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ddoodle
 
Member since Mar-21-09
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"is this a Mako"
Mar-21-09, 06:47 PM (EDT) |
LAST EDITED ON Mar-21-09 AT 06:51 PM (EDT)
I was out driving around in the middle of nowhere and came across this vette. I resembles the mako's I have seen, with the exception of the headlights and the glass in the hatch area. Not real sure what it is so I was looking for as much info as I can get. The car is for sell and I was wondering what a fair price for it wuld be and what it would be worth if restored.
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skip
 
Member since Jan-2-08
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6. "RE: is this a Mako"
Mar-27-09, 02:18 AM (EDT) |
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HJi- That headlite deal is strange. Mine are very low in the grille, not legal in my and some states, This ket doesnt seem to have the deep hood depressions in the frot, see some or the owners pics here to compare. Im wondering if the front wheel well openings are cut as high as the originals were. And, are front and rear the same wheelwell heigth. Of course those rear side windows arent right, I guess they wanted to see when backing up. Makos are kits, customs. Theres no rarity factor really . And they dont really have functional front bumpers, so if your son is thinking of driving it, well, learn how to repair fiberglass I guess. Valuewise, you may do better with that 57 chev in the picture if its a 2 door. But for coolness, the mako gets it. I guess you have to figure out the cost to get it right. Skip
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The13bats
Member since Mar-17-09
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8. "RE: is this a Mako"
Mar-27-09, 11:46 AM (EDT) |
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Personally I never liked the Bohannon kit because of the rear side windows and edges on the hood instead of the radiator dips, but that's just my taste, other people like it better. Many people call the poor Corvette summer car buttfugly but the headlight treatment on the CSC is IMHO is far better looking than the mess on this poor Mako that just looks more like an Ecklers recessed Monza light kit gone askew,
Here I lightened it in photoshop, ![]() 
The problem with the Mako is about the best looking headlights IS with the lights in the grill besides the ultimate Mako overseas that has very close to the real Makos headlights,
I have only seen one Mako with recessed headlights that looked good, to me,
So in the grill is illegal in all 50 states, too low, and if you get in a wreck at night and if you are at fault or it's marginal and if the person gets a attorney in this sue happy world we live in now days you will loose it all.
Lots of "IF's" have to line up. I get at least one call or email a week ( More since I made staff of Priceofhistoys.com )from some person wanting to know my opinion of "Value" of this or that kit car or custom,
Its a hard place to be in, I hunt the net daily for all kinds of stuff and I do admit I get a chuckle many times at what people hope , wish , or actually believe their car is worth,
always remember just because the seller "knows' it's worth "X" amount doesn't make it true. I see ads that state "appraised at 25k" when anyone in the know sees this is a solid 15K car, as far as cash changing hands, I see a car bought for 8000.00 for example get re listed for 25K doesn't mean that the 8K was a steal, it means the seller is greedy. And weed out impulse buyers that are caught in the moment and or clueless, as we know a fool and his money are soon parted,
I saw a pretty Laser sell for 12500.00 was it worth that? not by half!
Sellers ache for that uninformed buyer with a fat wallet. Lets look at it like this,
You find a tired Mako shark vette or really any body kit on a vette on say a 69 427 car lets get crazy and say the car was loaded with factory options,
It's in fair driver condition but really could use a restoration,
That car is worth big money but all the body kit did was take away some from value,
Unless it's some documented Motion, Yenko, etc car. Lets take a tired 74-76 or even all the way up to 82, not a "special" car just a small block coupe,
It is a driver but really could use rebuilding, ( which in all honestly most do ) that car itself isn't a big dollar car, the custom work only adding value to people who love custom and we are still in a world where 9 out of 10 vette fans hate custom. On the other side of the coin take a 74-82 ground up build, the car is like new, even better, it is ready to rock needs nothing and has a custom kit of some sort, that car might get some good money if the right buyer falls in love but in most cases sadly will still not fetch close to what that 69 427 I started this is gonna fetch, even though this car is ready to go and the 427 needs work. Custom is in the eye, one offs are hard to find the person who loves it as much as the builder,
We all love the Mako here but all other things the same a Mako car isn't worth any more than say a wide body or Daytona, or Ecklers flip GT custom, cut to the bone in most cases custom is just custom,
It all depends,
What is the car worth to YOU? 
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2Sharks
Member since Jul-9-02
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9. "RE: is this a Mako"
Mar-27-09, 01:02 PM (EDT) |
Personally, The Maco kits are more rare than widebody kits.
This is based on going to huge corvette and or car shows in general.
This could be due to the fact that people like the wide bodied cars better than macos. I have assisted on 2 builds on wide bodied cars and I think that they are easier to build than a full maco. Both are hard to do, but unless you are incorporating a hatchback like Ricks car, a wide bodied car goes together easier. Again just my opinion.
The car above can have the headlamps moved and even the dips put into the hood. The side windows have been removed from several macos, mine included.
I have owned maco kits by Motion, Silva, and Bohannon. Personally, I prefer the Bohannon best. Right now, I am preparing to put my extra Maco nose on my wagon.
Like you said, everyone has an opinion, and tastes vary.
These cars are only worth what someone is willing to pay.
Stock is easy..... "Randy"
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The13bats
Member since Mar-17-09
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10. "RE: is this a Mako"
Mar-27-09, 05:52 PM (EDT) |
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I agree that the Mako is way more rare than a wide body, but it doesn't make the Mako worth more than the next custom base car being the same value unless it's like a Motion car and then if the wide body is a real Greenwood car it's worth more so that's the old 6 of one 1/2 dozen of the other, Don't really think the Mako is all that much harder to build just different, Then one off customs are the rarest of all, In the world of customs the wide body is a bit more radical than a "stock" Mako, then Flare out the Makos wheel wells put wide wheels on it and make it "personal" then it starts getting more radical like the overseas ultimate mako or the one here that has the cowl hood, hot car! Did you recall that Mako with a wide body on it?
I still have pictures of that one, As far as quailty I hope Silvas were better than the Motion parts which were rips of the Silva parts,
Like I said the only thing I dont like about the Bohannon kit is the extra windows amnd I guess if you filled them in you didnt like them either and the edges on the hood where the ducts should be, if a person doesnt dig the ducts then just run the hood slick, I love how the ducts flow out into the cowl scoop on that one car.
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