Car of the week

[c107]

450SE with rare red interior.
Paint is a bit faded, and its a D-Jet car with LPG, but that red interior is great:

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[Michel]

I wonder how hard it would be to bring it back to original fuel supply.

 

[c107]

I wonder how hard it would be to bring it back to original fuel supply.

worst case, a rusty parts car would help, but sometimes these lpg systems are just sitting on top of the original benz stuff. would have to check.

 

[Patrick_R]

I’m currently assisting an elderly gentleman in getting all LPG off his Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit.
However it is a real nightmare.
Completely everything petrol related has been removed, tank, lines, electrical everything.
Nightmare is an understatement to be honest.

 

[Patrick_R]

RARE GEM - 1963 ROVER 110 | Cars, Vans & Utes | Gumtree Australia Gold Coast City - Gaven | 1297460349

1963 ROVER 110 Nearly fully restored by previous owner very little left to do Excellent condition Unregistered is able to get club plates by new owner Runs ..., 1297460349

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[c107]

RARE GEM - 1963 ROVER 110 | Cars, Vans & Utes | Gumtree Australia Gold Coast City - Gaven | 1297460349

1963 ROVER 110 Nearly fully restored by previous owner very little left to do Excellent condition Unregistered is able to get club plates by new owner Runs ..., 1297460349

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That’s a nice Rover.
I always think that people who don’t list an asking price are playing games or don’t actually want to sell.

 

[BenzBoy]

Ah yes, and only 20,587 miles since new.

 

[Patrick_R]

Agree.
I tried that path once with a rare car, it certainly produced more problems than just asking a high price and negotiating down.
That was the little green Corona.
Should have kept that car

 

[c107]

one for BenzBoy.

A RR 20/25 project that has not been on the road since the early 80s. I guess you would need a sponsor and 20 years of free time to do this justice. A shame its been let get this way, as I think its a very attractive car.

Rolls Royce 20-25 Saloon (Project) Auctions - Lot 160 - Shannons

Rolls-Royce supplemented the Silver Ghost with an entirely new six-cylinder model codenamed the Goshawk in the years following the First World War, a ...

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[BenzBoy]

It is a good example of Park Ward design and a pity the original Zeiss headlamps have been lost/destroyed. A very deep pocket should see this on the road again. Bryce; it would be a challenge for you if you wanted to sharpen your engineering and body-building skills.
Regards,
Brian

 

[Patrick_R]

I would just ensure it was mechanically sound, tidy, detail and drive as is.
She looks beautiful.

 

[c107]

Final lloyds results.


Lot 211 was a really nice 450SEL, but with 400,000km on the clock, the market really devalued it. On the other hand 212A was quite rough, and did better than I would have thought.

 

[aussie 6.9]

Are the prices shown what they sold for or are what they were passed inat?

 

[c107]

Are the prices shown what they sold for or are what they were passed inat?

Just shows highest bid, unfortunately doesn't tell you if the bid was successful either during or after the auction.
Still, a good indication of what the market thinks certain cars and models are worth.

There has been a definite and material correction in the prices after the COVID highs and some sellers have not yet adjusted to this.

 

[c107]

I see classic prices are being hit harder than I thought by the combination of high interest rates and high petrol prices.
This very nice 450SLC would have gone well into the 30s 6 months ago, but at a very well publicised auction sold for $19k. Its one of the very few K-jet 450SLCs that came in aussie delivered before ADR27A, so it has the higher compression in the much easier to maintain k-jet package.

1976 Mercedes-Benz (R107) 450 SLC - Trading Garage | The home of Australia's most collectible vehicles

This 1976 Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC is an Australian-delivered example of a classic Mercedes-Benz coupe, complete in a tidy blue-on-blue colour combination.

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[Michel]

Great value for the astute buyer!

 

[Patrick_R]

Very nice car for a fantastic price.