So who's got a cool $20+g??

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Mon May 26, 2014 8:32 pm

Found this on trademe. I'm sure a few members here would wet their pants (Silverbullet, RSR555 to name two!) over this.

Advert while it's still up

^ only a 4 gauge dash, I didn't know they came like this!

The juicy bits:

Safari pack? Got 2 port heads, inlet AND outlet:

Got another house to mortgage Paul??

Images borrowed from the advert

Cheers

Bennie

Post by **Bantum** » Mon May 26, 2014 8:50 pm

Correct link here : http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/special ... 950113.htm

Careful reading shows it's not a genuine rally car, only the engine / running gear is ( has been transplanted ) So is the engine alone worth the dosh ?

Cheers, Bantum ...

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Mon May 26, 2014 9:13 pm

Thanks for the link Bantum - I somehow forgot to actually drop the link in with the code for it :/ I'm not doing so well with that at the moment... Distractions

Yeah I'm not sure I'd be keen to shell out that amount of money for the vehicle, personally I reckon he's really dreaming! $20k could get you a very very sweet WRX that has the pedigree of this with the braking and ball-tearing good fun that this little ticker could only dream of...

Cheers

Bennie

Silverbullet · Post by **Silverbullet** » Mon May 26, 2014 9:50 pm

Holy balls, it really is a Possum Bourne engine

Where is it exactly, Kiwi land? Twin Webers, LSD, rally running gear, 2 door coupe...nothing more desirable for me anyway. If I had $20k I'd fly over to wherever it is and buy it tomorrow.

Seriously rare stuff, maybe one day when I have the money it will come up for sale again somewhere

Venom · Post by **Venom** » Mon May 26, 2014 10:19 pm

Maybe I can trade a kidney? Although I think for that sort of premium it would have to be original matching numbers, not a transplant.

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Tue May 27, 2014 2:43 am

Hahahahahahahahaha.. Not a chance !!

Basically this is a standard 1983 JDM 2 door hardtop with some rally stuff thrown in. Would only pay this sort of $$ if it was Possum's original car, not the parts off the sister car

I'm sure this is the same car...
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steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Tue May 27, 2014 7:52 am

What we need is somone to scan the manifold and heads to do some metallic or alloy 3D printing !!

KiwiL · Post by **KiwiL** » Tue May 27, 2014 9:46 am

This is the same car that was listed on TradeMe 2 years ago for $5000. Same seller, distinctive name. Same pics as 2 years ago too... He's dreaming for $20,000. Even $5000 was high at the time, although now it's probably worth that.

I'd say he's probably trying to sell it to a Japanese collector or something. Nobody in NZ is going to pay $20k for that. If I was up there I'd go have a look.

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Tue May 27, 2014 9:01 pm

KiwiL wrote:This is the same car that was listed on TradeMe 2 years ago for $5000. Same seller, distinctive name. Same pics as 2 years ago too... He's dreaming for $20,000. Even $5000 was high at the time, although now it's probably worth that.

I'd say he's probably trying to sell it to a Japanese collector or something. Nobody in NZ is going to pay $20k for that. If I was up there I'd go have a look.

Maybe it's supposed to be $2,000 as that would seem to be a more reasonable price

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Fri May 30, 2014 9:56 pm

steptoe wrote:What we need is somone to scan the manifold and heads to do some metallic or alloy 3D printing !!

That'd be cool but really I think the cost involved would kill it before it begins - unless you get it made in china and they get it right with a good quality product that actually fits...

RSR 555 wrote:Maybe it's supposed to be $2,000 as that would seem to be a more reasonable price

That thought did cross my mind!

$2G would probably be worth it as a bit of a replica project, same as dressing up a bog stock 2 door Torana as a gtr or a gtr xu1 depending on the model it was/is.

Cheers

Bennie

Willy Fisterbottom · Post by **Willy Fisterbottom** » Fri May 30, 2014 10:12 pm

It makes that 4 door MY rally car that was on ebay for $5000 sound like a good deal.

Willy Fisterbottom · Post by **Willy Fisterbottom** » Fri May 30, 2014 11:30 pm

It makes that 4 door MY rally car that was on ebay for $5000 sound like a good deal.