For an old steel willys with documented real deal history... doesn't seem that bad to me. Not that I would or could buy it.
I will admit...I sold an all-steel Hemi-powered Willys for more than $90k. No history, no magnesium wheels.
It's not just the car that is getting the bids but the car with well documented history that is still as it was campaigned in the 60's. It's also a pretty well known car and that helps with making it special to the guys who are in the market for the real deal gasser Willys and have the coin to make the deal.
yea, i watch the ending too. i thought it would jump up to around $125,000 myself. I think it was well brought.
$90,000.00+ is definately a lot of money, but probably not a drop in the bucket compared to what the SWC Willys would bring.
Great deal , you could not build it for that & history is priceless , waaaaaaay out of my league but what a great car .
He`s refering to the Stone Woods and Cook. $300 grand would sound like a good deal but wouldn`t be suprised to bring lots more. like say 4 to 500 grand. Which might be on the lowside. That`s if it would come up for sale.
We see fiberglass Willy's selling for that. Average guy couldn't build the car for that. There's more than $90,000 in parts. Steel 1941 title Ca. black plates 392 Magnesium wheels, etc, etc, etc.....Then add history Sucks for the guy who just sold it but at that price I bet there's a good chance we'll see it relisted (flipped).
Willys coupes have a marketplace of their own. This car was a deal at that price with it's history. A beautifully built all steel hot rod Willys sold last year shortly after it became available for $185k and that was cents on the dollar - I know the car and how beautifully it was built and you could not build it for that. I had a note stuck under the windshield of my coupe from a well known racer and collector asking me to call if the car was ever available for sale - no question about money and it obviously was not an issue. I somebody with the money wants the car badly enough they'll pay what it takes. Top level Willys command stratospheric prices and that is simply the way it is. As for the attention seeking title of this thread - not even close....
Maybe the trend of over priced cars with history is "so yesterday" with the rich guys now, so the average guys will be able to start buying stuff again..... The Silver Dollar Willys PU has gone through the flippin' pahse a few times. I think some have made out good and others not so good on that one. Maybe the same thing wll happen here, and it will end up with somebody who WANTS the CAR rather than the MONEY they can make off it. My opinion on the SWC car....$250,000 for the light blue one that was recently restored. $500,000 for the one that Mike Cook still owns. I may be way off base though, as historic Race cars and customs don't seem to bring near the money that historic Hot Rods do.
Anybody else remember the stripped willy shell (steel) that sold at that site a year or 2 ago? If i remember correctly, that brought around $45,000 with no parts, no history, etc.
Well, when this was posted, the auction only had about 40 minutes left. So I assumed the price would have went WAY up. It didn't. Honestly, I figured there would be a bidding war at the end. It was pretty uneventful.
I like this line from the listing: ""The patina is unbelievably cool and if you plan on changing a bunch of stuff on this car, well then I won't sell it to you. It deserves to be and will be preserved as a memory of the good old days""
Seems odd to turn down more money to sell for less on Ebay? I think it was a bargain myself, but out of my league.
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