I don't know how good an actor he is -- actually, I think he's somewhat average
-- but someone will pay this to have his car. That his first car, and/or
automotive love, was a
Spitfire, will inflate the value a little, too.
I think George Costanza will be among the bidders.
--
Martin Secrest
72 TR6
73 GT6
-First sports car: a '74 Spitfire. (Sold in '00 for $2900. Hmm.)
ZoboHerald@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated Fri, 22 Feb 2002 2:25:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Huw
>Upshall" <hupshall@triumphcars.com> writes regarding Nick Cage's Spitfire up
>for auction:
>
> > They have an estimate of 15k-20k... I'll put my 2 cents in and say 8k - TOPS
>
> Maybe. Is he that good an actor, to have significant "celebrity ownership
>inflation value" placed on such a car (which, I might add, looks a lot more
>like a 1975 than a 1973)?
>
> But then, these are the same folks who seem to keep auctioning that "$85,000
>(CDN) Herald"! :-)
>
> --Andy Mace
>
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