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Originally Posted by Scapegoat
definitely true and one of the joys of either building, or having one built.
if you don't mind me asking, how is their pricing all said and done? paid out right or sought a loan? how long is the wait from order to completion? are they good to work with when you don't really know what you want?
i always pictured building one... but i don't have the experience and don't want to learn on a car like this... so i'm leaning towards the have one built option within the next 5-10 years.
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If you are looking in to them, I'm sure you're finding out that there are about 20 reputable replica/kit makers out there, and for this quality/price bracket for replica's, there are pretty much two, Backdraft Racing and Superformance. The backdraft doesn't have quite the original look as the Superformance retains, and the superformance is about $15k more. I thought that the overall quality of the backdraft was actually a bit nicer than the superformance, but the superformance did have more of a show ready paint job.
Here is the the backdraft pricing...
http://www.vintage-motorsports.com/configure/
You can get in to a very nice, basic one for about $50k, then the options start adding up. The options on mine ended up right around $62k. Also, the rolling chassis is do for a roughly $5k price increase in the coming months/year.
Loans are difficult to get on these cars, as they aren't "real" cars.
The time from order to completion is roughly 5 months, sometimes as quick as 3 month.
Vintage Motorsports is absolutely awesome to deal with. They have held conversations with some customers for literally hours, just discussing paint combination. I originally wanted silver with a single black stripe, then changed to red the next day. That was it, then at the end I decided I wanted heated seats, and there were no complaints from them. I pretty much knew exactly what I wanted before contacting them.
The replica cars like the Backdraft and Superformance aren't really "buildable" kit cars, they are complete rolling chassis minus the engine/drivetrain and options. There are a lot of kit car manufacturers, namely the FFR, that can either be built to the same quality for roughly the same amount of money, or turn out like ****. I've seen both ends of the spectrum, and everything inbetween. When it comes to resale though, the FFR's aren't very desirable do to the idea of a backyard build.
With your 5-10 year timeline, it's not even worth thinking about it unless you want something like a Kirkham that has a couple year waiting list, and is north of $100k.