The well-known vehicle used to drive Sir Winston Churchill will be auctioned off at what is said to be the best British auction venue–Brooklands. On December 4, the venue will have its third major sale, in which the Daimler DB18 Drophead Coupe is estimated to be sold for up to £250,000. The car was owned [...]
RM auction house is presenting their annual Automobiles of Arizona, two day auction at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, January 20-21, 2011. They will be auctioning a diverse selection of 160 automobiles, including a classic 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/ 4 Dayton Spyder, offered by Baseball Hall of Famer, Mr. Reggie Jackson, estimated price: $900,000-$1,100,00. [...]
Ferrari will unveil the SA APERTA, one of their most exclusive models up-to-date, this upcoming weekend at the Paris International Motor Show. The SA APERTA is a special series model and only eighty cars will be built. The Italian carmakers chose to build only eighty models in celebration of Pininfarina’s eighty years of exceptional car [...]
“If Bugatti-worship were a religion, then the atheist Fitzroy Somerset, the 5th Lord Raglan, would have been its pope,” writes Andrew Roth in Lord Raglan’s obituary in The Guardian. Bonhams’ has announced the sale of the 1933 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix, previously owned by the late Fitzroy John Somerset, the 5th Baron Raglan: patron [...]
The new Ferrari is not for the faint of heart. Described as “the quickest and fastest road car the company has ever built,” the Ferrari 599 GTO is a mighty step above the already potent 599 GTB. The GTO’s 6.0-liter V-12 is a descendant of the race -tuned (track only) 599XX’s power-horse, but slightly modified for legal road use. Compared [...]
Mercedes is taking the SLS AMG gasoline-powered Gullwing coupe to the next level. The E-Cell, Mercedes’ latest contribution to the “green” movement, is a lithium-ion battery powered rocket loaded with four engines that sit near each wheel and produce 526 horsepower while cranking out 649 pound-feet of torque. On a good day, the Mercedes prototype can do 0 [...]
If you really know how to enjoy all aspects of your life, Range Rover, Overfinch and Holland & Holland have just the ticket. The three have joined together to create a $180,000 all-purpose sport utility vehicle designed to cater to the discerning off-roader who likes to get rough in style. Only 100 of these high-end land [...]
An original 1952 Vincent Rapide in Chinese Red leads the list of entries for Bonham’s upcoming auction of motorcycles in January.
A 1930s-era Duesenberg Model J — one of the most filmed Duesenbergs of all time — will go under the mallet this Sunday at Bonham’s sale of classic vintage cars in Greenwich, Conn.
RM Auctions will offer up an actual Aston Martin DB5 that Sean Connery drove while he was portraying Ian Flemming’s famous character, James Bond. The car, which was used in the movies “Goldfinger” and “Thunderball,” will be sold in October in London. Estimated to receive over $5 million, this car is set to the exact [...]
