Tin Soldier on the Market

[66cayne]

and that meager bidding shows the buyer apathy between drag converted examples and stock. This is a car with true drag racing provenance, and it would be a shame to see it restored back to factory specs but that's where the big dollars are these days. So, what do you think it would cost to restore it back to 'factory' considering the entire drive train, suspension, mini-tubs and paint would need to be changed?

[R68GTO]

Originally Posted by 66cayne

and that meager bidding shows the buyer apathy between drag converted examples and stock. This is a car with true drag racing provenance, and it would be a shame to see it restored back to factory specs but that's where the big dollars are these days. So, what do you think it would cost to restore it back to 'factory' considering the entire drive train, suspension, mini-tubs and paint would need to be changed?

I am surprised it didn't bid higher but thought it would get closer to $100K. Rats Nest garnered 20x the interest in stock form compared to it's original race livery. While Tin Soldier is certainly more well known than Rats Nest, I think the sentiment around race trim vs stock trim is correct from a market perspective. Race trim would be for the collector that already has a stock COPO looking to round out his collection IMO