Jimmy P,
I was touched to read that you were concerned about my well-being as a consequence of all those GT40 owners nastily simultaneously conspiring to auction off their steeds at the Monterey auctions last weekend, just to annoy me and make me have to rewrite the entries for their cars in the new book so late in the day! But thanks to the wonders of computer data storage, a few minutes at the keyboard of my laptop in each case - once I have found out each new owner - will catch me and my new book up with the GT40 world again.
No doubt right up to the day the entire text is handed over to the printers, I will still have last minute new owners popping up. It all goes to keep life interesting.
But thanks for your concerns.
And lest anyone should be wondering why I have not posted on this thread regarding the prices achieved for the four cars, interested though I obviously was, I strenuously avoid getting involved in values of GT40s. Valuations in terms of how I compare one particular GT40 against another, yes, I will reluctantly get involved. And I say reluctantly, as due to the key factors which my research has developed in me as being of significance, but which are by the very nature of any individual’s views, including mine, unavoidably subjective personal factors, I would in all honesty prefer not to even get involved in valuing GT40s that way either. The values are decided on the day by the price a buyer is prepared to offer, and if that offer is acceptable to the seller. And by the same token, whatever price is in the end involved is the result of those two individuals own subjective thoughts.
Best to all,
Ronnie Spain