historics

Prince Charles' Ferrari Daytona Up for Auction

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions

1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona - chassis #16531

A very special Ferrari is set to cross the auction block in May. One of only 1,400 examples made, and only 158 in right-hand drive, this metallic blue 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona has some very prominent provenance indeed.

Chassis #16531 most recently appeared on an episode of the hit BBC television program Top Gear, where celebrity presenter Richard Hammond drove it along the riviera from Portofino to Saint-Tropez while his co-host James May raced him in a speedboat. But long before the filming of the episode, its first owner was none other than HRH Charles, Prince of Wales. The car is being auctioned by Historics at Brooklands and is expected to fetch around £180,000 - £210,000.

Gallery: 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona #16531

Source

Tags: brooklands, daytona, ferrari, ferrari 365 gtb4 daytona, ferrari daytona, historics, historics at brooklands, luxury car, prince charles, top gear

Ferrari 250 GTO Evocazione at Brooklands Auction

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions

Maybe in a perfect world we could all get our hands on an original Ferrari 250 GTO. Or maybe that would just spoil everything that makes the highly sought-after classic so special. Whichever way you look at it, $18 million is more money than most of us will ever see in our lives. And that's how much an original GTO was estimated to have traded for the last time one sold.

Call this, then, the next best thing. It's a replica, but it's not quite a fake. The owner started with an original Ferrari 330 GT and had it modified to resemble a GTO – specifically the only right-hand drive 4-liter V12 model Ferrari made to compete at Le Mans. Now it's due to cross the auction block on September 25 by Historics at Brooklands in England, where it's expected to fetch a more modest £240,000 ($377,000).

Gallery: 1965 Ferrari 250 GTO Evocazione

Source

Tags: 1965 Ferrari 250 GTO, 1965 Ferrari 250 GTO Evocazione, 1965Ferrari250Gto, 1965Ferrari250GtoEvocazione, 250 gto, 250 GTO Evocazione, 250Gto, 250GtoEvocazione, brooklands, evocazione, ferrari, Ferrari 250 GTO, Ferrari250Gto, gto, historics, historics at brooklands, HistoricsAtBrooklands, replica, tribute

New Auction House Starts Up with $3.7 Million in Classic Cars

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions

Whether you're buying or selling, there's no lack of auction houses specializing in classic automobiles. And now there's one more. Called (suitably enough) Historics, the upstart has set up shop at Brooklands, the historic home of motor racing in the UK. And they're preparing to kick off their first auction on June 2 with a $3.7 million docket of classics.

Among those collectible motor cars on consignment for the upcoming event are a 1930 Bentley 4.5 liter Vanden Plas Tourer (estimated at £775,000/$1.1m), a rare Aston Martin DB2/4 Drophead Coupe and a flawless '68 Mini Cooper S. All told, 65 vehicles will be part of the docket early next month, and we look forward to reporting on many more in the future.

Gallery: Historics auction at Brooklands - June 2, 2010