as for the vehicles in the garage, of the 8 streetbikes (including the three Laverda triples), all 8 were individually registered and individually insured, any damage to any one of them is a separate claim with its own deductible on its own individual policy. The 9th, the Garelli 150 project I was building for use in Moto Giro was not individually insured, and coverage on automotive parts in my house policy has a $2,000 limit apparently. I have not checked for myself on that point yet, but will. I lost a recently reconditioned hybrid battery pack for my wife's Lexus GS 450h which by itself is way over the $2,000 cap, a couple of brand new Odyssey PC 680 batteries, and on and on. Not sure what I will do about the Garelli, it was on the bike lift right up against the Bentley front bumper, the Garelli got pretty cooked, for the costs of replacing individual Garelii parts burnt up/damaged, probably cheaper to buy another complete bike if I can find one. The Garelli is not a current priority for the moment.
not restricting my search for my next project collector vehicle to Bentley/Rolls. Have had two late 80's early 90's Bentley purchase prospects inspected recently, both need way more work than the asking prices justify, I offered what I figured are appropriate prices taking into account required work, got turned down both times. Good luck to them, one of the cars has been for sale for nearly two years, now I know why.
My youngest son Marc was laid off from his sales job at the Jag/Range Rover dealer when CoVid ramped up here, but recently started a job as new and used sales at the local Bentley/Rolls/Aston Martin dealership. Been there less than two weeks, already sold one brand new Bentley convertible, taken a factory build order for a second, and sold three high end used cars, good on him. Long story short, he is trying to convince me to buy a used Aston, we'll see...
Not sure yet what his employee discount may be on used vehicles, the dealership appears to take in some really interesting stuff on trade, he very recently had me look at a really wild Mercedes station wagon with a monster motor spec, but someone else bought it before I made a decision. The cool stuff seems to sell really quick, even in the time of CoVid.
about 6 months ago I bought a 1992 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign from a fellow's estate with 60,000 original kms on it, still on its original 28 year old tires, in nearly brand new condition. I have replaced all four tires with new Michelin Defenders, replaced all the brakes including calipers and discs and hoses etc.. Nice car, British racing green with tan interior, but frankly not in the same league as the Bentley Turbo R for ridiculous opulence or torque or power. I also still have my rust free 1972 Triumph Spitfire Mark IV that my son and I totally rebuilt, runs really well, I upgraded the engine build, brakes, suspension, etc., etc., but it is so small and so low it is getting a little tough for me to get in and out of, especially after the major abdominal surgery in April 2020.
will get this garage fire event sorted, one foot in front of the other each day...
Paul LeClair
p.s. I have been making noises about building a Factory Five Cobra for a couple of decades now, or more recently talking about buying and supercharging a C6 Corvette, lots of options
I already had my time owning rebuilding and riding a drum brake SFC 750, not likely to do that particular experience again, too bloody hard on the body unless you are an Italian teenager....