Fact is, for many of the bidders at these auctions, $150k is nothing to
really have anything close to remorse over...if he/she likes the car and had
to have it, they probably can live with having made what many of us would
consider an ill informed purchase.
For me, the car just misses the mark...something a little too fussy about
it, doesn't capture the real spirit of a race car. But, no denying it has
some cool details.
In a message dated 8/15/2010 6:42:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
rande@thecia.net writes:
I can only hope that the winning bidder knew exactly what he was bidding
on,
had already done his research on the genuine Hollywood Sports Car racer (
it
wouldn't have been too hard - it was in Santa Rosa two months ago), and
REALLY
had to have this very car.
If I can translate what the auction company wrote in their description into
terms that mean something to experienced Tiger people (us), this new owner
paid about three times the value of a survivor Tiger and a little more than
double what Dale A. would restore a Tiger for.
As for someone having built a 'tribute' HSC racer, I think the UK's Julian
Balme's
clone is much closer in spirit.
Again, I really hope this person knew what he was getting upfront.
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