| Author | Message | ||
     Robert Howlett Frequent User Username: bobhowlett Post Number: 59 Registered: 9-2010 |
I'm speechless..Such a classic .. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ROLLS-ROYCE-1977-SILVER-SHADOW-SERIES-2-/190728854658?pt=AU_Cars&hash=item2c68535c82 Rh | ||
| Hubert Kelly Experienced User Username: h_kelly Post Number: 44 Registered: 3-2012 |
Hi Robert, will this car actually sell for the reserve. I am somewhat shocked at the reserve.. | ||
| Brian Vogel Frequent User Username: guyslp Post Number: 98 Registered: 6-2009 |
This, or worse, seems to be the fate of many SY and SZ series cars. Very sad, really. I recently purchased a 1979 Silver Wraith II with 26K miles on it for $5K US that's in much better shape than this one (though it wasn't roadworthy at the time and still isn't - work in progress). At the price he's asking as opening bid I'd imagine you could part the car out and perhaps come away slightly ahead. It would be a labor of sadomasochistic love to try to revive this particular example from the dead. Brian | ||
| Bill Coburn Moderator Username: bill_coburn Post Number: 1437 Registered: 4-2003 |
Robert/ Sad to say this is not unusual as Brian reports. I am continuously trying to encourage younger ones to take these cars and work on them in the hope that some will be preserved. The going rate for a non-goer SY in OZ is also about $5000 but scrap merchants are a bit chary of getting too many in stock given the room they take up and the slow demand. | ||
| Peter Talbot Prolific User Username: squerryes Post Number: 151 Registered: 7-2010 |
A$5000 as a starting bid - this has just got to be some kind of a joke!! It looks like the bodywork is totally shot and I hate to think what is the condition of the mechanics. Peter |
