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Terry, tell us the story on your Spit! Were you surprised at the BaT
auction final price? Why do you think it went so high?
I am sure all of us with Spitfires in the shed sent that auction to our
friends/family/significant others and said something to the effect of "I
told you I was sitting on a gold mine."
:-)
Shelby just smiled at me when I showed her your auction.
Cheers,
Dave and Shelby
Spit #142
On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 9:08=E2=80=AFAM Terry Sopher via Fot <fot@autox.tea=
m.net>
wrote:
> Love the marketing humor Mark!
>
> FWIW That $80k Spitfire came from a FOT member - Me!
>
> Good luck w/ Killer!
>
> Terry
>
> > On Jul 22, 2025, at 02:22, Mark Bradakis via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > =EF=BB=BFWell, currently Spitfires are selling for $80,000 as we all kn=
ow.
> That's for a complete, running, driveable car. Which Killer is not. So =
I
> would be willing to settle for 1/4th the price, $20,000. Oh what the ...
> for FOT members I'll cut it to $15,000.
> >
> > I imagine JS Performance in Ohio could source a nice motor and gearbox
> for a mere $30,000 or so. So far that would be $45,000 for a running car=
.
> Way below the 80 grand mark! Such a deal!!
> >
> > Okay, time to be serious. Knock a couple of zeroes off that $80,000 an=
d
> you'd be getting closer to what I would actually expect out of the car. T=
he
> wheels alone, Keizer 13 x 6 in the front, 13 x 8 in the back, are probabl=
y
> worth a few bucks. Well, once cleaned up and polished. And the rear
> spring, lowering block and welded diff are worth having, at least to
> someone.
> >
> > But the car has been sitting outside under a tarp for close to two
> decades. It is dirty, rust starting to form on some surfaces. Not a
> pretty sight. Pugs and I put a LOT of effort into building that car, it
> deserves better than what I can give it. I am pretty sure I will not get
> around to getting it going again in my remaining years.
> >
> > Would be nice to see it come back to life. Who knows, maybe someday
> some young kid will have a Buddy Palermo moment in the parking lot of the
> VTR host hotel at a future convention, roaring around and scaring the
> paying customers in a resurrected Killer.
> >
> > A few pics of Killer as it sits at the moment. That rotting hulk of a
> TR7 is another sad story. Sigh.
> >
> > I will consider all offers. Offered as is, where is. My trick,
> tilting, made for Spitfires trailer was stolen a few years back, so I can=
't
> help with transport. The carcass sits in Salt Lake City, Utah.
> >
> > mjb.
> > <20250720_163313.jpg>
> > <20250720_163430.jpg>
> > <20250720_163236.jpg>
> > <20250720_163214.jpg>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Terry, tell us the story on your Spit!=C2=A0 Were you surp=
rised at the BaT auction final price?=C2=A0 Why do you think it went so hig=
h?<div><br></div><div>I am sure all of us with Spitfires in the shed sent t=
hat auction to our friends/family/significant others and said something to =
the effect of "I told you I was sitting on a gold mine."=C2=A0 =
=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>:-)</div><div><br></div><div>Shelby just sm=
iled at me when I showed her your auction.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,=
=C2=A0</div><div>Dave and Shelby</div><div>Spit #142</div></div><br><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_a=
ttr">On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 9:08=E2=80=AFAM Terry Sopher via Fot <<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border=
-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Love the marketing humor=
Mark!<br>
<br>
FWIW That $80k Spitfire came from a FOT member - Me!<br>
<br>
Good luck w/ Killer!<br>
<br>
Terry<br>
<br>
> On Jul 22, 2025, at 02:22, Mark Bradakis via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto=
:fot@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br=
>
> <br>
> =EF=BB=BFWell, currently Spitfires are selling for $80,000 as we all k=
now. That's for a complete, running, driveable car.=C2=A0 Which Killer =
is not.=C2=A0 So I would be willing to settle for 1/4th the price, $20,000.=
=C2=A0 Oh what the ... for FOT members I'll cut it to $15,000.<br>
> <br>
> I imagine JS Performance in Ohio could source a nice motor and gearbox=
for a mere $30,000 or so.=C2=A0 So far that would be $45,000 for a running=
car.=C2=A0 Way below the 80 grand mark!=C2=A0 Such a deal!!<br>
> <br>
> Okay, time to be serious.=C2=A0 Knock a couple of zeroes off that $80,=
000 and you'd be getting closer to what I would actually expect out of =
the car. The wheels alone, Keizer 13 x 6 in the front, 13 x 8 in the back, =
are probably worth a few bucks.=C2=A0 Well, once cleaned up and polished.=
=C2=A0 And the rear spring, lowering block and welded diff are worth having=
, at least to someone.<br>
> <br>
> But the car has been sitting outside under a tarp for close to two dec=
ades.=C2=A0 It is dirty, rust starting to form on some surfaces.=C2=A0 Not =
a pretty sight.=C2=A0 Pugs and I put a LOT of effort into building that car=
, it deserves better than what I can give it.=C2=A0 I am pretty sure I will=
not get around to getting it going again in my remaining years.<br>
> <br>
> Would be nice to see it come back to life.=C2=A0 Who knows, maybe some=
day some young kid will have a Buddy Palermo moment in the parking lot of t=
he VTR host hotel at a future convention, roaring around and scaring the pa=
ying customers in a resurrected Killer.<br>
> <br>
> A few pics of Killer as it sits at the moment.=C2=A0 That rotting hulk=
of a TR7 is another sad story.=C2=A0 Sigh.<br>
> <br>
> I will consider all offers.=C2=A0 Offered as is, where is.=C2=A0 My tr=
ick, tilting, made for Spitfires trailer was stolen a few years back, so I =
can't help with transport.=C2=A0 The carcass sits in Salt Lake City, Ut=
ah.<br>
> <br>
> mjb.<br>
> <20250720_163313.jpg><br>
> <20250720_163430.jpg><br>
> <20250720_163236.jpg><br>
> <20250720_163214.jpg><br>
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