Power Surge
Founding Member
LXXVICOBRA said:Well, I see it didn't make the reserve. I can't help but to feel that it's in part due to the color, as the total number of different bidders was ony eight. The car certainly appears clean enough to possibly command more....and it would seem that a more popular color might have obtained that (and possibly meeting reserve), just by the fair odds of being attractive to more bidders.
One thing that I have noticed here upon a closer look, which may have affected things a bit in the eyes of those who were bidding/looking for a clean stock basically unmodified original II...was that the engine bay has been painted black. It's not a big deal, and adds a nice contrast (especially in this case). But, it may have made a difference to someone. Of course, the fact the whole car was repainted may have done to same. With the interior showing so few signs of wear, I'm almost wondering why it was....even though I realize the car is thirty years old and that color always faded terribly if not maintained.
It is a nice car for sure. I don't think the color hurt the sale as much as the fact that it was repainted. I know that I would be greatly turned off by any car that was repainted. To me, I could care less if the car had 1 mile on it. If it's had a paint job, it's not original, and you have to wonder what kind of life it was subject to needing paint with only 21k. It still amazes me when I see all these Cobra IIs on ebay with "original paint", yet the cowl area, rear tailpanel, and top of the bumpers have stripes on them.