Projects What did YOU pay

So HAMBers' what did you pay for your rod, or project car,
when you bought it, how much you have into it now, and how much you plan on putting in to it. also if you have pics dont forget to put them up

 

Man I could you all that but I'd have to kill you afterwards.

 

Son of a b.... My wife has spys on the HAMB now! Nice try but I ain't tellin.

 

So, lets see
400 for car
200 for 454
free 700r4 tranny
total 600 SO FAR but much more to come chopping body work and paint, floor board and who knows what else i find once i get started.

 

I'll say what I would say if I was on the price is right........ $1

 

Those numbers are no one's business, for ANYONE'S car! Asking that is just plain rude, dont'cha think???

 

not really, just a lil fun, hoew bout some pics of then and now, will that make you feel better

 

nope.

 

Just like counting beers. Keeping track is for amateurs.

 

I got good deals on my old tin but I am usually lucky like that.

 

Got mine for free and have about 5000 in it so far, at least thats what I tell the wife.

 

The pretty one cost me $100

The ugly one cost me $750

This was back in the days when owning a Studebaker was like owning a Pacer.
I still use them both. The most faithful cars I have ever owned.

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=15031&pictureid=197088

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=15031&pictureid=197080

before and after several thousand

be cool
jerry

 

Comet roller with good enough for me paint for $1000.

A coupleafew grand of parts swapped from Falcon to get Comet going.

A had two beers last weekend and I caught a buzz.

 

99 bottles of beer on the wall.... 99 bottles of beer..... take one down, blah, blah, blah

 

Still counting. I do keep track. But I'm not telling.

 

The funny part of that is folks will argue over the price of a $1000.00-2500.00 car and say " If I could have gotten it for a Hundred dollars less I would have bought it" WOW!! A Hundred dollars is'nt a drop in the hat when it comes to building a car! But those are the tire kickers and woulda-coulda-shoulda folks, you all know them, every crowd has a few. I paid $1200.00 for the '42 Gasser and if he would have said $2500, I still would have bought it! But I must admit this is the first car with sentimental attatchment for me, I suppose that does matter in the bigger picture.

 

$$$$ 3 Chickens, 1 old broken shotgun, 2 Roosters, and 3lbs of The Finest Sausage on the Planet !!! >>>>.

 

I never have any real way of knowing what I have in any given project. I always horsetrade and bargain hunt and it's not uncommon for me to buy a batch of parts for say $500 because I need one or two of them, and then sell the left overs for $1,200. So then I have my two parts for free and I'm $700 ahead on my build. The amount I spend and the amount I make in profit floats back and forth so much I have no real idea how much I've got in any one car.

 

I set a limit and when I reach it I stop counting!

 

just like everyone else.............too much.

 

+1 The main reason I quit going to mainstream rod runs and shows was the "What's it worth/how much ya got in it" BS. No one elses business unless he is standing there fit a large fist full of hundreds and a big gotta have it look in his eye.

And as a lot of guys say, they really don't want their wives to find out what is invested in the hot rods. I'm lucky as my wife doesn't care as long as I have the bills paid and a bit stashed away for going and doing. The cars have been a big part of our social life since we have been married and many of her friends are wives of other car guys.

There are way too many variables on what guys pay for and spend on their projects.
One of my buds can't seem to buy anything for his car that he doesn't pay full bore for. Another shops, scrounges, trades and fabricates to build a damned nice car for a seemingly low comparative price.

Some guys spend more simply because their time for car building is at a premium while others will spend 20 hours fabricating a part that they could buy online for 30.00 and install in ten minutes.

 

My current project is a 1948 Ford F-1 and it was free. The trailer rental was $120 and that is the last time it will ever be on one.

< --that one was $2300 with about $17000 in parts on it.

No need to get uppity about the inquiry. Some folks want to know what it would cost if they decided to build one. Some reality up front may help prevent a project collecting dust in a garage for years because the costs were much higher than anticipated.

 

If i knew what to charge for my time..im sure it would be way more than i had planned..so i stopped counting and just keep building as the time and money allows..
more than likely thats why these builds take years and not months..no gold chains in my house, or my pocket.

 

I don't think it's anyone's business what I paid for anything. I also think that anyone thats anxious to tell you how much they have in a project is just using the dollar amount as a cock extender.

Frank

 

well really guys didt mean to offend any one by askig the question. just wanted to know,

 

Absolutely. This is a lesson that everyone's Mama should have taught them very early on.

 

This question is kinda like asking a woman "how much do you weigh"? Or "How old are you ..... really"?

 

Wow, I can't believe how many people don't want to say. I personally have way too much (over $7000) in my T-bucket project

 

I paid what i thought it was worth to me, put some into it now and will probably put some more into it as time goes on.