[Tigers] Russo and Steele Tiger

[Peter Laurinaitis]

this must be the tiger i presume, on the r&s website

http://www.russoandsteele.com/collector_car/1965_sunbeam_tiger_shelby_convertible/7401.html

this one has been on the auto trader for quite some time trying to sell


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sunbeam john" <sunbeamjohn at msn.com>
To: <tigers at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 12:41 AM
Subject: [Tigers] Russo and Steele Tiger


> Just got back from the Russo and Steele Auction and the Tiger sold for
> $105,000. I spoke to the owner who said he was hoping for $100,000 to
> $125,000. The reserve was set at $70,000 and it pass the reserve within 30
> seconds. After it hit $80,000 it came down to two bidders who kept the 
> bidding
> going until it hit the the $105K. I was standing next to the bidding who 
> gave
> up at $103K, he was a young man at about 35 to 38 years old.
>
> I look the car over from top to bottom and it was a beautiful restoration 
> or
> modify restoration but the workmanship was perfect could not find any 
> fault
> with the car. I had my restoration guy look at the car and he love it as 
> well
> but does not believe the owner had $250k into the car but said more like
> $150K. The owner said it took 5 years to complete the restoration.