Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: 66andBlue on February 03, 2025, 20:47:01

Title: W196 R - Did someone here forget to bid?
Post by: 66andBlue on February 03, 2025, 20:47:01

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/tt25/lots/r0001-1954-mercedesbenz-w-196-r-stromlinienwagen/

https://racer.com/2025/01/31/ims-museum-aiming-to-raise-100-million-by-auctioning-most-valuable-race-cars/

Title: Re: W196 R - Did someone here forget to bid?
Post by: zoegrlh on February 03, 2025, 22:18:50

Yes forgot to bid on it.

Title: Re: W196 R - Did someone here forget to bid?
Post by: Cees Klumper on February 04, 2025, 16:49:56

Likewise, completely slipped my mind. Oh well.

Title: Re: W196 R - Did someone here forget to bid?
Post by: zoegrlh on February 04, 2025, 22:11:15

Who has that kind of money?

Title: Re: W196 R - Did someone here forget to bid?
Post by: Bonnyboy on February 05, 2025, 00:51:42

I think there are more and more "investment groups" where people will sign up to buy a share in a piece of automotive history with the intent of holding and then reselling at a later date.   From what I can tell the only people making money in these groups is the company who stores and maintains and preserves the car.

One guy I talked to was a part owner in a Ferrari BB512 and a Ferrari 250 GT California spider but he couldn't drive them or touch them or see them as they were locked away in a climate controlled vault in California and would probably be sold "when the time is right".  But what it did give him was bragging rights and a pretty picture with a percentage of ownership noted that he could hang in his garage and pretend he was Ferris Bueller.     Like a time share that you can't use.



   

Title: Re: W196 R - Did someone here forget to bid?
Post by: JamesL on February 05, 2025, 08:24:17

Quote from: zoegrlh on February 04, 2025, 22:11:15

Who has that kind of money?

Too many people to be good for society

Title: Re: W196 R - Did someone here forget to bid?
Post by: Peter van Es on February 05, 2025, 19:13:14

I couldn't afford the sign up fee....

Title: Re: W196 R - Did someone here forget to bid?
Post by: zoegrlh on February 06, 2025, 13:12:31

Peter, you would think that Daimler would want to purchase that car back. They got the money.

Title: Re: W196 R - Did someone here forget to bid?
Post by: john.mancini on February 12, 2025, 13:38:19

I was out bid at the last second  ;)