OT The car nut's mother load/ honey hole

bikinchris · #1 Today, 03:24 PM

I don't know if you've seen this already. But a foreign car salvage yard is going to be auctioned with a projected $50 million inventory. 50 years ago, it closed and it's been sitting. It includes the 1 of 1 black painted alloy Mercedes 300SL and another 300SL roadster. There are racks with more than 30 Porsche 356 cars in various levels of veing crashed. I seen videos from people who specialize in perfect restorations of the 356. I bet they're drooling to get to this auction. There are many Ferarri's, Lamborghini, Maserati etc.
https://youtu.be/pamqaxIw7Pc?si=lF-o0Qj_Y0EmEICM

jet sanchez · #2 Today, 03:57 PM

Your link is not working

I saw this on Tavarish’s feed

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tBeL_vsZNBI

NHAero · #3 Today, 05:47 PM

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/rk24...=1&pageSize=40

AngryScientist · #4 Today, 05:48 PM

nice.

the bike hauler i could turn this into would be....tremendous.

saab2000 · #5 Today, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by AngryScientist

nice.

the bike hauler i could turn this into would be....tremendous.

As someone who watches more car content than bike content, let me assure you this is a dollar bill black hole. This is for the Jay Lenos of the world, and even he probably will be wary. He’s got a similar ‘regular’ 4-door sedan of this era and it sounds ‘complicated’.

It’d be cool if money were no object. One can dream.

9tubes · #6 Today, 07:13 PM

Yeah, convert it to a wagon, paint it white with world championship stripes on the side, give it a Campagnolo logo and be sure to wear clogs with shorts for the photo.*

*Yes, this is a historical inside joke.

buddybikes · #7 Today, 09:30 PM

Gee really want number 244 :-) weekend project

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/rk24...y-pininfarina/

bikinchris · #8 Today, 10:28 PM

Never mind

bikinchris · #9 Today, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by AngryScientist

nice.

the bike hauler i could turn this into would be....tremendous.

Replace the frame and suspension, put a modern engine and do the body work. Big old pro team roof rack for oodles of bikes and a white paint job with big old CAMPAGNOLO on the side and world champion stripes.

jimcav · #10 Today, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 9tubes

Yeah, convert it to a wagon, paint it white with world championship stripes on the side, give it a Campagnolo logo and be sure to wear clogs with shorts for the photo.*
*Yes, this is a historical inside joke.

I first saw a pic in '84 I think.