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  • 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Maharaja Car (Barrett-Jackson)

    "Load up the Rolls--it's time for some shootin'!" isn't something you're likely to hear too often these days, but there was a time when hunting vehicles were a little more salubrious than your average bashed-up pickup. One such vehicle was owned by Umed Singh II, Maharaja of Kotah, back in the 1920s. The 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Maharaja Car--set to cross the auction block at the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Auction--was used to take heads of state and aristocratic hunting parties across his property in search of big game. That doesn't mean deer either--Bengal tigers, elephants and...

  • Auction of last 2014 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Convertible
    Ford’s Final 2014 Shelby GT500 Convertible Sells For $500k At Auction

    The build slot for the very last 2014 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Convertible has sold at auction for a staggering $500,000. The car was put up for sale by the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] to help raise funds for the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA). The auction took place last weekend at...

  • 2014 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Convertible
    Ford To Auction Off Last 2014 Shelby GT500 Convertible For Charity

    The all-new 2015 Ford Mustang is just around the corner, so that means the current, fifth-generation car will soon be bowing out of the market. One of the last of these, the final 2014 Shelby GT500 Convertible to be built, could be yours as Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] will be auctioning off the car...

  • 1970 Shelby GT350 - Image: RM Auctions
    Last Classic Shelby GT350 Mustang Ever Built Up For Sale

    Shelby American is about to end production of its modern GT350, which means the final example will soon be up for sale, but here’s your chance to own the very last of the original Shelby GT350s. The car, a 1970 model, will go under the hammer at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance...

  • 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB NART Spider Conversion
    Ferrari Not Exactly Thrilled With Cut Car Convertible Conversions

    A classic Ferrari will always fetch a premium at a high-end auction. It's essentially become a universal law that will continue to exist until the end of time. If you want an old Ferrari, you can expect to shell out serious amounts of money. Some fetch more than others due to a variety of factors...

  • U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition 2014 Ford Mustang GT
    U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition Mustang Sells For $398k

    A special 2014 Ford Mustang GT, bearing VIN #0001, sold at a charity auction for $398,000.

  • Longbridge-built Mini from tunnel

    There are plenty of stories about unique and amazing barn finds. Someone creeps into that old building hiding on an abandoned property and there just so happens to be a dusty Cobra chilling with the cobwebs. This, however, is a story about an interesting tunnel find. A worker at a former Mini factory rescued the final 1275 GT Clubman to be produced at the now-shuttered plant, and it recently went off to auction. The car in question served as a utility vehicle for workers at the plant. It was driven around in the tunnels of the facility for years until a storage container fell on top of it and...

  • 11 supercars owned by Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo were seized in Paris
    Fleet Of Seized Supercars Including Two Bugatti Veyrons Sells For Just $4 Million

    A fleet of 11 supercars, which included two Bugatti Veyrons, have sold at auction for just 3.1 million euros (approximately $4.06 million). The cars originally belonged to Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the son of Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, but were seized by French...

  • Juan Manuel Fangio's 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 Formula 1 car sold at auction
    Fangio's Mercedes-Benz 1954 F1 Car Sold For $29.7 Million At Goodwood

    Juan Manual Fangio is one of the original legends of F1, and perhaps the greatest. His W196 R 1954 F1 car is nearly as legendary, and now it belongs to a new owner. Fangio's Silver Arrow sold at a Bonhams auction at the Goodwood Festival of Speed today for £19.6 million, or about $29,650,000...

  • Carroll Shelby 1969 Shelby GT500
    Carroll Shelby-Owned 1969 Shelby GT500 Heading To Auction

    A classic Ford Mustang is a wonderful item to put in anyones garage. Make it a Shelby GT500, however, and you're owning an excellent example of a rare piece of motoring history. What could you do to make it even more rare? Find an GT500 that was owned by the man whose name is on the back, Carroll...

  • 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 once owned by Sir Stirling Moss - Image: Mecum Auctions
    1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 Owned And Raced By Sir Stirling Moss Up For Sale

    Here’s your chance to own a Ford Mustang once owned and raced by living legend Sir Stirling Moss. And we’re not just talking about any old Mustang but an original 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350. The car will be auctioned off at a Mecum auction taking place at next month’s Pebble Beach...

  • U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition 2014 Ford Mustang GT
    Ford Rolls Out Custom 2014 Mustang GT In Support Of EAA Young Eagles

    Featured above is the latest custom Mustang developed by Ford’s own design and engineering team for the annual EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. As in past years, the custom Mustang will be auctioned off for charity, with all proceeds going to support the EAA Young Eagles youth education...

  • Submersible Lotus Esprit from James Bond flick ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’

    Two of the most famous movie cars of all time, a replica Ferrari that starred in 1986’s Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and a submersible Lotus Esprit that starred in the 1977 James Bond flick The Spy Who Loved Me, will soon be going under the hammer, which means they could be yours. The Ferrari will be the first to be auctioned. It will appear at the Mecum auction taking place between August 15 and 17 at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. It is a replica designed to resemble a Ferrari 250 GT Spyder and three of them were built for filming of the movie. It comes powered by...

  • 2013 Life Ball MINI Paceman
    Roberto Cavalli’s 2013 Life Ball MINI Raises Almost $200k For Charity

    This past weekend, MINI unveiled its latest custom ride developed in support of the Life Ball charity event that takes place annually in Vienna, Austria. This was the 13th consecutive year MINI has been involved with the event, which saw a Paceman crossover created by Roberto Cavalli auctioned off...

  • 1953 Ferrari 340/375 MM Berlinetta ‘Competizione’
    1953 Le Mans-Racing Ferrari Sells For $12 Million

    This rare Ferrari 340/375 MM Berlinetta ‘Competizione’ that was entered in the 24 Hours of Le Mans back in 1953 has sold at auction for a staggering 9.2 million euros (approximately $12 million). The car was sold by RM Auctions at an event coinciding with the 2013 Concorso...

  • 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake - image: Mecum Auctions
    1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake Is The Most Expensive Mustang Ever Sold

    While all eyes at last week’s Dana Mecum 26th Original Spring Classic Auction in Indianapolis was on the sale of the ‘Eleanor’ Mustang from 2000’s hit movie Gone In 60 Seconds, another rare Mustang also went under the hammer and ended up selling for considerably more. That...

  • 1967 Toyota 2000 GT, from Don Davis Collection, sold at auction for $1.15 million by RM Auctions
    James Bond-style 1967 Toyota 2000GT sells for $1.15M

    James Bond may be irretrievably linked to Aston Martins, the DB5 in particular, but he's driven quite a number of other vehicles during his 50-year movie career. Unloved orphans like the AMC Matador may not have been high points of the Bond oeuvre. But the sleek, sexy Japanese sports car he drove...

  • 1965 Ferrari 330 GT owned by John Lennon
    John Lennon Ferrari 330GT Back On The Auction Block

    If you managed to miss the last time John Lennon’s Ferrari was up for sale at auction, you’ve got one more chance, as it didn’t sell last time. The Ferrari 330GT that Lennon drove at what was perhaps the height of the Beatlemania era is back, and the car will go on the auction...

  • 2013 Life Ball MINI Paceman

    On the 25th of this month, MINI will be supporting the Life Ball charity event for the 13th consecutive year, this time by auctioning off a Paceman crossover created especially for the event by Roberto Cavalli. The noted fashion designer is joining the likes of DSQUARED², Diesel and Missoni, all of which have presented their own custom MINIs for the annual Life Ball event and have helped raise close to a million dollars for HIV and AIDS research. Cavalli has been involved with Life Ball since 2001, which was the same year that MINI commenced its own partnership with the event. His custom...

  • 1975 Maserati Merak by Saurer
    One-Off Maserati Up For Auction

    Once an ordinary Maserati Merak, an interesting car in its own right, this unique Maserati Merak by Saurer is now up for auction, to be sold to the highest bidder at the Silverstone Auctions in the UK on May 17. This particular Merak was sold in 1975 but around the year 1984 it was handed over by...

  • Ferrari Enzo
    Huge Assortment Of Rare Ferraris, Including 288 GTO, F40, F50 And Enzo, To Be Sold

    Coinciding with the upcoming 2013 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, premier auction house RM Auctions will be flogging a huge assortment of the most desirable Ferrari models ever produced, along with dozens of other rare autos. Headlining the long list of items up for grabs are cars...

  • Sergio Marchionne’s 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392
    Sergio Marchionne’s Dodge Challenger SRT8 Raises $175k For Charity

    All proceeds from the sale of Sergio Marchionne’s Dodge Challenger SRT8 will be donated to the United Way of America charity.

  • Auction of first 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray Convertible - Image: Barrett-Jackson
    Rick Hendrick Buys First 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible For $1 Million

    Having already dropped $1.1 million on the very first 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray to enter production, NASCAR team owner and avid Corvette collector Rick Hendrick has now also bought the first convertible version of the car. The rights to the first 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible, which is...

  • 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 driven by Juan Manuel Fangio
    1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 Driven To Victory By Juan Manuel Fangio Up For Sale

    The automotive equivalent of a Picasso or Rembrandt, a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 Formula One race car driven to victory by the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1954 German and Swiss Grands Prix, is actually up for sale. The car will be sold to the highest bidder by auctioneer Bonhams at the 2013...

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