$86,625 total for the buyer
$82,500 for me
bgaller - I had way less than $82,500 into it. I purchased the Roadster in 2004 for $2,500, I collected many parts over the 12 year span til final restoration and between Andrew and I,
we did a major portion of the restoration ourselves.
As for Mecum haul, we live about 41 minutes from there and had a great time with my whole family on a 3 day vacation with lots of excitement throughout.
Lesson learned, it wasn't about the money but the good times I shared with Andrew and many other Bronco / Roadster enthusiasts over the years. It feels great to recoup all my monies put into this Roadster and then some, but I would give it all away to once again enjoy the experience I shared with many.
Last factor of the sale, I was simply done taking care of it and wanted somebody else to enjoy it. The Roadster is off to a family owned Ford dealership in South Carolina where it will live a lot of its life preserved on the showroom floor as a piece of Ford history.
okie4570 - I agree, I thought it would of hit those numbers for sure but like I mentioned before, I am good with the sale. I also agree maybe the color change hurt? to put it back to Rangoon Red might cost an approx $20K/$30K which would put it at $102,500/$112,500. we'll never know but glad its off to a solid home.
ngsd - true story. I feel it was a great price for the buyer. as Andrew mentioned, these days you couldn't come near having it restored for the sale price but restoring it with your friend / friends over a period of years maybe?
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