Author Topic: $2,500,000 Eldorado (Read 6041 times)

rwchatham CLC 21892 · « **on:** July 04, 2012, 02:19:47 PM »

Anybody notice the add in hemmings for the 59 Eldorado with the asking price of two and half million dollars?

rwchatham CLC 21892 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 04, 2012, 03:14:40 PM »

Forgot to add the best part, the car is dissasembled!

TJ Hopland · « **Reply #2 on:** July 04, 2012, 03:19:04 PM »

Maybe its based on the individual parts prices?

Quentin Hall · « **Reply #3 on:** July 04, 2012, 05:20:49 PM »

I just put it down to the fall in value of the once mighty US$ and the rise of hyper inflation. If the US Federal Reserve just keeps printing cash without having anything to back it up every time the US runs dry then you'll soon need $100 000 to buy a Burger King Extra Deluxe Special Combo Heartstopper Whopper, even without the Supersize Upgrade.

Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 04, 2012, 09:12:02 PM »

I want what that guy is smoking.

The Tassie Devil(le) · « **Reply #5 on:** July 05, 2012, 02:43:54 AM »

I want to meet the guy that is going to buy it.

Bruce.

David Greenburg · « **Reply #6 on:** July 05, 2012, 03:35:13 AM »

I think this car was being advertised a while back for $100,000 and in need of complete resto, which sounded pretty ridiculous. But this is absurd. Right up there with the guy in Hemmings who was asking $1,000,000 for his '81 Diesel Fleetwood.

76eldo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 05, 2012, 08:56:22 AM »

Q,

Luckily, we do not have hyperinflation here. Home prices are way down, interest rates are historically low, classic car prices seem to be way down except for certain exceptional examples.

I think the seller is just trying to see if there are any super rich nuts out there...

Brian

gary griffin · « **Reply #8 on:** July 05, 2012, 10:07:18 AM »

He must be trolling for a wealthy sucker?

waterzap · « **Reply #9 on:** July 05, 2012, 10:09:41 AM »

He puts it for that price, then his ad shows up first. Also, this way he does not really give a price. So if someone offers him $30k, he might take it. $20k, he might take it. You really have no idea what he wants.

rwchatham CLC 21892 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 05, 2012, 06:28:32 PM »

Now its on ebay for $2,500.000 . Amazing !

Bob Hoffmann CLC#96 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 05, 2012, 09:33:40 PM »

Can someone post a link???

35-709 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 05, 2012, 09:58:01 PM »

The car is purported to be Eldorado Biarritz #1.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PROTOTYPE-1st-1959-Eldorado-Biarritz-/261060301399?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3cc8681257

Mike Josephic CLC #3877 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 05, 2012, 10:28:19 PM »

I really love the seller. For $2.5 million you have to go to two locations
to pick up the pieces -- one in New York, one in New Jersey. You'd think
he would at least sweep everything up into a pile at one location.

To say he has a lot of brass, chutzpah or whatever is a gross understatement. But, that's NYC.

But -- there is a "make offer" selection on the auction where you can put in
any number you wish. Who wants to try first?

Mike

Bob Hoffmann CLC#96 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 05, 2012, 10:43:42 PM »

Thanks Geoff. I guess that's the same old triple green dog that's been kicking around for years. What a joke!

I wonder how much the owner really has in it? Or is he trying to get out of a REALLY bad investment? Bob

wrefakis · « **Reply #15 on:** July 07, 2012, 07:16:23 AM »

car was purchased at hershey as a yard driveable junk for 100k,it really is vin # 1,the prior seller at 35k for 10 years had asked me for advice on how to move it after upping the price back during the frenzy,I advised him to throw a nose on it,get it to start and yard drive,and bring it to hershey

imagine this,I list my car for 3.5 mil,you have the $$ and agree to buy it,I go to the storage unit to get the sold unit to deliver to you and it is gone,with a contract of sale and a deposit,I have a claim for the loss ??

R Schroeder · « **Reply #16 on:** July 07, 2012, 07:35:57 AM »

Only if you had some idiot that wrote you a policy on it...................ha
He probably wouldn't be working at that insurance company any more after that.

wrefakis · « **Reply #17 on:** July 07, 2012, 07:52:51 AM »

Actually,it is the mother of all sell signals,kind of like 1989 when bud ward and co were trying to push restored RESALE RED ones glued together for auction to 200k,from 90-96 straight down to 35-40k, its funny I was doing this vin and SO research before GM even found the old records,but really at some point how much value the first,first red one,etc adds in terms of value I feel is more hype than substance,every year there is a first and last, the SO cars that were one off's, I feel are special
as they can actually be one of a kind,but in the case of this #1 59 ebz,they made plenty of green bucket seat cars,and this car is not the first bucket seat cadillac,the 58 raindrop cars had them.
Its a shame about #1 though,would have been nice to have it fall into collector hands and be restored,but now I doubt that will ever occur

Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 07, 2012, 09:34:09 AM »

If I recall correctly, this Biarritz had been advertised in Hemmings Motor News many years ago as had been mentioned in this thread.

However, that ad stated the car to be 1959 Cadillac #10 and the 1st Biarritz. The present seller is trying to drum up a lot of hype of the car being a "prototype" when in fact this is merely a regular production 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz.

rwchatham CLC 21892 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 08, 2012, 05:42:11 PM »

I offered him 75K through ebay but was turned down. I thought that was more than fair since the car is in pieces and with missing parts etc. Would be nice to see it restored by someone. I really am looking for my dream car though, as Bill mentioned a 1959 SO Eldo. if anyone knows of one please let me know. Thanks.

Author Topic: $2,500,000 Eldorado (Read 6041 times)

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