EXCLUSIVE: Former Harrods Owner Mohamed al Fayed Sells Off His Rolls & Ferrari Collection

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
Jan 25th 2011 at 11:00AM

Last summer we reported that Mohamed al Fayed had sold famed London department store Harrods to Qatar's royal family for $2.2 billion. Now the ultra-rich businessman, equally well known as the father of the late Princess Diana's lover Dodi Fayed, is selling off his incredible car collection, featuring stunning custom classic Rolls-Royces, Ferraris and more. There are ten cars in all from al Fayed's collection starring in Bonhams' Paris sale of Motor Cars at the Grand Palais on Feb. 5 - chief among them being the 1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 originally owned by John Lennon, expected to fetch up to $220,000, which we can now exclusively reveal comes from al Fayed's collection and was in fact owned by Dodi Fayed.

Next up are a remarkable pair of classic Rolls-Royce motorcars which al Fayed has refinished in custom Harrods Green livery, one with a royal pedigree. The 1963 Rolls-Royce Phantom V Limousine (above) was the property of H.R.H. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent until al Fayed acquired it in 1996, and is expected to fetch up to $200,000. The Duke of Kent's Rolls, which was originally painted black, still has its blue bullet lamp on the roof signifying Royal ownership. There's also a matching Harrods Green 1969 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Limousine, estimated at up to $240,000. Read on for the full list of al Fayed's cars being offered for sale, including several other Ferraris:

Gallery: Mohamed al Fayed's Car Collection at Bonhams

Ex-Duke of Kent 1963 Rolls-Royce Phantom V

1979 Ferrari 400i Coupé
Estimate: €12,000 - 18,000

1988 Ferrari Testarossa
Estimate: €30,000 - 40,000

1988 Ferrari Testarossa
Estimate: €36,000 - 48,000

1930 Rolls-Royce 20/25hp Sedan de Ville
Estimate: €45,000 - 65,000

1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4 Coupe
Estimate: €55,000 - 75,000

1966 Ferrari 330 GTC Berlinetta
Estimate: €110,000 - 140,000

Ex-Duke of Kent 1963 Rolls-Royce Phantom V Limousine
Estimate: €120,000 - 150,000

Ex- John Lennon 1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Coupe
Estimate: €120,000 - 170,000

1969 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Limousine
Estimate: €145,000 - 175,000

1992 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Landaulet
Estimate: €300,000 - 400,000

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