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  • Red Rollers

    Red Rollers

    Pair of striking red Rolls-Royces with Scottish connections to be auctioned at the Imperial War Museum Duxford

     

    Rolls-Royces tend to be noticed wherever they go but a pair to be auctioned later this month are especially stand-out examples in that they both come in especially bold shades of red.

     

    The first car, a 1990 Rolls-Royce Corniche III convertible, is offered with an estimate of £50,000 to £60,000 ($62,000 to $74,000, €58,000 to €69,000 or درهم228,000 to درهم273,000). It was built to special order for a Scottish laird and features one-of-a-kind red paintwork said to match the colour of his family’s tartan. The 27-year old automatic, 6.75-litre vehicle comes with an original set of cut glass decanters and matching glasses and has covered just 64,900 miles.

     

    The second comes in the form of a 1935 Rolls-Royce 20/25 limousine with coachwork by Hooper & Company of Westminster, London. It is presented in maroon and black with black upholstery up front and red to the rear. Originally owned by a Mrs Margaret Abercrombie of Castlehead, Paisley, the 3.7-litre long-wheelbase car subsequently spent 39 years in the USA before returning to the UK in 2003. It is offered with an estimate of £24,000 to £26,000 ($30,000 to $32,000, €28,000 to €30,000 or درهم109,000 to درهم118,000).

     

    The cars will be sold by H&H Classics at the Imperial War Museum Duxford in Cambridgeshire on 29th March.

     

    Red Rollers – H&H Classics Imperial War Museum Duxford sale on 29th March 2017 – 1990 Rolls-Royce Corniche III convertible estimated at £50,000 to £60,000 ($62,000 to $74,000, €58,000 to €69,000 or درهم228,000 to درهم273,000) – 1935 Rolls-Royce 20/25 limousine estimated at £24,000 to £26,000 ($30,000 to $32,000, €28,000 to €30,000 or درهم109,000 to درهم118,000) Red Rollers – H&H Classics Imperial War Museum Duxford sale on 29th March 2017 – 1990 Rolls-Royce Corniche III convertible estimated at £50,000 to £60,000 ($62,000 to $74,000, €58,000 to €69,000 or درهم228,000 to درهم273,000) – 1935 Rolls-Royce 20/25 limousine estimated at £24,000 to £26,000 ($30,000 to $32,000, €28,000 to €30,000 or درهم109,000 to درهم118,000)Red Rollers – H&H Classics Imperial War Museum Duxford sale on 29th March 2017 – 1990 Rolls-Royce Corniche III convertible estimated at £50,000 to £60,000 ($62,000 to $74,000, €58,000 to €69,000 or درهم228,000 to درهم273,000) – 1935 Rolls-Royce 20/25 limousine estimated at £24,000 to £26,000 ($30,000 to $32,000, €28,000 to €30,000 or درهم109,000 to درهم118,000)Red Rollers – H&H Classics Imperial War Museum Duxford sale on 29th March 2017 – 1990 Rolls-Royce Corniche III convertible estimated at £50,000 to £60,000 ($62,000 to $74,000, €58,000 to €69,000 or درهم228,000 to درهم273,000) – 1935 Rolls-Royce 20/25 limousine estimated at £24,000 to £26,000 ($30,000 to $32,000, €28,000 to €30,000 or درهم109,000 to درهم118,000)

  • Take Me To The Gold Park

    Take Me To The Gold Park

    Outrageously over-the-top Beverly Hills pad complete with gold accessories galore goes on sale for £80 million; buyers will get a gold Lamborghini, a gold Rolls-Royce and 170 gold coloured bottles of Cristal

     

    Sold last for £7.7 million ($9.8 million, €9.3 million or درهم36 million) in 2012 when it was a 5,926 square foot house, 1175 Hillcrest Road on the Trousdale Estates in Beverly Hills, California has been completely redeveloped and renamed ‘Opus’. It now provides 20,500 square foot of accommodation on a 1 acre plot and has gone on for sale for the astonishing sum of £80 million ($100 million, €95 million or درهم367 million).

     

    Now featuring 7 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms, it is the ‘extras’ that come with the property that make it newsworthy. Amongst the ‘toys’ thrown in are a gold Lamborghini Aventador and a gold Rolls-Royce Dawn, £1.6 million ($2 million, €1.9 million or درهم7.3 million) of artwork (including three Damien Hirst paintings), 170 bottles of Cirstal champagne and a full-time house manager, whose salary has been pre-paid for two years.

     

    The creation of a developer named Nile Niami, the house also has “electric toilets that do everything for you” – Just what every billionaire truly needs.

     

    Drew Fenton of Hilton & Hyland has the listing.

     

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  • A Working Rolls

    A Working Rolls

    1959 Rolls-Royce estate car owned by late industrial tycoon Orin Smith to be auctioned; it was bizarrely designed to include beds and a loud air horn to “blast” cattle off the highway

    Florida based businessman and retired CEO of the Engelhard Corporation Orin Smith (1935 – 2016) was passionate about cars and next month, those with deep pockets will be in with a chance to purchase 58 vehicles from his collection that will be sold, mostly without reserve, by RM Sotheby’s at their annual Amelia Island sale on 10th and 11th March.

    Amongst the eclectic selection of classic and contemporary cars from the late industrialist’s collection is a 1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I estate car by H. J. Mulliner and Radford. One of just two examples, this immaculate short-wheelbase shooting brake was originally supplied to a Robert L. McCormick of Wichita, Kansas and transported to New York on the Cunard flagship Queen Elizabeth.

    McCormick kept the car – which features a luggage space that can accommodate items up to 6-foot long – until 1965 and on selling it to a Palm Beach based judge named Lewis M. Schott, penned the new owner a letter that read:

    The Radford conversion is a “complete job”. I will explain to your chauffeur and secretary how it makes into beds, etc, etc.

    I’ll explain the 3-way horn switch to your employees. I used the loud horn for “blasting” livestock off the Mexican highways.

    Finally, I hope you have as much fun out of the car as I have had. It should go 200,000 miles without work on it… A serious sacroiliac precludes long motor trips for me for a few years, and I’m an unhappy warrior when I think about it.

    Sold again in 2007 to Florida Roll-Royce expert Richard Gorman, the shooting brake was then subject to an 18-month renovation. It is now presented in velvet green and a sage with parchment leather interior piped in velvet green and features upgraded air conditioning.

    Of the overall collection to be sold on behalf of Smith’s family, Don Rose of RM Sotheby’s remarked:

    I had the great pleasure of knowing Orin Smith and found him to be a true gentleman in every sense of the word.

     

    In addition to his impressive gathering of some of the finest Rolls-Royce and Bentley automobiles, Orin displayed an eclectic taste with a keen eye for other icons of style, including sporting machinery from pre-war to the best of the contemporary.

     

    The common thread here is beauty, in both design and engineering; fitting for a man of generous spirit devoted to excellence. Because of those qualities, Orin Smith was beloved to the Amelia Island crowd, which makes the offering of his collection at our Amelia Island venue all the more poignant.

    Of the shooting brake itself, the auctioneer adds:

    Numerous Rolls-Royce shooting brakes exist, but many of them are crude later conversions. This car is a true and authentic coachbuilt original, created to the exacting specifications of its original owner, and restored to that same high standard – air horns and all. Errant cattle, consider yourselves warned.

    A Working Rolls – 1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I estate car by H. J. Mulliner and Radford – Orin Smith collection – RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island sale 10th and 11th March 2017A Working Rolls – 1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I estate car by H. J. Mulliner and Radford – Orin Smith collection – RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island sale 10th and 11th March 2017 A Working Rolls – 1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I estate car by H. J. Mulliner and Radford – Orin Smith collection – RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island sale 10th and 11th March 2017

  • Gianna Lahainer

    Gianna Lahainer

    “One-time secretary” Gianna Lahainer hit gold when she married a Palm Beach real estate tycoon named Frank Lahainer. He “indulged her every whim” and she is said to have a 25-carat engagement ring from Harry Winston, a white Rolls-Royce Corniche, a 32-carat sapphire, and a 26-carat emerald. When he died of leukemia and left her £240 million ($300 million, €283 million or درهم‎‎1.1 billion) in the in the middle of the Palm Beach party season in 1995, she delayed his funeral for 40 days until all the galas were over. Justifying storing his body for such a long period this “good friend of Donald Trump” remarked: “He was 90. I am 60. So why should I wait? I would miss the season”. She has married again since.

     

  • The No. 1 Showoff

    The No. 1 Showoff

    The most vulgar numberplate in Britain arrives in SW3

     

    Yesterday, in Walton Street, a Rolls-Royce parked opposite Scalini restaurant. There was nothing unusual about that but it’s point of difference was its numberplate.

     

    The owner of the car had chosen ‘SH10W OF’ and in doing so simply illustrated his or herself for what they truly believe themselves to be.

     

    Modesty is a fine quality and plainly this nitwit is entirely lacking in it.

     

    Showoffs – Rolls Royce Showoff SH10 OF – Scalini, Walton Street, Chelsea, SW3
    A true showoff
    Showoffs – Rolls Royce Showoff SH10 OF – Scalini, Walton Street, Chelsea, SW3
    This equally ludicrous showoff parked further down Walton Street
    Showoffs – Rolls Royce Showoff SH10 OF – Scalini, Walton Street, Chelsea, SW3
    And a little later this modest machine was spotted outside Harrods

     

     

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  • Eric Meier– What’s on your mantelpiece?

    Eric Meier– What’s on your mantelpiece?

    A 20-question interview with jetsetter Eric Meier

     

    The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?

    My intuition.

     

    “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?

    ‘Forgive but don’t forget’.

     

    Kerry Katona was considered unacceptable in 2007. Who or what is unacceptable in 2016?

    Donald Trump and Crocs.

     

    Tony Blair misses being Prime Minister. What do you miss most in your life?

    My sanity.

     

    What might you swap all your wealth for?

    World peace or never ageing.

     

    Donald Trump was once a case of: “If you owe the bank a thousand, they close you down; but if you owe the bank a billion, you own the bank”. What’s your view on the banking crisis?

    Invest. Banks are a joke.

     

    What phrase or word do you most loathe?

    ‘I need’ – Even though I use it every day and a lot.

     

    In the UK, some people consider charity to “begin at home”. What’s your view and what causes do you personally support?

    Anything to do with children. Their innocence and honesty inspires me.

     

    The judge in Law Abiding Citizen states: “I can pretty much do whatever I want” before being blown up whilst answering her mobile phone. What’s your view on the appropriate use of such devices?

    My answer here is biased since I’m addicted to my phone. I think it’s actually glued to me.

     

    Eric Meier – What’s on your mantelpiece?
    Eric Meier

     

    If you could fill a carriage on The Orient Express, who would be your fellow passengers?

    Oprah, Mariah Carey and Karl Lagerfeld.

     

    If you were unfortunate enough to end up on death row, what would be your last meal and where would you eat it?

    The cheesecake at Hôtel Costes in Paris or an In and Out burger.

     

    What time is it acceptable to consume the first drink of the day?

    In Europe, everything goes; in America, happy hour is at 4pm.

     

    A Negroni, a martini or a cup of tea?

    A martini. Filthy.

     

    Whose parties do you enjoy the most and why?

    Those given by Riccardo Tisci – Beautiful people and beautiful clothes.

     

    Who is the most positive person you know?

    Myself – I’m never a pessimist.

     

    What’s your most guilty pleasure?

    My boyfriend.

     

    If a tattoo were to sum you up, what would it be of?

    I have one of a broken heart as I’m a hopeless romantic.

     

    If you were a car, what marque would you be?

    A Rolls-Royce Ghost extended version.

     

    Cilla Black presented Surprise, Surprise. Tell us the most surprising thing about you.

    I’m human.

     

    What’s currently sitting on your mantelpiece?

    Candles. Great lighting is key.

     

    Eric Meier is based in Beverly Hills, California and describes himself as a well-travelled jetsetter. He adds: “Biographies are for dead people”.

     

    Join his 28,000 followers on Instagram at @meiereric.

     

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    Blake’s Bentley

    One-off Bentley by pop artist Sir Peter Blake to be auctioned for charity (more…)

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    A Brunei double

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  • Mountbatten’s Ghost

    Mountbatten’s Ghost

    1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost originally owned by Lord Mountbatten to be auctioned; it came back into his possession just months before he was assassinated in 1979 (more…)

  • An apartment with extras

    An apartment with extras

    £60 million New York condo offered with extras including a pair of Rolls Royce Phantoms and a yacht (more…)