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Classic Cars, Fine Wine & Cool Design: The Duncan Quinn Appellation Rally

Filed under: Dining, Luxury Cars & Autos, Wine, Events, Men's Style, The Classicist

Dashing designer Duncan Quinn, known for his roguish take on Savile Row style, is hosting the ultimate gentleman's getaway on Saturday, March 26 for those who appreciate classic cars, fine wine and gourmet meals as much as razor-sharp threads. The Duncan Quinn Appellation Rally features a fleet of wicked wheels from Manhattan's Classic Car Club – including a 1968 Porsche 911, an AC Cobra, Austin Mini (think The Italian Job), Jaguar E-Type roadster, and Ferrari Dino (above) – leaving the city for an overnight jaunt to a 2,500 acre spread in upstate New York via scenic byways and state parks in one hell of a stylish convoy.

There guests will be treated to cocktails followed by an impressive meal from celebrated chef Neil Ferguson accompanied an amazing selection of vintage wines, retiring afterwards to rustic suites. Following breakfast on Sunday also by Ferguson there will be a spot of skeet shooting before another scenic drive back to town. "Tweeds are an option, but style is a must," Quinn tells us. There are only 14 spots on the list, and several have already been filled; the price is $2,000 for singles and $3,000 per couple including the cars and everything except gas and speeding tickets. Call the designer's New York store at 212 226-7030 to reserve.

Gallery: Duncan Quinn Appellation Rally March 2011

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Jay Leno Sued Over Rare Car

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Celebrity Shopping

Tonight Show host Jay Leno is a noted car enthusiast but his enthusiasm may have him in a bit of trouble. Bloomberg reports that Leno bought a rare 1931 Duesenberg luxury roadster through what has been called a "sham" auction while the elderly owner was suffering from dementia.. The car in question is a 1931 Duesenberg luxury roadster valued by its owner at $1.7 million. Leno paid $180,000 to the Manhattan garage, that said the owner, now deceased, hadn't paid his bill and sold the Dusenberg and his 1930 Rolls Royce. Wendy Lubin, daughter of late Macy's executive John Straus, has sued Leno, 58, his company Big Dog Productions Inc., and the Upper East Side Windsor Garage where she says the cars were parked for more than 50 years. The complaint filed in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan says that the cars were auctioned off to satisfy "relatively trivial parking bills." They also says that they garage tried to confuse Straus with multiple bills and refusing his checks to pay the Windsor garage bills, and that they never contacted hi or his family. The plaintiffs seek damages of more than $1.7 million and return of the Duesenberg.

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