For The Love of Cars

[krunchkin]

Shaw Tarse said:

B17NNS said:

Laurel Green said:

I take it this auction was held before the programme was aired.

Huh?

it's a valid question. He means the auction was held before the series began - i.e before any viewers got to see any of these motors

[SydneyBridge]

Auction was 11th march

[B17NNS]

Shaw Tarse said:

However I read it, that question's messing with my melon

[KTF]

It looks like it was filmed over winter.

Guess the auction was in spring(ish)?

[iva cosworth]

I have never got why bidders throw in much bigger amounts when they might get it for less.

[Laurel Green]

B17NNS said:

However I read it, that question's messing with my melon

My aim is to confuse.

The price of the landy is a tremendous accolade for the quality of Ant's work IMO.

[SydneyBridge]

What a buzz it must have been selling the cars and being at the auction.
excellent series, hope there is another

[s p a c e m a n]

Whats car SOS about then, like the Chip Foose program but with tatty euroboxes?

[trooperiziz]

iva cosworth said:

I have never got why bidders throw in much bigger amounts when they might get it for less.

To try and intimidate the other bidders. Another £5k is a bigger mental barrier than easing up to that £1k at a time.

[s p a c e m a n]

iva cosworth said:

I have never got why bidders throw in much bigger amounts when they might get it for less.

Try and scare some people off. When it's just going up in little increments people keep on bidding because it's only another £500, if you chuck it up £4k then they stop and think about it. Sometimes works when you know the cars probably going to go for more than you're bumping it up by anyway.

[iva cosworth]

trooperiziz said:

iva cosworth said:

I have never got why bidders throw in much bigger amounts when they might get it for less.

To try and intimidate the other bidders. Another £5k is a bigger mental barrier than easing up to that £1k at a time.

Thanks.

As the auctioneer said just now ,"Who's going to blink first ?"

[Laurel Green]

Am just trying to imagine Bernie and Mario having such success with their cars at Coys.

[B17NNS]

Laurel Green said:

The price of the landy is a tremendous accolade for the quality of Ant's work IMO.

They were all first class restorations by the looks of things.

Add in labour and parts though and I think the P&L would look decidedly unhealthy.

Good series, thoroughly enjoyed that

[e21Mark]

B17NNS said:

Laurel Green said:

The price of the landy is a tremendous accolade for the quality of Ant's work IMO.

They were all first class restorations by the looks of things.

Add in labour and parts though and I think the P&L would look decidedly unhealthy.

Good series, thoroughly enjoyed that

How much did Ant actually do though? Certainly didn't see much evidence in the program.

[Milli94]

Some good prices too!

[B17NNS]

e21Mark said:

How much did Ant actually do though? Certainly didn't see much evidence in the program.

With the timescales involved I'd say he was a hands on project manager. He openly said he had a team.

[GuinnessMK]

I thought I heard "these cars represent 30,000 hours labour" earlier.

So, £25 per hour x 30,000 = £750k?? Perhaps it was 3,000 hours, making £75k?

[Morningside]

I enjoyed the programme BUT I was getting annoyed when he kept repeating the auctioneer.

[onyx39]

GuinnessMK said:

I thought I heard "these cars represent 30,000 hours labour" earlier.

You did.

[Escort3500]

Easy to pick holes in the series, but I found it enjoyable and so much better than Bernie and Mawio