Basic Vehicle Info | Features & Options | ||||||
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VIN | 5YJRE11B981000099 | Year | 2008 |
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Rear Camera |
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Can Jr. Adapter |
Transmission | Automatic | Mileage | 30771 Mi | Km |
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Hard Top |
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Can Sr. Adapter |
Body Type | 2 Door Coupe | Make | Tesla |
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Soft Top |
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Brake Upgrade |
Warranty | As Is | Model | Roadster |
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Carbon Fiber Hard Top |
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GMC Rebuilt PEM |
0-60 MPH | 3.9 | Battery Size | 53 kWh |
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12V Battery Relocation |
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Sport Version |
Fuel Type | 100% Electric | C.A.C. |
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LED Headlights |
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OVMS Upgrade | |
Exterior Color | Irish Green | Range @ 85% | 155 MI | KM |
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Infotainment Group |
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R80 Battery Pack |
Additional Info | Signature 100 – Provenance Galore – Elon personally sold this |
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Carbon Fiber Ext Trim |
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Executive Leather | ||
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HID Headlights |
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Carbon Fiber Hood Vanes |
VIN | 5YJRE11B981000099 | ||
Year | 2008 | ||
Transmission | Automatic | ||
Mileage | 30771 Mi | Km | ||
Body Type | 2 Door Coupe | ||
Make | Tesla | ||
Model | Roadster | ||
Warranty | As Is | ||
0-60 MPH | 3.9 | ||
Fuel Type | 100% Electric | ||
Exterior Color | Irish Green | ||
Range @ 85% | 155 MI | KM | ||
Battery Size | 53 kWh | ||
C.A.C. |
|
LED Headlights |
|
HID Headlights |
|
Hard Top |
|
Soft Top |
|
Carbon Fiber Hard Top |
|
Carbon Fiber Ext Trim |
|
12V Battery Relocation |
|
Brake Upgrade |
|
GMC Rebuilt PEM |
|
Infotainment Group |
|
Rear Camera |
|
Can Jr. Adapter |
|
Can Sr. Adapter |
|
Sport Version |
|
OVMS Upgrade |
|
R80 Battery Pack |
|
Executive Leather |
|
Carbon Fiber Hood Vanes |
Additional Info | Signature 100 – Provenance Galore – Elon personally sold this |
This pedigreed Roadster is being offered by its second owner, boldly priced at $200K—despite the current softness in the Roadster market.
Why? Because he understands something most don’t: cars like this are once-in-a-generation finds. As the Roadster’s status as a modern classic continues to rise, this Signature 100 edition—complete with an Elon Musk backstory—is destined to sit at the pinnacle of future EV collectibles.
Here is the backstory from the first owner
As one of the exclusive early signature 100 Tesla Roadsters, you can bet there is usually an interesting backstory, and this one is no exception.
This is VIN 99 and the Roadster came to us bricked with an ESS battery pack problem in summer of 2020, which was resolved with internal sheet repairs and modifications.
So, the backstory on this car goes like this….Early Tesla founders, Martin Eberhard, and Marc Tarpenning wanted to open their first ever sales/service outlet for their Tesla Roadsters in downtown Santa Monica.
They approached the still current owner of the commercial facility at the 405 and Santa Monica Blvd. and asked to lease his facility. A routine credit check raised a number of financial red flags, and Tesla was denied a lease.
Elon, who was involved in Tesla by then, visited the leased space owner a couple of weeks later, and lobbied hard to convince him to let them lease the space. To provide a compelling case, he brought “a satchel full of patents” Tesla had accumulated by then, and lobbied hard for the space.
The leased space owner, originally not sufficiently impressed with Tesla financials, was however subsequently impressed with Elon’s tenacity, satchel of patents, and charisma. Elon prevailed, the commercial space owner relented, and let Tesla have their first commercial service and sales center, at a location which is still occupied by Tesla today.
Allowing them to lease was conditional however. Elon had to sell him a signature 100 Roadster. The lessor, requested VIN 100, but since it was already spoken for, Elon gave him VIN 99. An additional negotiating point was that the Roadster had to be painted a one-of custom green color to match his 1931 Bugatti in France which he raced there. VIN 99 sports a very custom green color as a result.
Aside from the Signature Green and British Racing Green which was close in color, it was not until 4 years later that Tesla would decide to introduce another similar color Roadster in 2011 – lightning green, used on only 33 or so cars.
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Recognized by Tesla as a legacy parts supply partner, and our history of sharing our Roadster related re-engineering findings, has resulted in a bi-directional collaboration, all geared towards providing increased levels of support for the Roadster owner community.
The Vehicle is sold “as is,” and the Seller makes no express or implied warranties as to the condition or performance of the vehicle other than what is described in the Vehicle Specifics section.