Any Rolls Royce experts here?

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Hammerwerfer

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3,234 posts

246 months

Tuesday 10th June 2008
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A friend is trying to sell a Wraith project. I need to get pointed in the right direction.

Thanks in advance,

Ed

absolutely

3,168 posts

198 months

Tuesday 10th June 2008
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Rolls Royce Enthusiasts Club may help.

http://www.rrec.de/

Edited by absolutely on Tuesday 10th June 20:49

Balmoral Green

41,625 posts

254 months

Tuesday 10th June 2008
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Is it a pre-war, or immediate post-war Wraith, or a more modern Shadow based Wraith?

absolutely

3,168 posts

198 months

Tuesday 10th June 2008
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Balmoral Green said:
Is it a pre-war, or immediate post-war Wraith, or a more modern Shadow based Wraith?
He means a Wraith, Silver Wraith or a Silver Wraith 2.

Balmoral Green

41,625 posts

254 months

Tuesday 10th June 2008
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Er...yeah...that's what I meant.

guru_1071

2,768 posts

240 months

Tuesday 10th June 2008
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try

http://www.realcar.co.uk/

my dads bought and sold a few with the chaps (ian and ray) here, they are very well respected in the buying and selling market for the honesty of description and quantity of cars (both running and projects) that they have. i think they are the first port of call for most people when looking for rr + bentley of a certain age and price range!

at worse case they will give your man a rough valuation of what the car is worth - particually if its a non running project.


at best they will buy it or know someone who will want it.

my dad bought a non running wraith of them years ago - its still a non runner! smile

(this is if its a prewar jobbie)

if its a post war job id give flying spares a shout - they seem to break a lot of 60's and 70's stuff as there is more money in the parts, i suppose it depends how bad it is, the prices of tired shadows and stuff means that theres plenty of project cars about.




Edited by guru_1071 on Tuesday 10th June 20:59

absolutely

3,168 posts

198 months

Tuesday 10th June 2008
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The Real Car Company are really good! We have bought several of our deminished fleet from them.

Balmoral, you weren't clear enough in your post! Thats why I expanded on it.

guru_1071

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240 months

Tuesday 10th June 2008
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absolutely said:
The Real Car Company are really good! We have bought several of our deminished fleet from them.

Balmoral, you weren't clear enough in your post! Thats why I expanded on it.
ah, so you have had that giddy drive to mid wales, a splash of cash and the 'whats mum gonna say ' drive home smile


absolutely

3,168 posts

198 months

Tuesday 10th June 2008
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guru_1071 said:
absolutely said:
The Real Car Company are really good! We have bought several of our deminished fleet from them.

Balmoral, you weren't clear enough in your post! Thats why I expanded on it.
ah, so you have had that giddy drive to mid wales, a splash of cash and the 'whats mum gonna say ' drive home smile
Dad has, I haven't, normally we had them trailered, either by one of our company employees or by men with transporters. We sometimes traded cars in with them.

Balmoral Green

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254 months

Tuesday 10th June 2008
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I went to see a MKVI at the Real Car Co many years ago, and I should have bought it, instead of the one I did buy. I was nearly sidetracked into buying a really nice original S1 instead. The solid blue paint was beautifully patinated, faded and crazed, but the car was essentially sound. This was quite a long time ago, the two guys that ran it were really nice.

guru_1071

2,768 posts

240 months

Wednesday 11th June 2008
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absolutely said:
guru_1071 said:
absolutely said:
The Real Car Company are really good! We have bought several of our deminished fleet from them.

Balmoral, you weren't clear enough in your post! Thats why I expanded on it.
ah, so you have had that giddy drive to mid wales, a splash of cash and the 'whats mum gonna say ' drive home smile
Dad has, I haven't, normally we had them trailered, either by one of our company employees or by men with transporters. We sometimes traded cars in with them.
ah, nothing we have ever bought from them has driven home!

that gives my mum the chance of two bkings, the first when we return, the second a few weeks later when it arrives smile

Hammerwerfer

Original Poster:

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246 months

Thursday 12th June 2008
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Thanks a milion for the leads. The car is a 1952 James Young.