American Ranch

Chapter 168 Auction

At eight o'clock the next morning, the opening ceremony of the North American Classic Car Sacramento Auto Show...

Admission to the auto show is $5.

Hathaway had a job, so she went in first.

Chen Mo was at the gate, looking at his watch, listening to the introduction of the auto show by the host of the opening ceremony. At 08:30, a Lamborghini SVJ drove over.

"Why are you here now?" Chen Mo got tired of waiting, opened the door and sat in the passenger seat, guiding him to drive the car to the parking lot.

"Some overslept."

Chen Mo had already bought the tickets and entered the exhibition. The opening ceremony was over, and it was time for the auction.

Today is the opening ceremony, the highlight of the auction. It's still early, and there must be many people who can't catch up. The highlight is scheduled to start at 10 o'clock.

The two went directly to Warehouse No. 1, where there are many security guards
The entire warehouse was crowded with people queuing outside.

Ordinary people have to line up to visit, and there is a VIP channel, and customers who hold top black cards from major banks can directly enter.

Both Chen Mo and Bai Xiaoou had black cards, so they went directly to the warehouse exhibition hall.The entire big warehouse is full of Lamborghini models. It seems that there are more than [-] cars, and several cars are older than Chen Mo.

The detailed introduction of the car is posted on the car...

"Countach LP1978 S from 5000, awesome."

"Like it?" Chen Mo said.

"I like the Reventon, and the lm002 is also good. Vintage cars are not my favorite..."

"Reventon is my favorite, lm002 is not bad, I will give it to you later."

Bai Xiaoou clasped his fists together: "Thank you, but no need. I have two sports cars at home, and it's already a bit difficult for me to keep them. If you like them, you can buy them for collection. Reventon's collection potential is limited, unless you have enough financial resources to buy more. A few came back and raised the market price. But most of the super rich in the United States don’t like Lamborghini, and most of them are young rich. The lm002 is a good car..."There are two lm002s here, one white and one black...

"The transaction price does not exceed 70 US dollars, so you can buy it back for collection. It doesn't matter how much money you can make, at least how much money you can buy it back, and how much money you can sell it for." Bai Xiaoou read the introduction of the vehicle and said.

兰博基尼LM 002是基于猎豹基础型生产的SUV，它在内饰上增加了豪华的木材和皮革，宽敞的货物区域和5.2升的Countach V12发动机，在7.7秒内从0加速到100公里/小时。从1986年到1993年，只生产了301辆，其中只有48辆按照美国规格建造并交付给美国。

LM 002, it is basically impossible to buy a new car.A few years ago, a battered LM 002 entered the United States with an initial price of $16. After several years of mechanical restoration and facelifting, that car was sold at a New York auction for close to $50.

The same is true for the two current cars, which have undergone restoration and facelifts, and the paintwork of the cars looks more textured.

The seats and interior of the car are brand new... This kind of car, except for the factory plate... which is the number belonging to Lamborghini LM 002, you can't say it is an old car, but it is not a new car.It literally has over 1 miles on the odometer...a professionally factory restored vehicle.

At the North American Classic Car Show, you can often see brand-new classic cars with decades of history, and these are restored models.

Going out with LM 002 is definitely more compelling than driving a supercar.And it has the potential to be modified... It was originally built for a contractor in the US military, but a well-maintained LM002 has a market value of $600 million.That is, the collection-level LM002... and there is a price but no market.

It was past ten.

Entering the auction of Lamborghini, first a few Lamborghini Mavericks that have been mass-produced in recent years are driven out...

Chen Mo and the others also entered the auction venue, and the LP 25-570 Squadra Corse, which was sold at a price of 4 US dollars, ran more than 1 miles, and the starting price here was only 2.3 US dollars.

The host on stage gave a brief introduction to this car. First of all, whether this car had any accidents, whether it had any major repair records, and how many times it changed hands... After the introduction, Hathaway drove the car to the booth, holding hands He raised the number plate representing this car, and then stood beside the car... The bidding began.

Whistles sounded from the auction booth and the surrounding area, and the auction officially started.

"Hathaway's figure is pretty good." Bai Xiaoou saw Hathaway appearing on the stage, and said with a smile, "You are evil, a student girl, a model, you are so beautiful."

"Fuck you." Chen Mo rolled his eyes: "How many miles did that car run?"

"More than 1 miles, two transaction records, no safety accidents, no memory of repairing and replacing parts, only some simple maintenance. If you buy it at a second-hand store, it should cost $13, with fluctuations. not too big”

If it is in China, such a car must be discounted by more than half.The trading market for used cars in the United States is relatively good, and the Lamborghini Mavericks are more valuable than the big ones.

Lamborghini's best models are by no means big bulls, but small bulls.The selling point of Daniel is the appearance, and you can change the shell.The selling point of the Mavericks is technology... the sense of driving, handling, or playing on the track, daily driving, according to Brett, the Mavericks are more comfortable than the big ones.

The people sitting on the auction table are all older people. Most of these people have no feeling for the Lamborghini brand. They prefer Ferrari...

Generation after generation of cars.American old men like things with a strong sense of history...

There are young people standing around, many of them are still students, and these people prefer Lamborghini because it is enough publicity.

The $2.3 offer climbed steadily and soon surpassed $5.

When the price reached 7 US dollars, the bidding slowed down, and Chen Mo raised his hand: "8 US dollars."

"8, it's already 8 US dollars, has anyone offered a higher price? 8 for the first time, 8 for the second time..." The host was so excited that he seemed to have taken medicine.

"8.1, 8.1 US dollars, it's already 8.1 US dollars..." The offer was made by a boy with pimples on his face, his face full of pain.

"8.5 million." Chen Mo quoted again.

Hathaway on the stage saw Chen Mo, smiled sweetly at Chen Mo, and cast a wink...

This smile didn't matter, but it caused all the animals in the audience to howl.Even the old men sitting on the auction stand felt rejuvenated and joined the auction.The car that was originally in the early 10 was raised abruptly to 14.1 US dollars, and was bought by a white-haired old man.

Used car dealership, this car should be worth around $13.Second-hand car dealers still earn commissions, which are relatively high.This is a centralized auction, but also to make money, each car earns less.Therefore, the transaction price at the auction venue is usually lower than that of the second-hand car dealer...

Lamborghini auctions have been going on all morning.

There was also a continuous shooting of three cars of the same model from Lamborghini Mavericks. The car on the Hathaway platform had the lowest comprehensive value, but the final transaction price was the highest, which was 2000 dollars more expensive than the second car.

Is this the beauty effect?

(End of this chapter)