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While the collector car auctions suffered a significant downturn during Monterey Car Week this year, the motorcycles that went to auction had some very strong results, with two Crockers selling into the five most valuable motorcycles of all t… Continue reading Top 25 most expensive motorcycles sold in Monterey 2019
“The Quail – a Motorsport Gathering” continues to grow in stature. Already a world class automotive lifestyle event and concours of significant gravitas, this year “The Quail” played host to 11 major vehicle debuts from Acura, Aston Martin, B… Continue reading Pictorial: The Quail Motorsport Gathering 2019 hosts a raft of new car debuts
Bugatti chose today’s Quail Motorsports Gathering at Monterey Car Week to take the wraps off its latest hypercar, the Centodieci. The Centodieci pays homage to the Bugatti EB110 built in the 1990s, with all ten cars in the limited production run already sold at EUR€8,000,000 (plus VAT) apiece. The familiar 8.0-litre Bugatti W16 engine has been tweaked to produce 1,600 hp at 7,000 rpm, providing an electronically capped 380 km/h top speed.
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After four decades so well hidden that most believed it had been destroyed, the hero car from the Warner Brothers cult movie Bullitt reemerged in January 2018 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. One of the most iconic cars in automotive history is now scheduled to be auctioned by Mecum in January in Kissimmee, Florida.
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Continue Reading Steve McQueen’s “Bullitt” 1968 Mustang GT is for sale
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The customized Myers Manx dune buggy in which Steve McQueen took Faye Dunaway on a full-noise drive in the sand dunes in the 1968 movie The Thomas Crown Affair, is heading to auction. The VW Beetle-based buggy was customized for the film with a 230-hp Chevy Corvair flat-six, and the restored original movie car will go to auction at Bonhams’ Amelia Island auction in March, 2020.
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The possibility of being eaten alive seems to be one of mankind’s greatest fears. Though shark attacks average just 84 a year globally, of which just six are fatal, going for a swim off the back of a boat in the ocean is not a pastime underta… Continue reading Ocean Guardian Boat01 keeps the sharks at bay from boats and jetties
The Goldtop 1957 Gibson Les Paul guitar which Duane Allman used to record “Layla” alongside Eric Clapton, has sold for US$1.25 million at auction, becoming only the seventh guitar in history to sell for more than US$1,000,000.
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Continue Reading Duane Allman’s 1957 “Layla” Gibson Les Paul sells for $1.25 million
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Elvis Presley’s last motorcycle, a 1976 Harley-Davidson FLH 1200 Electra Glide with just 126 miles (203 km) on the clock, is going to auction later this month at GWS Auctions, and is estimated to sell for between US$1,750,000 and $2,000,000.
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Continue Reading Elvis Presley’s Harley-Davidson Electra Glide could break world motorcycle auction record
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Frauscher Bootswerft was one of the first upmarket boat builders to offer a high performance electric cruiser in 2015 when it released the 740 Mirage Air. The Austrian company is now showing a revision of the Mirage Air with 67 percent more p… Continue reading The all-electric Frauscher Mirage Air: A $240,000 Grand Tourer for the water
Bentley has recreated an important car design from its past that was lost during the bombing of France during the outbreak of WW2. The 1939 Bentley Corniche is the missing link in the history of Bentley’s most important models, connecting the… Continue reading Lost 1939 Bentley Corniche recreated after 80 years for centenary celebrations