21-04-2020, 11:44 AM
Hey, it sounds like we've got an embryonic lock-down business on our hands! I suggest we get Tony Betts on board to buy up the chummys, Dave Wortley can be our Chief Scrounger (he seems to be good at getting things for nothing!), Martin Prior can be in charge of woodwork, Duncan Grimmond can be Chief Metal Basher with Ian Williams in charge of the main construction, Alan can be in charge of the mechanics and final testing. Let's say we aim for a production run of ten cars with a basic net cash purchase of £5,000 per car; we should be able to sell them at say one hundred times the original Gordon England price, so that's £28,500 each, £1,000 extra for wings, £500 for a windscreen and £700 for a hood. Even if we say that's a profit of £20,000 per car, split between several of us that's quite an attractive business proposition (and more importantly if I can get enough on my side I may avoid the lynch party!).
We will need some working capital, as we can't afford to flood the market with all those chummy bodies, but it would work. Once that production run is completed, we can then look at a run of Speedys based on RP saloons, and then some Grasshoppers on Ruby running gear ... I'll start doing some more sums!
We will need some working capital, as we can't afford to flood the market with all those chummy bodies, but it would work. Once that production run is completed, we can then look at a run of Speedys based on RP saloons, and then some Grasshoppers on Ruby running gear ... I'll start doing some more sums!