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  Report: RM and Sotheby's classic car auction, Manhattan, 21 November 22 Nov 2013 (News)
  Huge interest in this car culminated in a top bid of $7,040,000. Other notable European highlights include the 1954 Maserati A6G/2000 Spyder by Carrozzeria Zagato, the only example with coachwork by Zagato, which sold for $4,455,000 while the 1936 Delahaye Type 135 Competition Court Teardrop Coupé by Carrosserie Figoni et Falaschi, and the 1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Sports Coupé by Freestone & Webb.  Rob Myers, CEO and Founder of RM Auctions, said: 'I am delighted to say that these amazing results have proven it a great success.
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  BMW M635 CSI set for Berlin auction 28 Sep 2017 (News)
  Other tempting cars on offer include a 1972 Maserati Indy 4.7 (€65,000-€80,000), a 2006 Ferrari 575M F1 Superamerica with one owner from new and GTC handling pack (€300,000-€350,000), a matching numbers carb-driven 1980 Ferrari 512 BB (€250,000-€300,000), and a restored 1963 Jaguar E-type Series 1 3.8-litre fixed-head coupe (€130,000-€160,000).
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  Inspiration for James Bond's Aston Martin Sells for £320,000 + 19 Jul 2014 (News)
  Other important results included a 1960 Porsche 356 Super 90 Roadster, one of 205 built, which sold for £153,000, a 1963 Maserati 3500 for £149,640, a 1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Convertible for £136,200, and a 1967 Jaguar E-type Series 1 4.2 Roadster for £130,600. Coys next auction is "42 Oldtimer Grand Prix" at Nurburgring, Germany, on 9 th August.
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  H&H's Duxford sale sees many pre-sale estimates smashed 2 May 2014 (News)
  .  Other strong performers included the 1976 Ferrari 308GTB ‘Vetroresina’ (below, £92,400), 1965 Mercedes-Benz 300SE Cabriolet (£69,440), 1977 Maserati Khamsin (£56,000) and 1923 Marmon Model 34B 2-Passenger Speedster (£53,760). Top seller among the various items of motobilia on offer was a set of Mike Hailwood’s Lookwell Martini Yamaha Leathers.
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  McLaren MP4-12C Sells For £127,000 at Auction Today 23 Oct 2013 (News)
  Other significant cars sold in the Porsche Retail section of the aution at BCA Blackbushe were: BMW F25 X3 xDrive 3.0d SE, lthr, prof nav, 2012/61, 10k miles £31,800 BMW X6 xDrive 40d, 2010/60, 14k miles, £32,600 Maserati Quattroporte 4.7 Sport GT S, 2010/59, 22k miles £40,200 Nissan GT-R 3.8 Back Edition, 2010/60,25k miles £38,800 A full report of the day's sales, including four cars sold for £150 each, will appear on Saturday 26th October.
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  Fast & Furious Auction on Saturday 5th June 3 Jun 2010 (News)
     The sale also features a 2005 Ferrari F430 F1 Coupe, a 2007-registered Aston Martin  DB9 V12 Coupe and a 2004 Maserati 4200 Cambiocorsa Coupe, as well as six Harley-Davidson Motorcycles amongst an entry of 350 vehicles direct from Lex Autolease and Black Horse.   Alan Gupwell Account Manager BCA added “ We have already taken many enquiries about the Bugatti Veyron as they rarely come onto the market.
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  4 Bugatti Veyrons and 3 Duesenberg Model Js in Mecum Monterey Auction 22 Aug 2018 (News)
  Hot rods, custom cars, resto mods, concours restorations: a mouth-watering selection that beats anything ever seen before. Packards, Auburns. Ferraris, Porsches, Aston Martins, Maseratis, Buicks, Lamborghinis, Jaguars, Cadillacs, Mercedes Benz, a Pagani Huayra, a McLaren P1, a 1909 Locomobile, even a customised LS3 powered 1938 Alfa Romeo sedan coupe estimated at $225,000 - £275,000.
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  Impreza 22B STi makes £73k at auction 31 May 2016 (News)
  1962 Mercedes-Benz 190SL made £101,813. And a rare 1962 Maserati Sebring Series I, thought to be one of only ten made, sold for £196,875, and a 1987 Ferraris Testarossa, beautifully maintained with just 12,425 miles from new, sold for £120,375. There was strong demand for a 1962 Mercedes-Benz 190SL.
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  Supermodels set for London Classic Car Show 21 Nov 2014 (News)
  Also on parade at the event’s ‘Grand Avenue’ (think of it as a motorized catwalk) will be the Maserati 250F that Stirling Moss drove to victory in the 1956 Monaco GP, the ex-Elio de Angelis Lotus 87B and a Jaguar C-type, originally owned by five-times Formula One world champion, Juan Manuel Fangio.
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  Chris Evans' CarFest North raises money for Children In Need 5 Aug 2014 (News)
  Also taking part was Pink Floyd drummer and renowned car enthusiast, Nick Mason, with a selection of classics from his collection, including a priceless Ferrari 250 GTO, Ferrari 512 and Maserati 250F. Other motorsport highlights included several F1 cars, various iconic rally cars, plus the unique Rover-BRM gas turbine car that was raced at Le Mans by Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart back in 1965.
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  Classic Jaguars to woo the Revival crowd 12 Sep 2013 (News)
  Jaguar XK140s promise exciting racing in the Fordwater Trophy for production-based sports cars of a type that raced between 1955 and 1960, and a number of D-types will be vying for victory in the Sussex Trophy, competing against contemporary sports cars from Ferrari, Maserati and Aston Martin. More than a dozen E-types and E-type lightweights will compete in the hard-fought two-driver Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration race for closed-cockpit GT cars. The popular St Mary’s Trophy for 1960s saloon cars (below) will have a special poignancy this year as the race is dedicated to the memory of the great driver, racing team manager and renowned Guildford Jaguar dealer John Coombs.  Coombs achieved fame with his racing Jaguar Mk2s, with the distinctive registration plates BUY 1 and BUY 2, as often driven by such motor racing greats as Graham Hill.  Appropriately ex-Coombs Jaguar Mk2s will be completing in the St Mary’s Trophy over the Revival weekend.
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  Preview: Retro Racing at Castle Combe, 13-14 August 5 Jul 2013 (News)
  Highlights include Mustangs, Sunbeam Tigers and TVR Tuscans from the 1960s, and the 'Future Classics' in series, which you'll find a selection of cars (whiched we'd say are already classics) ranging from Alfasuds to a Maserati Bora. It's a 40 minute race with a pit stop. For those who like hot hatches and touring cars, the 'Tin Tops' series will entertain. Completing the 'CSCC' set of races are the 'Magnificent Sevens' where Caterhams are the dominant force, but Westfields, Lotus 7s and Locosts are also free to join in.
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  Strong support for London Classic Car Show 24 Sep 2014 (News)
  .’ So far, companies confirmed for the event include Duncan Hamilton, Don Law Racing, Hall and Hall, JD Classics, Jim Stokes, Nicholas Mee, J.M.E Healeys, Eagle E-types and Hexagon Classics. Car makers are also backing the event, with support from Maserati, Citroen and Aston Martin. Masterminded by the company behind Top Gear Live and CarFest, the London Classic Car Show offers enthusiasts something a little different. Its standout feature promises to be the Grand Avenue – an indoor runway along which some of the world’s rarest and most desirable cars will be driven.
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  Ex-Moss and Jenkinson 300SL to be sold by Bonhams 9 May 2014 (News)
  The new Mercedes-Benz team of open-cockpit 300SLR sports-prototype cars simply destroyed their Ferrari and Maserati opposition to dominate the Mille Miglia, scoring a 1-2 triumph, with Stirling Moss/Denis Jenkinson winning from reigning Formula 1 World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio. Moss credited much of his extraordinary victory to navigator ‘Jenks’ who, for the entire 1000 miles, had been able to warn Stirling, '…of corners that could kill us, and of opportunities to stay flat-out and so save time'.
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  See 400 classics on track at Donington Historic Festival 13 Jan 2016 (News)
  Donington celebrates the 80 th anniversary of Richard Seaman and Hans Ruesch’s victory in the 1936 Donington Grand Prix this year, and the festival marks that anniversary with the HGPCA Nuvolari Trophy, in which the HGPCA will be fielding a grid of iconic Grand Prix and Voiturette cars up until 1950, such as P3 Alfa Romeos, Bugatti T35s and T37s, ERAs, Talbot-Lagos and 8CM Maseratis. The inimitable speed and style of 1950s and ’60s sportscars and GT cars such as C- and D-type Jaguars, 300S Maseratis, Lister Costins and Cooper Bobtails will be seen in the Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy, the Stirling Moss Trophy and the GT & Sports Car Cup.
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  Fords set new records at auction 5 Oct 2018 (News)
  A rare, original condition 1984 Renault 5 Turbo 2 in left-hand drive and reading just 16,898 miles far exceeded its guide price selling for £86,625, more than £16,000 above its lower estimate. A UK-supplied, right-hand drive 1971 Maserati Indy 4.7 America stood out among the traditional classics on offer, selling for more than £10,000 above its estimate at £60,750, while a limited edition 2007 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640-4 'Versace' was the star of the future classics at the sale, selling to a bidder in the room for £157,500.
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  F1 legends set for Silverstone Classic 3 Jul 2018 (News)
  Grand Prix cars from all seven decades of Silverstone’s history will be celebrating the circuit’s 70th anniversary this year’s Silverstone Classic (20-22 July). A parade of ERAs, Maseratis and Talbots from the very first Silverstone International Grand Prix back in 1948 will be joined by retro races packed with stunning F1 icons from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Completing the anniversary celebrations, Legends of Modern Formula One will feature a great selection of significant F1 cars from the following three decades.
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  Competition-inspired Mercedes 300SLS heads to auction 24 May 2017 (News)
  Both had aluminium bodies, reducing the weight by 337kg. At the wheel of his SLS, O’Shea regularly beat Ferraris, Maseratis and Aston Martins on track. His car was recognised as one of the most reliable on the track, consistently performing well even in the harshest of driving conditions. His run ended when Mercedes-Benz faced funding issues and had to withdraw from American racing.
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  Prototype Ferrari 275 GTB/4 heads to auction 4 May 2017 (News)
  .’ The Ferrari 275 GTB/4 four-cam will be joined by a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet with coachwork by Pininfarina (estimated at £1m-1.5m), a 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC (£480,000-525,000) and a 1963 Maserati 3500 GT (£150,000-175,000).
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  Jaguar C-type set for Monaco auction 11 May 2016 (News)
  There’s also a 1973 Porsche 911 2.7 Carrera RS Touring Coupé, estimated at £451,000; and a 1967 Maserati Ghibli Coupé, estimated at £300,000. For further information, visit: www.bonhams.com/cars .