[boatbob2]

Cotterpins truck looks good, BUT,TOO MUCH RED for me,would look better (my opinion) with Vanilla Leather interior...

[lakeroadster]

Originally Posted by boatbob2

Cotterpins truck looks good, BUT,TOO MUCH RED for me,would look better (my opinion) with Vanilla Leather interior...

Good point, Buckskin would look good also.

[HDR4UNM]

Originally Posted by dinger

Coddington seems to be at a high again. Keep us posted, please.

The Coddington Red Roadster went for $50K over the block last night. $55K cost to the buyer after commission paid. Doesn't really seem too much for a vehicle that is all steel, seems to be built well and you can drive it on the street. I thought it might bring more because of the pedigree.

The Dan Woods "Milk Truck", went for $77k as a pure collectable you can't drive anywhere. The examples of this go on and on.

I watched many vehicles past through that were pretty good buys compared to dollars invested, raw cost to build and time never accounted for.

[HDR4UNM]

Originally Posted by lakeroadster

Good point, Buckskin would look good also.

I've always favored a contrasting color from the body too. But this build was so shaved and sterile everywhere else, the red interior seemed to serve that style.

[HDR4UNM]

Originally Posted by OneMoreTime

H'mm I have less than 5,000 in my build but then if I had to pay the labor it would be considerably higher..If I were to sell it I might make 50 cents an hour on it but I am having fun anyway and isn't that why we do this..??? And then again I am not about to buy something that I can make for myself and I did make pretty good doing things for those who either did not know how or did not want to if you get my drift. It is nice to look at some of the builds and maybe steal an idea but no I am not paying that kind of price..

Sam

Good point Sam. How about all the tools and space required to be a custom builder jack of all trades? Now you need to be in the business because of all those extra expenses. Sometimes things need to be farmed/subbed out. Truth be known, it happens all the time.

[MARTINSR]

Times are different than a few years ago, that is a steal as far as I'm concerned. To have a car like that built from a rough old car would be far more in my neck of the woods.

Brian

[Irelands child]

Originally Posted by HDR4UNM

The Coddington Red Roadster went for $50K over the block last night. $55K cost to the buyer after commission paid. Doesn't really seem too much for a vehicle that is all steel, seems to be built well and you can drive it on the street. I thought it might bring more because of the pedigree.

I wish that with what that car has on it for specials, one offs and beyond top shelf, you could duplicate that build. You don't have to like all of what Boyd's guys did, they usually did have good pieces in a car. Some day I'll get brave and figure out what mine cost to build - and I might find that I exceeded even that figure on my '31 killmyretirementfundmobile.

And that current photo at the top of my header - shows the contrasting colors