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1956 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Town Car Concept at RM Amelia Island

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions

These days people are prone to refer to anything top-of-the-line as "the Mercedes-Benz" or the "Rolls-Royce" of whatever category they're in, but once upon a time that position belonged to Cadillac. And with good reason: in the 1950s, Cadillacs were the very pinnacle of luxury motoring. And few examples could demonstrate that as aptly as the 1956 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Town Car concept.

Unveiled at the Motorama – GM's own traveling auto show – the Broughham Town Car was a concept version of the Cadillac Eldorado that would hit the market the following year. Only this version was even more opulent, with a split cabin: open in the front and trimmed in black leather and chrome for the chauffeur, enclosed in the back with beige leather and gold everything – from the telephone to the decanter – for the occupants.

The one-of-a-kind car never went into production in this version, but was rescued from being scrapped after touring the United States in the traveling exposition. Recently restored and given a gold-trimmed 365 cubin-inch OHV V8 engine for show use, the Town Car is expected to fetch between $500,000 and $750,000 at the upcoming RM Auctions event at Amelia Island on March 12. Visit RM Auctions' website for more information.

Gallery: 1956 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Town Car

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Ferrari Donates Special-Edition F430 for Abruzzo Disaster Relief

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions, Charity

The annual Leggenda e Passione auction at the Ferrari factory in Maranello always features a staggering array of unique sports and racing cars from the company's history, and this year's is shaping up to be no exception. Among the myriad historic Ferraris heading up on the block this weekend, Alain Prost's F1 car, a 330 P4 Le Mans racer and a unique 250 Testa Rossa are headlining in the event. But Ferrari has just added one more vehicle to the docket: a special one-off F430 to raise funds for relief work in the Abruzzo region of Italy, which was struck by a devastating earthquake last month.

The special-edition supercar will be the last F430 off the assembly line when production ends later this year to make way for the next-generation model. It will be painted silver and gold, the colors of the city of Aquila that bore the brunt of the disaster, and come equipped with an array of extra features from Ferrari's extensive customization catalog. The special F430 will be auctioned off at the event, with proceeds going to disaster relief in Abruzzo.

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Rare Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Expected to Shatter Records at RM Auction

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions, The Classicist

Ferraris: expensive. Rare Ferraris: more expensive. Race-winning iconic classic Ferraris: record-breakingly expensive. What you see here definitely falls into the latter category, a rare 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, complete with Scaglietti pontoon-fendered bodywork and an extensive race history. Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebien drove this car to victory at Le Mans in 1958, one of ten significant race victories this TR amassed in the 19 races it started between 1958 and 1961.

The250 TR is one of the most instantly recognizable cars in Ferrari's history. Ralph Lauren owns two. This example, chassis #0714TR, is painted in stunning black with a red nose and matching red leather seats, and looks poised to shatter the $10.89 million record set last year by a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder when it goes on the block at RM Auction's annual Leggenda e Passione event at the Ferrari factory in Maranello this coming May.

Gallery: 1957 Ferrari 250 TR #0714TR