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

From: Terry Sopher via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 08:45:04 -0400

Love the marketing humor Mark!

FWIW That $80k Spitfire came from a FOT member - Me!

Good luck w/ Killer!

Terry

> On Jul 22, 2025, at 02:22, Mark Bradakis via Fot <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 
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From: David Cutter via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:11:27 -0400

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Terry, tell us the story on your Spit!  Were you surprised at the BaT
auction final price?  Why do you think it went so high?

I am sure all of us with Spitfires in the shed sent that auction to our
friends/family/significant others and said something to the effect of "I
told you I was sitting on a gold mine."

:-)

Shelby just smiled at me when I showed her your auction.

Cheers,
Dave and Shelby
Spit #142

On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 9:08=E2=80=AFAM Terry Sopher via Fot <[email-masked]=
m.net>
wrote:

> > =EF=BB=BFWell, currently Spitfires are selling for $80,000 as we all kn=
ow.
> 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 an=
d
> you'd be getting closer to what I would actually expect out of the car. T=
he
> wheels alone, Keizer 13 x 6 in the front, 13 x 8 in the back, are probabl=
y
> 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.
> >
> > 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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<div dir=3D"ltr">Terry, tell us the story on your Spit!=C2=A0 Were you surp=
rised at the BaT auction final price?=C2=A0 Why do you think it went so hig=
h?<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 =
the effect of &quot;I told you I was sitting on a gold mine.&quot;=C2=A0 =
=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>:-)</div><div><br></div><div>Shelby just sm=
iled at me when I showed her your auction.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,=
=C2=A0</div><div>Dave and Shelby</div><div>Spit #142</div></div><br><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_a=
ttr">On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 9:08=E2=80=AFAM Terry Sopher via Fot &lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[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(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 k=
now. That&#39;s for a complete, running, driveable car.=C2=A0 Which Killer =
is not.=C2=A0 So I would be willing to settle for 1/4th the price, $20,000.=
=C2=A0 Oh what the ... for FOT members I&#39;ll cut it to $15,000.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I imagine JS Performance in Ohio could source a nice motor and gearbox=
 for a mere $30,000 or so.=C2=A0 So far that would be $45,000 for a running=
 car.=C2=A0 Way below the 80 grand mark!=C2=A0 Such a deal!!<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Okay, time to be serious.=C2=A0 Knock a couple of zeroes off that $80,=
000 and you&#39;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.=C2=A0 Well, once cleaned up and polished.=
=C2=A0 And the rear spring, lowering block and welded diff are worth having=
, at least to someone.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; But the car has been sitting outside under a tarp for close to two dec=
ades.=C2=A0 It is dirty, rust starting to form on some surfaces.=C2=A0 Not =
a pretty sight.=C2=A0 Pugs and I put a LOT of effort into building that car=
, it deserves better than what I can give it.=C2=A0 I am pretty sure I will=
 not get around to getting it going again in my remaining years.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Would be nice to see it come back to life.=C2=A0 Who knows, maybe some=
day some young kid will have a Buddy Palermo moment in the parking lot of t=
he VTR host hotel at a future convention, roaring around and scaring the pa=
ying customers in a resurrected Killer.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; A few pics of Killer as it sits at the moment.=C2=A0 That rotting hulk=
 of a TR7 is another sad story.=C2=A0 Sigh.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I will consider all offers.=C2=A0 Offered as is, where is.=C2=A0 My tr=
ick, tilting, made for Spitfires trailer was stolen a few years back, so I =
can&#39;t help with transport.=C2=A0 The carcass sits in Salt Lake City, Ut=
ah.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; mjb.<br>
&gt; &lt;20250720_163313.jpg&gt;<br>
&gt; &lt;20250720_163430.jpg&gt;<br>
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From: Bob Bownes -Seiri via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:24:02 -0400

Anyone coming out for the Kastner Cup got an empty trailer spot? ;)

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From: Mark Bradakis via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:46:01 -0600

> Anyone coming out for the Kastner Cup got an empty trailer spot? ;)

Would be nice!  Would be nice if I could attend, but I don't think that 
is going to happen.  Shucks.

mjb.