OK, I talked with the seller.
He did build the car from a standard Crossfire.
His reserve is $17,500.
His accent is thick, I thought he said $7,500 and I told him I would buy it today for that.
But,
Then we got into the details.
Seems a a nice guy, and I'm vouching for nothing here but it is a real deal and the car is a real Crossie.
I gave him (John) the link to our site.
Roadisaster with a steek