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  • A Smoking Aston

    A Smoking Aston

    1996 Aston Martin shooting brake complete with humidor to be sold at auction

    One of just three 1996 Aston Martin V8 coupé shooting brake conversions is to be offered for sale at auction by Bonhams in May.

    A Smoking Aston – 1996 Aston Martin V8 Sportsman coupé shooting brake conversion – To be auctioned by Bonhams on 13th May 2017 at Aston Martin’s Newport Pagnell Works Service – Estimate of £300,000 to £350,000 ($384,000 to $449,000, €358,000 to €418,000 or درهم1.4 million to درهم1.6 million)
    The car’s most unusual extra is this humidor

    The left hand drive, automatic 1996 Aston Martin V8 Sportsman estate offered is presented in British Racing Green with matching interior trim and “plentiful walnut embellishment”. Ordered as one of a pair by two Swiss brothers, the car was rebuilt by the factory in 1999 and then sold to a French art collector based in Monaco.

     

    Upgraded with a satellite navigation system, the vehicle has covered just 13,000 miles from new and is described as being “a very clean car”. Auctioneers Bonhams have set an estimate of £300,000 to £350,000 ($384,000 to $449,000, €358,000 to €418,000 or درهم1.4 million to درهم1.6 million) and will offer the vehicle at their 13th May sale at Aston Martin’s Newport Pagnell Works Service.

  • Taking the Tito

    Taking the Tito

    Ex-Marshal Tito Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Landaulet for sale for staggering sum 1,598% higher than similar examples owned by other dictators

     

    “Benevolent communist dictator” Marshal Josip Tito, 1st President of Yugoslavia (1892 – 1980) had use of a Boeing 727 plane, a private train and a 55-foot yacht but now the 1971 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman ‘Presidential Landaulet’ he travelled around in from 1971 to 1980 is for sale for the staggering sum of £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) through Tom Hartley Jnr. in Derbyshire, England.

     

    Taking the Tito – 1971 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Presidential Landaulet – For sale for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) through Tom Hartley Jnr. – Originally owned by Marshal Josip Tito, 1st President of Yugoslavia (1892 – 1980)
    Tito with the car in the background
    Taking the Tito – 1971 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Presidential Landaulet – For sale for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) through Tom Hartley Jnr. – Originally owned by Marshal Josip Tito, 1st President of Yugoslavia (1892 – 1980)
    Tito used to take his dog for rides in the vehicle
    Taking the Tito – 1971 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Presidential Landaulet – For sale for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) through Tom Hartley Jnr. – Originally owned by Marshal Josip Tito, 1st President of Yugoslavia (1892 – 1980)
    And apparently he used to shave in it too

     

    Capable of achieving 0 mph to 100 mph in 10 seconds, this 2.5-tonne, 6.3-litre limousine was built to Tito’s personal specification. The ‘dictator-mobile’s’ bespoke features numbered not only a drinks cabinet but also a shaving kit in its rear centre console and despite having covered 17,012 miles and having passed through various owners, is in remarkably good condition.

     

    Justifying the punchy price sought, in November 2016, Tom Hartley Jnr. told Car Dealer magazine:

     

    “I’ve always been in love with the car. It’s a very significant and very important car – all of the Landaulets are, and only nine of them were built in the long roof, six-door configuration. Of those nine, this is probably regarded as the most original, the most unmolested car and it also has great provenance”.

     

    A 1965 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman owned by China’s Foreign Minister, Chen Yi, sold for just £147,200 ($182,800, €172,500 or درهم671,400) in 2014 whilst just £225,000 ($279,400, €263,700 or درهم1.03 million) was sought for a 1977 example originally owned by Bokassa I of Central Africa in 2015.

     

    Taking the Tito – 1971 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Presidential Landaulet – For sale for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) through Tom Hartley Jnr. – Originally owned by Marshal Josip Tito, 1st President of Yugoslavia (1892 – 1980)
    Naturally, the needs of drinkers was a prime consideration when it came to bespoke fittings
    Taking the Tito – 1971 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Presidential Landaulet – For sale for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) through Tom Hartley Jnr. – Originally owned by Marshal Josip Tito, 1st President of Yugoslavia (1892 – 1980)
    Luxurious rear seating
    Taking the Tito – 1971 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Presidential Landaulet – For sale for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) through Tom Hartley Jnr. – Originally owned by Marshal Josip Tito, 1st President of Yugoslavia (1892 – 1980)
    The glass partition between the passengers and the driver
    Taking the Tito – 1971 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Presidential Landaulet – For sale for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) through Tom Hartley Jnr. – Originally owned by Marshal Josip Tito, 1st President of Yugoslavia (1892 – 1980)
    The driver’s seating
    Taking the Tito – 1971 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Presidential Landaulet – For sale for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) through Tom Hartley Jnr. – Originally owned by Marshal Josip Tito, 1st President of Yugoslavia (1892 – 1980)
    And hood down
    Taking the Tito – 1971 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Presidential Landaulet – For sale for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) through Tom Hartley Jnr. – Originally owned by Marshal Josip Tito, 1st President of Yugoslavia (1892 – 1980)
    Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with Tito in 1972

  • 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)

  • The Sky’s the Limit

    The Sky’s the Limit

    Bonhams to offer what they call “the world’s most sought after Cadillac” at auction in Florida; it was originally made for the famed BROADMOOR Hotel resort in El Paso County, Colorado

    The BROADMOOR – a name that is unique and copyrighted due to its little raised “A” – in Colorado Springs is a vast hotel at the base of the 9,570 foot tall Cheyenne Mountain, the location of the operations base for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Built in the Italian Renaissance style and featuring 784 guest rooms, the complex has three golf courses, 18 restaurants and a fishing camp and is said to be the place where President George W. Bush decided to quit drinking after waking up with a hangover in the summer of 1986.

     

    The Sky’s the Limit – 1959 Cadillac BROADMOOR Skyview with coachwork by Superior Coach Corp. – £140,000 to £200,000 ($175,000 to $250,000 or €165,000 to €235,000 or درهم640,000 to درهم915,000) – Bonhams Amelia Island Auction on 9th March 2017 at the Fernandina Beach Club – The BROADMOOR Hotel in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
    The Broadmoor Hotel.
    The Sky’s the Limit – 1959 Cadillac BROADMOOR Skyview with coachwork by Superior Coach Corp. – £140,000 to £200,000 ($175,000 to $250,000 or €165,000 to €235,000 or درهم640,000 to درهم915,000) – Bonhams Amelia Island Auction on 9th March 2017 at the Fernandina Beach Club – The BROADMOOR Hotel in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
    The main hotel building.

     

    The original owners of the hotel, the Penrose family, “wanted their guests to be escorted form the airport to the hotel and to be given tours of the area’s majestic beauty in the finest of luxury” according to the Bonhams catalogue entry on a 1959 Cadillac BROADMOOR Skyview they are set to auction in March. It is the last of around 28 Cadillac limousines made for the hotel from 1937 and was built by the Superior Coach Corp., a now defunct Ohio based manufacturer of yellow school buses and hearses.

     

    251-inches long overall, equipped with power steering, power brakes, a 390 cubic inch V8 engine and dominated by a vast plexi panel ‘Skyview’ roof, the car was designed to accommodate 11 passengers. It remained in service at the hotel until the early 1970s, was then was sold to a Cadillac collector in Branford, Connecticut and subsequently underwent a full restoration at the behest of its current owner.

     

    Bonhams will sell this unusual vehicle at their Amelia Island auction on 9th March at the Fernandina Beach Club. They have set an estimate of £140,000 to £200,000 ($175,000 to $250,000 or €165,000 to €235,000 or درهم640,000 to درهم915,000) and describe it as “one of the most exclusive Cadillacs ever built”.

     

    The Sky’s the Limit – 1959 Cadillac BROADMOOR Skyview with coachwork by Superior Coach Corp. – £140,000 to £200,000 ($175,000 to $250,000 or €165,000 to €235,000 or درهم640,000 to درهم915,000) – Bonhams Amelia Island Auction on 9th March 2017 at the Fernandina Beach Club – The BROADMOOR Hotel in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, ColoradoThe Sky’s the Limit – 1959 Cadillac BROADMOOR Skyview with coachwork by Superior Coach Corp. – £140,000 to £200,000 ($175,000 to $250,000 or €165,000 to €235,000 or درهم640,000 to درهم915,000) – Bonhams Amelia Island Auction on 9th March 2017 at the Fernandina Beach Club – The BROADMOOR Hotel in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, ColoradoThe Sky’s the Limit – 1959 Cadillac BROADMOOR Skyview with coachwork by Superior Coach Corp. – £140,000 to £200,000 ($175,000 to $250,000 or €165,000 to €235,000 or درهم640,000 to درهم915,000) – Bonhams Amelia Island Auction on 9th March 2017 at the Fernandina Beach Club – The BROADMOOR Hotel in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, ColoradoThe Sky’s the Limit – 1959 Cadillac BROADMOOR Skyview with coachwork by Superior Coach Corp. – £140,000 to £200,000 ($175,000 to $250,000 or €165,000 to €235,000 or درهم640,000 to درهم915,000) – Bonhams Amelia Island Auction on 9th March 2017 at the Fernandina Beach Club – The BROADMOOR Hotel in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, ColoradoThe Sky’s the Limit – 1959 Cadillac BROADMOOR Skyview with coachwork by Superior Coach Corp. – £140,000 to £200,000 ($175,000 to $250,000 or €165,000 to €235,000 or درهم640,000 to درهم915,000) – Bonhams Amelia Island Auction on 9th March 2017 at the Fernandina Beach Club – The BROADMOOR Hotel in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, ColoradoThe Sky’s the Limit – 1959 Cadillac BROADMOOR Skyview with coachwork by Superior Coach Corp. – £140,000 to £200,000 ($175,000 to $250,000 or €165,000 to €235,000 or درهم640,000 to درهم915,000) – Bonhams Amelia Island Auction on 9th March 2017 at the Fernandina Beach Club – The BROADMOOR Hotel in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado

  • Blake’s Bentley

    Blake’s Bentley

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

  • Rock’s Terraplane

    Rock’s Terraplane

    Kid Rock to sell 1935 Hudson Terraplane featured in 2009 film ‘Public Enemies’ (more…)

  • A rare roadster

    A rare roadster

    “Supremely rare” 1959 BMW 507 roadster to be auctioned in New York on 10th December 2015 (more…)

  • Anything but Australian

    Anything but Australian

    One-off Maserati Boomerang heads to auction for just under £3 million (more…)

  • As worldly as Whicker

    As worldly as Whicker

    1964 Bentley S3 Continental coupé to be auctioned by Bonhams

     

    The late Alan Whicker numbered amongst those to have owned a Bentley S3 Continental coupé and now a fine example is to be auctioned by Bonhams (more…)

  • Being Liberace with the facts

    Being Liberace with the facts

    A Cadillac that may or may not have belonged to Liberace comes to auction without much evidence of its provenance

     

    In The Talented Mr Ripley, the detective appointed to discover what happened to Dickie Greenleaf states: “In America we’re taught to check a fact before it becomes a fact”. In the case of a 1930s Cadillac being auctioned by Barrons at Sandown Park in Surrey on the 17th September, this quote ought to have been applied. (more…)