Oldest surviving Rolls-Royce sets two new records. A ROLLS FUCKING ROYCE

[sasquatch]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071204/od_nm/rollsroyce_auction_dc
LONDON (Reuters) - The world's oldest surviving Rolls-Royce revved up two new records on Monday when a private British collector paid 3.5 million pounds ($7.22 million) for it at auction.

The price makes the veteran vehicle not only the most ever paid for a pre-1905 car but also the most for a Rolls-Royce.

"They opened the bidding at one million and it soared from there. In the end it came down to a battle between two telephone bidders," a spokeswoman for auction house Bonhams said.

The previous record for a veteran car was the 1.76 million pounds paid for an 1884 De Dion Bouton, while that for a Rolls-Royce was the 1.48 million pounds paid for a 1912 Silver Ghost Double Pullman Limousine

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[SallyMander]

1. I bought it

then i drove it to the Olive Garden


:hide:

[DS1]

2. wow, that's going back a ways

R_FR

[Solon]

3. And the motherfucking car broke down on the way home. n/t

[trof]

4. And it doesn't even have cruise or a radio.

jeez

[sasquatch]

5. What about a cigarette lighter?

[trof]

6. Neither does my new Prius.

In fact, a cigarette lighter won't even work in the...ahem...'power outlets'.
:grr:
I bought a matching red Bic and an ashtray that fits in one of the cup holders.
It's getting more and more difficult to maintain my habit.
And if ANYBODY makes ANY gratuitous comment about my smoking and killing off the human race I'll put you on PERMANENT ignore instanter!
Eff. Off.
:-)

[sasquatch]

7. I have many family members that smoke

[guitar man]

22. yeah, what about the cigarette lighter?

oh yeah....fix the cigarette lighter :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfHBCKUEPXM

[KitchenWitch]

8. A Rolls FUCKING Royce???

:rofl:

[sasquatch]

9. Yep driven by Midlo while she's hopped up on boxed wine

Hauling Olive Garden take out home to her family.
:rofl:

[TroubleMan]

10. So what's the gas mileage on that baby?

Does it even use gas? Maybe it uses hemp oil.

[sasquatch]

11. Probably runs off of whale blubber

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. It runs off

the blood, sweat and tears of the proletariat, of course. It's a Rolls Fucking Royce.

[jakefrep]

13. And just TRY to find replacement parts for that sucker.

:shrug:

[redqueen]

14. Don't be silly... you just have them custom-made.

Only plebes worry about finding stocked parts.

Pff. :eyes:

/aristohole

[jakefrep]

17. That assumes one knows somebody with an iron foundry in their basement.

[redqueen]

18. Machine shop?

[Midlodemocrat]

15. I heard sniffa bought it. He cares nothing about the poor or the working class.

He sucks.

[sasquatch]

23. Sure, like I'm going to believe that bullshit

It might of been matcom to impress TM.
:D
Sniffa would buy super bowl tickets if had that much money to toss around. Not a Rolls Fucking Royce.

[kwassa]

16. This is what the Rolls Fucking Royce looks like.

http://image.motortrend.com/f/auctions/worlds-oldest-rolls-royce-to-be-sold-at-bonhams-auction/6910770+w600+cr1+re0+ar1/1904-rolls-royce.jpg

[terrya]

19. It doesn't even have the Winged Victory hood ornament!

Hell, I wouldn't pay that much if it's missing the distinctive hood ornament.

Of course, I wouldn't pay that much for ANYTHING, since I'm not rich.

[muriel_volestrangler]

26. It predates such fripperies

The Spirit of Ecstasy was first used in 1911 - who wants such a new-fangled thing on their car?

[terrya]

29. I noticed also that the RR is colored red on that Rolls-Royce

I understand that the RR became black in color after the death of Charles Rolls.

Thanks for the additional info.

[snooper2]

20. Looks like he got a good deal..

You should always pick up the classics cause they will go up in price...

Here's a good deal for someone...




http://www.autoextra.com/vehicledetail/adid-57382987/1978/chevrolet/chevette/bonham/tx/price-4999/tp-DLR

[terrya]

21. I guess I should have kept my 1974 Chevrolet Vega, then .

[sasquatch]

25. A friend of mine says my dad should of kept his '67 Nova

[One_Life_To_Give]

24. What Rolls and Royce do in private is none of my concern. nt

[krispos42]

27. Did they have a Rolls Canhardly there, too?

You know, rolls down one hill and canhardly get up the next?

:rofl:

[sasquatch]

28. BOO!!

:spank:
No puns!