mfg Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Conversion of Avanti RQB3370 (Straman car) from coupe to convertible cost Avanti Motors approximately........?......... (including the original cost of the car) 1) $43,000......2) $56,000......3) $86,000.....or......4) $100,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Cost of the first car itself, or cost to develop the convertible design and tooling (the "program") including the prototype? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted November 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 41 minutes ago, r1lark said: Cost of the first car itself, or cost to develop the convertible design and tooling (the "program") including the prototype? The 'whole ball of wax'..........Value of the car before conversion, ( it was a factory demonstrator)....development/design cost,.....labor,.....paint and materials,....transportation (flatbed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studegary Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 2 hours ago, mfg said: Conversion of Avanti RQB3370 (Straman car) from coupe to convertible cost Avanti Motors approximately........?......... (including the original cost of the car) 1) $43,000......2) $56,000......3) $86,000.....or......4) $100,000 The conversion was capped at $60K, so I will say 3) $86,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted November 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 2 hours ago, studegary said: The conversion was capped at $60K, so I will say 3) $86,000. Good guess, however no, that's not the figure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studegary Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 3 hours ago, mfg said: Good guess, however no, that's not the figure! Then the "extras" must have brought it up to 4) $100,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 The cap was $60K but the estimate was $50K. On the chance they came in under that, I'll guess $56K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted November 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 16 hours ago, r1lark said: The cap was $60K but the estimate was $50K. On the chance they came in under that, I'll guess $56K. Sorry no, apparently $56K won't cut it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted November 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 16 hours ago, studegary said: Then the "extras" must have brought it up to 4) $100,000. And you are CORRECT!.....at least according to the write up in AOAI Magazine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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