I was wondering the same thing!!!

 

i drove one 6 years ago. container > exhibition area > container. short ride but it's worth it because am the only person in china who drive this historic car.

press up that white lever on the steering wheel and the steering wheel disengages and tilts down! steering column don't move...just the steering wheel. very unique.

 

Sorry about that. It should be up now.

That's definately cool that you're the only one who's driven a Gullwing. Congrats

-Matt-

 

Just knowing the owner of one and knowing that he works on my Benz when it needs something i can't do is pretty rewarding.

 

One place for my info is from actual auctions. Some are on the net and some are on television. And in fact the million dollar gullwings that I am talking about was sold in 2001 at a televised auction and I remember specifically because my dad watching it too and asked, "Why would anyone spend a million dollars on a car?"

DuPont registry is another source with Robb Report magazine every now and then.

And most of the time I'm not quoting only ebay prices as ebay is the only auto sale place. At most auctions there is a minimum bid price though sometimes.
Just like some people see no point in spending $100,000 on a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette 427/435 Convertible when the old guy next door is asking only like $10,000 for it. In fact I know a guy who just copped a mint condition one for $25,000 from a magazine. That doesn't mean the car is only worth $25,000 or $10,000 or worth $100,000+. It all depends on what a person is willing to pay. And I've seen people willing to pay and did pay around a million dollars for a Gullwing because to them, it was worth that much.

Value is a man made thing and what is considered junk and waste by one person is a treasure to another.

 

I just can't stand people that will pay 3 or 4 million on a painting and not understand y anyone wouldn't pay that for a car. That seems a little strange. Yeah i know value is in the eye of the beholder but if i know i cant get one cheaper somewhere else i ain't paying more than market value. Example when dealers mark-up new limited edition cars.

 

Old, rare cars either are, or are close to being one-of-a-kind. If you see one you have to have, you need to buy it. You may never see another one for sale. But, you may quickly lose control of the price. This is especially true of auctions. The prices at auctions are usually abnormally high. If you don't have some other enthusiast bidding against you and driving up the price, then there's an auction employee doing the same thing. You can't win at an auction unless you own the auction.

 

I cant agree with the entire anti auction view Lug i have bought two cars at auctions and been going either with my parents or friends to auctions most of my life and we have gotten really good deals on most things and we have been able to make money on other things. I dont know if you remember the Beanie Baby fad 5-7 years ago but my mom made a killing by selling them at auction. But I have seen people bid way too much for things thats y u have to know what u are willing to spend and just walk away after it reaches that price or u will get caught up in the "fight" and get the mentallity i will not be beat.

 

I'm talking about rare car auctions with bidders calling in from around the world, not neighborhood Beanie Baby auctions. Sheesh. Look at what happens at the Barret-Jackson auctions on TV if you don't believe me.

 

Yeah i know what happeans at those but i thought u might have been anti-auction.