Oldest surviving Rolls-Royce sets two new records, sells for $7.22 Million!

The world's oldest surviving Rolls-Royce revved up two new records on Monday when a private British collector paid 3.5 million pounds ($7.22 million) for it at auction.

The price makes the veteran vehicle not only the most ever paid for a pre-1905 car but also the most for a Rolls-Royce.

"They opened the bidding at one million and it soared from there. In the end it came down to a battle between two telephone bidders," a spokeswoman for auction house Bonhams said.

The previous record for a veteran car was the 1.76 million pounds paid for an 1884 De Dion Bouton, while that for a Rolls-Royce was the 1.48 million pounds paid for a 1912 Silver Ghost Double Pullman Limousine.
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pushrod27 - 12/4/2007 7:59:56 PM

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It must feel absolutely amazing to have 7 million dollars in disposable income.

zairnaim - 12/4/2007 9:57:33 PM

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thanks for responding to my 4 door coupe question i have 1 more
is there any difference between all wheel drive and 4 wheel drive thanks in advance again

AutoEng - 12/4/2007 11:14:05 PM

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In general 4WD systems have a transfer cars which allows you to choose low or high range and sometimes you can also pick 2 or 4 wheel drive. Allwheel drive is generally full time and does not have a low range setting. Generally, AWD is more common in on road performance applications (like Audi Quattro's/BMW X5/etc...) 4WD systems are generally preferred for off road vehicles.

M53R - 12/5/2007 4:01:54 AM

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More reliable than a toyota? ;)

w209w114 - 12/5/2007 2:35:54 PM

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EL34, is this your new screen name?

M53R - 12/7/2007 9:31:47 AM

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Nope.