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88.5 CT at Russo & Steele auction


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Once again, a later CT fails to bring good money at auction. Russo & Steele sold a cosmetically nice (didn't get to hear it run) 1988.5 white/red CT for a weak $71k on Thursday.

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Wow that's low... that's back to 2004 prices... I believe when Romandad bought his.

Was this the one with the little weird front wing or a different one?

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Italian cars rarely do good at auctions. A old 1951 military jeep just sold for 104k at BJ. That is a 15- 20 k vehicle at best. It never seems to make sense.

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Once again, a later CT fails to bring good money at auction. Russo & Steele sold a cosmetically nice (didn't get to hear it run) 1988.5 white/red CT for a weak $71k on Thursday.

 

 

This one?

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doesn't look bad, and looks GREAT at that price? Anyone know anything else about this particular CT? Was it a 'sound' car?

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Italian cars rarely do good at auctions. A old 1951 military jeep just sold for 104k at BJ. That is a 15- 20 k vehicle at best. It never seems to make sense.

I wouldn't say Italian car in general, just the newer ones. The same R&S auction sold a Diablo roadster for $107K. The problem with CTs and Diablos is without the benefit of a PPI, you are taking a big risk, so that is factored into the bidding.

 

The vintage Ferraris, on the other hand, seem to be doing quite well. Yesterday, Gooding sold a 250GT Cal Spyder SWB for $4.5M, and a Lusso for ~$680K. At those price levels, needed repairs become a much smaller fraction of the value of the car. A $40k engine rebuild on a $1M Ferrari is peanuts, but on a $80k CT, your probably better off parting it out.

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