Exactly what I thought when bought my BoS 1/18 scale Rover P5b coupe.. I mean gold for Christ sake- why?
Now, for a tale of woe I'm afraid.
This sorry episode occurred around a month ago, with one of my friends being involved with the collection of a PA that had sat In situ for the last 30-odd years.
Unfortunately, as a restoration project the car was just too far gone..
But even if purely as a source of spares- surely someone would be interested? So after one interested party said that he was too far away from the car, the owner club were contacted.. I'll paraphrase, but I'm told that the conversation went along the lines of; 'We've recently acquired a (less rotten) car, thanks, but no thanks..'
Which lead to the inevitable sorry conclusion..
A sorry end for such a good looking car.
Ps. On a happier note, I saw the PA that I posted a short while ago drive past my house as I went to walk my dog- and it sounded in rude health!