Don't know whether, any of you were watching this eBay item over the last few days.

 

Cars like this rarely come up, even on eBay. One lady owner, 2,000 odd klms per year for 25 years. Absolutely immaculate ! Just down the road at Port Macquarie.

 

 

A gem of a KE-55

 

 

I thought the car would probably bring about $ 2,000 to a serious buyer, but when at 7 minutes to close of auction there was only 3 bids & it was $ 1,050, I thought I might be in with a chance.

 

A quick word over washing up with better half, and it was on. I set myself a limit of $ 1,500, and had it for a while, only to be sniped in the dying seconds, by a completely new bidder, who took it for $ 1575.00, although I'll never know what his/her maximum proxy bid was.

 

Anyway, you win some, you lose some. I had a quick look at the feedback on the auction winner, and it appears he is an international seller of classic & vintage cars to buyers & sellers all over the world.

 

I'm glad to see that even the experts recognise the value of good olde rollas.

 

It'll probably finish up being shipped to the USA or elsewhere, where it will sell for 3 times that price. At least it will always carry that little plate that says it was made by AMI in Australia.

 

It would have looked so good with my 5K & 5 speed g/box on board.

 

sob sob sob sob sob

damn, what a score for the winner, bummer for you banjo :)

I don't feel too bad for me.

 

I picked up on eBay yesterday; a brand new High Performance ignition coil worth about $ 80.00 for $ 30.00, and a new powered timing light kit, with compression tester & automotive multimeter for just $ 19.00, both here in Brisbane, so I could pick up without paying postage.

 

Whoopee ! :) :n: :fuzz:

don't feel bad, that car would never sell for shit here, the only corollas that fetch anything are ke 1X's and ae86's

Oh well Mikey. It will probably finish up in Holland or somewhere remote.

 

Finland ?

 

:)