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<blockquote data-quote="Peter Holmes" data-source="post: 29832" data-attributes="member: 302"><p>As I know and am good friends with purchaser of the Du Pont Shadow, I can say that the compulsion to bid and bid was that it appeared to be, at least engine wise, a totally unmolested 3K miles from new Vincent Black Shadow, where else can you purchase one of those, an original machine that is, the chap that purchased it is certainly not daft, he went to the auction with a long check list of things to look for that might verify the claimed low mileage and satisfied himself that it was right. Would I have purchased it? no, I could not afford to, do I think he is crazy? definitely not, some people like to buy diamond encrusted Rolex watches with their hard earn t money, some people buy Vincents, you pay your money and take your choice. I did Email the purchaser and inquired whether it will receive a full restoration job or whether it will be sympathetically put back to a roadworthy condition but retaining it's acquired patina, I would prefer the latter, I am awaiting a reply. I think it is a cause for celebration that another slumbering beast will be returned to the road.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peter Holmes, post: 29832, member: 302"] As I know and am good friends with purchaser of the Du Pont Shadow, I can say that the compulsion to bid and bid was that it appeared to be, at least engine wise, a totally unmolested 3K miles from new Vincent Black Shadow, where else can you purchase one of those, an original machine that is, the chap that purchased it is certainly not daft, he went to the auction with a long check list of things to look for that might verify the claimed low mileage and satisfied himself that it was right. Would I have purchased it? no, I could not afford to, do I think he is crazy? definitely not, some people like to buy diamond encrusted Rolex watches with their hard earn t money, some people buy Vincents, you pay your money and take your choice. I did Email the purchaser and inquired whether it will receive a full restoration job or whether it will be sympathetically put back to a roadworthy condition but retaining it's acquired patina, I would prefer the latter, I am awaiting a reply. I think it is a cause for celebration that another slumbering beast will be returned to the road. [/QUOTE]
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