£250K 1924 Bugatti Crash - OUTCH!

Love the deformable crash structures?

Probably can't do £250,000 of damage though.

Howard, I did wonder if the car was really worth that much!

Very strange world that of collector car values.

Of course any car is worth what the last one sold for, up to whatever anyone is willing to pay.

Mostly over a certain price point the cost of damage and parts, cannot exceed the value of the vehicle.

It's good to see these cars being used instead of locked up in a vault and the owner can brag about having (insert car name) until it's time to make a profit of course.

Indeed.

One of my customers' proudest boast is that he owns the Veyron <<show off mode: on>> which I've been in <<show off mode: off>> with the highest mileage (they all report back to the factory). 

"What's the point of owning a car that never gets driven?"

He didn't take me for a spin in the DB4 Zagato though, but he does drive all his cars regularly. 

The 1924 Bugatti's greatest value is in its chassis number, and rebuilt it won't be worth any less that it was beforehand (unless by some remote freak it had been totally original and untouched I suppose). I imagine the owner can afford this, although it would be an interesting phone call with his insurers...

The main point, it seems tome, is that the driver was not seriously hurt.

The car might be expensive to buy, but at the end of the day is not worth a fig compared to the life and health of the driver.

ATB from George

George,

I  believe the driver is fine. Like so many people, as Howard mentioned, at  least it is being enjoyed by its onwer,  just like, on a different level, you enjoy riding your Carltons.

KR

Tony

You see the driver in the film standing looking at the damage.

Dear Tony,

I absolutely agree that such a car as a Bugatti is a wonderful thing to use as intended.

I am a great fan of similar vintage Bentleys!

But I am realistic enough to realise that the old car in the film is far less valuable than the life or health of the driver of it!

In fact the car would be repaired no matter how bad the damage might have been. The main thing is that the driver was okay.

I often hear of people being upset about a car being wrecked. I always say this, "Well if you are fine, then it hardly matters what happened to the car." Suddenly the penny drops and they realise how lucky they have been!

ATB from George

Mr Edmund Burgess, 56,  headed for the bar after being given the all-clear by the paramedics: just like the good old days! Looking forward to the next F1 GP...

PS. George, I have just just seen your reply while posting  mine and fully agree. I'm sure he does it for love not money, obviously!

Dear Tony,

Those old cars are so dangerous, because the driver is so susceptible to be crushed in a roll-over.

I bet the driver had a real adrenaline rush!

You mentioned the Carlton. Well I find it the most inviting cycle to ride, but it was even luckier than me in the big crash. A few scratched of no consequence, and a buckled rear wheel so that the damage could be perfectly repaired. If I could have traded my fractured tibia [and permanent knee injury] for the cycle being wrecked, then I would!

Perhaps the crash actually clarified my perspective ...

ATB from George