A race-winning McLaren Formula One car driven by Lewis Hamilton was sold at an RM Sotheby’s auction over the weekend, and the final bid came in at 4.73 million British pounds (approximately $6.45 million). It isn’t the highest price paid for a F1 car from the modern era. That honor goes to Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari …
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An unusual Porsche 356 one-off will cross the block at RM Sotheby’s auction, scheduled for August 13-14 in Monterey, California. The 1954 Glöcker-Porsche 356 Carrera 1500 coupe was built by Walter Glöcker, a Frankurt car dealer and racer. His seventh home-built special, the modified 356 was built to compete in the 1954 Mille Miglia, but …
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Imagine it’s 1980 and you’ve just used your 1965 Aston Martin DB5 for the drive away from your wedding ceremony. What do you do next with such a car? In this case, the owner – the second person to own this Bondmobile in Silver Birch Metallic paint – put the car in the garage, where …
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