Restorer32 Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Taking a trip this week to pick up, for a customer (it's out of my price range) a 1978 Rolls Corniche Convertible with 4500 (that's 45 HUNDRED!) original miles. Appears and smells as new. Talk about your HPOF candidate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen Lyons Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Low mileage cars are a genre all unto themselves in the hobby. If you can get to see one, they certainly are terrific as a pattern for a really correct restoration.This leads into the topic of cars "stashed" away new as "investments."Remember how this occurred with the final Cadillac Eldorado convertibles? I doubt that many of those ever got turned over for a profit.I recall a Hemmings television program where they toured a garage full of ultra-low mileage Mustangs. One was a '73 convertible (thought at the time to be the last year for those) that had been set aside by a dealer. It had something like 12 miles on the odometer.This practice got to be a little ridiculous by the late 1980's when exotic car prices seemed to be on a neverending upward trend. Lots of Lamborghinis & Ferraris & the like got mothballed at the time with the expectation that they would do nothing but appreciate. Some of these are appearing at the large auctions nowadays & realizing but a fraction of their purchase price. And the owners took this beating without ever even getting to enjoy driving them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter J.Heizmann Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Hi, Stephen...interesting.Our Pattern Shop Manager at the Wrightsville Facility has about 14 cars in his stable. Of note: A 1971 Corvette with less than 1100 miles. He has it in an atmospherically controlled room, once per year starts it for a few minutes, and, that's it.)Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Restorer, several years ago (about 5) ther was a 1937 Oldsmobile coupe with a <span style="font-weight: bold">documented</span> mileaage of under 700, yes 700 miles! I wanted to buy it bad but..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphicar BUYER Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 A close friend of mine recently purchased a '64 Amphicar with a genuine and documented 77 (yes only 77!) miles on it. It was put away when new in a climate controlled building with a few other cars and wood boats. It is truely a "survivor" and nothing short of breathtaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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