knowledge. If I had delt with fibergl*** cars before I would not be asking these questions. But,I am still new to the hobby as far as building and owning these types of cars even though I have been around them most of my life. I was always told to stay away from gl*** cars they don't fit right the amount of work is too much for what you end up with and last thing was they are not worth what a real one is.This is why I was asking and like I said in the beginning I am not trying to start a bunch of **** with this thread.

 

HA! FAKE ***S!, if i can touch em, they're real enough for me! and fibergl*** doesnt make a car fake, it just makes it a replica.and some replicas are quite nice. and a car of all steel built to the same standards as a comparable fibergl*** car will generally fetch MORE than the gl***.

 

wine = that alcoholic stuff made from g****s.
whine = that cry baby ****.

hence it would be whiner.

 

Just wait till your 75 like me and youll know why EVERYTHING costs more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Age is wisdom.................

 

People have, and always will, try to immitate something of quality...

Some are more successful than others...

 

I don't think anyone can predict appreciation rates or profit, your dad's "deal" will vary wildly car to car and a gl*** car might represent the most profit all said and done.

Having said that, if investment safety is of the utmost concern there's only one way to go- real steel

 

henry ford paid his guys $25.00 p/week. c&c pays their guys $ 25.00 p/hour....a car is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it! steel or gl*** both have high dollar exampels, maybe your eyes happen to focus on gl*** ones......$$$$$$.....

 

In that a car is not imaginary, and it functions as a car, it is real, and not fake.

There are real cars that are fake Fords, just as there are rings that have real zirconium stones set in them.

Some care. Some don't.

 

geeeeeeeeez!!!!!

 

Do some more shopping.. I think your way off base on the cost of a gl*** vs steel car. I do know if its a 32 its a lot cheaper to go gl*** but not necessarily a bad thing... If you maybe gave us more of an idea what your actually gonna try and build maybe we could steer you in the right direction. Remember opinions are like ***holes and there are a lot of both here
Dave