1934 Rolls Royce Phantom II

Post by **TyreFryer** » Wed Nov 19, 08 4:48 pm

Evidently when that Rolls was built the cost of it was in comparison 4 times what it would have been today, i.e. a £250,000 Rolls today would by comparison cost £1,000,000!

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Wed Nov 19, 08 4:49 pm

Sorry, we've hijacked Martin's thread...

Stu · Post by **Stu** » Wed Nov 19, 08 4:55 pm

TyreFryer wrote:Evidently when that Rolls was built the cost of it was in comparison 4 times what it would have been today, i.e. a £250,000 Rolls today would by comparison cost £1,000,000!

Eh?

Are you saying that it was Veyron-esque in that it was more expensive to make than sell? Or that it would cost 4 x more to build today if the same practices were applied?

Post by **TyreFryer** » Wed Nov 19, 08 5:04 pm

No, I mean by comparison to the rate of inflation, it cost four times more to buy in 1934 than it would today.

Stu · Post by **Stu** » Wed Nov 19, 08 5:09 pm

Oh, I see!

Depreciation is a terrible thing!

Philth · Post by **Philth** » Wed Nov 19, 08 7:21 pm

What was the big Austin with the RR engine?

latil · Post by **latil** » Wed Nov 19, 08 7:27 pm

Vanden Plas Princess 4 litre R.
Looked like a big Cambridge and rusted quicker than the speed of light.

http://www.co-oc.org/VP4R.html

Post by **TyreFryer** » Wed Nov 19, 08 11:06 pm

No, No Steve, it was the Austin Champ!

http://www.austinchamp.com/