Unretouched 1911 Sells at $1.65 Million
There are actually only 59 of these 1911 Oldsmobile cars made and they are still considered to be limited series touring cars. And surprisingly, the more it ages, the more expensive it becomes. One 1911 Oldsmobile was at the Vintage Motor Cars at Hershey auction last week wearing a steamy hot price tag of $1.65 million. The car is really hot and it still wears the unretouched original tires.
The car had only three owners since it was revealed in 1911. It was seen in museums back in the 1950’s and was also parked in barn until it was discovered. The second owner attempted to do a restoration on the vintage car but he found it really hard to find a replacement for its original tires. Of course, its car parts are not as easy as that of Kia Canada which you can find anywhere. He bought tires but falied to put them on and now the original rubber is still on the vehicle. The leather seats were still intact and they remain to be amazingly usable after almost a hundred years.
It was really amazing how this car was able to retain its natural looks despite time. I guess no matter how much you try to revamp the car and you can even spend huge dollars over the 16-foot-long tourer but it will still be sellable at a high price even if the original parts are still used.
