Greetings: A 1931 Imperial Roadster model CG has been bid to $300,000.00 at the rmauction in Phoenix. eBay item 2218233200. I figure, if I wait 'til my 1939 Custom Imperial C24 is seventy three yrs. old like the CG I may recoup the dollar investment I have in the restoration. Here's looking forward to year 2012 ! :) The expense of restoration for me, is far out weighed by the satisfaction of resurrecting the Imperial from death in a junk yard and the pleasure it has provided me. With trips to San Diego to the south and Portland to the north plus may tours in Calif. and nearing 30,000 miles on the odometer it has provided me with innumerable hours of pleasure & a few moments of grief, such as having the condenser take a dump and stranding me in the traffic lane at the airport. All in all, it has given me pleasure, I could not have had by any other means. A labour of love. Not an ego trip! That's all Folks Jim Martin ..... Sunnyvale, Ca. ............ 1939 Custom Imperial Limousine C24