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  1. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #27878 raymondQV, Jan 17, 2022
    at least factory information says also
    HLA12166 1987 Bianco Perlato Bianco Prod. #1079 to Joe Nastasi, NY, USA on 22 Jun 87.

    Perhaps they changed the mind and the factory repainted it before delivery, would not be the first and only time.
     
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    #27879 Ellagirl, Jan 17, 2022
    Lol. To bad it did not stay blue Tahiti. Would have been awesome with the white interior
     
  5. EarlyCat

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    #27880 EarlyCat, Jan 17, 2022
    Yes. It makes no sense.
     
  6. Peter K.

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    #27881 Peter K., Jan 17, 2022
    You either you do your due diligence or you don't.
     
  7. joe sackey

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    #27882 joe sackey, Jan 17, 2022
    I think that's amateur touchup using permanent marker application that's faded.
     
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    #27883 Lemacc, Jan 18, 2022
    I am pretty sure this is blu tahiti and nobody would touch up bianco perlato with blu metallic paint colour. Also in terms of the paint quality and how it was masked, it looks like a quick and dirty repaint by factory. These are just my 2 cents...
     
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    #27884 Downdraft1, Jan 18, 2022
    I visited the factory regularly during the 80’s i never saw poorly finished cars. It is a myth.
     
  10. raymondQV

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    #27885 raymondQV, Jan 18, 2022
    Can only support this, I saw many new cars in the swiss dealerships, not a single one was looking that badly messed up and was claimed to be as original as possible.
     
  11. joe sackey

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    #27886 joe sackey, Jan 18, 2022
    Upon closer examination you could be right, perhaps it was repainted upon arrival in the USA, that happened too.
     
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    #27887 EMILIO, Jan 19, 2022
    worst 1000 miles car ever... o_O

    i wonder if the bidder saw the car in person before putting his offert
     
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    #27888 EarlyCat, Jan 19, 2022
    Probably not. Mecum has some kind of filter, or maybe it's just tv, on their cameras. I've been to several Mecum auctions & seen some really terrible cars that looked mint on the screen. The beauty of an auction for selling is someone has to make a decision fast with little or no info. Add in ego & it's easy to over pay. Not really the best environment for a buyer.
     
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    #27889 joe sackey, Jan 19, 2022
    It depends what kind of auction.

    The online auction business has leveled the playing field with prolific information via detailed images and history allowing Buyers to make informed decisions, that's why they are so successful, it works for us https://www.sackeyandco.com/results because Buyers can rely in the fact that we focus on quality cars and and such the results are typically benchmark numbers. FWIW we have some amazing cars coming up, including a spectacular Countach, or two never publicly sold before.

    There's a piece in the New York Times this week about online auctions which mentions us https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/17/business/classic-car-auctions-online.html some of the our sales numbers quoted are a bit off, nevertheless the piece does underscore the fact that Buyers are patronizing online auctions and bidding with confidence especially when great cars are thoroughly & transparently presented. If your'e not a New York Times subscriber, my son posted excerpts of the article here https://www.instagram.com/p/CY6_Ls9PkqE/ IMO it all comes down to providing quality cars properly described and then Buyer's interests are well-served.
     
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    #27890 EarlyCat, Jan 20, 2022
    Some the problems with online auctions, beyond the condition or description of the car, is the bidders themselves. Can't tell you how many I've seen where the bidder flaked out after winning, a seller was actually bidding on their own car. Someone drunk bidding against you just for fun. Even the auction companies like BJ and Mecum play with the bidders, acting like they have a legit bid when they don't. Plenty of stories. I've sold online for decades. Gone to auctions since a kid. Auctions favor the sellers.

    I have not looked at your site. Does your auction allow discussion of the cars?
     
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    #27894 Spyder-Man, Jan 20, 2022
    Thought I was going to see some ladies underwear for a moment there :D
     
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    #27895 joe sackey, Jan 20, 2022
    Check out our site then:

    https://www.sackeyandco.com/details/2003-ferrari-enzo

    https://www.sackeyandco.com/details/1967-lamborghini-miura-p400

    No flaky bidders, it's all in the registration process wherein they are prequalified, and knowing / getting to know your customers, we know who is bidding.

    No bidding by the house whatsoever.

    Since we are dealing with exclusively with million-dollar plus Supercars, no counter-productive and unnecessary discussion by non-participating interests, the discussions that occur are between us, Sellers & Buyers.

    Not all auction companies are the same, some online auctions have evolved from the old model with outmoded and in some cases unacceptable practices, we like to think ours is an environment that represents the interests both Buyers & Sellers, equally.
     
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    This extraordinary Countach LP400 periscopa was ordered and supplied new in December 1976 as a birthday present for Princess Dalal Alsaud of Saudi Arabia from her then husband and to her favorite color scheme! This car was also shown at the Pebble Beach Concours in August 2021. This car is for sale by www.mmgarage.com Great pictures & info, check it out. Car is also updated on the www.countach-register.com
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    #27897 joe sackey, Jan 21, 2022
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    Nice LP400 but the white accents are not factory, 1120238 left Sant Agata like this, just like Kidston's car.

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    #27898 Marcello, Jan 21, 2022
    I think the two pictures you posted are actually the 1120248 Kidston car.
     
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    #27899 joe sackey, Jan 21, 2022
    I'm not sure about that, anyway, I believe that's how 1120238 left Sant Agata.
     
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    #27900 joe sackey, Jan 21, 2022
    FWIW Victor Debon LP400 specialist identified those 2 images as '0238' and posted them as such in his thread dedicated to that variant, of interesting note is the fact that 0248 also received similarly garish white accents soon after it was delivered, apparently paint-modifying with accents was a thing in the mid-to-late 70s
     
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