More, it was a mere 238.000,- Euros.
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| Author: | octagonfox [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Royale mascotte on auction |
The Binder Royale mascotte will be auctioned, see http://www.arteautoauction.com/auction/xcAuctioncover1.asp. Wonder how much it will go for. |
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| Author: | Herman [ Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Royale mascotte on auction |
How much did the last one go for? 128k I believe? |
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| Author: | octagonfox [ Tue Oct 23, 2012 4:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Royale mascotte on auction |
More, it was a mere 238.000,- Euros.
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| Author: | Herman [ Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Royale mascotte on auction |
Oh, OK. Keep the change... |
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| Author: | J.J.Horst [ Wed Oct 24, 2012 2:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Royale mascotte on auction |
Tsss.... A lot of money for a mascotte! One could also buy.... the remains of a 70 years sunken Brescia for that! 
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| Author: | Greg Morgan [ Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Royale mascotte on auction |
I think the other mascot made such serious money because it was of greater provenence than this one. It was said to have come from the Coupe Napoleon via Schlumpf. However, it could just as easily have come from the Park Ward car - Fritz ran away with the mascots from both cars.... |
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| Author: | copperkettle [ Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Royale mascotte on auction |
Greg: You surely know more than I do on this topic, but didn't the Park Ward have a "Spirit of Ecstasy" (Rolls-Royce) mascot? If it didn't by the time it got to Schlumpf's, wouldn't the replacement "Elephant" have been a copy? Cheers, Sandy |
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| Author: | barttore [ Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Royale mascotte on auction |
There are more Royale elephants in auction:  http://www.ebay.com/sch/libreria-autodromo/m.html?_nkw=bugatti&_sacat=0&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_odkw=&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3911.c0.m270.l1313 
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| Author: | Greg Morgan [ Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Royale mascotte on auction |
No Sandy - although in the very beginning, the Park Ward was photographed for the Autocar magazine with the Rolls Royce mascot fitted this was replaced within the first few months by Cuthbert Foster with the Bugatti elephant. This stayed with the car throughout JLB's and Shakespear's ownership- in fact there are some photos on this very site showing the car being loaded onto a freight train bound for France with Shakespear fitting the elephant back on. As is common knowledge, none of the cars today have genuine mascots fitted. |
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