CarNucopia

This is an interesting project that's part of a trend of "continuation" cars. The idea isn't to make a cheaper replica, or a neoclassic successor. Instead, cars are being made as if production had never stopped. If you'd like, you can buy a new, old Jaguar, Bentley or Aston Martin from the companies themselves. Continuations are also being built by folks who have licensed the rights. Want an new, old Bugatti or Alfa Romeo Grand Prix car? Pur Sang will build you one like what's pictured below. Here, Jay Leno drives one:

The owner is on the forum

I’ve got to disagree with you on this. I’ve been a Miata owner for 30+ years and have a few JDM cars. As such, I spend a lot of time talking to enthusiasts under age 30. Honestly, I'm astounded at the level of complexity in their projects. That age group loves to modify their cars and do things like engine swaps. The other thing that boggles my mind is the amount of money they spend on their “builds”. It’s not a lack of money or skill that keeps them out of the old stuff, it’s a lack of interest. I’d wager there are more car enthusiasts under the age of 30 than ever before.

The '36 and '41 sold for $11,200 and $8,960 respectively, including commissions.

What we’re seeing is funny because we’ve all creatively repurposed a part or two. As the saying goes: “Let he who is without tin cast the first chrome”. My suggestion is to post pictures of the parts to a single thread. Those who don’t want to look continually can just avoid it. I think many of us would enjoy the challenge. Also, you don’t want to waste the energy moving them just to pitch them in a less convenient dumpster.

The “headlights” look like they came with the plow on the CJ.

One thing to consider (and to stop kicking yourself for missing this) is that the price was low because you didn't bid. Had you bid, it would have continued higher. Who knows, maybe the winner was willing to go to $50K.

Sold for $23,000 including buyers fee.

$23,000 with buyers fee

The '36 and '41 sold for $11,200 and $8,960 respectively, including commissions.

This is something I've wondered about. At times, I'll see a Prewar car with Phillips screws and assumed they were a good sign work was done at a later date.

I put an Apple AirTag in my trailer when I'm traveling. It updates you on the trailer's location based on when it is in contact with other iPhone users. An interesting feature is, if someone "tags" an item that is not theirs, Apple notices it and alerts the person. If this happens to a thief, I'd expect they'd abandon the trailer for fear of getting caught when they get the message below.

I'd say history is repeating itself, but there's no need to go back to 1909. GM continually kills a product once they reach the point where it's really good. I've no doubt the day after the Volt was canceled, dealers canceled paying for service training. Combine that with the normal attrition from technicians leaving/retiring and you're left with a small group trained to do the work. With regards to service information online, I was pleasantly surprised to learn my library has a bunch of service manuals, including Alldata, availably through their website. It seems pretty comprehensive.

It's definitely high, but I'd care about the total I pay, not who gets what portion.

1940 Buick Special Convertible green paint with green leather interior. Appears to be in good restored condition, odometer reads 41,673 miles. It has a Buick eight-cylinder Dynaflash motor. White wall tires. Being sold as is. Provenance: from the James Barton estate. Currently running.

If bought right, either one of these might make a nice driver. 1936 Cadillac Dual Mount Series 60 4-door Sedan Touring car. Black paint, redone interior, Flathead V8, 3-speed manual transmission. Suicide doors. White wall tires. Appears to be in good restored condition. Odometer reads 76,927 miles. Being sold as is. Provenance: from the James Barton estate. Currently running. 1941 Cadillac 4 door Sedan, odometer reads 38,782 38,782 miles. Original two tone paint, fairoaks green metallic over cavern green. Wood grain finish on the dashboard and steering column. Appears to be in good original condition. Being sold as is. Provenance: from the James Barton estate. Currently running.

I was thinking more Cars and Coffins.

Sold for $6,160 with buyers fee.

I’ve used it for a while and it came in particularly handy last week. I had thrown out a coupon for 10% off purchases at Home Depot. A few days later, my stove died and I wanted to use it for the replacement. Fortunately, it was included in my Informed Delivery, with the code showing on the scan.

1973:

Great examples of what I'm talking about. GM started working on catalytic converters in the late '60s. That was before the Clean Air Act was passed in 1970. And the act didn't mandate catalytic converters. In fact, I don't think it even mentions them. With regards to airbags, you could get them as an option on a 1974 Oldsmobile, more the a decade before the law required them.

I'm not sure what he is suggesting, but on the topic of solutions for problems, lets look back on history a bit. Pretty much all the major innovations in automobiles came either from competition in the free market or on the racetrack. Things like the catalytic converter, air bags, safety glass, disk brakes, aerodynamics and fuel injection were thanks to the industry striving to find a better way. By mandating EVs, governments are eliminating the incentive for innovation among all the other means of propulsion. Ever wonder why the USSR never produced a cutting-edge, desirable car? Or why they never competed on the world stage of auto racing? Because there was never a market incentive to do better. As Henry Ford said "If I asked my customer's what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse." And if customer's can't foresee what is possible in the future, there's no way the political class can. (I doubt that most of them even sit in the front seat of a car.) I have no problem with EVs and I'm glad some people are enthusiastic about them and want to push the technologic forward. That said, they should be one of many parallel paths pursued in the quest to burn less fossil fuels.

The expression I used when a customer complained about our price was: “We’re always cheaper then buying the wrong thing” I’d wager part of the problem the OP has is, the probability of a good shop taking a disassembled project from a lesser shop is pretty small. It’s like the car get’s cursed and bounces around from one exorcist to another, never finding peace (and pieces).

I'll need to give two answers, one local and one destination. In the Chicago area, the Geneva Concours is the must-attend event I put on my calendar each year. There's always a great array of cars and the show is very well run. I've been fortunate enough to display a car on two occasions which was an honor. As for a destination, I love participating in the Rally for the Lane at the Lane Motor Museum. The Lane is my favorite museum because of the eclectic displays. For the event, participants get to drive a car from the collection for a few hour to lunch and then a few hours back. The route is always fun, particularly for someone usually surrounded by boring roads. Plus, the other participants and folks with the museum are a great group of people to spend the day with.

I had what I think was similar challenge. A car I bought had a bezel on the hood for the logo, but at some point the logo fell off. I haven't been able to find a replacement, so I wanted to make something passible to fill the void. I took an image of the logo and pasted it to a jpg photo file by simply using Microsoft paint. I then resized it a bunch of times so one image file had a range of dimensions. I printed it at Walgreen's on photo paper and cut out the one closest to the bezel. Since it's on the outside of the car, I laminated it to help it last.