Image: eBay screengrab
IT’S NOT OFTEN a car plays a pivotal role in the Ryder Cup but the one above did.
Back in September, Rory McIlroy slept trough his alarm clock and almost missed his tee-time for the Sunday singles.
However, local Deputy Police Chief Pat Rollins used his Ford Crown Vic to rush McIlroy the 13 miles from the European team hotel to the Medinah course.
Had he travelled in one of the courtesy cars provided by the Ryder Cup organisers, he would have been caught in traffic and would not have been able to secure a crucial point against Keegan Bradley that helped Europe to a 14.5 to 13.5 victory.
Now the car Rollins and McIlroy used is up for sale on eBay for less than €4000.
However, with an opening bid of less than €200, the price is increasing hourly and there are still three days left on the auction.
Any funds raised from the auction will be returned to the village of Lombard, who own the car.
Here it is in action:
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It is not general practice in Ireland to sell off ex patrol cars. They are buckets of scrap by the time they reach end of life. Wouldn’t surprise me if Shatter bid on the car. Would do for patrolling the areas where he closed down stations. (Forgive me for linking this story to the govt)
Its not general practice with all patrol cars, however, provided the car is in good condition when retired, they are auctioned off in Ireland
Great. What charity is he donating the proceeds to?
There’s no mention of a charity through the whole article and I would assume that its the police department rather than an individual selling the car, considering its a squad car. This is the general practice among most police departments to auction off the used cars.