I bought succesfully one beautiful Bronco from a private seller at a very good price.

Some may be but the one I inquired about was a scam. The "seller" said they were working out of the country. They wouldn't let me come inspect it and pick it up myself. They said it was being handled by their "legit and professional " shipping company. They also were not willing to provide a phone number.

I'm finding most of the Lotus Esprit V8's with nice prices are scams.