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I saw Sean Connery on a TV show in an interview
Asked if he actually liked cars -
He answered he was not a car buff
About 11 months ago I saw one of his personal cars sold at an auction for a low $17,000 US buckeroos
A silver Bentley in mint condition
Not an Aston Martin DB5 coupe (the one in his movies was a custom DB5 #1 prototype made from a standard DB4 coupe)
But it was also not a Ford Pinto, Chevy Nova, or a Chrysler New Yorker
Nice wheels but maintenance, restoration, etc. would be expensavo
A nice white 1955 BMW 507 aluminum engined V8 roadster like Elvis leased in Germany in early 1958 was for sale recently for only $9,000
Again - maintenance, restoration, etc.....
Better to buy a 100% body-off restored 1955-57 Ford T-Bird at Barrett-Jackson for only $38,000 (upgraded suspension, brakes, AC, engine, ignition, intake, automatic transmission, wheels, tires) - less than many new Hondas or Toyotas - and they increase in value faster than gold does
$75,000 - $110,000 easy if unmodified or updated - those are for the silver-haired chubby millionaires and their wives or girl friends
Same with early and even late 50’s ‘Vettes - no disc brakes - drums - even a Triumph TR3, TR3A, TR3B (2200cc - same bore sleeves/pistons as a TR4) had disc brakes
You are the car expert. I can tell you that if a woman were to drive an old classic, it would be a small sized one. I drove the ‘57 MarkII a few times but it’s just too big and cumbersome.
Interesting story [off topic]. Remember the Bugatti [sp] that was found in England and sold for over a million? Recently, near Galveston, a man dropped his cell phone and ran his Bugatti into a salt marsh, submerging it, lol.
He did not want his name released........