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Originally Posted by LakeCleElum
Lovely Scott - Don't ever sell it unless in a position to have to have the money. That is my theory now.
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No plans to.
I grew up in the back seat of that thing. It's been with me my entire life. My kids don't have much interest so my plan for when I'm too old to deal with it any longer is to ship it back off to Stuttgart and let the museum take care of it / display it.
While my feelings may change right now I can't bear the thought of anyone else touching her.
The car is unique. My fathers research indicates it's the oldest one still around, #7, it was the first coupe sold to the public, and there are strong indications it was the display car used for auto shows in 55' though we can't 100% confirm that.
About 25 years ago my father was looking at the original bill of sale and noticed the car had been sold with the factory luggage set. He sent a letter off to the original owner who had passed away by that time but his widow responded with "there's something in the attic that sounds like what you are describing". A few weeks later a big box shows up with the complete luggage set looking like it had never been used.
Score.