Tesla Sport Roadsters China (3)

Each Roadster for sale has a story, and we encourage sellers to share.  This one is going to blow your mind!

So, what if you could go back in time, Tesla time that is, and buy a brand new Roadster from Tesla?  Would you do it?
Here is your chance, since a time capsule has just been opened, and here is the interesting tale:

In 2010, a customer in China bought three brand new US spec LHD Roadsters from Tesla.

1 – Radiant Red Sport Roadster

2 – Very Orange Sport Roadster

3 – Very Orange Sport Roadster (Corrected – 2nd batch of pictures indicates this is also a Sport Version)

The got shipped to a dock in China, but were abandoned by the buyer.

They have been sitting in sea containers, at a port, since 2010, untouched, accruing storage charges.  Storage charges are being paid for by the seller.
Each Roadster has unopened boxes in the trunk (assuming brand new charge cables), and a large box external to the car (assuming hard top with carrying case)
They will be brought back to the USA by mid-May, unless a sale occurs before then.

The seller is willing to fly to China to meet any prospective buyers for a viewing.

What we do not yet know is if the ESS pack Service Plugs were pulled before shipment, and even more intriguing, if they were, is there any life left in the packs after 13 years of storage.  We will not know until they are retrieved and fired up.  We also do not know how many, if any miles were on odometers from testing/delivery of new Roadsters.
Once, or if the Roadsters come back to the US, they will be shipped to Gruber Motors for a full technical review.

(Better and more pictures are coming soon)

Due to the bizarre nature of this set of brand new Roadsters and collectible status, this owner is accepting bids at this time only, and is trying to sell them as a set, but would entertain splitting them up.
Email us your bid – ev@gruber.com

BIDS – (All in $US)
Bid 05/02/2023 – $50K ea total $150K
Bid 05/02/2023 – $70K Red VIN 1107
Bid 05/02/2023 – $76K Red VIN 1107
Bid 05/03/2023 – $60K Orange Sport VIN 1120
Bid 05/03/2023 – $200K All three
Bid 05/04/2023 – $225K All three
Bid 05/05/2023 – $500K All three
Bid 05/06/2023 – $600K All three
Bid 05/08/2023 – $220K Red VIN 1107
Bid 05/08/2023 – $700K All three
Bid 05/08/2023 – $750K All three
Bid 05/24/2023 – $800K All three

Addendum 05-04-2023

An additional set of pictures has been added, including some videos.
All three Manufacturers Certificate of Origin documents are listed and available to the successful bidder.
The images indicate all three Roadsters are the more sought after Sport Models, with a 0-60 of 3.7 seconds vs 3.9 seconds.
There are also 3) brand new Clipper Creek TS-70 Roadster Wall Chargers, still in boxes, along with other bubble wrapped items yet to be opened from Tesla.

Addendum 05-24-2023

The two crates that come with the cars are starting to be examined.  Some of the bubble wrapped items reference the missing VIN 1185, which was  suspected to be part of this shipment of Roadsters in 2010, and has not been located.  (See the additional pictures posted this morning)

Discovered were a lot of large parts such as 4 wheels and tires, a complete door assy., headlight assemblies, and many other small body trim parts not yet unwrapped.  If these parts were shipped along with the three intact Roadsters, why these extra parts were shipped separately is still a mystery.  Based on labels on parts referencing VIN 1185, is it possible VIN 1185 was to be assembled in China, and if so, where is the chassis?

The keys for the three intact Roadsters were supposed to be in one of the port offices, and when the current owners attempted to retrieve them to open the cars, it was discovered the Manager who held them had passed away, and they cannot currently be found.  The sellers will replace them if necessary.

The current sellers had planned to use these keys to open the cars and trunks, to take more detailed pictures but were unable to until keys are either found or replaced.

Addendum 05-24-2023 (2)

We have just become aware that some ancient shipping info, viewed by a reliable source many years ago, indicated all 4 Roadsters were going to the same firm in China:  VINs 1107, 1120, 1146, & 1185.

The original purchaser was an R&D center for a Chinese auto company, that subsequently went bankrupt, and the assumption is these were purchased for reverse engineering to be disassembled.  In 2010, the Tesla Roadster was after all a state-of-the-art EV, before the Model S even came out, and would have been of enormous value to an emerging EV company.

Instead of being disassembled, and rendered into a pile parts in an R&D lab, at least three of these Roadsters survived, intact, to live on in someone’s collection.

The seller will close the bidding by May 26th 2023 (Midnight)

Addendum 05-26-2023
(Now extended to June 2, 2023 Midnight)

1 – We are still vetting bidders and this is taking more time than anticipated.  As a result the sellers have decided to extend the bid date to – June 2, 2023 at midnight.

2 – The Roadsters are being relocated into new sea containers over the next few days, in preparation for shipping either direct to the successful bidder, or to Dubai, which is a free zone, without the constraints for viewing permits required for prospective buyers wishing to examine the Roadsters.

3 – Some bidders have placed contingencies that the Tesla Roadsters needed to be in the USA before bidding, and the sellers reserves the right to sell them out of either China, Dubai, or eventually the USA, whichever comes first.

 

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Gruber Motor Company offers Tesla Roadster matchmaking services. We unite sellers with buyers, and offer this service free of charge. Our Tesla fan and customer data base is extensive, and we maintain a growing list of “want to buy” contacts.

Between our social media exposure, Our YouTube Channel – and growing Website traffic, we have been highly successful placing Roadsters into the hands of appreciative new Tesla Roadster owners.

Contact us at ev@gruber.com if you would like to buy or sell a Roadster.

Gruber Motor Company offers Tesla Roadster matchmaking services. We unite sellers with buyers, and offer this service free of charge. Our Tesla fan and customer data base is extensive, and we maintain a growing list of “want to buy” contacts. Between our social media exposure, Our YouTube Channel – and growing Website traffic, we have been highly successful placing Roadsters into the hands of appreciative new Tesla Roadster owners.