Rides - Most Expensive

Bucknaked · 22-08-2005, 06:45 AM

Anyone see Rides last night on Discovery Channel. Was about the worlds most expensive rides. Interesting prices on some of those cars. All in US dollars.

Brake change on an Enzo is around $30,000 while oild change costs $700 and to replace the engine, then its the cost of a lamborghini. The worlds most expensive car is "The Silver Ghost" The very first silver ghost made. Is insured for 40 Mil.

Alot of the early 70's muscle like one of only a few convertable GTO's made is around $600,000 while one of the early GT40's is priced at $5 mil. Even Mr Shelby was offered 10 mil for his first Shelby Cobra. He said he'll never sell it.

Anyway, i was wondering if anyone else saw it.

parawolf · 22-08-2005, 07:21 AM

Yeah I saw it... pretty insane. Tim Allen was funny. I'm glad that Jay Leno actually gets out and drives his cars - all of them - including the steam powered ones.

mattri · 22-08-2005, 07:23 AM

yeah i saw it too, had to wear a bib i was drouling so much. I know i should not say it but man i wouldnsell my T in a flash just to have a cuda with a big 464 hemi in it.

It was a great show with some hot rides

**Bluehoon** · 22-08-2005, 08:17 AM

Slightly off topic,

anyone seen pimp my ride on MTV??????

Some real nice cars come out of there!!!

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4.9 EF Futura · 22-08-2005, 09:44 AM

Rides was great last night. Well, OK - i'll over look Jason Priestly.

Some of leno's cars are amazing. Didnt see the Enzo - was that when they took it to West Coast Customs for the new rims? I guess there's not much else you can do to one...

The Mighty Red · 22-08-2005, 09:55 AM

Yeah it was a great show, How about the guy that says, I GAVE MY CAR BUILDER AN UNLIMITED BUDGET AN HE EXCEDED IT . ahahaha and then pulls money out and just starts throwin it away.

Mal · 22-08-2005, 10:23 AM

Best show ever. Anyone who doesn't have discovery (or even those who do) I thoroughly recommend buying the season 1 box set. Nearly the best $50-odd you'll ever spend. Any tv show that regularly shows the work of guys like Trepannier and Foose gets my vote. Quadradeuce, Rogans Hemi cuda, FastForward are my personal favourites, as well as many others I've forgotten.

parawolf · 22-08-2005, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by our_blue_xr6

Yeah it was a great show, How about the guy that says, I GAVE MY CAR BUILDER AN UNLIMITED BUDGET AN HE EXCEDED IT . ahahaha and then pulls money out and just starts throwin it away.

Yeah that was funny. He had US$100 and US$1000 bills in his top pocket and just picked one out and threw it away.

andrew_smith_84 · 22-08-2005, 01:26 PM

what about the $40mil silver ghost, not a bad daily driver

big_pete · 22-08-2005, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mal

Best show ever. Anyone who doesn't have discovery (or even those who do) I thoroughly recommend buying the season 1 box set. Nearly the best $50-odd you'll ever spend. Any tv show that regularly shows the work of guys like Trepannier and Foose gets my vote. Quadradeuce, Rogans Hemi cuda, FastForward are my personal favourites, as well as many others I've forgotten.

i agree, Chip foose and troy trepanier are my Idols!!
if anyone hasnt seen Overhaulin i recommend checking that show out aswell

id like to see a Rides episode dedicated to Jay leno's collection of cars - he drives a different one to work everyday - lucky bugger!

The Mighty Red · 22-08-2005, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by big_pete

i agree, Chip foose and troy trepanier are my Idols!!
if anyone hasnt seen Overhaulin i recommend checking that show out aswell

id like to see a Rides episode dedicated to Jay leno's collection of cars - he drives a different one to work everyday - lucky bugger!

Yeah i watched overhaulin the other week a good show but seriously how can they turn a 56 4 door chevy into a 2door dreamcar in just 7 days ,

I appreciate they're ability and everything to build a beautiful car but to do it in 7 days and be done properly with everything working is stretching the imagination abit , I mean the guy i was talking about in my last post said he had 5 guys working on his car for 2years full time to get it perfect.

big_pete · 22-08-2005, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by our_blue_xr6

Yeah i watched overhaulin the other week a good show but seriously how can they turn a 56 4 door chevy into a 2door dreamcar in just 7 days ,

I appreciate they're ability and everything to build a beautiful car but to do it in 7 days and be done properly with everything working is stretching the imagination abit , I mean the guy i was talking about in my last post said he had 5 guys working on his car for 2years full time to get it perfect.

i think the difference is the cars themeselves, that fella's car was rare as hell and parts are near impossible to get
wereas to fully do up a camaro or similar in the states is relatively easy with the amount of aftermarket parts etc available.
also the guys working on the car have tonnes of exprerience with those cars aswell

chief · 22-08-2005, 07:47 PM

The Enzo's came out at $600,000 new but you can pick one up for about $2,000,000 used!. The West Coast Customs Lamborghini Diablo VT has albino alligator interior. Some people have too much money.

buickman · 22-08-2005, 09:06 PM

Jay Lenos 67 Oldsmobile Toronado which had 2 late Corvettes in the make over was awsome in converting it to rear wheel drive and the smokees it was able to do. One car I would take.
The Dodge Charger is another car I admired.

buickman

Black XR6 · 23-08-2005, 06:19 PM

For those with region free dvd players buy rides first season from dvd pacific for AUD$38 delivered. Only posting this cos its so damn cheap. Ezydvd in aus has it for AUD$70 excluding postage and they are out of stock.

www.dvdpacific.com

Shonky · 23-08-2005, 10:58 PM

40 mil!

I was of the educated impression that the most expensive car in the world was the Bugatti Royale of 1912? Or maybe it has the highest value of any non unique car... I dunno?

K1W1 Dave · 23-08-2005, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Young 'un

40 mil!

I was of the educated impression that the most expensive car in the world was the Bugatti Royale of 1912? Or maybe it has the highest value of any non unique car... I dunno?

Na its the roller
It was the first silver ghost ever built so its the only one with the badge saying its
The Silver Ghost insured for $40mil

gozza · 24-08-2005, 01:08 PM

heres a thought
if you have a car that is so valuable and irrecplaceable then no ammount of insurance is gonna change that righr.....if you pranged that silver ghost and got it repauired it wouldn't be worth near as much right? which gets me thinkin that if your cars so rare that went u damage it its worthless anyway...why get isurance for it??

Black XR6 · 24-08-2005, 05:49 PM

how bout in case its ever stolen and chopped into tiny pieces? Or if its written off completely? No amount of money could replace it but it isnt priceless. If the owner ver sold it it would have a price, no?

The Mighty Red · 24-08-2005, 06:25 PM

I think the insurance premium may have something to do with it aswell,
Even the richest of the rich are only prepared to spend so much money on one thing ,

I mean if you insured it for $100mill , how much would it cost per year to insure?
more than you or I will ever earn thats for sure,

And the insurance Co would have there estimation/limit as to its worth aswell

Black XR6 · 24-08-2005, 06:32 PM

I think with cars like that it would be agreed value only. If they want to insure it for insane amounts of cash then the insurance company reserves the right to charge insane dollars for the insurance. Its easy money really, the car would be behind some serius security and it would take a very professional thief to steal it. It would rarely be driven so that limits the risk of accidental damage.

Also, if anybody did manage to steal it, how hard would it be to move or sell it?

all4ford · 24-08-2005, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Young 'un

40 mil!

I was of the educated impression that the most expensive car in the world was the Bugatti Royale of 1912? Or maybe it has the highest value of any non unique car... I dunno?

I was under the same impression, as i saw this on a different tv show. There is still one brand new one left for sale and it comes with a $10m price tag attached.