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Post by jessejames on Feb 10, 2013 18:26:26 GMT -5
Hi all, I just got this, and know absolutly nothing about it, I would like to know how to find out the year, and model. Is there a body# tag somewhere? Any info you guys can provide will be very helpfull. I plan on it being my spring project after I make some room in my shop, thanks in advance!! Attachments:
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Post by kitcarguy on Feb 10, 2013 19:10:38 GMT -5
Give it back to whoever you got it from...lol.
No just kidding. They are fun. Best way would be to just go by the year of the VW pan. Body tag on mine was in the right front wheel well. If you are looking in the wheel well it would be to the left . That information on it is pretty useless as it will give you no info on the year of the body
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Post by jspbtown on Feb 10, 2013 20:58:32 GMT -5
As kitcarguy said the year of the Bradley body is really irrelevant. The chassis year is important for chassis parts and the engine year helps with engine parts.
Other than that you can call it any year you want!
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Post by jessejames on Feb 11, 2013 10:55:43 GMT -5
Thanks for the info, I'm not sure what i want to do with it yet, I'm tossing around the idea of making a baja runner out of it, but kind of reluctant of modifying the body because I'm not sure if it has any value and would hate to cut up a collector kit car, any thoughts on this? anyone interested in the body tub if I choose to go full baja and use a different body?? any comments are greatly appreciated, thanks!
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Post by jspbtown on Feb 11, 2013 11:18:24 GMT -5
It has no collector value. I have seen bare GT bodies going for as little as $150. Do whatever you want to it.
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Post by Big-birds-ride on Feb 11, 2013 14:09:19 GMT -5
I can't believe what I just read... NO VALUE? Why there are a couple of bodies for sale in California from $300 to $600 right now... up to 4 x that $150 remark. My Bradley brings me loads of pleasure in building and driving it around. People can't take their eyes off of it. Chick magnet too.
oh... I get it... no COLLECTOR value. Being an owner of a Bradley myself, it was purely for the fun of building it and driving it, not to collect it. However, that being said, there is a guy posting on this site looking to collect a red color GT 1...
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Post by jspbtown on Feb 11, 2013 15:00:16 GMT -5
I have bought, rebuilt, and re-sold several different kits. The pure joy is building them the way you want to. If the car had any "collector" value that would be suicide for the value. The Bradley is not that uncommon. It is one of the better looking base kits but that doesn't make it into a collectors item. Neither does someone wanting to add it to a "collection". And the prices you see are the asking prices. Bare shells (no pany, no tranny, no doors, no rear windows) rarely go for $600. Maybe slightly more than $150, but my post did say I had seen them for "as little as" $150. washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/pts/3579448172.htmlYou are one step ahead of most people...you are actually driving yours. Many people don't get that far. Enjoy it for what it is. |
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Post by rizzo81 on Feb 11, 2013 15:32:49 GMT -5
I can't believe a car that has such a low # of wouldn't be collectable. ( gt2) is it just because its a kit
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Post by jspbtown on Feb 11, 2013 15:43:55 GMT -5
Rarity does not equal collectability. The market is small for these cars and the supply is relatively plentiful. They were very basic kits (The GTs) for their time. The GTII were more refined but didn't really have a huge "wow" factor.
My Meyers Manx dunebuggy sold for more money than my Sterling, my Kelmark, or my Avenger. Manxs have a much larger market than any of those kits. My Manta sold for some serious money too as there is a very strong market for those cars.
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Post by jessejames on Feb 11, 2013 17:31:34 GMT -5
wow! sounds like i struck a nerve about the car being a collector or not. but my real decision is about making a "baja runner" out of the Bradley. has anyone ever heard, seen one done?
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Post by kitcarguy on Feb 11, 2013 17:35:41 GMT -5
I can't believe what I just read... NO VALUE? Why there are a couple of bodies for sale in California from $300 to $600 right now... up to 4 x that $150 remark. My Bradley brings me loads of pleasure in building and driving it around. People can't take their eyes off of it. Chick magnet too. oh... I get it... no COLLECTOR value. Being an owner of a Bradley myself, it was purely for the fun of building it and driving it, not to collect it. However, that being said, there is a guy posting on this site looking to collect a red color GT 1... I agree. I could not get rid of mine for the $3-$4k range. I ended up trading it for a dually and some cash. I have another body sitting at my track that I could not give away for $200 . The GT is not all that rare and IMO not that desirable. I see them for sale all the time. |
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Post by Big-birds-ride on Feb 11, 2013 17:42:33 GMT -5
Well... maybe if your Bradley GTs were sporting more than just a VW powerplant  you might love to drive em all the more like me.... Corvair Powered (just like Red Robin... Yummm) |
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Post by Big-birds-ride on Feb 11, 2013 17:44:23 GMT -5
Lets not forget that people are dumping their toys in this bad economy, that lowers the value of most items including Bradley's
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Post by mpm on Feb 11, 2013 18:53:59 GMT -5
Welcome Jesse, where do you hang your hat, you might be in an area where a member can come by & help you out. To identify the VW year you can get the vin # from the rear hump- center where the back seat would have been, good luck with your ideas the best part of these kits are that you can modify it any way your imagination wants to take it. Go to Google under "images" put in Bradley gt and see all the creations....
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Post by horen2tas on Feb 11, 2013 19:16:41 GMT -5
Thanks for the info, I'm not sure what i want to do with it yet, I'm tossing around the idea of making a baja runner out of it, but kind of reluctant of modifying the body because I'm not sure if it has any value and would hate to cut up a collector kit car, any thoughts on this? anyone interested in the body tub if I choose to go full baja and use a different body?? any comments are greatly appreciated, thanks! you may want to take a peek at this post: bradleygt.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ads&action=display&thread=1579 |
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Post by jspbtown on Feb 11, 2013 19:49:23 GMT -5
No nerve at all. Just offering more of a detailed explanation since the question was ongoing. Corvair power? You are missing a couple of cylinders Big Bird...   |
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Post by cholovack on Feb 11, 2013 22:02:31 GMT -5
So would Liberace's Bradley GT be considered a collector's item? I would think a collectors item is a matter of opinion. One man's trash is another man's collector's item. Just my opinion. And yes I'm looking to add the right Bradley GT to a collection of 50 other rare and collector's item cars.
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Post by jspbtown on Feb 11, 2013 22:48:53 GMT -5
Like I said before, in my opinion (and everyone can have one), just because one person might collect something doesn't make it a collectors item in the broadest sense.
Liberace's Bradley might be sought after by a collector of Liberace's items. Clearly there is a market for Liberace items. That makes them collectable. If Liberace owned a glass door knob there might be a market for it. That does not make all glass doorknobs collector items.
The original question was would the poster be hurting the collectability value of a bare Bradley body by converting it to offroad machine. Bradley bodies aren't that rare, there isn't a huge market for them. and while there is a faithful small following, they remain very very affordable.
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Post by gtjim on Feb 11, 2013 23:01:01 GMT -5
Corvair power? You are missing a couple of cylinders Big Bird... How does that thing run? The distributor's at the wrong end of the motor!  Cool car! Jim |
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Post by skip20 on Feb 12, 2013 7:10:57 GMT -5
Corvair power? You are missing a couple of cylinders Big Bird... How does that thing run? The distributor's at the wrong end of the motor! Cool car! Jim The engine is in the back facing forward & it's a Mid Engine! But what's the blue bottle behind the dist? Looks like it's drawing Vac into the bottom of the Carb? |
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Post by jspbtown on Feb 12, 2013 9:20:51 GMT -5
Skip,
Thats a great question. I was thinking the same thing! as you can see that pic was back in 2001. For the life of me I can't remember what it did. The picture was taken when I first got the car home. Back then I didn't take many pics of my builds. Usually just some "before" and "after" pics.
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Post by Big-birds-ride on Feb 12, 2013 13:21:55 GMT -5
Not bad...8 cyls beats my 6 corvair power... of course it does not look like a Bradley to me . Hmm... wanna drive that car yes yes yes |
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Post by Big-birds-ride on Feb 12, 2013 14:02:16 GMT -5
No nerve at all. Just offering more of a detailed explanation since the question was ongoing. Corvair power? You are missing a couple of cylinders Big Bird... I am sure I am missing a couple of cylinders... I own a Bradley  But I think mine looks cooler Attachments:
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Post by jspbtown on Feb 12, 2013 14:15:04 GMT -5
I like yellow too....  And I like the wheels as well  |
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Post by Big-birds-ride on Feb 12, 2013 17:08:43 GMT -5
GT 40 kit? it looks great in yellow! But... those wheels look way too much like my wheels... be right back, gotta make sure my rides not up on jackstands...
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Post by gtjim on Feb 12, 2013 17:17:41 GMT -5
How does that thing run? The distributor's at the wrong end of the motor! Cool car! Jim The engine is in the back facing forward & it's a Mid Engine! But what's the blue bottle behind the dist? Looks like it's drawing Vac into the bottom of the Carb? No, real V8's have the distributor up "front" where the radiator hose is connected! ;D Wow, these cars are so cool! Lots of inspiration and, I'm sure, perspiration! Well done guys! Jim |
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Post by jspbtown on Feb 12, 2013 17:39:26 GMT -5
I have had those wheels for years so your are safe. They are 1 of 3 sets (different style) that will be going on my Deserter this spring.
Not sure which set though. Although those have just perfect big/little sizing.
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you might love to drive em all the more like me.... Corvair Powered (just like Red Robin... Yummm) 
