Prominent owners of cars

["Storhok, Eric (E.M.)" <estorhok@domain.elided>]

Does having a prominent previous owner really make an Alfa more valuable??

The reason I ask is that there is a 2600 Sprint on Ebay that is listed as a ex-Pat Braden car. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=601602225&tc=photo5356)

It seems that the current owner isn't trying to take advantage of it- more of a FIY thing ($1500 opening bid, no reserve).

But, lets say that he was trying- does a Braden, Benson, Don Black, Paul Tenney, etc... pvs owner make a car more valuable?  Of course, if it were Horst Q.(sp?), Nuvolari, or Ferrari, that is a different story.  What I want to ponder are the historic club people or people vital the Alfa US...  Perhaps the Grinch is a bad example- he did have success racing.  And Don supported racing in a manner that most of us can't believe.  

Anyway, what do you think?

Eric Storhok
Core Emissions and Fuel Economy Team
Advanced Powertrain Engineering
(313)33x75011
MD 35, FPC-B
Ford Motor Company

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