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HeilSvenska · 12-04-2007, 04:15 AM

...is the most expensive Rolls Royce ever.

Oldest Rolls sells for record sum

The world's oldest surviving Rolls Royce car has driven away with two records after it sold at auction in London for £3.5m ($7.3m).
The price is the highest ever paid for a car built before 1905 and is also the most for a Rolls Royce.

The open-topped two seater was the fourth vehicle built by the new Charles Rolls and Henry Royce after they began work together in 1904.
An anonymous British collector paid twice the auctioneer's estimate.
Two telephone bidders drove the price up to its record-breaking high in a thrilling bidding war, said a Bonhams auction house spokesman.

'Tickle the carburettor'
The veteran car has had only three careful owners and is in perfect condition, said another Bonhams official.
"The purchaser could get in and drive it away," Tim Schofield, head of UK motor sales for Bonhams, told Reuters news agency.
"You would just need to tickle the carburettor, make sure the battery has a bit of life in it, remove the sleeve from the starter handle and give it a couple of turns."
The previous record for a veteran car built before 1905 was £1.76m paid for a 1884 De Dion Bouton. The most a Rolls Royce has previously fetched was £1.48m for a 1912 Silver Ghost Double Pullman Limousine.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/h...pe/7126189.stm

79TA · 12-04-2007, 04:18 AM

most expensive 10 horsepower car ever. I suppose it's worth it? I can hardly see past paying 30 grand for a car let alone millions . . . although I'd totally buy an R8 (among others) the second I won the lottery.

RC45 · 12-04-2007, 04:24 AM

I am pissed - they told me it was a left hand drive - I am trying to get them to take it back... bloody used car salesmen.. liars, everyone.

stmoritzer · 12-04-2007, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by RC45

I am pissed - they told me it was a left hand drive - I am trying to get them to take it back... bloody used car salesmen.. liars, everyone.

I guess he also mentioned the aircondition system

fabro_s · 12-04-2007, 02:09 PM

I cant believe it, how the hell you spend almost 8 million dollars in a car, that you will not drive, you will not clean, you will not share........ DAMN

acmarttin · 12-04-2007, 07:03 PM

No doubt, the buyer of this car definitely can afford it. I'm sure whomever it is - they have a pretty impressive collection to store it with as well.

Originally Posted by RC45

I am pissed - they told me it was a left hand drive - I am trying to get them to take it back... bloody used car salesmen.. liars, everyone.

LOL! That's what you get ordering something over the phone.