As a few guys here know, I do winch restoration/repair and sell resto winch projects on occasion.
And to be clear, I am not the guy on ebay currently trying to sell the vintage 8274 for an insane price.
Anyway... even with my years of experience I haven't come across this situation before: A contact I have told me his father's 8274, which has been sitting in the box, in the perfect SoCal climate since 1981 and was never installed, needs to go. I would be fully inspecting it for any age related issues, like dry-rot on wires, oil issues, etc, and passing it on to the open market. I'm curious what you guys (esp. ones doing high-end period accurate restorations) think of the value of this kind of super-rare find? The only other one in recent times that I know of was on ebay and apparently sold for $4600 plus $200 in shipping.
I think the person that paid that much is probably doing an unlimited-budget build for a rich guy or wants to get top dollar for his own high-end build, or something along those lines. I think that price is a little extreme but, the guy got it so what do I know?
What do you think about the value? I personally think its worth more than a new one but how much more is my issue? It is 100% USA made, untouched and sealed since then, with the original booklet, a Warn window sticker that I've never seen before, roller, remote and mounting plate (possibly generic fit). It couldn't get any better as far as condition. I saw no signs of any corrosion at all doing a quick overview... not even a fingerprint. The zinc plating on the brake parts is still shiny as new and the alum is as new. It almost looks fake its so clean. Dust never made it into the box and the paper booklet shows zero signs that humidity ever got to it. (It was stored inside, near Los Angeles the whole time)
And to be clear, I am not the guy on ebay currently trying to sell the vintage 8274 for an insane price.
Anyway... even with my years of experience I haven't come across this situation before: A contact I have told me his father's 8274, which has been sitting in the box, in the perfect SoCal climate since 1981 and was never installed, needs to go. I would be fully inspecting it for any age related issues, like dry-rot on wires, oil issues, etc, and passing it on to the open market. I'm curious what you guys (esp. ones doing high-end period accurate restorations) think of the value of this kind of super-rare find? The only other one in recent times that I know of was on ebay and apparently sold for $4600 plus $200 in shipping.
I think the person that paid that much is probably doing an unlimited-budget build for a rich guy or wants to get top dollar for his own high-end build, or something along those lines. I think that price is a little extreme but, the guy got it so what do I know?
What do you think about the value? I personally think its worth more than a new one but how much more is my issue? It is 100% USA made, untouched and sealed since then, with the original booklet, a Warn window sticker that I've never seen before, roller, remote and mounting plate (possibly generic fit). It couldn't get any better as far as condition. I saw no signs of any corrosion at all doing a quick overview... not even a fingerprint. The zinc plating on the brake parts is still shiny as new and the alum is as new. It almost looks fake its so clean. Dust never made it into the box and the paper booklet shows zero signs that humidity ever got to it. (It was stored inside, near Los Angeles the whole time)
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