6 figures, climbing...and it's not even an original Manx?

Ed: I luv ya', man.

But maybe you should step away from the keyboard/rabbit hole trend you've been on lately?

My vote is to let Ed wander the internet abys to his heart's content.  He finds cool stuff and is very adept at expressing his opinions of same.  I'm lovin' it.

This scene popped into my head as soon as I saw the picture...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVHKobl_kFk

Seller in his best Morgan Freeman voice: Oh, no Ed, you wouldn't be interested in the Nomad.

Ed at the end of a test drive: Does it come with a stereo?

I love that thing. I'll trade straight across for my lifted off road golf cart.

@Panhandle Bob posted:

I love that thing. I'll trade straight across for my lifted off road golf cart.

No way!

Your cart is a planet saving miracle machine. This is just a dinojuice gross polluter. Yours is way more cool.

Hammered at $163,000. W....T...F...(?)

Again, I'm with Ed: WTF?  Lots of very clean sturdy stuff, but ... WTF?  Runs through the gears PDQ.  Must be great fun.  $163K of fun?  Don't rally see it.  And at 900 mi on the clock, I'm guessing someone else really didn't see it either.   And then, you know what they say happens every minute . . .

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@edsnova posted:

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Hammered at $163,000. W....T...F...(?)

I think it was the photo that did it.

The photo went viral before viral was a thing.

If it weren't for the photo, this thing would have hammered at $50K tops.

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I think I’d just as well have an Exocet and $130,000 for gas and tires.

Ed, as retail for a new one starts above the $100k mark and there's a wait list for a new one of 12-24 months, that would be your gotta "have it now" price...    As stated in my other post.  I can't have $100k fun with where I have to drive it... but if you move the decimal to the left 1 place, maybe?, move it 2 places, then oh yeah! all in!

Covering 45 square miles, Glamis is the biggest Off-Highway-Vehicle (OHV) for sand dunes in the states. It is the mecca for nearly 1 million visitors a year with their sand toys. The major Holidays (Christmas, New Year's, President's Day, Thanksgiving) are usually when peak crowds of 50,000+ arrive. I used to go here with my home-built vw-powered sand rail.

Nowadays, many of the dune-buggies, sand rails and other sand toys range in cost from $125,000 - $200,000+. Who woulda thunk?

Here's the shortest video I could find to post. If you explore 'Glamis' on YouTube there are MANY videos of drags, crashes, night rides, partying, etc.

Years ago I took my  tube frame buggy there and then we switched to Honda  3 wheelers ,

Its fun , not too far from Brawley if you need supplies ,  but 250 miles from home  if you break something bad enough you need a tow home !

And I thought Speedster owners were crazy. This is The Madness, at a whole other level.

Yeah, I think Larry Jowdy(formerly of Spyderclub.com) used to spend a lot of time at Glamis.

We have a smaller version about 75 miles south of me. Easter weekend, it becomes the 4th largest city in Utah.

Americans are a kinetic people.

I still don't understand how these machines can cost six figures when the drivetrains are off-the-shelf, a comparable, professionally-built chassis is ~$4,000 and there is no body work.

I don't know what the problem is. I'd probably give $16,300 for this, although I'd need to think about it before I submitted my bid.

... oh, wait...

@edsnova - That buggy looks kind of familiar...

The brother of one of my co-workers was an Army Ranger during Desert Storm and was smokin' across the Arabian sands in a Chenowith "Desert Patrol Vehicle".  I recall that these things were very formidable and very rugged with a top speed on flat sand of close to 100mph.  Not to mention that they had a gunner with a 50 Cal on board.  

IIRC, they had a 7-foot-long muffler up the side of the buggy and were pretty silent while patrolling.  

I remember that General Schwarzkopf ordered the governors disabled in the attack vehicles when pursuing the Iraqis so he had M1 tanks tearing across the desert at 70MPH, too.  That would have been a sight to behold (but not if you were an Iraqi!)

Compare/contrast.

My brother has 3 Chenowths. When he bought one, the seller mentioned he had the original body molds for the Fast Attack Vehicles, and he gave them to him. I’ve been bugging him to make a set of CF panels with some CF cloth/resin I have.

ps: Gordon. No “i” in Chenowth. Pronounced “Shin-off.” I recently discovered this myself.

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Speaking of compare and contrast, and maybe helping to make Ed's point, lookit what $30K will currently get you on the BaT.

OK, maybe a bit more than 30K — it's still got a day to run — but it ain't gonna be six figures or even close to half that. And it's got a body, an Italian body.

What could you get new today for the same money? A stripped down Civic with a cool CVT and Apple Car Play that beeps whenever you change lanes?

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try though you might, its really hard to find rhyme or reason . . .

@Sacto Mitch posted:

.Speaking of compare and contrast, and maybe helping to make Ed's point, lookit what $30K will currently get you on the BaT..

... or $25,000, with 19 hours left and no reserve.

1939 GMC BBC powered truck. I can't love this enough. I'm going to need a moment to mourn than I'm not buying it.

For Sale: 2002 Cadillac DeVille Federal 24-1/2' limo conversion. 80k mi, leather seats, power everything, fender flags. Fresh detail, new rubber.

$25,000, funds must clear within 18 hrs and 8 minutes.

Excellent tow vehicle.

I want to see that '38 next to a stock modern monster truck. It looks way bigger but I bet it's somehow smaller.*

*edit*:

Y'all noticed that '39 has a sleeper cab adapted to it, right? There's not much room in there, but I think a nice memory-foam mattress and an inverter for the CPAP, and I'd be ready to hit the road towing my clown-car in style.

FWIW, the limo is still available, but I've got to have the funds in the next 17 hrs and 17 minutes. Don't sleep on it, as this is a once-in-a-lifetime offer. Think of it like this: rather than the BaT Ariel you missed out on, you could buy my limo, Ed's tube frame, David's Exocet, Mitch's Alfa, the Bondurant "Thing", and still have enough left over to buy a nice used IM.

Such a deal.

Those 2-door Alfas though. They sure are pretty!

Just imagine driving one through the Italian Alps with your wife(or whoever tickles your fancy).

OK OK Stan the old truck is cool but have you considered THIS?

All that plus a pizza oven, two upper-deck TVs and a diamond pleated driver's seat.*

*Also: diesel.

I may buy this for the club using the SoC petty cash....

@Stan Galat posted:

... or $25,000, with 19 hours left and no reserve.

1939 GMC BBC powered truck. I can't love this enough. I'm going to need a moment to mourn than I'm not buying it.

We had a 1946 Ford COE truck on the farm when I was a kid.  Not as fancy as this, as we had no sleeper cab and single rear axle and it was just a flatbed dump body, but it was THE coolest thing to ride around in.  It's still rusting away, somewhere in the back woods of the farm and, by now, not worth considering for restoration.

OK, so all the killer deals are in the rearview mirror.

The Lil' Big Rig went for $70K, and Ed's restaurant on wheels sold for $191K.

The price for my limo went up -- $100K, obo.

The Alfa is currently at $30,250 with 45 minutes left.

@DannyP posted:

Just imagine driving one through the Italian Alps with your wife(or whoever tickles your fancy).

I used to pretend a little closer to home.

@DannyP posted:

The Alfa is currently at $30,250 with 45 minutes left.

There’s a red 69 1750 at $18K with a day left, too.  GTVs seem to be pretty popular on BaT.

Deals are a thing of the past. The inflation monster attacked during Covid and has not let up. In 2013 I bought a used IM Convertible D for $40k. In 2016 I sold that car for $40k. Never again. In 2017 I paid $55k for a brand new Subaru Vintage Spyder. Who knows how much that car would sell for today particularly since Greg stopped building them. I’m not finding out. I’m keeping it. As I approach retirement I’m looking for keepers. Keepers are always the cheapest.

The Lil' Big Rig went for $70K,

I hope the seller had fun building it and taking it to a bunch of shows,

When you build something like this , it has to be for yourself ,

@DannyP posted:

The Alfa is currently at $30,250 with 45 minutes left.

Not sold at $39k.

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Typed just before Danny's last post:

The Alfa was RNM at $39K.

As often happens, the serious dudes didn't show up until the final five minutes. Here, the high bidder made his first bid with two minutes to go, and will probably get the car in the end for a few K more than his bid.

This isn't a restoration, but nice Alfa 105 driver coupes have been going for around 30 - 40K, something which astounds me given that 356 driver coupes go for two or three times as much.

This one is really clean. Nice paint, interior, engine, trunk, underneath. And the good wheels, too:

And it sounds great in the drive videos, too.

Sorry guys, this vintage Alfa is probably twice the driver that a 356C coupe is. Watch the drive videos. With the five speed, it loafs along without breathing hard at a solid 80 mph. Comfort , handling, creature comforts are way closer to a modern car, but without losing the old school feel.

Which may be Ed's initial point. What folks will pay for something has way more to do with emotions than value for money.

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from the comments under the double decker auction:

@edsnova posted:

Compare/contrast.

Neither of the Things sold either. This one bid to $20K, the white one to $12.75.