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^^^ Any idea why it doesn't have any sport badges on the sides or back? Was it repainted?

No repaint work— the car is 100% original. The story goes like this: after acquiring the car, I wanted to have it polished/paint corrected, and ceramic pro coated. Upon pickup of the car in Florida I noted that part of the TESLA chrome badge on the rear was missing/damage during normal cleaning, an occuence I’ve come to find is quite commong. So I had the detail shop remove ALL of the chrome bright work, assuming Tesla would replace it for me quickly, easily. During this process of detail it came to be that Tesla local service center was NOT able to get me new chrome in a timely fashion. So, I had a friend wth a vinyl cutter make the black TESLA logo for me.

Since then, a new TESLA badge was acquired. The original Roadster and Sport badge is also still there, too. All of these items are in the trunk in a plastic ziplock bag. ALL old brightwork PLUS a new TESLA badge are there, if you wanted to return it back to factory visual. Since I liked how it looked as-is I never changed it back. Plus if I did that, you’d want to have the rear re-polished and ceramic coated to suit. But the option would be easy to do should the next owner want to. Note: the prior owner had the R80 badge left off the car during the upgrade, and was unsure where said badge was located. But the serial # and sticker on the battery pack, plus a VIN check with local TEsla, and receipts, all confirmed the 3.0 battery. Not to mention my blog post that outlines the 1200+ mile home from Florida with range charging etc that definitely verified the 3.0 battery (one range charge showed 340 miles at 100% SOC!)
 
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#521...
Started in Florida...
sold to Washington state
sold to Denver, Colorado

Good times:
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Not so good times:
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This does NOT look like an r80 range indication:
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Well 1434 has sat for a long time and this AM, my battery is reading 110 at 75% and it's a 3.0

Solid point...as they can fluctuate a great deal on the Estimated Range due to past driving habits.

However, VIN 521 does NOT have a 3.0 battery. I spoke with the previous owner recently. Pretty standard car without many options apart from the hard top & paint.
 
Last listed for $38K here and appears to have sold for $36,850 at auction.

Auction results for the 2018 Monterey Car Week and Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

RUSSO AND STEELE
Overall Total: $0.6M
Sell-through rate: 51% (27/53 lots sold)
Average Sale Price: $20,594

Overall Top 10 Sales:

  1. 1962 Fiat Gilco Convertible sold for $88,000
  2. 1993 Land Rover Defender 110 SUV sold for $74,800
  3. 2008 Tesla Roadster sold for $36,850
  4. 1915 Ford Model T Brass Truck sold for $35,750
  5. 1968 Ford Mustang S-Code Coupe sold for $30,800
  6. 1994 Dodge Viper Convertible sold for $30,250
  7. 2010 Jaguar XKR Convertible sold for $29,700
  8. 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500 Convertible sold for $24,200
  9. 1957 Morris Minor 1000 Woody sold for $23,100
  10. 1953 Packard Patrician Sedan sold for $22,000
 
2010 Roadster Sport
VIN:
622 (US)
Mileage: 2,075
Price: $89,998 USD

Fusion Red 2.0 Sport for sale by Auto Wits in Scottsdale, AZ. Silver forged rims, body color CF top, xenons, infotainment pkg, CF binnacle, CF waterfalls, CF console, Exec Black int, UMC. Note: side "Sport" decals missing and non-Sport badged PEM.

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2008 Tesla Roadster
VIN:
318 (US)
Mileage: 11,000
Price: $58,005 USD

Alpine White 1.5 with Hawaii plates for sale in San Francisco, CA(?). Black forged rims, body color CF top, soft top, xenons, Black/Dark Gray leather seats, infotainment pkg, indoor car cover. Also listed on TMC here.

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2011 Roadster Sport
VIN:
1410 (US)
Mileage: 950
Price: $89,500 USD

Low mileage Radiant Red 2.5 Sport for sale by Rocky Mountain Eurosport in Denver, CO. Black forged rims, soft top w/storage bag(?), Executive Black/Black int, infotainment pkg, SMC x2(?). Previously mentioned on TMC here. Note: non-Sport badged PEM.

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2011 Roadster Base
VIN:
1352 (US)
Mileage: 20,136
Price: $72,875 USD

Fusion Red 2.5 Base for sale by Scottsdale Auto Group in Scottsdale, AZ. Silver forged rims, soft top, xenons, Base Black/Black int, infotainment pkg, SMC, UMC, indoor car cover. Originally mentioned in the very first Orphan post with a $100K asking price here and then again previously here. Note: "Roadster Sport" badge applied to rear panel.

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2010 Roadster Base
VIN:
673 (US)
Mileage: 49,462
Price: $65,000 USD

Twilight Blue 2.0 Base for sale in San Diego, CA. Cast rims, soft top, Base Beige leather int, CF interior sills, infotainment pkg. Note: ad incorrectly states "It is grandfathered into the free charging. I don’t think that changes with a transfer of ownership".

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