Originally Posted by OZ 4/4
In response to “I wonder what price it would have gone for without the magical 'doubling bid' – simple, the auction would have dragged on to the same conclusion as there were a few keen bidders at the end OR it would not have sold and joined the other 7 M3W auctions that have not meet reserve......


Yep, we'll never know. As long as the buyer is happy with what he's got and what he's paid for it then everything is good.

Originally Posted by OZ 4/4
Regarding your “Lot of money for a plastic replica” comment, it may require a rethink.

Around the time the ACE was on the block, this little number was also strutting its stuff
1935 Auburn Boat Tail

Titled as a 1935 Auburn Boat Tail Speedster – it was a fiberglass copy of the original body, dropped on a modern chassis with a thumping big V8, all built-in in 2008. The price got to US$ 95,000.00 - more than twice the ACE and much more than the beautiful Trad Morgan.


But how much is a real Auburn Boat Tail Speeder going for? Bit like the now defunct Suffolk Sportscars - very expensive, and exceptionally well built, but still a replica and still a fraction of the cost of an original.

1972 4/4 4 seater, 1981 MGB GT
1984 Harley Davidson Electra Glide, 1990 Kawasaki ZX10