Re: Is this 400 worth $40,000?

Posted by Tim Cole On 2012/7/28 8:21:32

In the end unless the item is a must have buying sight unseen is a big problem. I never bought anything on Ebay for over $100.

However, if that car has been seeing weather it is entirely possible that the original paint started to fall off. I remember Turnquist's mint original 39 V-12. The car looked fantastic, but he never never took it out. It sat in his climate controlled garage which is where I saw it. He had a plaque in place of the front license plate stating the history of the car. The car was at the 53 CCCA grand classic, and is pictured in his book. Those are the only times I know of it ever being outside.

So for this case, I would have to make an appointment to see the darn thing, and if it sells beforehand, then okay.