Those of you who read my page regularly will recognize this car, because every year or so I put out a call trying to track down information on them and find out where I can get one (even something similar like a Centaur). Anyway, in browsing today I found this page on the only remaing (of three) Probe 16s (aka Durago 95) in existence… and it's an hour from my house!
I called up the owner (seems like a really nice guy) and talked to him about it for a while. He's open to the idea of selling it, but neither of us knew what it was worth. If you put it in the paper it would probably go for $15k to $30k, but at the right auction it could go for $50k, or even double or triple that — it is after all an important and unique part of British automotive engineering and design (and a great piece for movie buffs). So I'm not keeping my fingers crossed on it being the BMEmobile any time soon… But…
You know, I think if someone came up to said “I'll trade you this old Probe 16 for your 2001 Porsche Carerra” that I'd actually say yes. I'm hoping we can at least work out a deal that allows me to splash (take a mold off) the car — I think it would be wonderful to get a few of these on the road again (anyone else want one?)… Anyway, it's very exciting to me and as a result I haven't gotten any work done for the last hour!
PS. If you're into stuff like this, do check out Franka's Imp specials site…
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