| What's it worth? |
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Anything up to £3m+. ~ In auction, if two bidders want it, it goes for a high price. If nobody wants it, it goes for a low price.
(The highest price paid in auction (Dec. '07} for a Veteran Car was in London 2007 for just over £3.5m. The car was the oldest known surviving Rolls-Royce in the World) |
| How fast can they go? |
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Slowest about 15mph - Fastest over 70mph. It's not the going, it's the stopping that's the problem. |
| To the open car. ~ What happens when it rains? |
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You get wet and sometimes very wet. |
| I thought that all old cars were black? |
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Wrong. ~ It was only the Ford Model T where the "Only Colour Was Black" and that only being between 1910 ~ 1927 |
| Are the wheels solid rubber? |
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A few are, most are pneumatic. Pressure about 50ppi |
| Can you still get parts? |
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Tyres are still made. Used bits are taken from unused cars or made. Broken parts are mended if possible. |
| Did you buy it new? |
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To some members that may be true (in 2006 the member would have to be over 100. The car could have been in the same family all its life and been driven by 3 or more generations. |
