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14/08/2021 3:59 pm
I just added this to a post on The Lounge which showed an old newsreel clip of how the MK II was developed.
I was happy to find this rich maroon version because it was the only time I ever saw it for sale. There are two amazing interior details that i've never seen before: glazing of the 4 tiny individual gauges on the dash, and detailed pedals suspended realistically, and not just stuck to the floor or appearing just as nubs down there. I couldn't get those details to show up with my old point-and-shoot even though it was one of the few back then that had Macro ability. I bought it to blow up tiny details to make them more visible.
Perhaps someone with a better camera and lighting still can capture all that detail.
Very impressive, and nothing else like in my collection.
14/08/2021 4:16 pm
Very nice model, Mike.
14/08/2021 4:16 pm
That is a beautiful model of a Mk Ii, Mark. I always have liked the lines of the MkII. Enjoyed your post.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
John Kuvakas and John Kuvakas reacted
14/08/2021 9:19 pm
That is a beautiful model. I must be getting old because I had forgotten that I bought this one last year, I picked up the dark green too. They are very nice models, you can never have too many Mark IIs.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
15/08/2021 12:01 am
Beautiful, Mark, and I like the interior detailing. Why didn't you open the door?
Sorry, I forgot.
16/08/2021 7:44 pm
In this recent YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/TIBCilI_d7c
...the guy purchases a 1961 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II. At 3:45 an image of the original bill of sale is shown. On it, it shows that the original purchaser was allowed $1,500.00 for his '56 Continental Mark II. Here's a still:
(my blue arrows)
Doesn't that seem a bit light? Did the value really fall so precipitously? Maybe the Connie was compromised in some way. Mechanically - or maybe had been in a collision.
17/08/2021 12:05 am
Love this model in maroon.
Topic starter
17/08/2021 10:56 am
David -- I always love to see your figures, keep 'em coming.
John -- Yikes!! Even damaged I just can't imagine that a MK II would be valued so low. Perhaps because it had sold so poorly, leading to end of production? The RR dealer **ahem** Purveyor may have thought it would be a dog to unload. Even now they don't sell for as much as I would have expected on the classics market.