Bozothenutter Posted March 12 Posted March 12 Some nice carsin there.. https://rmsothebys.com/en/home/lots/mc24 5
triumphfan Posted March 12 Posted March 12 I would love the Iso Grifo and/or the Alfa Giulia Sprint. Not sure the pension pot will cover it though 🤣 Atb, Steve.
Bozothenutter Posted March 12 Author Posted March 12 12 hours ago, triumphfan said: I would love the Iso Grifo and/or the Alfa Giulia Sprint. Not sure the pension pot will cover it though 🤣 Atb, Steve. Not sure what they did to the Grifo, it works, but at the same time doesn't..... 1
Mike Posted March 12 Posted March 12 Well, if he's not rich now, he soon will be if everything sells 1
PLC1966 Posted March 12 Posted March 12 1 hour ago, Mike said: Well, if he's not rich now, he soon will be if everything sells Got a farm in Hampshire or Surrey I think, so not short of a few bob.
Mike Posted March 13 Posted March 13 23 minutes ago, PLC1966 said: Got a farm in Hampshire or Surrey I think, so not short of a few bob. He's probably earned it. I hear he was quite a good driver, or summit 1 2
Neddy Posted March 13 Posted March 13 I'd happily settle for the Iso Grifo or either of the De Tomasos!
Stu_davros Posted March 13 Posted March 13 I wonder if the McLaren M23 is the one he put in the barriers at Silverstone.
PLC1966 Posted March 13 Posted March 13 14 hours ago, Mike said: He's probably earned it. I hear he was quite a good driver, or summit You should have seen me in my Nissan Sunny!!
Mike Posted March 13 Posted March 13 7 minutes ago, PLC1966 said: You should have seen me in my Nissan Sunny!! The key question is though, did it make you rich?
PLC1966 Posted March 13 Posted March 13 5 hours ago, Mike said: The key question is though, did it make you rich? I made a profit when I sold it LOL. I paid 3000DM, sold it for 3200DM and it needed a new exhaust at that point so I did alright. 4
kiseca Posted March 14 Posted March 14 (edited) I don't think they're all his, only the race cars and the Alfa. Still a 10M+ estimated pricetag on those alone though. I do like an Iso Grifo. Tyrrell's Classic Workshop had a gorgeous cherry red one featured a few months back. Beautiful. I prefer the one Tyrrell had to the slant nosed versions (later production cars, I think) like the white one pictured. And those wheels look about three sizes too large for it. That's one of my pet hates with restomods. Old cars were styled around the size of wheel available at the time. To me, they look better with original sized wheels. They look wrong with modern wheels which are probably 4 - 5 inches larger in diameter. They're a lot wider than original too, and the arches have been flared to cover them. Not for me, thanks. Awkward mix of classic styling and modern fads, but also old cars aren't just about how they look. There's a charm to how they feel to drive too. That charm is lost when you put massive wide wheels on them, change the track, stiffen up the suspension to stop the tyres rubbing and burning holes in the bodywork, add the now must-have power steering because the front tyres are now wider than the original's back tyres were and the steering wheel can't physically be turned without help... The BMW M1 is the one from that collection I'd love to take home. Not too sure about the paintjob, I think the window frames on the doors and three-quarter lights look better in black (which I think they usually are on M1s) but if 400,000EUR was affordable for a car, I'd imagine I'd also be able to afford to do anything I wanted with the colour. I love the Countach QV too. Edited March 14 by kiseca
Kitkent Posted March 14 Posted March 14 I would love the Formula 2 orange McLaren ,it looks beautiful and I would love to drive one too! Not race it though mind. I agree about the ISO Grifo,it completely bloody awful! Chris.
Spiny Posted March 14 Posted March 14 If I'm honest, the most shocking thing to me is the asking price on that 2CV even if it has been heavily modified. €100-120,000 🤣 The sad thing is someone will probably pay it...
Neddy Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Kiseca's point about period wheels really resonates with me. To see any restomod sporting oversize wheels makes me cringe. They look horribly out-of-period and incongruous, often completely spoiling the look of the car. 1
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