according to the auctioneer's results website, £52,000 (equiv to USD81,000) for a Longchamp in as new condition sold on October 2nd 2010! Wish mine was as good as this. Posted here for posterity in case the auctioneer drops the info.
Peter
892BTHLCCNO3263 - The text of the advertisement read as follows:
In early 2010 auctioneers Lacy Scott and Knight of Bury St Edmonds were asked to assess the estate of a Suffolk businessman who had recently passed away. Inside two barns they discovered a collection of very low mileage supercars amongst which was this very rare car. It was first registered on 29th April 1988 and used just a handful of times before it was laid up in the barn. Showing just over 700km on the odometer, this Longchamp was bought at auction on the 13th March 2010 by the current owner. Under the accumulated dust, the metallic brown paintwork proved to be immaculate and the light tan leather interior was still in its protective plastic. Having stood for so many years some recommissioning was required which included replacement of the fuel pumps, pickups and filters and a full service, the end result being a rare performance car in as new condition.
Supplied with its original V8, a MoT certificate valid until April 16th 2011, 3 sets of keys, a custom made indoor car cover, owner’s manual and newspaper clippings, this represents a unique opportunity to own what is, to our knowledge, the only ‘as-new’ DeTomaso Longchamp available since 1989.
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