911 S makes $1.375m.. (£833,333.)
Discussion
Ex McQueen 911 .
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/classiccars/87...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/classiccars/87...
Edited by mikial on Thursday 13th October 13:58
ettore said:
David Hype said:
In ten years time we will think is was a snip! 
Bet we don't!Its just a gut feeling really. I just think that in 10 years, cars will be very boring and old, oily, smelly, noisy cars will be very prized.
We shall see!
MTR
mollytherocker said:
These buyers operate in a different sphere to the rest of us I guess.
I wonder why the buyer bought it, pure 'investment'?
MTR
Steve McQueen fanatic? So let's say the car itself is worth £60K, then the other £800K is due entirely to its previous famous owner. Risky investment if you ask me. I can't see the Playstation generation giving a toss about a 70's film star in another 10 years. I wonder why the buyer bought it, pure 'investment'?
MTR
uktrailmonster said:
mollytherocker said:
These buyers operate in a different sphere to the rest of us I guess.
I wonder why the buyer bought it, pure 'investment'?
MTR
Steve McQueen fanatic? So let's say the car itself is worth £60K, then the other £800K is due entirely to its previous famous owner. Risky investment if you ask me. I can't see the Playstation generation giving a toss about a 70's film star in another 10 years. I wonder why the buyer bought it, pure 'investment'?
MTR
MTR
uktrailmonster said:
Steve McQueen fanatic? So let's say the car itself is worth £60K, then the other £800K is due entirely to its previous famous owner. Risky investment if you ask me. I can't see the Playstation generation giving a toss about a 70's film star in another 10 years.
Thinking along similar lines too.After all to the likes of myself (ain't got 833k) the car is the most important part of the purchase and great it comes with some worthwhile history, which could be very important on a race car but a road car. Naw, this is one for the collectors or the type that needn't worry what it will be worth down the road. Either way, it ain't value at that sort of money imo.
Then again, WTF do I know, like I said I ain't got the money!
P.s. As far as I know this is not a totally unique 911S (in so far as it belonged to McQueen), he had another also, same colour too.
mollytherocker said:
You may have a point but McQueen is seen as uber cool even by the init generation. There is a large enough interest in older films for it to remain so?
MTR
Don't get me wrong, I think Steve McQueen was ice cool too, but then I'm 43 years old. I'm just not sure this will stand the test of time. Particularly as someone else pointed out there are actually two ex McQueen 911Ss kicking around and I remember some confusion about which one was in the film etc. I presume the buyer did their due diligence!!MTR
uktrailmonster said:
mollytherocker said:
You may have a point but McQueen is seen as uber cool even by the init generation. There is a large enough interest in older films for it to remain so?
MTR
Don't get me wrong, I think Steve McQueen was ice cool too, but then I'm 43 years old. I'm just not sure this will stand the test of time. Particularly as someone else pointed out there are actually two ex McQueen 911Ss kicking around and I remember some confusion about which one was in the film etc. I presume the buyer did their due diligence!!MTR
MTR
mollytherocker said:
Ha ha, yes lets hope they did. Reminds of the when the Americans bought London Bridge, thinking it was Tower Bridge! DOH!
MTR
Of course the myth about the American and London Bridge was just wishful thinking, just like this car being worth £800K plus, methinks............MTR
DSM2 said:
mollytherocker said:
Ha ha, yes lets hope they did. Reminds of the when the Americans bought London Bridge, thinking it was Tower Bridge! DOH!
MTR
Of course the myth about the American and London Bridge was just wishful thinking, just like this car being worth £800K plus, methinks............MTR
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