Update on paint job

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Re: Update on paint job

Postby 81SPIDERMATT » Sat Nov 12, 2016 12:24 am

change is a good thing ... hoping yours is for the best .... some lucky new owner will love your car .... all the best ... Matt

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Re: Update on paint job

Postby Frog2Spider » Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:27 am

What price range would you consider?

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Re: Update on paint job

Postby Ken » Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:54 am

a beginning price would be 5,000
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Re: Update on paint job

Postby Frog2Spider » Sat Nov 12, 2016 9:29 pm

Ken,
Would you please E-mail me your address in Ilwaco. I'd like to come out and take a look.

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Re: Update on paint job

Postby Ken » Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:05 pm

the car is still in Yelm Washington
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Re: Update on paint job

Postby FixItRight » Sun Nov 13, 2016 9:42 am

I've seen some real nice spiders for sale on www.classiccars.com

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Re: Update on paint job

Postby Ken » Fri Nov 18, 2016 3:09 pm

http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx35 ... esized.jpg
well lets see how photo bucket works today,
I will let the car go if someone wants it, but its a long way from where I am currently living, and I have not installed the new distributorless ignition coil as of yet, it does have a gear reduction starter on it now it has a lot of add ons that are envied on this site but that is water under the bridge for me. If I do get back to where it is and install the new ignition I just might change my mind again because it is fun to drive.
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Re: Update on paint job

Postby RRoller123 » Sat Nov 19, 2016 5:31 am

Are the doorhandles shaved :?: Can't quite tell from the pic, if so, how did you do the interior doorhandles, left as stock :?:
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Re: Update on paint job

Postby Ken » Sat Nov 19, 2016 1:54 pm

yes the door handles are shaved, opens with latch on inside
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Re: Update on paint job

Postby Ken » Sat Nov 19, 2016 1:57 pm

<a href="http://s771.photobucket.com/user/redtruck302/media/9.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx357/redtruck302/9.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 9.jpg"/></a>
http://s771.photobucket.com/user/redtru ... 9.jpg.html
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Re: Update on paint job

Postby Nanonevol » Sat Nov 19, 2016 6:20 pm

Beautiful. That's worth all of 5 grand to be sure.
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Re: Update on paint job

Postby Dawgme85 » Sat Nov 19, 2016 6:57 pm

I've seen Ken's car at the Fiat Enthusiasts Northwest All Italian Car Show, at the XXX Drive-In in Issaquah, Wa, where he has had it on display the past couple of years. In my opinion, it is a nicely customized car, with a nice performance engine set up. I'll miss Ken at the shows, and wish you all the best!
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Re: Update on paint job

Postby Ken » Fri Dec 23, 2016 1:37 pm

no one interested?? what to much?
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Re: Update on paint job

Postby aj81spider » Fri Dec 23, 2016 2:11 pm

My opinion (which along with $2.00 will get you a coffee at Dunkin Donuts) is that you have two things working against you here.

It's a beautiful car which has clearly received a lot of hard work. However most of us here already have a car, so you're already swimming upstream by posting on this site. The other issue is that it is highly customized so you need to find someone with similar taste to you. I can definitely appreciate the work and craftsmanship in it, and would ooh and aah over it at a car show. However I'm more of a traditionalist and so would not be a likely customer for it.

If you find someone who is of a similar mind I think $5000 is a perfectly reasonable price. I don't think your problem is price - I think it's getting the car exposed to more likely customers.
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Re: Update on paint job

Postby Jimb » Fri Dec 23, 2016 7:27 pm

Yes, I would agree that while a lot people may really like it and appreciate the work that went into it, that amount of customizing definitely limits the number of prospective purchasers.

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