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The 392 Single Cab Gladiator sells for $65,000 at Barrett-Jackson
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I'm guessing the builder was testing the market. based on that sale, he may have retired from that conversion platform.
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Man, the shop absolutely lost their ass on the cost of the 392 alone! Never mind the fab hours and parts.
Sucks because it one of the best 2 door conversions I've seen to date, really like how they filled in the cab corners and opted to stretch the bed to 6 feet in front of the wheel well to make it more proportional. Looks factory!
The only big thing that I didn't like was that there's no cross bar between the C pillars. Huge risk if there's any sort of roll-over, there's just not enough strength in only those two pillars, and I'm concerned that there will be added flex at that point.
I also wish they had tried to keep some form of the freedom panels, it's such a cool feature to lose out on. I understand why the did it, the single top is much easier to work with, but this would have been the extra 10% for the build so to speak.
Sucks because it one of the best 2 door conversions I've seen to date, really like how they filled in the cab corners and opted to stretch the bed to 6 feet in front of the wheel well to make it more proportional. Looks factory!
The only big thing that I didn't like was that there's no cross bar between the C pillars. Huge risk if there's any sort of roll-over, there's just not enough strength in only those two pillars, and I'm concerned that there will be added flex at that point.
I also wish they had tried to keep some form of the freedom panels, it's such a cool feature to lose out on. I understand why the did it, the single top is much easier to work with, but this would have been the extra 10% for the build so to speak.
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I would speculate the builder lost $30K-$50K on that build and that is being generous of them discounting their time and labor.
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I’m in Tucson and considered going to that auction. There would have been another bidder if I had gone.Son of a B____!
They stole that thing for $65k
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Agreed that you are being generous. They probably paid $90-95k just for the 392. I hope they get a lot of orders out of that. But they’re going to need to get at least $175k out of a sale to make any money.
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But one forgets, actually value is probably $37500 to $40000!
The builder and buyer took it in the shorts! And the next buyer will too!
The builder and buyer took it in the shorts! And the next buyer will too!
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So they built exactly what I was looking for. Jeep with less cab and more bed, plus a v8 (missing a manual, but still). This is such a great custom Jeep and I hope they make more because I'd trade my Gladiator in for one - especially at that price
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Core American Industries definitely does not want to make more for that price.
johnchabin
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I think stuffing the 392 into a 4 door gladiator would have been a much cheaper build, and would have sold for at least as much…
but that thing is bad ass.
but that thing is bad ass.
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RubiAR
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"Not easy to cut up a new Wrangler, but had to be done to build something that otherwise wouldn't exist."
....yes, we know. Because Jeep hates us.
RubiAR
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Also sucks that you'd prob be calling them to make a custom camper/rack for it too. I like it a lot, but I can see the future pain the owner would go thru getting parts/accessories for it. That money he saved will go somewhere else on it if he actually keeps it--which in all honesty would be an idiot to. He could flip that for profit real quick!
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GeneralMaximus
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I am in your exact same shoes. Waited years for Jeep to make a 2 door gladiator. But the 4 door look eventually grew on me. And now, I have grown to appreciate having all that extra space in the cab. As someone who’s owned multiple 2 door JKs, I can now really understand why the 4 door wranglers are so much more popular.
The only downside of owning a 4 door is, it takes up too much damn room in my garage!
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