DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Posted: **Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:48 pm**

if you are serious, wouldn't you send someone out to inspect it........

Posted: **Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:49 pm**

managed to get this thread to page 40

Posted: **Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:56 pm**

Posted: **Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:59 pm**

wake me up when he buys a car

Posted: **Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:02 pm**

Mike wrote:if you are serious, wouldn't you send someone out to inspect it........

Or, heaven forbid, actually go and look at one personally ? !

Posted: **Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:41 pm**

Mike wrote: managed to get this thread to page 40

It's a shame Leo Tolstoy is no longer with us.
He'd have loved to add to the breadth and scope of this thread.

Posted: **Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:56 pm**

Roadrunner wrote: Or, heaven forbid, actually go and look at one personally ? !

Oh I think much better to pay an expert who knows what they are looking at to go out, then go yourself to bid if they report back it's worth it.
Then you don't waste your own time, just your money

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:45 am**

Hi all, just looked at Bonhams site and RS prototype 0012 sold for $480,000 !

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:22 pm**

Prices seem soft to me. This is a big sales weekend (Gooding at Pebble Beach today and tomorrow also, selling a LOT of cars). There were some nice cars in the Bonhams sale yesterday that just didn't appear to make the money. A 275/GTB4 broke all recent records at Maranello a few months ago and a decent looking alloy one didn't sell yesterday. Not sure if its wildly overly optimistic reserves, or a buyers strike?

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:35 pm**

mairesse wrote:Prices seem soft to me. This is a big sales weekend (Gooding at Pebble Beach today and tomorrow also, selling a LOT of cars). There were some nice cars in the Bonhams sale yesterday that just didn't appear to make the money. A 275/GTB4 broke all recent records at Maranello a few months ago and a decent looking alloy one didn't sell yesterday. Not sure if its wildly overly optimistic reserves, or a buyers strike?

The market's getting way more selective, and the best cars (originality and history) can still fetch strong money, ie just under $5m for both the Talbot Lago & the Jaguar E2A, both time-warp cars.

I think Gooding may have overcooked it this year - better to have focussed on a handful of really special and unique cars, and focus on the deep pockets.....

Hope you're well Gordon !

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:43 pm**

I agree, the Jag and the Talbot Lago sold well.
But the general across the board momentum of a few months ago doesn't seem to be there. Gooding have definitely overcooked some prices but hey, lets see if people pay them for the decent, no stories cars. If so, nothing to worry about! I'm good thanks, Moscow is a sauna at the moment!!

Posted: **Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:14 am**

Well I don't believe it!

At last some questions answered about this car......

Took long enough.

http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/find/41 ... ID=1767937

Steve.

Posted: **Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:53 am**

Or Pink

http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/find/41 ... ID=1763132

Mike.

Posted: **Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:18 am**

At last some questions answered about this car......

Chassis No. 911.360.0188
Engine No. 6630200

So it's matching numbers is it? Well the original case is with the car

Posted: **Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:35 am**

Thanks for that Nick, now I understand previous refs to the 'engine being in the passenger footwell'!

I wish I could find the full story to this cars motor, but nobody seems to know, or is telling...

It upsets me because this is my perfect recipe for an RS what with the colour and everything. But if it isn't original like it appears not to be, then a first 500 car is a mish-mash, shame.

In the spirit of keeping you all updated, the car I am seriously looking at isn't in London, t'is more Norf, can't say much yet, except that it's not finished being restored (

) yet and it's an LHD RST.

Cheers,

Steve.

DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

911 2.7RS

2.7 RS