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48/2003
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December
5th 2003
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| Editorial
Great news from Aston yesterday – they’re returning
to racing with the DB9 after the longish break since they ran the
AMR1 cars in the prototype category. This time it’s a return
to the ‘production’ GT class, a type of racing CEO Dr
Ulrich Bez is a firm believer in as it “can demonstrate that
our cars are not only the best on the road, but also on the racing
track”. Great stuff - I can’t wait until the end of
next year when the car breaks cover and we can see it up against
the all-conquering Ferrari 575s. Sponsorship considerations not
withstanding, it will be interesting to see the final colour scheme.
Until recently strong money would have been on the classic Aston
Racing Green and colour coded noses - but you never know nowadays.
A recent visit to Gaydon showcased a very invigorated company, confident
in its vision of the future and very willing to break with tradition.
This week’s Christie’s Auction in London produced the
highest price paid for a car at auction in the UK this year - £731,250
for the 1998 McLaren F1. I am happy to report that I was there and
witnessed a truly exciting battle between several bidders, it being
one of those great occasions when you really did not know what was
going to happen next. Full details in our review below.
We also have details of the forthcoming sale of selections from
the Playboy archives, to be held in New York on the 17th of this
month. Perhaps not strictly ‘PC’ these days, but you
have to respect a publication that did, for example, first publish
Ian Fleming’s ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’
in 1963.
I understand the Playboy catalogues are becoming collector’s
items in their own right now – before the sale has even been
held – all attempts by your Editor to obtain one, for purely
journalistic reasons of course, failing miserably.
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THIS
WEEK IN CLASSIC DRIVER |
Christie’s
to sell Playboy at 50: selections from the archives 17th Dec - New
York
Fifty
years of Playboy magazine and American pop culture will be celebrated
at Christie’s on December 17, with the sale Playboy at 50: Selections
from the Archives at Rockefeller Center. The more than 300 items from
Playboy’s renowned archives – including original manuscripts,
cartoons, paintings, celebrity and fashion photographs, and memorabilia
– chronicle Playboy’s groundbreaking style and America’s
cultural evolution...
read the complete article |
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H&H
at Buxton, Derbyshire Dec 9/10 2003 - Preview
H&H’s
sale at Buxton this December, their ‘10th Anniversary Auction’,
features over 80 cars many of which have celebrity connections or
at least interesting prior ownership. Take the ‘Lady Di’
Range Rover for example, or one of David Beckham’s first ‘grown-up’
cars the 1996 BMW M3 Evolution Convertible at £18,000 –
20,000. Out of the paparazzi flashlight, but still belonging to this
category, is the 1985 Mikkola/Hertz ex-works Audi Quattro SWB at £90,000
– 110,000...
read the complete article |
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Christie's
Auction 2 December 2003 , London - Review
Such
was the pre-sale interest in the headline lots at Christie’s
December London Sale that it was strictly ‘standing room only’
at the Jack Barclay showrooms just across the Thames from the Houses
of Parliament. The deceased estate ‘SHY’ collection
was up for auction, and of course there was the exciting story of
the Bizzarrini, Alfa Romeo TT33, Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost and McLaren
quartet. The last two sold and someone new will be sitting in the
F1’s driving seat this week – for the princely sum of
over £700,000...
read
the complete article |
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Bonhams
at Olympia 1st December 2003 - Review
Following
straight on from their adjacent all-Concorde Sale at Olympia which
sold all lots entered, grossing £763,700, Bonhams sold a good
proportion of motor-cars including the truly magnificent 1909 Rolls-Royce
40/50hp Silver Ghost ‘Roi-de-Belges’ for £379,500
including premium. Right at the end of the proceedings someone picked
up a bargain in the form of a 1973 Porsche 911 2.7 Carrera RS Touring
for £24,725. Left hand to right hand drive conversion not withstanding,
Christmas had clearly come early at Olympia...
read the
complete article |
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Aston
Martin Returns to Motor Sport with Prodrive DB9
Aston
Martin will return to the world’s motor racing circuits during
2004 following the creation of a new division to be known as Aston
Martin Racing...
read the
complete article |
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Bond
cars at the Heritage Motor Centre, UK
The
Aston Martin Vanquish specially built for the latest Bond film: Die
Another Day, has arrived at the Heritage Motor Centre in Warwickshire
and will be on show next to the Jaguar XJR Bond, until the New Year.
This Aston Martin was driven by Pierce Brosnan in Bond's quest to
destroy the enemy. In a spectacular opening sequence of the film,
the car features in a dramatic chase on a frozen lake...
read the
complete article |
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Porsche
launches “50 Years of the 550 Spyder” branded Boxster
S
Porsche
is now celebrating the 50th birthday of the 550 Spyder by launching
a powerful Boxster S special edition limited to 1953 units and bearing
the name “50 Years of the 550 Spyder”. It is to be premiered
in Detroit/USA early in January 2004...
read
the complete article |
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Dealership:
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| EVENTGUIDE |
Le
Jog 2003 Rallye, UK
6 – 9th December 2003
H&H Auction, Buxton, UK
9 – 10th December 2003
Poulain Le Fur, Automobilia Auction, Paris
14th December 2003
Bonhams Europe Auction, Gstaad, Switzerland
19th December 2003
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