The Ford Barn

theHIGHLANDER · 09-29-2015, 07:24 AM

Wow, it's 1993 all over again? Back then most every collector car publication declared those having or doing restorations as being stupid (yes, some articles even used the word stupid). Since when did we all become dealers looking to turn a profit? Since when is the cost to "get there from here" considered the end-all do-all? I guess it's perfectly acceptable to buy a new Bentley at something over $200K, only to have it be worth $90-100K 5 years and less than 20K miles later. Boys n girls, we're dealing with a finite resource here. This isn't like oil or gold with vast amounts yet to be harvested. Even though some provide a service to find/buy/sell this stuff to end users, that's not everyone. At the end of the day these are indeed tangible assets that require the desire and discipline to get them done, far exceeding the general personal transportation industry. If it is truly stupid to restore cars then I must be associating with genuine Neanderthals. Totally ignorant dumb bastards for the work they have me do. Do we really think this is the case? I don't, I never have, I never will. If you want to play "American Picker" then go right ahead and I wish you luck. If you want to declare the other side of this as some ignorant folly, well maybe my glutes have a kiss coming.

Trust me, I'm being as nice and charitable as I can be on this topic. Y'all might ban me for saying it like I really want to. And I think that Vicky is probably worth a low of $7K or a high of $10K. I'm sure the Frank and Mike set would declare 1/2 of that but I'll stand pat with those figures.

09-29-2015, 07:24 AM	#19
theHIGHLANDER Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 497	Re: What is a 34 Vickie complete unrestored worth Wow, it's 1993 all over again? Back then most every collector car publication declared those having or doing restorations as being stupid (yes, some articles even used the word stupid). Since when did we all become dealers looking to turn a profit? Since when is the cost to "get there from here" considered the end-all do-all? I guess it's perfectly acceptable to buy a new Bentley at something over $200K, only to have it be worth $90-100K 5 years and less than 20K miles later. Boys n girls, we're dealing with a finite resource here. This isn't like oil or gold with vast amounts yet to be harvested. Even though some provide a service to find/buy/sell this stuff to end users, that's not everyone. At the end of the day these are indeed tangible assets that require the desire and discipline to get them done, far exceeding the general personal transportation industry. If it is truly stupid to restore cars then I must be associating with genuine Neanderthals. Totally ignorant dumb bastards for the work they have me do. Do we really think this is the case? I don't, I never have, I never will. If you want to play "American Picker" then go right ahead and I wish you luck. If you want to declare the other side of this as some ignorant folly, well maybe my glutes have a kiss coming. Trust me, I'm being as nice and charitable as I can be on this topic. Y'all might ban me for saying it like I really want to. And I think that Vicky is probably worth a low of $7K or a high of $10K. I'm sure the Frank and Mike set would declare 1/2 of that but I'll stand pat with those figures.