On which Rolls would you put your money?

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You may know that we're not really into the money side of the hobby. Still it is a wise thing to think ahead about the day you may have to dispose of your beloved car again. Due to examples recently coming available on the market the issue popped into your editor's head. When talking Rollses there is a massive choice of cars as vintage RR's generally were kept and the percentage of survivors is seriously high. One can choose to walk the conservative path and buy one of the well esteemed types and bodies. A safe choice but there is also a lot of money involved and the value of Rollses isn't developing in the way Ferrari's and Bugattis do. Another option is to look at the different cars. So different that the average buyer will not feel attracted instantly. Cars that are not overpriced currently, but still have the promise to go up significantly.

Like the most unconventional design of the 1927 Rolls-Royce 20 HP pictured above. You can hate it, you can think of it what you like, but one thing is sure, it's original, unique, authentic and with the requested 'offers around GBP 55,000' one can presume a little uncertainty of the seller ever to find a buyer, so there's probably room to move (if we had money close to the asking price we would consider buying it instantly). And suppose you were to succeed to land this car on your driveway you can be sure never again to go unnoticed. The only thing we would change is the colour. A heavenly blue to match the function of this glider starter coupe by Texton.

Perfectly understandable when the Texton Coupe is one bridge too far for your refined RR taste. So let's move on to an alternative. A slightly daring coupe chauffeur, that we would describe as an unmolested original in order to avoid the word 'tatty'. We're talking about this 1930 Phantom II Sedanca by Windovers offered by Coys in their Blenheim sale on July 12. Currently in a somewhat dusty, possibly slightly neglected presentation. When treated with enthusiasm we think one can change the car easily and without massive investments into a concours winner in the Preservation Class, currently getting more and more popular in the United States. And palmares for originality will pay off in the future.

The two examples given above are not meant  as a buying advise. They are merely meant to make you think. And we're happy to hear your opinion on the same subject.

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