Subject: [Fot] Killer, or what's left, for sale.

From: Mark Bradakis via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:17:56 -0600

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Well, currently Spitfires are selling for $80,000 as we all know. 
That's for a complete, running, driveable car.  Which Killer is not.  So 
I would be willing to settle for 1/4th the price, $20,000.  Oh what the 
... for FOT members I'll cut it to $15,000.

I imagine JS Performance in Ohio could source a nice motor and gearbox 
for a mere $30,000 or so.  So far that would be $45,000 for a running 
car.  Way below the 80 grand mark!  Such a deal!!

Okay, time to be serious.  Knock a couple of zeroes off that $80,000 and 
you'd be getting closer to what I would actually expect out of the car. 
The wheels alone, Keizer 13 x 6 in the front, 13 x 8 in the back, are 
probably worth a few bucks.  Well, once cleaned up and polished.  And 
the rear spring, lowering block and welded diff are worth having, at 
least to someone.

But the car has been sitting outside under a tarp for close to two 
decades.  It is dirty, rust starting to form on some surfaces.  Not a 
pretty sight.  Pugs and I put a LOT of effort into building that car, it 
deserves better than what I can give it.  I am pretty sure I will not 
get around to getting it going again in my remaining years.

Would be nice to see it come back to life.  Who knows, maybe someday 
some young kid will have a Buddy Palermo moment in the parking lot of 
the VTR host hotel at a future convention, roaring around and scaring 
the paying customers in a resurrected Killer.

A few pics of Killer as it sits at the moment.  That rotting hulk of a 
TR7 is another sad story.  Sigh.

I will consider all offers.  Offered as is, where is.  My trick, 
tilting, made for Spitfires trailer was stolen a few years back, so I 
can't help with transport.  The carcass sits in Salt Lake City, Utah.

mjb.

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From: dustin nicholson via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:31:43 -0500

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Ha! That 15 year old ripping through killer=
=E2=80=99s gears in the VTR hotel parking lot about 30 years ago was me!&nbs=
p;<div><br></div><div>Mark, you boys from the Fat Chance Garage really set t=
he hook for me. Especially when I finished my hot lap of the hotel and y=E2=80=
=99all told me to go around again and push it harder! The blue hairs must of=
 loved that, not. &nbsp;What a good influence you were on me =F0=9F=98=82&nb=
sp;</div><div><br></div><div>I guess that day I WAS Buddy Palumbo, but it wa=
sn=E2=80=99t my last, it was my first open road!<br><div><br id=3D"lineBreak=
AtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Dusty Nicholson&nbsp;<div>281-871-9=
623</div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jul 22, 202=
5, at 10:33=E2=80=AFAM, David Cutter via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrot=
e:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=
=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">Terry, tell us the story on your Spit!&nbsp; Were you su=
rprised at the BaT auction final price?&nbsp; Why do you think it went so hi=
gh?<div><br></div><div>I am sure all of us with Spitfires in the shed sent t=
hat auction to our friends/family/significant others and said something to t=
he effect of "I told you I was sitting on a gold mine."&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>:-)</div><div><br></div><div>Shelby just smiled at me when=
 I showed her your auction.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,&nbsp;</div><div=
>Dave and Shelby</div><div>Spit #142</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 2=
2, 2025 at 9:08=E2=80=AFAM Terry Sopher via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@au=
tox.team.net">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(20=
4,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Love the marketing humor Mark!<br>
<br>
FWIW That $80k Spitfire came from a FOT member - Me!<br>
<br>
Good luck w/ Killer!<br>
<br>
Terry<br>
<br>
&gt; On Jul 22, 2025, at 02:22, Mark Bradakis via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; =EF=BB=BFWell, currently Spitfires are selling for $80,000 as we all kn=
ow. That's for a complete, running, driveable car.&nbsp; Which Killer is not=
.&nbsp; So I would be willing to settle for 1/4th the price, $20,000.&nbsp; O=
h what the ... for FOT members I'll cut it to $15,000.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I imagine JS Performance in Ohio could source a nice motor and gearbox f=
or a mere $30,000 or so.&nbsp; So far that would be $45,000 for a running ca=
r.&nbsp; Way below the 80 grand mark!&nbsp; Such a deal!!<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Okay, time to be serious.&nbsp; Knock a couple of zeroes off that $80,0=
00 and you'd be getting closer to what I would actually expect out of the ca=
r. The wheels alone, Keizer 13 x 6 in the front, 13 x 8 in the back, are pro=
bably worth a few bucks.&nbsp; Well, once cleaned up and polished.&nbsp; And=
 the rear spring, lowering block and welded diff are worth having, at least t=
o someone.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; But the car has been sitting outside under a tarp for close to two deca=
des.&nbsp; It is dirty, rust starting to form on some surfaces.&nbsp; Not a p=
retty sight.&nbsp; Pugs and I put a LOT of effort into building that car, it=
 deserves better than what I can give it.&nbsp; I am pretty sure I will not g=
et around to getting it going again in my remaining years.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Would be nice to see it come back to life.&nbsp; Who knows, maybe somed=
ay some young kid will have a Buddy Palermo moment in the parking lot of the=
 VTR host hotel at a future convention, roaring around and scaring the payin=
g customers in a resurrected Killer.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; A few pics of Killer as it sits at the moment.&nbsp; That rotting hulk o=
f a TR7 is another sad story.&nbsp; Sigh.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I will consider all offers.&nbsp; Offered as is, where is.&nbsp; My tri=
ck, tilting, made for Spitfires trailer was stolen a few years back, so I ca=
n't help with transport.&nbsp; The carcass sits in Salt Lake City, Utah.<br>=

&gt; <br>
&gt; mjb.<br>
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From: Greg Blake via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:53:16 -0500

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">That explains a lot!<div><br id=3D"lineBrea=
kAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jul 22, 2025, at 11:49, dustin nichol=
son via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blo=
ckquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"content-=
type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">Ha! That 15 year old ripping th=
rough killer=E2=80=99s gears in the VTR hotel parking lot about 30 years ago=
 was me!&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Mark, you boys from the Fat Chance Garage r=
eally set the hook for me. Especially when I finished my hot lap of the hote=
l and y=E2=80=99all told me to go around again and push it harder! The blue h=
airs must of loved that, not. &nbsp;What a good influence you were on me =F0=
=9F=98=82&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>I guess that day I WAS Buddy Palumb=
o, but it wasn=E2=80=99t my last, it was my first open road!<br><div><br id=3D=
"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Dusty Nicholson&nbsp;<div=
>281-871-9623</div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On J=
ul 22, 2025, at 10:33=E2=80=AFAM, David Cutter via Fot &lt;[email-masked]=
t&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">Terry, tell us the story on your Spit!&nbsp;=
 Were you surprised at the BaT auction final price?&nbsp; Why do you think i=
t went so high?<div><br></div><div>I am sure all of us with Spitfires in the=
 shed sent that auction to our friends/family/significant others and said so=
mething to the effect of "I told you I was sitting on a gold mine."&nbsp; &n=
bsp;</div><div><br></div><div>:-)</div><div><br></div><div>Shelby just smile=
d at me when I showed her your auction.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,&nbs=
p;</div><div>Dave and Shelby</div><div>Spit #142</div></div><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On=
 Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 9:08=E2=80=AFAM Terry Sopher via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockqu=
ote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px s=
olid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Love the marketing humor Mark!<br>
<br>
FWIW That $80k Spitfire came from a FOT member - Me!<br>
<br>
Good luck w/ Killer!<br>
<br>
Terry<br>
<br>
&gt; On Jul 22, 2025, at 02:22, Mark Bradakis via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; =EF=BB=BFWell, currently Spitfires are selling for $80,000 as we all kn=
ow. That's for a complete, running, driveable car.&nbsp; Which Killer is not=
.&nbsp; So I would be willing to settle for 1/4th the price, $20,000.&nbsp; O=
h what the ... for FOT members I'll cut it to $15,000.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I imagine JS Performance in Ohio could source a nice motor and gearbox f=
or a mere $30,000 or so.&nbsp; So far that would be $45,000 for a running ca=
r.&nbsp; Way below the 80 grand mark!&nbsp; Such a deal!!<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Okay, time to be serious.&nbsp; Knock a couple of zeroes off that $80,0=
00 and you'd be getting closer to what I would actually expect out of the ca=
r. The wheels alone, Keizer 13 x 6 in the front, 13 x 8 in the back, are pro=
bably worth a few bucks.&nbsp; Well, once cleaned up and polished.&nbsp; And=
 the rear spring, lowering block and welded diff are worth having, at least t=
o someone.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; But the car has been sitting outside under a tarp for close to two deca=
des.&nbsp; It is dirty, rust starting to form on some surfaces.&nbsp; Not a p=
retty sight.&nbsp; Pugs and I put a LOT of effort into building that car, it=
 deserves better than what I can give it.&nbsp; I am pretty sure I will not g=
et around to getting it going again in my remaining years.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Would be nice to see it come back to life.&nbsp; Who knows, maybe somed=
ay some young kid will have a Buddy Palermo moment in the parking lot of the=
 VTR host hotel at a future convention, roaring around and scaring the payin=
g customers in a resurrected Killer.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; A few pics of Killer as it sits at the moment.&nbsp; That rotting hulk o=
f a TR7 is another sad story.&nbsp; Sigh.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I will consider all offers.&nbsp; Offered as is, where is.&nbsp; My tri=
ck, tilting, made for Spitfires trailer was stolen a few years back, so I ca=
n't help with transport.&nbsp; The carcass sits in Salt Lake City, Utah.<br>=

&gt; <br>
&gt; mjb.<br>
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