F350 H/Davidson with 1/5th fire damage sold today at Manheim Perth for $10.5k

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A nice repairable project F350 year 2005 sold at Manheim Perth for $10.5k today. It wasn't on VOWR since its GWM is above the limit, and it had fire damaged engine bay and dash, mostly on the passenger side.

I was trying to get it for a reasonable amount, (my limit was perhaps half of what it sold for). It would need replacing ALL rubber and plastic in the engine bay. Engine would be repairable with a new seal kit and new external components, new coolers, new wiring, new radiators etc.

Biggest challenge would probably be to get the burnt smell out of the interior after replacing the headlining and dash. It would need new bonnet, new windscreen, new radiators, new HVAC, new wiring harnesses, new modules etc.

I would have loved to build 'toughest in town' out of this with a 4-link lift kit on it, upgrade to 2016-front appearance, and some large wheels.

I recon it would have been roughly a $45k vehicle if it wasn't burnt. It looked in good condition prior to the fire. Mileage wasn't visible.
It would probably take some hundred hours to fix it, and maybe $10k in second hand parts.

Anyway, it didn't go my way. I wonder if someone is rebuilding it, or if it was bought by a wrecker for dismantling?

Cheers,