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It's almost like, would anybody notice if they sank the Britannic instead of the Titanic and just changed the names.

I guess with the crappy old parts re-assembled the new one would have to be called the new-boat.

I was thinking earlier, if there was a certain old car that you had always really wanted to own and none were available how much would it cost to build a replica with a modern drivetrain and suspension that still looks like the old car

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A lot. It'd cost a whole lot. I can't even speculate, but we're talking multiples of six figures.

Now, there's some good info. Many of the desirable cars still have things like body panels being remanufactured. A modern frame that's complete with all the bits isn't actually all that expensive.

So, if you can still buy body panels that'll save you a bunch of money.

Otherwise, you're talking about recreating them based on photos and (hopefully) finding a real car to measure from every point.

They do make complete replicas, but those are made in multiples - so the development cost is offset by having a market to sell multiple examples. As this is just one example, it's gonna cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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If it is just for yourself and all you really want is for it to appear to be the classic you are going for, hell it may even be a chopped version of a classic. Couldn't for a couple hundred grand have a car that would pretty much look like it was whatever car you were after but could not get?

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You're probably in the ballpark with that number, as a starting point. The kinda hours that will go into crafting the body alone are going to be expensive. That requires serious fabrication skills and those hours don't come easy. Plan on $70 to $100 per hour and per person.

Now, that's gonna take thousands of hours.

You get to drop it on a mass manufactured frame, which will save some money. You're looking at 25k or more for just that - and that's just the frame and suspension components. That's not an engine or customizing the frame. That's not even including wheels and tires.

So, yeah, I'd be expecting 200k to be a starting point. I'd be surprised if it gets done that low, but for that amount of money you could at least start negotiating with a builder.