Featured Blog Posts - The Vintage Racing League2024-03-19T13:42:47Zhttps://www.thevrl.com/profiles/blog/feed?promoted=1&xn_auth=noSponsor a World Class Female Racecar Drivertag:www.thevrl.com,2023-05-17:1465153:BlogPost:4662892023-05-17T20:14:17.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
<p class="ydp96429db8yiv6973260287MsoNormal"><span><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/11128932868?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/11128932868?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> Sabré Cook is a professional racing driver and mechanical engineer from Grand Junction, Colorado. She progressed from a successful karting career into car racing in 2017 and has raced in a broad spectrum of series such as SCCA, Road to Indy, F4, F3, W Series, NLS, MX5, WRL, Porsche Sprint Challenge, and now…</span></p>
<p class="ydp96429db8yiv6973260287MsoNormal"><span><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/11128932868?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/11128932868?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a>Sabré Cook is a professional racing driver and mechanical engineer from Grand Junction, Colorado. She progressed from a successful karting career into car racing in 2017 and has raced in a broad spectrum of series such as SCCA, Road to Indy, F4, F3, W Series, NLS, MX5, WRL, Porsche Sprint Challenge, and now Porsche Carrera Cup North America with Kellymoss for the 2023 season.</span></p>
<p class="ydp96429db8yiv6973260287MsoNormal"><span>Sabré secured the seat to race with Kellymoss by winning the Kellymoss Female Driver’s Shootout in October 2022 and was thus rewarded the first Porsche Deluxe Female Driver Development Scholarship. At the first race of 2023 Sabré then became the first woman to ever race in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. She has progressed well in the first races of the season and secured several top 10 finishes within the pro class!</span></p>
<p class="ydp96429db8yiv6973260287MsoNormal"><span>Sabré is very thankful for the support of her partners to make the start of the 2023 season happen. She is still looking for partners for the remainder of the season to aid in her continued progress in 2023 and into 2024.</span></p>
<p class="ydp96429db8yiv6973260287MsoNormal"><span>For partnership interest and inquiries please contact Sabré’s team at <a shape="rect" href="mailto:SabreCookRacing@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SabreCookRacing@gmail.com</a></span></p>
<p class="ydp96429db8yiv6973260287MsoNormal"><span>Alongside racing, Sabré earned her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and has gone on to work for companies like Infiniti (Nissan) Global, Renault F1 Team, Formula Mazda, and Paretta Autosport/Ed Carpenter Racing in INDYCAR.</span></p>
<p class="ydp96429db8yiv6973260287MsoNormal"><span>To learn more about Sabré please visit <a shape="rect" href="http://www.sabrecookracing.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SabreCookRacing.com</a></span></p>The Excitement of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion to be Live Streamed Internationallytag:www.thevrl.com,2021-08-12:1465153:BlogPost:4586172021-08-12T17:53:30.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="yiv5768293099mcnTextContent"><span><strong>MONTEREY, Calif., Aug. 12, 2021</strong> – The 2021 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion – the largest event of the renowned Monterey Car Week – will be available to automobile enthusiasts and history buffs around the world when the historic race cars rev to life August 12-15. The dynamic livestream and engaging storytelling from the iconic WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca road course will feature a number of exciting new perspectives of the event.<br/> <br/>The Greenlight Television production team will include the on-track racing, both on the ground from classic angles such as the Corkscrew, and in the air with the unique views offered by drones. This will be the first time the panoramic backdrops of WeatherTech Raceway have been captured above the circuit for this annual historic event.<br/> <br/>In addition to the track coverage, there will be live interviews from the paddock that will bring viewers into the scene for personal perspectives. There will also be special guests and behind-the-scenes stories of the amazing cars. <br/> <br/>It will be a fast-paced, entertaining look at the historic and authentic cars of the Rolex Reunion, but also the people who make it all work. From the major collectors to the one-car owner whose dream it is to be accepted and race their car in the Rolex Reunion, the stories are compelling. With Ford in Trans-Am as the 2021 featured marque, the coverage will include heroes of the Trans-Am day such as George Follmer, Parnelli Jones, Tommy Kendall, Dorsey Schroeder, and more.<br/> <br/>“We are excited to bring the non-stop action of the track and in the paddock to viewers around the globe,” said Barry Toepke, director of heritage events & public relations at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. “The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is a one-of-a-kind event, and the four days of coverage will highlight and accentuate all of the pageantry that makes the Rolex Reunion special.”<br/> <br/>The coverage will be available on multiple channels, which will include Racer.com, the Goodwood YouTube Channel, MotorTrend on Demand, and the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Facebook channel, among them.<br/> <br/>Greenlight Television, with U.S. headquarters in Tampa, Fla., has covered more than 150 unique events in 20 countries, including multiple previous events at WeatherTech Raceway. Their programming reaches more a billion homes around the world.</span><br/> </td>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="yiv5768293099mcnTextContent"><span>###</span><br/><br/><span><strong>About WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca</strong><br/><br/>WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is a world-renowned 2.238-mile traditional road course that was built in 1957 and was known at the time as Laguna Seca Raceway. WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is owned by the County of Monterey and operated by A&D Narigi Consulting, LLC.</span><br/><br/>The 2021 premier event schedule includes the GEICO Motorcycle MotoAmerica Superbike Speedfest July 9-11, the AHRMA Classic Motofest of Monterey July 16-18, the Monterey Pre-Reunion August 7-8, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion August 12-15, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship featuring the Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship September 10-12, and the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey featuring the NTT INDYCAR SERIES September 17-19. Concluding the season is the Velocity Invitational, November 11-14.<br/><br/> <br/><strong>Media Contact:</strong><br/>Justin Shaw<br/>Communications Manager<br/>WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca<br/>(831) 242-8225 Office<br/>(831) 578-4999 Mobile<br/>shawj@laguna-seca.com</td>
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</table>The latest musings from Bert Levy - author of the very best Last Open Road book and STEAMROLLER IIItag:www.thevrl.com,2021-08-02:1465153:BlogPost:4584172021-08-02T18:09:51.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
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<div align="center"><span>IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES...</span></div>
<div><span>Hey, it's hard to go wrong with old Chuck Dickens. That man could </span><span>write!</span><span> But the thing I'm trying to convey is that I'm just kinda sitting here these days (and none too comfortably, either, what with my right leg in a strap-on brace from hip to ankle) and wondering just what the heck to do with myself. I'm in the fading, limbo-esque slipstream of the monster audio book project and the right-on-its-heels (and likewise monstrous) "Steamroller III" book project just sent off to the printer a week-and-a-half ago--have you ordered YOUR copy yet?--and, as of two days ago, I'm all caught up with the magazine, too. Do you have </span><span>YOUR</span><span> dual subscriptions to </span><span>VINTAGE MOTORSPORT</span><span> and </span><span>RACER </span><span>to keep you properly up-to-date on everything that's important, compelling, interesting and/or entertaining in the entire realm, spectrum and universe of the motorsport world?</span></div>
<div><span>If not, please </span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kmP1oIdnh_bpLYf2DINPw1VdnJOTUgxznS3JZEP1UiQUbr2IEyWnSgjn5lJ_OSk1_Xpuk9O-0mG6J5Lhg3L06sJVcVZNBksG_EHC8MzHteSy_A0YbPympvO0zzcF_YfvqJa1khMON2_fRvZMO87sNgxsCMhFHtyYw1ibSQPr5BvTHaaAcUtE1Fk_o8MKn1AT&c=0zJRW8_GqV2Iv93ULRVzDjB-DlHJ7DgGmMf7oQZaCThtNrBVv0FHOw==&ch=fPWBLS8MA54gmfPfJA4vZNZvlriDVfyOJoh52tIVcuyp1B-K2NILBg==">CLICK HERE</a><span> for one hell of a great two-fer deal.</span></div>
<div><span>But the point is that I'm suddenly (albeit temporarily) becalmed. Adrift. Hammock-bound. No flailing, last-gasp emergencies to attend to or deadlines to meet or van to pack or road trip to embark on or...</span></div>
<div><span>To be perfectly honest, it's not the sort of thing I'm used to. Or happy about, either. Like a shark, I seem to need to keep moving all the time or else...well, we don't even need to go into the "or else" part, do we? Like my daddy always used to tell me:</span></div>
<div><span>Paternal Sage Comment #1: </span><span>"There's plenty of time to rest after you're dead."</span></div>
<div><span>Paternal Sage Comment #2: </span><span>"You stay still for too long and they start throwing dirt on top of you..."</span></div>
<div><span>Hell, I even organized all of our The Last Open Road/clever track sayings shirt inventory yesterday and started to clean up the garage (pardon me, I mean "the shipping department") which isn't all that easy with this medieval freaking torture device strapped around my leg.</span></div>
<div><span>Good news is that the leg, knee and associated connective tissue seem to be improving greatly, and we'll be seeing the Orthopedic Squad tomorrow to see if the brace can come off (at least some of the time) so's I can drive up to our book-signing extravaganza (once again alongside my hero/friend/fellow author David Hobbs) in The Paddock Shop at the big IMSA race at Road America next weekend. Sure hope I get the All Clear. And if I don't, there's always the Ignoring The Effing Doctor's Advice option to fall back on.</span></div>
<div><span>Possibly literally...</span></div>
<div><span>More good news. We will surely be sold out of the softback PREVIEW EDITIONS of the new book (see pic below) a week or more before the hardback first editions arrive towards the end of the month. AND the pre-orders for those pre-release First Editions have been pouring in at an amazing rate. Thanks to all of you who've ordered them. And especially those among you who opted for the Shameless Scam/Nothing-Up-My-Sleeve "Two-Fer" Deal (</span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kmP1oIdnh_bpLYf2DINPw1VdnJOTUgxznS3JZEP1UiQUbr2IEyWnSuxf-fdRhqJhkrBBLQPflvbZiiDimU5NihPRmvQPOoKa3dssA59ZsHfF9Qmfnyau-i0eykS5ant3vzKBCHl9Z_PJnt-eIKREiQ==&c=0zJRW8_GqV2Iv93ULRVzDjB-DlHJ7DgGmMf7oQZaCThtNrBVv0FHOw==&ch=fPWBLS8MA54gmfPfJA4vZNZvlriDVfyOJoh52tIVcuyp1B-K2NILBg==">CLICK HERE FOR BEFUDDLING DETAILS</a><span>) that includes a signed/personalized First Edition once we have them in hand PLUS a softback Preview Edition </span><span>right-freaking-NOW</span><span> so's you can start reading immediately. Such a deal.</span></div>
<div align="center"><span>STEAMROLLER III Revised Roll-Out Schedule/Details</span><span>:</span></div>
<div><span>July 15-18:</span><span> Preview Edition Debut at the W.I.C. at Road America. This has already happened. So if you're still waiting for it to happen, you're probably addled and confused enough to go for the Big Plunger Two-Fer Deal mentioned above. So just scroll up to those big, bold blue letters directly above and click on them. You won't feel a thing. I promise...</span></div>
<div><span>July 23-25</span><span>: The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. This event sadly went on without me thanks to the leg thing. Dammit. But there's always next year, right?</span></div>
<div><span>July 31/August 1st:</span><span> Watched an awful lot of Olympics coverage on TV plus a thoroughly entertaining (albeit strange and discombobulated) Hungarian GP. The battle of wills, skills and track position between Fernando Alonso's obviously not-quite-as-good Alpine (nee Renault) and my hero Lewis Hamilton's usually dominant Mercedes was the stuff of legends. Wow. On the oither hand, this not being able to go on a blessed bike ride in spite of some truly FABULOUS weekend weather and my very favorite bike path just one mile away is making me grouchy and taciturn in the extreme. Just ask Carol.</span></div>
<div><span>August 5th-8th:</span><span> Signing & Schmoozing (hopefully) in The Paddock Shop at Road America during the big IMSA pro-racing weekend. Hobbs is scheduled to be there, too.</span></div>
<div><span>August 13th-15th:</span><span> Monterey/Pebble Beach go on without me. Sniff. Might possibly head up to Grattan for the VSCDA race there, but will probably pass on that, too, and concentrate on finishing up "straightening up the garage" (AAARRRGGGHHHH!) & getting ready for our big "Operation Barbarossa" push on the Eastern Front coming up at the end of the month.</span></div>
<div><span>August 22:</span><span> (Save the date if you live in the greater Chicagoland area!): Book signing & schmoozing amongst a bunch of really neat cars in the SCCA display area at </span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kmP1oIdnh_bpLYf2DINPw1VdnJOTUgxznS3JZEP1UiQUbr2IEyWnSkfXSCE1BqNlZzRDc8RxS6AUSnzjOwZaC-5fHZ5ojQIudfWCFhx5C622xNUMu6KhOebmOhQ3BXMt0a5suSOqZjFQYlrAqM_juQ==&c=0zJRW8_GqV2Iv93ULRVzDjB-DlHJ7DgGmMf7oQZaCThtNrBVv0FHOw==&ch=fPWBLS8MA54gmfPfJA4vZNZvlriDVfyOJoh52tIVcuyp1B-K2NILBg==">THE GENEVA CONCOURS</a><span> in Geneva, IL. from 10am-3pm. Click for details.</span></div>
<div><span>August 27-29:</span><span> Paddock Shop at Road America again for the World Challenge pro weekend. We MAY have the hardback first editions by then. Then again, we may not...</span></div>
<div><span>Sept. 3-6 (Labor Day Weekend):</span><span> Signing and Schmoozing (hopefully in our usual, highly privileged spot on the deck by the track store and Drivers' Lounge) at the always-fabulous-with-great-racing-plus-lots-of-cars-you-don't-see-anywhere-else Historic Festival/Concours in the Park at Lime Rock Park, CT. If all the pieces fall properly into place, we will be launching our Pre-Release First Edition Book Tour there. </span><span>Woo-Hoo! </span><span>Come enjoy a really great time among the Berkshire greenery and rusty swap meet/autojumble junk at Lime Rock. And buy some stuff, too...</span></div>
<div><span>Sept. 9-12:</span><span> Signing books on the Vendor Row at the SVRA "Speed Tour" event (nee "Vintage Grand Prix") at Watkins Glen, and also downtown on the courthouse lawn on Franklin Street during the fabulous & regularly fantastic Watkins Glen Street Festival on Friday afternoon/evening. Not to be missed.</span></div>
<div><span>Sept. 17-19:</span><span> Paddock Shop book signing during the VSCDA/HSR Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival at Road America. If you've never been, either as a spectator or a participant, this is the one you want to put on your bucket list. Not nearly as crowded or frantic as the W.I.C. in July, lots of track time for the racers and, if you get lucky on the weather & the natural colorization cycle of the leaves, absolutely freaking beautiful.</span></div>
<div><span>Sept. 30-October 3rd:</span><span> Signing/schmoozing on the vendor row at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs at the hallowed and historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway (road course). You want to see a LOT of fraught, well-fought, nose-to-tail and doorhandle-to-doorhande racing action packed into three short days, this is the place. If you've never been to an SCCA Runoffs, put it on your bucket list as well. It's </span><span>SPECIAL!</span></div>
<div><span>October 15-17:</span><span> Chattanooga Car Festival. Details to follow.</span></div>
<div><span>October 31 (Halloween!):</span><span> General Release of the new book through bookstores, mass merchandisers and internet purveyors (read: "amazon"). Please note that this makes perfect, elliptical sense since the first book (</span><span>The Last Open Road</span><span>) actually ends at a racers' Halloween costume party at the Flegley Family's Funeral Home in East Orange, NJ.</span></div>
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<div><span>One of his key friends/advisers at the time was Chicago-area restaurateur, promoter, used-Ferrari salesman, entrepreneur, extraordinaire, hustler, visionary, friend and for several years my racing sponsor/car-owner, Joe Marchetti. Joe was a kingpin in the emerging vintage racing world, and that's how a vintage race came to be one of the curtain-raiser sideshows at that Tamiami Park season finale. I was driving the not quite original, 2.0-liter (hey, it was never a secret) AUSCA Alfa Duetto I'd barn-found, Joe financed and I built and raced the living crap out of for something like two-and-a-half years. That was in the early days of vintage racing, when most of the drivers were more-or-less collectors just putting their collective toes in the competitive water (translation: if you had any experience at all, you looked like Mario Freaking Andretti) and we racked up something like 13 wins in 15 races with that car. And just a single DNF thanks to a Facet fuel pump that went Tango Uniform and resisted all attempts to revive it.</span></div>
<div><span>But the moist memorable one of all was at Tamiami Park. First of all, there was a BIG crowd filling the grandstands (they were actually there to see the Indycars, of course, but there's something about having all those eyeballs on you) and, second, the track was just PERFECT for my Alfa, what with a lot of hard braking into perfect, third-gear corners that the Alfa could really sing through and no long straightaways where the "big iron" types could show off their horsepower. I'd qualified on the second row, with all but one of the Corvettes, Mustangs etc (and my soon-to-be-friend Monte Shalett, who'd just bought a very nice, used, alloy-bodied 250 Short Wheelbase Berlinetta from Joe) behind me. Monte bulled his Ferrari past on the green-drop run to Turn One, and I decided to hang back a bit as Monty was all arms and elbows (he was new to racing then) and looked to be somewhere on the far side of "determined." But that didn't last very long, as later that same lap he tried the impossible (i.e.: taking it without lifting) into the fast, sweeping final corner. I can still see that lovely Ferrari ricocheting off the concrete Jersey barrier on the left and shooting across my bows--banks-shot style--to do the same thing off the barriers on the right. Monty was fine, thank goodness (and went on, with a little seasoning, to become a fast and more-than-competent racing driver) but in the meantime he'd managed to turn his new-to-him Ferrari into an an even shorter-wheelbase Short-Wheelbase Berlinetta than it had ever been before...</span></div>
<div><span>In the end the Duetto and I finished third overall (not to mention first in the U-2.0-liter class), and, as you can imagine, I was really chuffed to be on the victory podium with overall winner/Brumos Porsche kingpin Bob Snodgrass (Mazda-powered Chevron B16) and 2nd-place finisher Bob Bondurant (yes, </span><span>that </span><span>one!) in somebody-or-other's full race-spec 289 Cobra.</span></div>
<div><span>I remember Bondurant looking down on my </span><span>bellissimo, </span><span>bright-red Duetto--heat waves still rising off the brakes and from under the hood--and asking, rather incredulously: </span><span>"You finished third in THAT thing???"</span></div>
<div><span>Boy, did that ever make my head swell!</span></div>
<div><span>Don't think it's gone down all the way even today...</span></div>
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<div><span>Think of a go kart. And, like a go-kart, it's short as a New York minute and the only suspension comes from the flex and give of the tire sidewalls! And just look at that wheelbase! You'd have to imagine that when the rear end steps out, it's like the </span><span>SNAP! </span><span>of a rat-trap. And now, just to make things interesting, stick a really B-I-G, hot-rodded Lincoln V8 in back (John seems to remember 487 cubic inches). And now find somebody brave and/or stupid enough to drive the damn thing.</span></div>
<div><span>Believe the designer of record (Brooks Stevens' son Dave?) took a couple laps in it and came away thinking he should maybe take up another line of work. And that's after several other drivers--the seasoned and excellent Jim Jeffords among them--took a good, long look at the thing and said "thanks, but no thanks."</span></div>
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<p class="">Truly a “Red Carpet” experience from start to finish. </p>
<p class="">Exclusive Red Carpet Reception and access to the Red Carpet Club are yours for the evening! </p>
<p class="">Music, special aircraft and automotive exhibitions, gourmet foods, award winning wines, and cocktails. </p>
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<p class="">One ticket to McCall’s Motorworks Revival Red Carpet Experience</p>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="yiv9037995328mcnTextContent"><span><strong>MONTEREY, Calif., Aug. 2, 2021</strong> – The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is recognized for featuring car groupings that span diverse eras of motorsports history with rarely seen cars revving back to life. And next week will be no exception.<br/> <br/>For the first time, a dedicated historic Indy Car group – which originally competed between 1963 and 1978 – will be running in an exhibition all four days of the Aug. 12-15 annual Monterey gathering. <br/> <br/>The introduction of rear-engine Indy Cars, starting in Indianapolis in 1963, changed the game. From 1965 on, there would not be another front engine winner of the Indianapolis 500.<br/> <br/>Three-time Indy Car Champion Bobby Rahal knows a thing or two about Indy Cars. Rahal, who also won three consecutive Indy Car races at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca beginning in 1985, and who has Rahal Straight at the track named for him, will debut his recently restored 1966 Eagle with a 255 4-cam Ford V-8 engine at the Rolex Reunion.<br/> <br/>“The roar of authentic Indy Cars navigating the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca circuit will be music to the ears of race fans,” said Barry Toepke, director of heritage events and public relations at WeatherTech Raceway. “This exhibition will be something special that can’t be found anywhere else, which is a hallmark of what the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion has come to represent.”<br/> <br/>Three Indianapolis 500 winning cars will be at the track. The 1964 Indy winning Watson, driven to victory by A.J. Foyt; the 1970 Indy winning Colt, piloted by Al Unser; and the 1973 Indy winning Eagle which captured the checkered flag with Gordon Johncock at the controls (see above).<br/> <br/>Another winner on display includes the 1964 Lotus Type 34, which Parnelli Jones drove to victory at Trenton in 1964 and A.J. Foyt in 1965 to a remarkable seven poles and three victories during the 1965 USAC Championship season.<br/> <br/>Also making an appearance will be the 1975 McLaren M16E-001 which was raced at the three 500-mile superspeedway races by Johnny Rutherford as the #2 Gatorade entry with its best finish of second at the 1975 Indianapolis 500. Joining the McLaren will be a 1968 Eagle Mk IV, which started Team Penske’s Indy Car program 53 years ago.<br/> <br/>Spectators will also be treated to seeing the 1978 Penske PC-6, which was driven by Tom Sneva in the 1978 USAC Championship season on track. Sneva posted six 2nd place finishes and 12 top five finishes to win the National Championship in 1978 without winning a single race. <br/> <br/>“Fans will be treated to a quality collection of Indy Cars all under one tent,” said Ellen Bireley, who curated the historic Indy Car heritage display. “They will be able to view these historical jewels up close. I personally am grateful the owners agreed to share these treasures with the fans.”<br/> <br/>The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion features several new family fun activities. In addition to the incredible collection of race cars in the paddock and on track, there is a go-kart track in the Hagerty Marketplace where families can experience the thrill of sitting behind the wheel of their own kart, in addition to other engaging areas.<br/> <br/>From individual day tickets to full VIP hospitality packages, there are myriad options available to experience the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. Complete information may be found at WeatherTechRaceway.com or by calling the Tickets and Accommodations specialists at 831-242-8200.</span><br/> </td>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="yiv9037995328mcnTextContent"><span>###</span><br/><br/><span><strong>About WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca</strong><br/><br/>WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is a world-renowned 2.238-mile traditional road course that was built in 1957 and was known at the time as Laguna Seca Raceway. WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is owned by the County of Monterey and operated by A&D Narigi Consulting, LLC.</span><br/><br/>The 2021 premier event schedule includes the GEICO Motorcycle MotoAmerica Superbike Speedfest July 9-11, the AHRMA Classic Motofest of Monterey July 16-18, the Monterey Pre-Reunion August 7-8, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion August 12-15, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship featuring the Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship September 10-12, and the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey featuring the NTT INDYCAR SERIES September 17-19. Concluding the season is the Velocity Invitational, November 11-14.<br/><br/> <br/><strong>Media Contact:</strong><br/>Justin Shaw<br/>Communications Manager<br/>WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca<br/>(831) 242-8225 Office<br/>(831) 578-4999 Mobile<br/>shawj@laguna-seca.com</td>
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</table>Official 2021 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion poster pays tribute to Ford Trans-Am powertag:www.thevrl.com,2021-06-22:1465153:BlogPost:4576982021-06-22T21:26:41.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="yiv0085882458mcnTextContent"><span><strong>MONTEREY, Calif., June 22, 2021</strong> – An event as special as the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion deserves a poster fitting of its prestige. Luckily, California native Kelly Telfer is familiar with both WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and Trans-Am era racers.<br/> <br/>Telfer, a third-generation Californian and current Sonora resident, created a breathtaking poster for the 2021 Rolex Reunion featuring the iconic 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 of Parnelli Jones, Terlingua Racing Team’s 1967 Ford GT350 piloted by Jerry Titus, and the No. 98 1967 Mercury Cougar that was driven hard by Dan Gurney – three iconic Ford Trans-Am machines.<br/> <br/>Telfer recalled his inaugural experience with WeatherTech Raceway – the first car race he attended as a child – in the early 1960s.<br/> <br/>“My dad was a volunteer corner worker at the original Turn 3. I was sitting on a blanket on the race track side of the old 3-foot-tall wooden snow fencing during practice and one of the drivers spun into the dirt right in front of me,” Telfer said. “My dad and another corner worker push-started the race car, and the driver (I think it was Stirling Moss), looked over at me and winked and said ‘Slippery, eh?’ Boy, was I hooked on racing from then on.”<br/> <br/>Telfer’s masterpiece also features two of the most important men in motorsport history – Parnelli Jones and George Follmer.<br/> <br/>Jones won the 1963 Indianapolis 500 as a driver, and then won it twice as an owner, in 1970-71, with driver Al Unser Jr. He is also closely associated with the famous No. 15 Ford Mustang Boss 302. Jones had numerous wins using the familiar Bud Moore orange Ford in 1970, en route to capturing the Trans-Am championship that year. Jones retired with six IndyCar wins and four wins in 34 NASCAR starts. He is inducted into more than 20 Halls of Fame.<br/> <br/>Follmer raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1967-1971 and 1974 seasons, with 25 career starts, including the 1969-1971 Indianapolis 500 races. He gathered 11 top ten finishes, including a 1969 win at the Phoenix International Raceway. Follmer was famous for driving the No. 16 1969 Ford Boss 302 Mustang in the 1969 SCCA Trans-Am series. In 1965, he was victorious in the SCCA United States Road Racing Championship, and won the Trans-Am championship in 1972.<br/> <br/>“This poster is the perfect tribute to both Ford in Trans-Am and two of the men who were instrumental in popularizing those powerful Fords in their heyday,” said John Narigi, president and general manager of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. “WeatherTech Raceway has a rich tradition with Trans-Am, first hosting the series in 1969, and this poster puts it into artform.”<br/> <br/>The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, taking place Aug. 12-15, will feature every era of motorsport dating as far back as 1910. These carefully selected authentic and historic race cars are part of the celebration of history by returning to the race track to compete as they once did. Visitors will be able to experience history up close in the open race paddock or watching the cars challenge the equally historic road course nestled in the Monterey hillside.<br/> <br/>Full ticket packages, from single day tickets to comprehensive VIP experiences, are available online at WeatherTechRaceway.com or by calling WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca’s guest relations associates at (831) 242-8200. For added visitor convenience, the Laguna Seca Recreation Area campground has some campsites remaining. Tickets for the event can be found <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://weathertechraceway.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af78c32bdd5f45a88bf2d9aa5&id=21a8baa6f4&e=06a9a2cf21">here</a>.<br/> <br/>For more information about Telfer’s original art, fine art prints and more, visit <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://weathertechraceway.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af78c32bdd5f45a88bf2d9aa5&id=5909e7124b&e=06a9a2cf21">www.telferdesign.com</a>.</span></td>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="yiv0085882458mcnTextContent"><span>###</span><br/><br/><span><strong>About WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca</strong><br/><br/>WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is a world-renowned 2.238-mile traditional road course that was built in 1957 and was known at the time as Laguna Seca Raceway. WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is owned by the County of Monterey and operated by A&D Narigi Consulting, LLC.</span><br/><br/>The 2021 premier event schedule includes the GEICO Motorcycle MotoAmerica Superbike Speedfest July 9-11, the AHRMA Classic Motofest of Monterey July 16-18, the Monterey Pre-Reunion August 7-8, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion August 12-15, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship featuring the Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship September 10-12, and the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey featuring the NTT INDYCAR SERIES September 17-19. Concluding the season is the Velocity Invitational, November 11-14.<br/><br/> <br/><strong>Media Contact:</strong><br/>Justin Shaw<br/>Communications Manager<br/>WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca<br/>(831) 242-8225 Office<br/>(831) 578-4999 Mobile<br/>shawj@laguna-seca.com</td>
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</div>2021 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reuniontag:www.thevrl.com,2021-06-20:1465153:BlogPost:4578902021-06-20T17:41:20.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
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<br/><br/><b><a href="https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showpublisheddocument/102826/637590088326900000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here</a><span> </span>to view the provisional schedule as of June 11. <br/><br/>Premier and Reserved</b><span> </span>event camping is available to book today, and can be reserved by calling the Tickets & Accommodations Office, Monday – Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at<span> </span><strong>(831)242-8200.</strong><br/><br/><strong>Participant Registration:</strong><span> </span>Please<span> </span><a href="https://register.weathertechraceway.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a><span> </span>to visit the secure registration portal or update your completed entry request.<br/><br/><strong>Run Groups:</strong><br/>
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</div>2021 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegancetag:www.thevrl.com,2021-06-20:1465153:BlogPost:4576292021-06-20T18:33:22.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
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<p>The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is the flagship of Pebble Beach Automotive Week. Begun in 1950 and now considered to be the world’s premier celebration of the automobile, this is a can’t-miss event for every car enthusiast. </p>
<p>Each year, the finest collector cars gather on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links to compete to be named Best of Show — the ultimate award for automobiles. Experts critique their elegance, technical merit, and history. And crowds come from all corners of the globe to cheer their favorites. In tandem with the competition between extraordinary historic automobiles, the Concours also serves as host to some of the most anticipated concepts and new car debuts.</p>
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</div>Historical racing-themed novel ‘The Last Open Road’ - Now an Audiobooktag:www.thevrl.com,2019-08-08:1465153:BlogPost:4232732019-08-08T21:00:00.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
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<div class="featured_caption"><span><i>The Last Open Road</i> author Burt Levy (left) gives script instructions to Jim Pittacora, who plays the mean-spirited Mr. Palumbo in the new audiobook. | Burt Levy photo</span></div>
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<div class="text"><p><em>Editor’s note: The<strong><span> </span><a href="http://classiccars.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ClassicCars.com</a></strong><span> </span>Journal is your source for Amelia Island news — from collector car auctions and shows to the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Read more of our coverage on our<strong><span> </span><a href="https://journal.classiccars.com/tag/amelia-island-2019/?utm_source=editorsnote">dedicated page</a></strong>.</em></p>
<hr/><p>If you’ve been to any North American road racing circuit in the last twenty-five years, you’ve no doubt seen<span> </span><em>The Last Open Road<span> </span></em>stickers adorning everything from bumpers to bathroom stalls. The decals refer to the fictional tome by vintage racer and journalist Burt “B.S.” Levy which vividly chronicles the early days of sportscar racing in 1950s America.</p>
<p>Now the cult novel, first published in 1994 and in its eleventh printing, is being updated for a new generation of readers as an audiobook available on CD or USB flash drive format at a world premiere to be held March 9, 2019 at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.</p>
<p><strong>Adapting the style of 1950s radio broadcasts,</strong><span> </span>the fictional autobiography of New Jersey mechanic Buddy Palumbo is narrated by veteran voice-over actor Greg Beastrom. Palumbo takes us through his humble beginnings as a grease monkey at a neighborhood Sinclair gas station and the colorful characters that fill his world. The audiobook is punctuated by evocative sounds of a gas station bell hose and early American V8 engines.</p>
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<p>Eventually Palumbo gets a chance to work on a customer’s new Jaguar XK120, whose intoxicating engine sounds put Buddy — and the listener — head-over-heels in love with European sports cars.</p>
<p>As Palumbo’s skill with sportscars grows, he’s offered a job as a racing mechanic, becoming a witness to history at places like Watkins Glen, Elkhart Lake and Sebring during the formative years of American road racing.</p>
<p><strong>Lending their voices to the production</strong><span> </span>are real-world racers David Hobbs, Brian Redman, Tommy Kendall, Patrick Long and Dario Franchitti. Luminaries like racing school founder Skip Barber, NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Ray Evernham, and Amelia Island Concours founder and chairman Bill Warner also make an appearance.</p>
<p>But perhaps what really brings the novel to life are the sounds of the period race cars, recorded by Levy at tracks around the country.</p>
<p>“If it’s supposed to be a 340MM Ferrari, it<span> </span><em>is</em><span> </span>a 340MM Ferrari. If it’s supposed to be a C-Type Jaguar, it<em><span> </span>is</em><span> </span>a C-Type Jaguar,” said Levy.</p>
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<p><strong>The PG-13 script is irreverent</strong><span> </span>and sometimes a bit salty — after all, it’s written from a Jersey mechanic’s point-of-view — but provides an entertaining companion while working in the shop or logging commuter miles in something less than a C-Type Jaguar.</p>
<p>Levy, who has published a string of books around the Palumbo character, finds this audio book project his most rewarding. “This is the best thing I’ve ever been a part of,” said Levy.</p>
<p>The audio book will be available at Levy’s website,<strong><span> </span><a href="http://www.lastopenroad.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lastopenroad.com</a></strong>.</p>
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</div>MCCALL'S MOTORWORKS REVIVAL 2019tag:www.thevrl.com,2019-07-18:1465153:BlogPost:4232892019-07-18T15:40:45.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
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<h3><span>GORDON MCCALL BRINGS A UNIQUE QUALIFICATION OF COMBINED SKILLS TO HIS MARKETING AND PR COMPANY, MCCALL EVENTS, INC. </span></h3>
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<h3><span>GORDON MCCALL BRINGS A UNIQUE QUALIFICATION OF COMBINED SKILLS TO HIS MARKETING AND PR COMPANY, MCCALL EVENTS, INC. </span></h3>
<div><p><strong><span>McCall Events, Inc. continues in its 28th year of producing Gordon McCall’s Motorworks Revival Event at the Monterey Jet Center- the “Kick-Off” party for the world famous August automotive week in Monterey, California. This exclusive event entertains more than 3000 guests amongst private jets, vintage cars, and gourmet food.</span></strong></p>
<p>As a former Class judge at the Pebble Beach Concour’s d’Elegance and Field Coordinator for more than 25 years, Gordon currently is the Co-Founder and Motorsports Director for the world-renowned “The Quail” A Motorsports Gathering, “The Quail” A Motorcycle Gathering, and host of the Peninsula Classics renowned annual “Best of the Best” Award, with close friend Sir Michael Kadoorie, Chairman of the Peninsula Shanghai Hotel Group. And new for 2019, Gordon will be hosting “The Road to Provenance”, a television series focusing on collecting and collectors airing this Fall on the History channel. </p>
<p>Gordon McCall’s professional affiliations continue to evolve around his motorsports, motorcycle, and bicycling interests. Additional affiliations include: Partner and member of the development team, Monterey Motorsports Park, Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus for the Naval Postgraduate School Cycling Club, and Member of the Board of Directors for the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation which assists widows and orphans of CHP officers killed in the line of duty.</p>
<p>McCall continues to innovate and support other automotive and motorcycle endeavors- Most recently, Gordon contributed to the feature film<span> </span><a href="https://vimeo.com/92290989">"Why We Ride",</a><span> </span>a documentary on the spirit and community behind the sport and pleasure of motorcycling.</p>
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<td valign="top"><h2><span class="">FOR THE CELEBRITY<span> </span></span><span class="">IN YOU!</span></h2>
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<td valign="top"><h2>FOR THE ADVENTURER IN YOU!</h2>
<h2>MCCALL'S MOTORWORKS REVIVAL AND QUAIL TICKET TOGETHER<br/>COMING IN FEBRUARY!</h2>
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<tr><td valign="top"><h3>MCCALL'S VIP EXPERIENCE BRINGS YOU AN EVENING FILLED WITH OVER-THE-TOP EXCITEMENT!.</h3>
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<li class="">Open parking near the event venue with complimentary "jump-on" shuttles to deliver you to the event entrance.</li>
<li class="">McCall's Meet and Greet- Champagne and event photos start the evening off with sparkle.</li>
<li class="">Gourmet lite bites paired with award-winning California wines are yours to discover as you make your way through the events vast 3-acre display of dazzling aircraft and automobiles.</li>
<li class="">Specialty cocktails and artisan beers served throughout the event.</li>
<li class="">As the sun goes down, the dance lights go up, and guests are ignited with energy as they do the Monterey Car Week Kick-Off Dance!</li>
<li class="">Desserts and coffees round out the evening in various locations.</li>
<li class="">The world's top aircraft, motorcycle, and automotive manufacturers are on board with their latest state-of-the-art offerings.</li>
<li class="">Vintage aircraft, motorcycles, and race-cars surround the event with history and stories.</li>
<li class="">McCall's commemorative "pit pass" and coveted event hat are yours to take home.</li>
<li class="">Something special awaits you as you depart the event- No telling what that might be!</li>
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<div class=""><span class="">McCall's Motorworks Revival is a limited capacity event and will sell out.</span></div>
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<li class="">Get ready to hit the Red Carpet- Valet Parking awaits as you make your fabulous Hollywood entrée at the exclusive McCall Red Carpet entrance.</li>
<li class="">Red Carpet guests roll right into the event with early arrival one hour before the main gate opens.</li>
<li class="">Event entry drinks and photos are followed by the McCall's Red Carpet Reception in the Main Center Stage Pavilion with bespoke gourmet lite bites and specialty beverages.</li>
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<li class="">Sit back and relax with a birds-eye view from the Red Carpet Sky-Box high above the Red Carpet Lounge.</li>
<li class="">Rub elbows with automotive legends, top industry professionals, impress your clients, or just enjoy the Red Carpet celebrity treatment for the evening.</li>
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<td valign="top"><h3><b>SECURE YOUR PLACE AT THE TWO MOST EXCLUSIVE EVENTS </b><b>DURING MONTEREY CAR WEEK.</b></h3>
<h4><span>MCCALL’S RED CARPET SUPER TICKET EXPERIENCE </span><span>INCLUDES: </span></h4>
<h4><strong> - (1) MCCALL RED CARPET EXPERIENCE TICKET TO THE 28TH CELEBRATION OF GORDON MCCALL’S MOTORWORKS REVIVAL ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 14, 2019 AT THE MONTEREY JET CENTER.</strong></h4>
<h4><span><br/></span><strong>- (1) TICKET TO THE 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE QUAIL, A MOTORSPORTS GATHERING TICKET ON FRIDAY AUGUST 16, 2019 AT QUAIL LODGE.</strong></h4>
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</div>Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion - August 15-18, 2019tag:www.thevrl.com,2019-07-16:1465153:BlogPost:4228682019-07-16T18:52:58.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3301994621?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3301994621?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <a href="https://www.weathertechraceway.com/rolex-monterey-motorsports-reunion" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2019 Monterey Motorsports Reunion…</a></p>
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<div class="node-content content node-item"><p>Where else can you see and hear historic race cars at full speed doing what they were originally intended to do … and that’s race. The annual Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is a celebration of motorsport history that brings approximately 550 race cars together in one open paddock for everyone to enjoy. Each accepted car, from more than 1,000 entry applications received, is scrutinized and accepted based on the car’s authenticity, race provenance and period correctness. </p>
<p><strong>When</strong>: August 15-18, 2019</p>
<p><strong>Featured Marque</strong>: IMSA (International Motor Sports Association) celebrates its 50th anniversary of premier sports car racing. </p>
<p><strong>Entry Request</strong>: For entry information or late application requests, please email<span> </span><a href="mailto:ardelle@laguna-seca.com" class="mailto">Ardelle Lind</a>. Entries submitted for the 1966-1985 Masters Historic Formula One and 1983-2016 Masters Endurance Legends grids will also be required to complete a Masters Historic Racing Entry Form and relevant entry fee.</p>
<p><strong>Run Groups:<span> </span></strong>This year will feature some of the most popular and competitive groups. For Monterey Pre-Reunion run groups, please click here.</p>
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<li>Pre-1940 Sports Racing, Touring and Race cars, and 1927-1951 Racing Cars</li>
<li>1955-1961 Sports Racing (under/over 2000cc) </li>
<li>1966-1972 Trans-Am</li>
<li>1961-1966 GT under 2500cc</li>
<li>1963-1966 GT Over 2500cc</li>
<li>1967-1981 Formula Ford</li>
<li>IMSA Prototypes – GTP, WSC, LMP, DP</li>
<li>1947-1955 Sports Racing and GT cars</li>
<li>1955-1964 GT</li>
<li>2 Liter Sports Racers thru 1984</li>
<li>1973-1981 FIA, IMSA, GT, GTX, AAGT</li>
<li>1966-1985 <a href="http://www.mastershistoricracing.com/historic-formula-1-usa/championship/" class="ext" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Masters Historic Formula One</a></li>
<li>1981-1991 IMSA GTO/GTU</li>
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<p><strong>Tickets</strong>: Advanced tickets from December 5, 2018 – August 4, 2019.</p>
<p><strong>Mark Your Calendars</strong>: Future dates for the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion are:</p>
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<li>August 13-16, 2020</li>
<li>August 12-15, 2021</li>
<li>August 18-21, 2022</li>
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<h2>A £2.2m BMW, James Bond-style Aston Martin DB5 and even a Vauxhall owned by the last Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir go up for sale in £20m classic car auction</h2>
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<li class="class"><strong>Among the cars for sale is a 1924 Vauxhall 30-98 OE Velox Tourer owned by the last ruling Maharaja …</strong></li>
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<h2>A £2.2m BMW, James Bond-style Aston Martin DB5 and even a Vauxhall owned by the last Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir go up for sale in £20m classic car auction</h2>
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<li class="class"><strong>A list of super cars from the past century will go under the hammer in London on Saturday afternoon </strong></li>
<li class="class"><strong>Among the cars for sale is a 1924 Vauxhall 30-98 OE Velox Tourer owned by the last ruling Maharaja </strong></li>
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<p class="author-section byline-plain">By<span> </span><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Darren+Boyle+for+MailOnline" class="author" rel="nofollow">DARREN BOYLE FOR MAILONLINE</a></p>
<p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-published"><span class="article-timestamp-label">PUBLISHED:</span><span> </span>11:41 EST, 29 November 2018<span> </span></span>|<span> </span><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"><span class="article-timestamp-label">UPDATED:</span><span> </span>14:16 EST, 29 November 2018</span></p>
<p>A unique British sports car that belonged to an eccentric ruler in revolutionary India has emerged for sale for almost £400,000.</p>
<div><p class="mol-para-with-font">The 1924 Vauxhall 30-98 OE Velox Tourer was originally owned by Hari Singh, who was the last ruling Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Singh, who is one of the most important figures in Indian history, was known as a colourful character and demanded the car was as 'symmetrical as possible'.</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">This £390,000 1924 Vauxhall sports car will go under the hammer this weekend in London at Bonhams on Bond Street</p>
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<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div class="mol-img"><div class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img id="i-67947366331c0d1c" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/29/16/6799390-6442835-The_1924_Vauxhall_30_90_OE_Velox_Tourer_was_ordered_by_Hari_Sing-a-50_1543508579154.jpg" height="634" width="962" alt="The 1924 Vauxhall 30-90 OE Velox Tourer was ordered by Hari Singh, the last ruling Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, India" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded"/></div>
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<p class="imageCaption">The 1924 Vauxhall 30-90 OE Velox Tourer was ordered by Hari Singh, the last ruling Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, India</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">He wanted the car to be perfectly symmetrical - even installing an extra hand brake on the passenger side - although he stopped short of adding a second steering wheel</p>
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<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div class="mol-img"><div class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img id="i-5a4778ee6728a056" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/29/16/6799392-6442835-The_car_pictured_is_expected_to_sell_for_in_the_region_of_390_00-a-52_1543508579157.jpg" height="1455" width="962" alt="The car, pictured, is expected to sell for in the region of £390,000 in Bonhams on Saturday afternoon " class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded"/><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><div class="mobile-gallery-icon"></div>
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<p class="imageCaption">The car, pictured, is expected to sell for in the region of £390,000 in Bonhams on Saturday afternoon </p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">To achieve his bizarre demand Vauxhall fitted a non-functioning hand break on the passenger side of the cabin and a passenger side door, that was not standard on the car.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">It also had a split windscreen but the Maharaja did draw the line at having two steering wheels.</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">He kept the car for for over 20 years but used it incredibly sparingly before selling it, with just 7,000 miles on the clock by 1948.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Since then it has had a string of owners and has been with its present keeper, a UK-based collector, since 2006.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">He has now decided the time is right to sell the pristine motor and it is to go under the hammer with auctioneers Bonhams.</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Other cars going under the hammer this weekend is this 1979 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Limo</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">This £2.2 million BMW 507 Series II is one of only 252 ever made and was owned by the car's designer Count Albrecht Graf von Goertz. This particular car was built in 1958 and is a rival to the Mercedes 300 SL - but without the iconic gull wing doors</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">The auction house are selling the elongated Vauxhall and have given it an estimate of between £330,000 and £390,000.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Singh, who ruled Jammu and Kashmir from 1925 to 1961, is best known for sparking the first Indo-Pakistan war in 1947.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">With the area leaving imperial rule that year, Singh, a Hindu, wanted Jammu and Kashmir to be part of India, despite its majority Muslim population.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The decision led to Pakistani forces invading the region and a year-long war breaking out.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Though he died in 1961, Singh's car is still running and remains in beautiful condition.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Still perfectly symmetrical, the second hand break remains in place as does the additional door.</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">A 1959 Lister 'Knobbly' 3.8 litre sports racing two seater estimated at around £2,200,000 - £ 2,800,000</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Among the cars going under the hammer on Saturday is this TWR Jaguar XJR-6 which could sell for around £2.8 million </p>
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<p class="imageCaption">This 1966 Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II Coupe has a V-12 engine was was capable of 175mph</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">This car is expected to sell for between £1.3 and £1.4m and is the seventh of eight right-hand-drive versions of the car</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">It has a leather green interior, classic wire wheels and a huge front grille.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">It is powered by a 98bhp engine and is one of just 312 models were ever made.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Sholto Gilbertson, director of Bonhams' motor car, said: 'This is the finest 30-98 ever offered by Bonhams, and its rare aluminium body and extraordinary specification makes it one of the most important examples in existence.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">'Its fascinating history only adds to the significance of this motor car, and we look forward to offering it at our Bond Street sale.'</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The sale takes place on Saturday in London. </p>
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<p class="imageCaption">This 1959 Lister-Jaguar 'Knobbly' comes with a spare engine and a spare chassis </p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Although the classic sports car - which still races today - is worth some £2.8 million </p>
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<p class="imageCaption">This 1960 Jaguar XK150 S has only four owners since new and his worth £150,000</p>
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</div>This rare 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO went for a staggering $48.4 milliontag:www.thevrl.com,2018-08-29:1465153:BlogPost:4089242018-08-29T16:30:00.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
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<h2>SOLD! This rare 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO went for a staggering $48.4m at the weekend to become the most expensive car ever bought at auction</h2>
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<li class="class"><strong>The Ferrari is the third of just 36 models made by the Italian factory that went on to dominate the racing scene</strong></li>
<li class="class"><strong>It sold for $48.4m (£37.5m), which eclipsed the previous auction record of $38.1m (£29.5m) set in 2014…</strong></li>
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<h2>SOLD! This rare 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO went for a staggering $48.4m at the weekend to become the most expensive car ever bought at auction</h2>
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<li class="class"><strong>The Ferrari is the third of just 36 models made by the Italian factory that went on to dominate the racing scene</strong></li>
<li class="class"><strong>It sold for $48.4m (£37.5m), which eclipsed the previous auction record of $38.1m (£29.5m) set in 2014</strong></li>
<li class="class"><strong>It means the two most valuable motors bought at auction are 1962 Ferrari 250 GTOs </strong></li>
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<p class="author-section byline-plain">By<span> </span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Rob+Hull+For+Thisismoney.co.uk" class="author" rel="nofollow">ROB HULL FOR THISISMONEY.CO.UK</a><span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=@robhull83&tw_p=followbutton" class="twitter-follow-author"></a></p>
<p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-published"><span class="article-timestamp-label">PUBLISHED:</span><span> </span>07:40 EDT, 28 August 2018<span> </span></span>|<span> </span><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"><span class="article-timestamp-label">UPDATED:</span><span> </span>09:09 EDT, 28 August 2018</span></p>
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<p>Say hello to the most expensive car ever to be sold at auction.</p>
<div><p class="mol-para-with-font">This 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO - just one of 36 in existence - sold for a record-breaking $48,405,000 (£37.5m) at RM Sotheby's Monterey sale in California at the weekend.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Dubbed the Holy Grail of collectible cars, it eclipsed the previous record - also held by a Ferrari 250 GTO made in the same year - of $38.1 million (£29.5m) to take the title of the most valuable motor to go under the hammer.</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Most expensive car sold at auction of all time: Say hello to the most valuable motor to go under the hammer - a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO that went at the weekend</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">The car was part of the same auction that included a<span> </span><a class="class" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6097665/Aston-Martin-reach-198mph-Le-Mans-sells-MASSIVE-16-7million.html">1963 Aston Martin DP215 Grand Touring Competition Prototype that went for $21.5 million (£16.7m)</a><span> </span>- the third most expensive British car of all time - and raised a total of $157.6 million (£122.1m) in total with 124 vehicles changing hands.</p>
<div class="teads-inread sm-screen"><div><div class="teads-ui-components-label">The sale is one of the biggest of the year, taking place during the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance - a five-day festival of auctions, exclusive vehicle unveilings (like the <a class="class" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-6094323/Say-hello-new-217mph-Lamborghini-Aventador-SVJ.html">Lamborghini Aventador SVJ</a>) and invite-only parties for car collectors with the deepest pockets on the planet.</div>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">At centre stage this year was the rare opportunity to add this stupendously valuable motor to a vehicle collection.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Chassis number 3413 GT is one of the earliest made. It was the third 250 GTO to ever leave the Maranello production line, though it's widely believed that all 36 examples remain in existence today. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Each road-legal racer left the Italian factory with a 3.0-litre V12 engine under the bonnet that produces a quoted 300bhp.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">That was good enough for a zero to 60mph sprint in 6.1 seconds and a top speed of 174mph - enough for the 250 GTO to dominate the motorsport scene during its heyday. </p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The Ferrari was sold by RM Sotheby's at the Monterey auction during Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The 250 GTO is one of 36 ever made. It was the third version produced and was used by the factory Scuderia Ferrari team as a test model</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Under the bonnet is a 3.0-litre V12 engine under the bonnet that produces a quoted 300bhp</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">This particular model has a glittering racing past and - unlike others - can boast that it has never been spearheaded bumper first into a crash barrier during its circuit exploits. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">During its early days as part of the factory Scuderia outfit, the 250 GTO was a used for testing.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">It was then sold to its first owner - who happened to be one of Ferrari's most favoured private customers - Edoardo Lualdi-Gabardi who entered it into no fewer than 10 races in 1962.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">It won all but one (in which he placed 2nd in class) and took Lualdi-Gabardi to the Italian National GT championship that year.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">It went on to contest in a total of 20 races in 1963 and 1964, was never crashed and not once failed to see the chequered flag. </p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The Ferrari 250 GTO could accelerate from 0 to 60mph sprint in 6.1 seconds and a top speed of 174mph. That was enough for it to dominate the motorsport scene during its heyday</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">This example was entered in 10 races in 1962, winning all but one (in which he placed 2nd in class) to take owner Lualdi-Gabardi to the Italian National GT championship that year</p>
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<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div class="mol-img"><div class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img id="i-bdb266f7ae9a0dfe" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/28/12/4F75A1E000000578-6105241-image-a-83_1535454387632.jpg" height="638" width="962" alt="It now sports a factory Series II body created by iconic Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Scaglietti that was fitted back in 1964. Here it is pictured before the modification" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" name="i-bdb266f7ae9a0dfe"/><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><div class="mobile-gallery-icon"></div>
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<p class="imageCaption">It now sports a factory Series II body created by iconic Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Scaglietti that was fitted back in 1964. Here it is pictured before the modification</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">As a result, many of the original components are in place today, including the engine, gearbox, and rear axle it left Ferrari's production facility with 56 years ago.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">That's not to say it is totally unmodified.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">It sports a factory Series II body created by iconic Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Scaglietti that was fitted back in 1964.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">RM Sotheby's said the 250 GTO has 'passed through an unbroken chain of ownership' since it hung up its racing tyres.</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The car contested 20 races in 1963 and 1964, was never crashed and not once failed to see the chequered flag. That's impressive reliability for a high-performance 60s racer</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Having no major encounters with crash barriers, many of the original components are in place today. That includes the engine, gearbox, and rear axle it left Ferrari's production facility with 56 years ago</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The vendor was Doctor Greg Whitten, the former chief software architect for Microsoft who purchased the vehicle in 2000</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">The registered keepers list includes some of the most prominent Ferrari collectors in the world, with the vendor being Doctor Greg Whitten, the former chief software architect for Microsoft.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">He purchased the car back in 2000 and has since allowed it to be competed in vintage events around the world, including four of the lauded GTO anniversary tours. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Whitten told<span> </span><a target="_blank" class="class" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/27/most-expensive-car-ever-sold-at-auction-fetches-48-million.html">CNBC<span> </span></a>that he bought chassis 3413 GT to race in events for vintage models - such as the forthcoming<span> </span><a class="class" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-6087509/The-expensive-race-earth-held-UK-month.html">Goodwood Revival</a>, believed to be the most expensive race on the planet featuring £200million worth of vehicles.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">'It's a beautiful car, but it's not whole until you are racing it,' he said.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">So why is he selling such an appreciating asset?</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">He claims the classic race scene was too dangerous to enter such a prized motor, and panic for its well-being had taken the fun out of using it in competition. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">'Some of these people don't have respect for the car,' he added. 'If they crash it it's not a big deal.'</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The two most expensive cars sold at auction are now Ferrari 250 GTOs - cementing the model's reputation as the most valuable vehicle of all time</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Experts have estimated that Ferrari 250 GTOs could soon be changing hands for in excess of $100m before 2023</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The RM Sotheby's sale took place during the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance - a five-day festival of auctions, exclusive vehicle unveilings and invite-only parties for the deepest-pocketed car collectors on the planet</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">While the car has taken the crown as the most expensive car of all time to go under the hammer, it's still well short of what's believed to be the record fee paid for a vintage model.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">If rumours are to be believed, a later 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO sold for $70million (£52million) earlier this year.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Leading Ferrari historian Marcel Massini, who described the car as 'one of the top three or four GTOs in the world', confirmed it had been bought by an American businessman in June.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">And he predicted the famed GTO could get pricier, with values expected to rise beyond $100million in the next five years. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span class="money-ccox mol-style-bold"><span class="mol-style-bold">You can read more about the expensive cars to sell at auction in our<span> </span></span></span><span class="money-ccox"><span class="mol-style-bold"><a class="class" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-5813391/The-10-expensive-cars-sold-auction.html">top 10 countdown of the most precious motors to ever go under the hammer</a></span></span><span class="money-ccox"><span class="mol-style-bold">.</span></span></p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The pevious record for an auction sale was $38.1m (£29.5m) set in 2014</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Every Ferrari 250 GTO built by the Italian factory survive today, according to reports</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Despite every model created living on, values are still soaring. That said, with just 36 in existence, the opportunity to own one doesn't occur very often</p>
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</div>Aston Martin which was first to reach 198 mph at Le Mans sells for A MASSIVE £16.7 milliontag:www.thevrl.com,2018-08-28:1465153:BlogPost:4087372018-08-28T15:03:59.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
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<h2>Aston Martin which was first to reach 198mph at Le Mans sells for A MASSIVE £16.7million</h2>
<p class="author-section byline-plain">By<span> </span><a class="author" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Miranda+Aldersley+For+Mailonline" rel="nofollow">MIRANDA ALDERSLEY FOR MAILONLINE…</a></p>
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<h2>Aston Martin which was first to reach 198mph at Le Mans sells for A MASSIVE £16.7million</h2>
<p class="author-section byline-plain">By<span> </span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Miranda+Aldersley+For+Mailonline" class="author" rel="nofollow">MIRANDA ALDERSLEY FOR MAILONLINE</a></p>
<p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-published"><span class="article-timestamp-label">PUBLISHED:</span><span> </span>10:31 EDT, 25 August 2018<span> </span></span>|<span> </span><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"><span class="article-timestamp-label">UPDATED:</span><span> </span>14:22 EDT, 25 August 2018</span></p>
<div><p class="mol-para-with-font">A one of a kind Aston Martin has become one of the most expensive British cars ever after it sold at auction for a staggering £16.7m in Monterey,<span> </span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/california/index.html" id="mol-99403ef0-a873-11e8-b5db-fba5e0846687" name="mol-99403ef0-a873-11e8-b5db-fba5e0846687">California</a>, on Friday night.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The DP215 was the first car to break the 300km/hr (186mph) barrier down the famous Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans, clocking an incredible 198.6mph in practice in 1963.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">This was the fastest speed ever recorded by a front engine car on the old course at Le Mans.</p>
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<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><p class="imageCaption">The DP215 Aston was the first car to hit 300 km/hr (186 mph) down the famous Mulsanne Straight at the old course at Le Mans when it reached the speed in practice in 1963</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">RM Sotheby's sold the car at auction in Monterey, California for £16.7million - only a million of the auction record for an Aston Martin</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">However, although the Aston, in the hands of Phil Hull and Lucien Bianchi, was 12 seconds a lap quicker than the Ferrari 250 GTO, it was forced to retire during the 1963 race after just 29 laps due to gearbox issues.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">After shutting down its racing department, Aston Martin sold the team cars but kept DP215 for development in the hopes of an eventual return to racing in 1965.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">But these hopes were shattered when DP215 was in an accident during night testing on the M1 motorway. </p>
<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div class="mol-img"><div class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img id="i-4440aa7517ad351" src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/25/14/4F60805100000578-0-image-a-19_1535205120653.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="The car has been painstakingly restored to its former glory by Neil and Nigel Corner, British racing drivers and collectors. The father and son bought the car in 2002 and have driven it across Italy, France and Scotland" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded"/><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><div class="mobile-gallery-icon"></div>
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<p class="imageCaption">The car has been painstakingly restored to its former glory by Neil and Nigel Corner, British racing drivers and collectors. The father and son bought the car in 2002 and have driven it across Italy, France and Scotland</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The Aston Martin DP215 Grand Touring Competition Prototype was an ultra-light and aerodynamic racer fitted with a 4-litre engine</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Neil and Nigel Corner, British racing drivers and collectors, bought the car in 2002 and restored it. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">They even reunited the Aston with its original engine which had been removed decades ago.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The father and son have driven it to Italy and the South of France, through the centre of Paris and 'over every road' in Scotland.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Following a tense ten-minute bidding battle, it ended up selling for a massive £16.7m. which is just £1 million off the auction record for an Aston Martin.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">There were four people attempting to buy the car, with two 'determined' collectors eventually battling it out, drawing gasps from a packed saleroom as the bids increased.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">When the hammer eventually went down, spectators applauded the deal - with the car sold to a private collector. </p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The model was approved by David Brown in March 1963, and created in just two months before Le man that year in June. It was the last racing car built by the factory in the Brown era</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Father and son Neil and Nigel Corner, who restored the Aston, have reunited it with its original engine - which had been separated decades ago</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The DP215 was the last of four unique ‘Development Project’ cars custom made especially for the Le Mans 24-hours race. It is often thought of as Aston Martin's most significant race car ever</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">After shutting down its racing department, Aston Martin sold the team cars but kept DP215, hoping it would one day return to racing. This idea was shattered, however, when the car was involved in an accident during night-testing on the M1</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The car was expected to fetch between £15-£18.8m when it went under the hammer, but nobody anticipated such a tense sell, with four people attempting to buy the car.</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">'I hope that DP215's next custodian drives and enjoys the car as much as I have': previous owner Neil Corner, who restored the car, had driven it all over Europe and said its performance was 'unbelievable' </p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Audience members 'gasped' as the last two determined collectors battled it out in front of a packed saleroom in Monterey, California</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">RM Sotheby's, which conducted the auction, called the Aston as 'stunningly beautiful' and described it is as comfortable at 40mph as it is at 180mph-plus. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Alain Squindo, chief operating officer, RM Sotheby's Group, said: 'The DP cars are completely one-off competition projects and are essentially on their own level when it comes to Aston Martin racing royalty.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">'DP215 is the pinnacle of the Works team's racing development, and the new owner will acquire a car that is not only extraordinarily special but also more capable of running at the front of the pack than virtually any other racing car on the market.'</p>
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<div class="clear">Prior to the sale, Neil Corner said: 'The lines of the car are absolute perfection. You can see where its outstanding maximum speed came from.</div>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">'I've driven DP215 everywhere, from rush hour traffic in the busy streets of Paris to full speed on some of the world's greatest circuits, and I can attest that its performance is unbelievable on road or track.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">'I hope that DP215's next custodian drives and enjoys the car as much as I have.'</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">After the sale of the DP215, RM Sotheby's auction house announced that it will partner with Aston Martin to hold a single-marque sale during Monterey Car Week next year, 50 years after the British manufacturer first won at Le Mans</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">'Absolute perfection': Spectators applauded when the hammer finally went down as the beautiful car was claimed by the highest bidder - a private collector</p>
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</div>Jamie Chadwick: British F3 winner on lack of females in the sporttag:www.thevrl.com,2018-08-24:1465153:BlogPost:4088952018-08-24T15:00:00.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
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<p>Jamie Chadwick started karting when she was 11 years old</p>
<h1 class="story-headline gel-trafalgar-bold">Jamie Chadwick: British F3 winner on lack of females in the sport</h1>
<div class="story__byline"><div class="gel-flag byline"><div class="gel-flag__body"><p class="gel-long-primer">By Matt Davis</p>
<p class="gel-long-primer-bold">BBC Sport</p>
<p class="gel-long-primer-bold"><a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport">Motorsport…</a></p>
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<p>Jamie Chadwick started karting when she was 11 years old</p>
<h1 class="story-headline gel-trafalgar-bold">Jamie Chadwick: British F3 winner on lack of females in the sport</h1>
<div class="story__byline"><div class="gel-flag byline"><div class="gel-flag__body"><p class="gel-long-primer">By Matt Davis</p>
<p class="gel-long-primer-bold">BBC Sport</p>
<p class="gel-long-primer-bold"><a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport">Motorsport</a></p>
<p class="gel-long-primer-bold">Jamie Chadwick has spent her career racing in a "male dominated" sport and says her British Formula 3 win shows there needs to be a "step forward" in getting more women involved.</p>
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<div id="story-body" class="story-body sp-story-body gel-body-copy"><p>The 20-year-old Briton<span> </span><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/45075665">became the first woman</a><span> </span>to win a British F3 race at the weekend.</p>
<p>In doing so, she added her name to a prestigious list of former winners who include F1 legends Ayrton Senna, Mika Hakkinen and Daniel Ricciardo.</p>
<p>Speaking to BBC Sport, Chadwick discusses driving a 160mph car, her F1 hopes and racing against double amputee Billy Monger.</p>
<h3 class="sp-story-body__cross-head">'They don't want to beat me just because I am a girl'</h3>
<p>"Because I got into racing at such a young age I was pretty oblivious to that kind of thing," said Chadwick, when discussing being the only female on the grid.</p>
<p>It was Chadwick's older brother Ollie who got her interested in racing and she started karting at the age of 11.</p>
<p>A scholarship got her into the Ginetta Junior Championship before signing for Aston Martin in the GT4.</p>
<p>Together with team-mate Ross Gunn they secured the British GT4 title in their first year - and Chadwick became the youngest driver and first female to win the title.</p>
<p>She moved to single-seaters in 2017 and made the podium in the British F3 Championship in her first season, eventually finishing ninth in the championship.</p>
<p>Chadwick says apart from a different changing room, she is treated no differently in the paddock.</p>
<p>"My engineer says he deals with me like every other racing driver and that is exactly how I wanted to be treated," she says.</p>
<p>"I have gone through my whole career being, more often than not, the only female racing.</p>
<p>"One of the nice things is how supportive the other drivers are. But when we are out on track we all want to win and beat each other. They do not want to beat me more than anyone else because I am a girl."</p>
<h3 class="sp-story-body__cross-head">'I have to work on the physical aspect'</h3>
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Chadwick won the 2015 British GT4 title with team-mate Ross Gunn<br/> <br/>
<p>"If you drive on the motorway and hold your hand out of the window you feel the force that generates, now imagine that at 160mph around corners," says Chadwick describing driving an F3 car.</p>
<p>The Bath-born racer says the G-force and the weight of steering are some of the challenges she struggles with.</p>
<p>"Women have around 30% less lean muscle mass than men. That is no excuse because you need a certain level of strength to race the car and I can get to that," said Chadwick.</p>
<p>"It is something I have to work the hardest on. As I move up the ranks it is only going to get tougher.</p>
<p>"I know a few male racing drivers talk about the mental side of it and mental toughness, but that is something I have never had an issue with. I think emotionally, the way I work as a female sometimes is my advantage as I lay everything on the table."</p>
<h3 class="sp-story-body__cross-head">'There is no reason why a female can't make it in F1'</h3>
<p>Chadwick says she has "never thought" of her gender as being an issue in the sport, but her recent win has "showcased" the lack of females in the sport.</p>
<p>"It is still male dominated and we need to get more women involved," she said. "The fact I have only just broken the record shows we need to make a step forward."</p>
<p>F1 has not had a female driver since Giovanna Amati in 1992, but more recently there have been female test drivers such as Britain's Susie Wolff.</p>
<p>"Unfortunately it does require a lot of backing, but if the right person comes along, there is no reason why a female can't make it in F1," said Chadwick.</p>
<p>"The only way to get the right person is to increase participation at grassroots levels.</p>
<p>"I just want to prove it's possible. I know when I drive my best, there is nothing stopping me from being one of the best and there is no reason why there wouldn't be the same case for girls coming through in karting to get the same opportunity in F3."</p>
<p>Chadwick says she needs to win a few more F3 races before she can start to "merit" a move up.</p>
<p>Chadwick is aiming for more wins in the final races of the season and she will look at making the next step up to European F3 or racing in America.</p>
Chadwick partnered The Great British Bake Off's Paul Hollywood in a pro-am race<br/> <br/>
<h3 class="sp-story-body__cross-head">'Monger is faster now than before his accident'</h3>
<p>One of Chadwick's rivals is Monger.</p>
<p>The 18-year-old had both his legs amputated after a crash last year and drives a<span> </span><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/43606264">specially adapted Tatuus Cosworth car.</a></p>
<p>"When you are racing he is just another driver you want to beat," adds Chadwick.</p>
<p>"I raced him before his accident and I think he is faster now than before, he is so mentally strong and he can't be broken. He is tough to beat, but fortunately I got my first win before him."</p>
</div>Stabbing Along the Straightaway - a book by D. G. Sterntag:www.thevrl.com,2018-07-31:1465153:BlogPost:4073092018-07-31T21:10:29.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
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<p>I've just read D.G. Stern's book - Stabbing Along the Straightaway.</p>
<p>It's clear that he loves vintage racing.</p>
<p>He has a great understanding of the characters that have passion for the sport and the cars that they race.</p>
<p>I enjoyed the book immensely.</p>
<p>Great story!</p>
<p>You can get it at: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/books">www.amazon.com/books</a></p>
<p><strong>Plot Teaser:</strong></p>
<p>Auto racing is a dangerous sport. Everyone knows that.…</p>
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<p>I've just read D.G. Stern's book - Stabbing Along the Straightaway.</p>
<p>It's clear that he loves vintage racing.</p>
<p>He has a great understanding of the characters that have passion for the sport and the cars that they race.</p>
<p>I enjoyed the book immensely.</p>
<p>Great story!</p>
<p>You can get it at: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/books">www.amazon.com/books</a></p>
<p><strong>Plot Teaser:</strong></p>
<p>Auto racing is a dangerous sport. Everyone knows that. Sometimes people are even killed-usually drivers</p>
<p>So the death of driver, Charles William Tyler III wasn't totally unexpected, except that he was stabbed in the back- in bed-in his motor home-at the Citrus Grove Raceway.</p>Nick Boulle to Debut at Spa with Rinaldi Racingtag:www.thevrl.com,2018-07-25:1465153:BlogPost:4070022018-07-25T23:01:43.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
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<p><strong>Boulle to Debut at Spa with Rinaldi Racing</strong></p>
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<p>Former Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona class winner, Nick Boulle of de Boulle Diamond & Jewelry, has been confirmed as part of Rinaldi Racing’s lineup in their #488 Ferrari GT3 race car.</p>
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<p>Boulle will join…</p>
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<p><strong>Boulle to Debut at Spa with Rinaldi Racing</strong></p>
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<p>Former Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona class winner, Nick Boulle of de Boulle Diamond & Jewelry, has been confirmed as part of Rinaldi Racing’s lineup in their #488 Ferrari GT3 race car.</p>
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<p>Boulle will join season long lineup of drivers Rick Yoon, Pierre Ehret, and Murad Sultanov. The 24-hour endurance race is part of the SRO Blancpain Endurance Cup that features four classes – Pro, Pro-Am, Am and National Cup. The #488 will enter the AM Category where a trio of Bronze-rated drivers is allowed to select one Silver driver who can do a maximum of 6 hours during the 24-hour race- Boulle will fill this role.</p>
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<p>Coming off an 8<sup>th</sup> place finish in class at the Le Mans 24 Hour, Boulle joined Rinaldi racing and his co-drivers for the Spa 24 Hour test day.</p>
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<p>Speaking at the test, Boulle commented, “My time at the official test was primarily spent getting acquainted with the car as it is a big change from all of my prototype driving experience. We worked on setup and I enjoyed adjusting the car to suit my style, but I left with a lot of data in terms of how I need to adapt to get the maximum from the car.”</p>
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<p>The race will take place at the Spa Francorchamps Circuit near Spa, Belgium which is known for its blindingly fast uphill first corner complex called “Eau Rouge.” Eau Rouge sees drivers take it flat out in 5<sup>th</sup> gear before a long straight and a hill so steep that it makes the exit blind and the car get light as drivers crest the Raidillon – the final portion of the complex. The circuit itself is known as the world’s ultimate driving track and is between two hills in the beautiful Belgian countryside.</p>
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<p>Adding excitement and history to the weekend is the fact that the team utilizes a stunning bright green Ferrari 488 GT3 race car. The car itself weighs 2,750 pounds, and it has the ~600 horsepower bi-turbo Ferrari 488’s V-8 engine paired with an upgraded racing gearbox. Paired with vastly upgraded aerodynamic carbon-fiber bodywork the car is astoundingly quick around the high stakes 7-kilometer racing circuit.</p>
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<p>The Total 24 Hours of Spa will mark de Boulle Motorsport’s first entry in professional motorsports in the growing GT3 category. The Spa 24 Hours is in fact known as the largest GT3 race in the world. This year, the race will feature 68 entries very strong entries from manufacturers including: Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Audi, Mercedes and BMW.</p>
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<p>The 70<sup>th</sup> edition of the Total 24 Hours of Spa will take place with testing starting on July 26<sup>th</sup> and the race itself starting on July 28<sup>th</sup> and finishing on July 29<sup>th</sup>.</p>
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<p><strong><em>de Boulle Motorsports / de Boulle Diamond & Jewelry</em></strong></p>
<p>de Boulle Motorsports is a living and moving illustration of the passion for excellence that de Boulle Diamond & Jewelry has for both jewelry and timepieces. de Boulle was established in 1983 by Denis and Karen Boulle, de Boulle has assembled an unrivaled collection of diamonds, fine jewelry and timepieces unsurpassed for its elegance and depth in selection, including: Patek Philippe, Rolex and Tudor. de Boulle has served thousands of discriminating customers and built a reputation as one of the pre-eminent independently-owned jewelers in the United States. The Boulle’s have taken a continued interest in the community and currently supports a list of charitable causes. de Boulle is located in Dallas at 6821 Preston Rd. and in Houston at 4444 Westheimer Rd. For more information, visit deBoulle.com.</p>
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<p>(214) 522-2400</p>
<p><a href="mailto:JGarcia@deBoulle.com">JGarcia@deBoulle.com</a> </p>
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<div class="entry-content entry-content-read-more"><p>A classic Ferrari has changed hands for a world record $70 million.</p>
<p>The 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO – the Holy Grail model – won the Tour de France in 1964, which is one of the world’s most famous and historic motor races.</p>
<p>It is a 174-mile-per-hour, road-legal, racing car and one of only 36 built between 1962 and 1964.</p>
<p>For years the Ferrari, said to be a Picasso of the motoring world, has been based in Germany but shown and driven at events around the world.</p>
<p>The Ferrari, known as 4153 GT, has now been sold for $70 million – a record-breaking figure for a car.</p>
<p>Leading Ferrari historian Marcel Massini, who described the car as one of the top three or four GTOs in the world, confirmed it had been bought by an American businessman.</p>
<p>Massini added that he was confident a GTO would be sold for $100 million within five years.</p>
<p>During the 1990s, the GTO was restored by Hertfordshire-based DK Engineering. The bluechip car specialist wasn’t involved in the $70 million deal.</p>
<p>But James Cottingham, vehicle acquisition specialist at DK Engineering, said: “This is, without doubt, one of the best 250 GTOs in existence in terms of history and originality.”</p>
<p>“Its period competition is very good. It won the Tour de France which is big tick and was fourth overall at Le Mans which was a mega result.”</p>
<p>“It was raced by Ecurie Francorchamps, who are one of the most iconic and famous independent Ferrari teams, it has never had a big accident and it is highly original.”</p>
<p>The Ferrari 250 GTO is the most sought-after classic car because of its perfect blend of looks, rarity and performance on both the track and public roads.</p>
<p>This model competed in a string of racing disciplines, including hill climbs, track races and long-distance road rallies.</p>
<p>At the 1964 Tour de France, Ecurie Francorchamps teammates Lucien Bianchi and Georges Berger comfortably drove 4153 GT to victory ahead of the Ferrari team.</p>
<p>It was its all-around drivability, combined with looks and rarity that has made the 250 GTO the Holy Grail of cars.</p>
<p><span>Ferrari fitted the 250 GTO with a 3-litre V12 engine which developed more than 300bhp – giving it a 0-60mph time of 6.1 seconds and a top speed of more than 174mph.</span></p>
</div>This is a dream come true for Nick Boulle - Racing at the 24 Hours of Le Manstag:www.thevrl.com,2018-05-29:1465153:BlogPost:4060092018-05-29T20:30:00.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
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<p>This is a dream come true for Nick Boulle. If you haven’t heard, he will making his debut at the Le Mans race. So any coverage you would like to provide would be greatly appreciated. Please click on the link to see the publicity photos of Nick: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/um4wqquau8q7y6h/AACWvcSgJASqqtcI4DN3bXvja?dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/um4wqquau8q7y6h/AACWvcSgJASqqtcI4DN3bXvja?dl=0…</a></p>
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<p>This is a dream come true for Nick Boulle. If you haven’t heard, he will making his debut at the Le Mans race. So any coverage you would like to provide would be greatly appreciated. Please click on the link to see the publicity photos of Nick: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/um4wqquau8q7y6h/AACWvcSgJASqqtcI4DN3bXvja?dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/um4wqquau8q7y6h/AACWvcSgJASqqtcI4DN3bXvja?dl=0</a></p>
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<p><strong>Boulle to Debut at 24 Hours of Le Mans with DC Racing</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Dallas, TX—</strong> Former Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona Champion, Nick Boulle— of de Boulle, an independent jewelry salon in Dallas and Houston, has been confirmed as part of Jackie Chan DC Racing’s lineup for next month’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.</p>
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<p>Boulle will join David Cheng, who claimed his first Le Mans podium as a member of the #37 crew twelve months ago, and Pierre Nicolet at the wheel of the team’s No. 33 Ligier JS P217 Gibson. Reigning IMSA Prototype champion Ricky Taylor will join Come Ledogar and former Le Mans GTE-Am class winner David Heinemeier Hansson at the wheel of the team’s No. 34 Ligier JS P217 Gibson, which is one of the Chinese team’s two auto-invite entries that will be operated by OAK Racing.</p>
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<p>“To say that I am excited to be racing with Jackie Chan DC Racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans is an understatement,” exclaimed Boulle. “Le Mans has a huge place in racing history and is one of the greatest single sporting events there is – period.”</p>
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<p>This will mark Boulle’s first start in the French endurance classic. Sixty cars along with their drivers have been officially confirmed for this June's 24 Hours of Le Mans at Circuit De La Sarthe. The race's most competitive class, LMP2, features a mix of 20 Dallara, Oreca and Ligier cars, which Boulle will drive, each competing with 600 horsepower Gibson Technology 4.2L V-8 engines.</p>
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<p>“The Circuit de La Sarthe circuit is daunting to say the least and it has a huge amount of history, but the team around me has experience that will be invaluable as I settle in.”</p>
<p>The Chinese racing team ascends from the astonishing victory and second place in LMP2 class and a double-overall-podium finish at Circuit de La Sarthe in last year’s race. Despite the disappointment of missing the 2017 FIA WEC championship title at the showdown in 6 Hours of Bahrain, the team strongly fought back at the 2017-18 Asian Le Mans Series clinching titles in both LMP2 and LMP3 class, which contributed to the two additional invitation for the imminent 24-hour race, on 16-17 June.</p>
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<p>“I think the Ligier JS-P217 has made leaps & bounds with their Le Mans aero package for this race as well. Looking forward to having a good result for Jackie Chan DC Racing and representing in this racing classic.”</p>
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<p>To make Boulle’s debut possible, de Boulle Motorsports partnered with several prominent companies<strong>:</strong> Concepta Labs, Dallas Auto Exchange, Hydro Carbon Exchange and Meridian</p>
<p>Veterinary Capital. Boulle added, “I can't wait to see what else this partnership leads to next.” In addition, to becoming a racing partner, the companies also receive a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of attending Le Mans with a VIP experience that only de Boulle could offer.</p>
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<p><strong><em>de Boulle Motorsports / de Boulle Diamond & Jewelry</em></strong></p>
<p>de Boulle Motorsports is a living and moving illustration of the passion for excellence that de Boulle Diamond & Jewelry has for both jewelry and timepieces. de Boulle was established in 1983 by Denis and Karen Boulle, de Boulle has assembled an unrivaled collection of diamonds, fine jewelry and timepieces unsurpassed for its elegance and depth in selection, including: Patek Philippe, Rolex and Tudor. de Boulle has served thousands of discriminating customers and built a reputation as one of the pre-eminent independently-owned jewelers in the United States. The Boulle’s have taken a continued interest in the community and currently supports a list of charitable causes. de Boulle is located in Dallas at 6821 Preston Rd. and in Houston at 4444 Westheimer Rd. For more information, visit deBoulle.com.</p>
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<p><em><strong>About Concepta Labs</strong></em><strong> </strong><br/> Concepta Labs is a clinical laboratory housed in a state-of-the-art testing facility in Dallas, Texas. We are focused on delivering best-in-class blood testing services to a national audience of healthcare professionals through a collaborative blend of applied science and innovative technologies in the fields of blood chemistry, immunology, hematology and pathology.</p>
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<p><em><strong>About Meridian Veterinary Capital</strong></em><strong><em><br/></em></strong> <em>MedVet Medical and Cancer Centers for Pets is a 24-hour emergency, critical care and specialty animal hospital. MedVet is employee owned & veterinary led and is leading specialty healthcare provider for pets. MedVet provides specialty referral services, as well as emergency services, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. More than 100,000 dogs and cats are treated annually at MedVet’s expanding network of medical centers across the country. Meridian is a real estate investment, management and development company based in Dallas, Texas. Working with an established network of financial partners, architects and construction management professionals, Meridian’s mission is to create value for its investors by acquiring, developing and investing in real estate and real estate related assets. Meridian is primarily focused on senior housing and healthcare related investments. Meridian has acquired or developed projects in many areas of the United States including Texas, Colorado, Massachusetts, Arizona, Georgia, Tennessee, Missouri, Washington, California, Alabama, Virginia, Oklahoma, Illinois, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina.</em><em><br/></em> <a href="https://meridiancap.com/"><em>www.meridiancap.com</em></a></p>
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<p><strong><em>About Dallas Auto Exchange</em></strong><strong><em><br/></em></strong> <em>Crockett Gambrel founded Dallas Auto Exchange after spending over a decade being immersed in the cultures of two of the area’s most prestigious luxury auto groups. The lessons learned from the strong leadership teams at these outstanding organizations helped him form a solid foundation, a servant attitude, and a strong moral compass. He excelled at sales and building relationships with clients, and he was consistently recognized for his over-the-top customer service scores. The idea for Dallas Auto Exchange started when he realized the need for a company that could fill the void that is left between the two most common types of automotive</em></p>
<p><em>dealerships. On one end of the spectrum you have the questionable cars, hidden problems, and</em></p>
<p><em>sub-par ethics that are often found at bargain basement stores. On the other end are the luxury dealerships that typically offer great customer service, fancy perks and quality vehicles, but typically at substantially higher prices. His vision for Dallas Auto Exchange was to provide customers with unmatched overall value by offering solid cars, outstanding customer service, honest advice, and a transparent buying experience that was actually fun. Our expansive indoor showroom is modern and impeccably clean, but it isn’t furnished with priceless works of art, or</em></p>
<p><em>rich mahogany furniture. We prefer to pass the savings on to you.</em><em><br/></em> <a href="https://www.dallasautoexchange.com/"><em>www.dallasautoexchange.com</em></a></p>
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<p><strong><em>About Hydro Carbon Exchange<br/></em></strong> <em>Hydrocarbon Exchange Corporation was created in June of 2004 as the culmination of a natural gas marketing effort that began with a multiyear contract to purchase one hundred percent of the production drilled from acreage commitments dedicated to Texas Energy Management. The core of business for Hydrocarbon Exchange originates primarily in the Lone Star State, and transportation contracts are held on every major intrastate pipeline to assure our producer community the highest in netback pricing flexibility. In addition, there are also several interstate transport agreements allowing pricing opportunities as far west as the California border and as far North as Minnesota and Wisconsin city gates. In many cases we offer pricing flexibility to all of our customers who prefer to have options other than their locational stated indexes. Hydrocarbon utilizes both the Nymex and the derivative markets to eliminate pricing risk on those products. Natural gas is one of the most volatile commodities in the world today. We at Hydrocarbon have all the necessary tools to assist our supply and market base with dealing with that volatility, and for any type of pricing flexibility the select.</em><em><br/></em> <a href="https://hydrocarbonexchange.com/"><em>www.hydrocarbonexchange.com</em></a></p>
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<p><strong><em>SpecChem, LLC</em></strong></p>
<p>SpecChem is a Kansas City-based manufacturer supplying the concrete distributor network with high quality, industry-leading concrete construction materials. SpecChem offers a full line of liquid chemical technologies, including form release agents, paving and curing compounds, finishing aids, cures & hardeners, bond breakers, sealers, bonding agents and surface retarders, as well as an array of cleaning and stripping products.</p>
<p>Additionally, SpecChem has a line of epoxy products that include adhesive bonding agents, epoxy sealers and coatings, and high-strength epoxy mortars and grouts. </p>
<p>Finally, SpecChem’s comprehensive line of cementitious grouts, repair mortars, underlayments and overlayments, and specialty concrete accessories round out an exhaustive line-up designed to provide quality, innovation, and value to distributors, specifiers, and contractors. </p>
<p>Please visit <a href="http://www.specchemllc.com">http://www.specchemllc.com</a> for more on SpecChem, LLC.</p>
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<p>CONTACT:</p>
<p>Nick Boulle</p>
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<p><a href="mailto:Nick@deBoulle.com">Nick@deBoulle.com</a></p>
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<p>Joshua Garcia</p>
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<p>(214) 522-2400</p>
<p><a href="mailto:JGarcia@deBoulle.com">JGarcia@deBoulle.com</a></p>
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<p><strong>‘53 Studebaker Commander. $125,000/B.O.</strong> Formerly owned by Pan-Am/Chix legend Jerry Churchill. Built by Jamie Hamm’s Bonefied Customs in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Cost to reproduce $185,000+. Comes with a LS based engine. The late Jerry Churchhill Studebaker. No expense spared.</p>
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<p><strong>‘53 Studebaker Commander. $125,000/B.O.</strong> Formerly owned by Pan-Am/Chix legend Jerry Churchill. Built by Jamie Hamm’s Bonefied Customs in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Cost to reproduce $185,000+. Comes with a LS based engine. The late Jerry Churchhill Studebaker. No expense spared.</p>
<p>Four time La Carrera finisher--top 6. Six time Chihuahua finisher. Professional setup by LSR- Motorsport Ranch. 358 -LS based race engine - freshened before 2018 Chihuahua (1 race). Hollinger 5 speed transmission - gone through before 2018 Chihuahua. Engine and transmission alone - $50,000.00.</p>
<p>Many spare parts. Contact Dustin Whitney, Groendyke Motorsports, <a href="mailto:dustinblake454@hotmail.com">dustinblake454@hotmail.com</a></p>
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<p> </p>Five Ferrari's you've probably never heard of that are tipped to sell for a stunning £12 MILLION at auctiontag:www.thevrl.com,2018-04-21:1465153:BlogPost:4057902018-04-21T15:16:48.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
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<h1>Five Ferrari's you've probably never heard of that are tipped to sell for a stunning £12 MILLION at auction</h1>
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<li class="class"><strong>RM Sotheby's Monaco sale takes place on 12 May and features some of the rarest Ferraris ever created</strong></li>
<li class="class"><strong>The most expensive is a one of 17 Ferrari 250 GT TdFs, which is expected to sell for around €9million</strong></li>
<li class="class"><strong>All five featured cars are…</strong></li>
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<h1>Five Ferrari's you've probably never heard of that are tipped to sell for a stunning £12 MILLION at auction</h1>
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<li class="class"><strong>RM Sotheby's Monaco sale takes place on 12 May and features some of the rarest Ferraris ever created</strong></li>
<li class="class"><strong>The most expensive is a one of 17 Ferrari 250 GT TdFs, which is expected to sell for around €9million</strong></li>
<li class="class"><strong>All five featured cars are either one-off examples or part of limited editions with no more than 100 created</strong></li>
<li class="class"><strong>We've also included two other cars up for grabs at the same event - including the Pope's Lamborghini </strong></li>
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<p class="author-section byline-plain">By<span> </span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Rob+Hull+For+Thisismoney.co.uk" class="author" rel="nofollow">Rob Hull For Thisismoney.co.uk</a><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=@robhull83&tw_p=followbutton" class="twitter-follow-author"></a></p>
<p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-published"><span class="article-timestamp-label">PUBLISHED:</span><span> </span>03:01 EDT, 20 April 2018<span> </span></span>|<span> </span><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"><span class="article-timestamp-label">UPDATED:</span><span> </span>14:00 EDT, 20 April 2018</span></p>
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<div><p class="mol-para-with-font">Unless you live in Dubai, or Knightsbridge, a Ferrari is already a fairly infrequent sight.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">And there are a few Italian stallions that are so incredibly rare - and expensive - that you're unlikely to ever come across them in your lifetime.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">No fewer than five cars that fall into that bracket are being made available for sale at the upcoming RM Sotheby's Monaco sale on 12 May - and the combined value of them all is a shuddering €13.7million or £12million,</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Here's a closer look at each one...</p>
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<h2 class="mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead">2015 Ferrari Sergio by Pininfarina, €3m or £2.6m</h2>
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<p class="imageCaption">A 458, but not as you know it: This is the one of six Ferrari Sergio by Pininfarina, which is expected to sell for around £3 million next month</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The Italian coachbuilding specialist - which has tried its hand on numerous Ferraris over the year - has modified the Ferrari Sergio headlight cluster and added a fixed rear spoiler to the boot lid</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">This is a Ferrari 458 with a difference. It's called the Sergio and is one of just six cars ever made as a tribute to the founder of design house Pininfarina, of the same name.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">It's so rare that not a single one of the special edition cars has been made available for public sale until now.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">This one, apparently owned by a Nigerian oil magnate, was the original model used by Pininfarina as its display car when it debuted at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">New, it would have cost around €2million. And it's appreciated by another million in the last 24 months or so. RM Sotheby's estimates.</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The Ferrari Sergio by Pininfarina is based on the 458 Spider (left), though the famed coach builder has modified it </p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Ultra lightweight seats have barely been sat in, with the Ferrari Sergio displaying less than 200 kilometres on the odometer</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Under the engine cover of the Ferrari Sergio is a 4.5-litre V8 taken from the limited edition 458 Speciale model</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">As well as the redesigned features - notably the rear spoiler and wrap-around single headlight cluster - it also has the uprated 458 Speciale engine dropped into the middle of the chassis.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">That means there's a gurgling 4.5-litre V8 packing 597bhp sitting within inches of where your earlobes would be, ready to erupt into full chorus.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">And it's not had many chances to warm its vocal chords. The lot description says it's done less than 200 kilometres (124 miles) from new - so it's barely been run in.</p>
<h2 class="mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead">1957 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione TdF by Scaglietti, €9m or £7.8m</h2>
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<p class="imageCaption">This is one of just 17 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competitzione TdFs created by Scaglietti, which is expected to sell for around €9million (£7.8million)</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">The Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta is regarded as one of the great race cars of the 1950s. However, very few were built to 'Tour de France' competition specification like this.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">It's one of 17 of the prized examples that feature the exquisite lightweight coachwork in the 1957 body style - recognisable by the trio of louvres behind the side windows and covered headlights.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The V12 under the bonnet was originally confirmed as producing 258.2bhp in January 1958, though it's probably lost a few of those horses through years of racing activity, including numerous victories.</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">This Ferrari 250 has had a thorough makeover since it was raced, with a newly trimmed interior that looks almost untouched</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The Ferrari's covered headlights are one of the give aways that this is no normal 250 GT. In the hands of factory driver Wolfgang Seidel it finished second at the 1958 Grand Prix of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">It was delivered new to and raced by factory driver Wolfgang Seidel and took to second at the Grand Prix of Spa-Francorchamps and fourth at the 12 Hours of Reims in its first year.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Since retiring from the competitive scene it's had various enthusiast owners in Germany and later in Sweden, and in the last 45 years it has changed hands just the once.</p>
<h2 class="mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead">1950 Ferrari 195 Inter Coupé by Ghia, €600,000 or £522,000</h2>
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<p class="imageCaption">The Ferrari 195 Inter was a road-going version of the 195 S race car. Just 27 were made, of which 11 were built by Ghia, this being one of them</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Just 27 Ferrari 195 Inters were ever produced by coachbuilders who converted the 195 S racer into something that could legally be used on the road.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Vignale crafted 12, Touring made three, Motto created a one-off and Ghia built 11. This is one of the latter.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Surprisingly for a 1950s reworked Ferrari this one is in right-hand drive, so it should appeal to the UK classic car investor.</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">This Ferrari 195 Inter spent the last few years in Hong Kong where it has been used as a showpiece for a Ferrari dealership</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Adding to the rarity is the Ferrari 195 Inter is a right-hand drive model, which could make it more appealing to UK investors</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Chassis 0113 S was finished in 1951 and was actually delivered to its first owner in white. It was heavily modified soon after, with the car being treated to customised fenders, headlights, grille, bumper before it was exported to Los Angeles in 1950.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The most recent spell of its life has been spent in a Ferrari dealership in Hong Kong - since 2011 - where it has been kept as a showpiece.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Being one of only 35 Ferraris ever bodied by Turin-based Ghia, it's about as rare as it gets.</p>
<h2 class="mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead">1993 Ferrari Conciso Concept by Michalak, €120,000 or £104,000</h2>
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<p class="imageCaption">Yes, this is a genuine Ferrari, though it never made it to production. Find out more about the radical Conciso Concept. It was created in 1993, using a 328 GTS platform</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">This is the car for well-heeled Ferrari enthusiasts looking for something totally unique. Called the 328 Conciso Concept, it is a hand-built prototype created by Bernd Michalak’s Design Studio of Mainz, Germany, and is the only one to have ever been made.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">It uses a 1989 Ferrari 328 GTS platform but with a striking open-top design that's probably not going to pass any of today's stringent safety tests.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">That's because it does away with such 'luxuries' as doors, a protective roof or roll bars in the pursuit of elegance.</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The Conciso Concept's clamshell rear engine bay is mirrored by a similar front-end opening. You won't see another car like it because this is a genuine one-off</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">It has no doors, no roof and no roll bars. That means the Ferrari Conciso Concept wouldn't pass today's Euro NCAP crash tests. Customised helmets - which are required on the move - are stored in the door panels</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">It means the driver and passenger are expected to hop in and out over the sides and have to wear crash helmets on the move. Fortunately, there's a pair of custom lids stored in compartments on each side of the car - just in case you forget to bring yours from home.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The aluminium body and lack of panels make it incredibly light and quick - it could complete a 0-to-62mph sprint in five seconds and roar to a top speed of 173mph. Well, that's what Ferrari said in 1993. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Not that it's had much chance of putting those figures to the test recently. Since 1998 it's been sat in a living room in Belgium like a piece of furniture. </p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Looking for something rare? This gorgeous Ferrari 250 GT is one of just 67 cars created by coachbuilder Boano</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Just 250 Ferrari 250 GTs were ever made, of which some included the Europa, designed by Pininfarina. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">But by the time it came round to produce the second generation models, the Italian coachbuilder was moving facilities and unable to keep up with orders.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">To appease demand, the design was handed over to fellow specialists Boano who completed 67 second-series models. </p>
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<p class="imageCaption">For some it might be familiar. That's because this Ferrari 250 GT was part of a motor museum exhibition in Liverpool in the 1960s</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The entire Ferrari 250 GT has been restored to an incredibly high standard, with the original engine treated to a rebuilt just a matter of months ago</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">This 'Low Roof' Boano coupe was first delivered to Milan in 1957 and was then exported to England in the late 1960s where it appeared as an exhibit in the Lark Lane Motor Museum in Liverpool.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Following owners saw the car move from France to Belgium before being certified by Ferrari Classiche in 2012 having had a full restoration. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Sotheby's also said the original engine was rebuilt recently, in December 2017 in fact.</p>
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<h1>The ultimate garage: $10 million private car museum in Malibu has a bedroom and three bathrooms - but the supercars aren't included!</h1>
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<li class="class"><strong>7,000 sq ft garage in Malibu, California, is home to a stunning collection of Ferraris, McLarens and Porsches </strong></li>
<li class="class"><strong>It has been put on the market with a $10million price tag, but the luxury supercars are not included in the…</strong></li>
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<p><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/04/13/4AD1896000000578-0-image-a-1_1522846663519.jpg" alt="Up for grabs: This garage in Malibu, California is the dream accessory for any supercar fanatic - and has been put on the market with an eye watering $10million price tag"/></p>
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<h1>The ultimate garage: $10 million private car museum in Malibu has a bedroom and three bathrooms - but the supercars aren't included!</h1>
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<li class="class"><strong>7,000 sq ft garage in Malibu, California, is home to a stunning collection of Ferraris, McLarens and Porsches </strong></li>
<li class="class"><strong>It has been put on the market with a $10million price tag, but the luxury supercars are not included in the sum</strong></li>
<li class="class"><strong>The stunning garage, built in 2002, also has a bedroom and three bathrooms and has space for up to 25 cars</strong></li>
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<p class="author-section byline-plain">By<span> </span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Julian+Robinson+for+MailOnline" class="author" rel="nofollow">Julian Robinson for MailOnline</a></p>
<p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-published"><span class="article-timestamp-label">PUBLISHED:</span><span> </span>09:14 EDT, 4 April 2018<span> </span></span>|<span> </span><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"><span class="article-timestamp-label">UPDATED:</span><span> </span>13:17 EDT, 4 April 2018</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">It is the dream accessory for any supercar fanatic and comes with an eye watering $10million price tag.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">This 7,000 sq ft garage in Malibu,<span> </span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/california/index.html" id="mol-27539e60-380a-11e8-9225-9be82677008f" name="mol-27539e60-380a-11e8-9225-9be82677008f">California</a>, is currently home to a stunning collection of Ferraris, McLarens and Porsches. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">But while the building features a bedroom and three bathrooms, the luxury cars are not included in the huge asking price.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Steve Goldman's collection includes the likes of the McLaren P1, the Pagani Zonda Coupe and a one-off 600bhp Porsche Ruf Turbo Coupe as well as the LaFerrari.</p>
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<p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"><span>Up for grabs: This garage in Malibu, California is the dream accessory for any supercar fanatic - and has been put on the market with an eye watering $10million price tag<br/>.</span></span></p>
<p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"><span><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/04/13/4AD18E0900000578-0-image-a-10_1522846741289.jpg" alt="This 7,000 sq ft garage in Malibu, California, is currently home to a stunning collection of Ferraris, McLarens and Porsches"/></span></span></p>
<p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"><span>This 7,000 sq ft garage in Malibu, California, is currently home to a stunning collection of Ferraris, McLarens and Porsches.</span></span></p>
<p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"><span><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/04/13/4AD18BF900000578-0-image-a-14_1522846759654.jpg" alt="Owner Steve Goldman has decided to put the building up for sale - but sadly for motoring enthusiasts these luxurious cars are not included in the huge asking price"/></span></span></p>
<p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"><span>Owner Steve Goldman has decided to put the building up for sale - but sadly for motoring enthusiasts these luxurious cars are not included in the huge asking price.</span></span></p>
<p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"><span><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/04/13/4AD19D8500000578-5577775-image-a-15_1522846784745.jpg" alt="Steve Goldman's (pictured) collection includes the likes of the McLaren P1, the Pagani Zonda Coupe and a one-off 600bhp Porsche Ruf Turbo Coupe as well as the LaFerrari"/><br/>Steve Goldman's (pictured) collection includes the likes of the McLaren P1, the Pagani Zonda Coupe and a one-off 600bhp Porsche Ruf Turbo Coupe as well as the LaFerrari.</span></span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">To keep his cars in peek condition, Goldman fitted the building with top of the range air filtration technology that keeps humidity and dust controlled.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Listed with real estate agents Chris Cortazzo, the garage, built in 2002, has space for up to 25 car and also has a bedroom and three bathrooms on the 800 sq ft second floor.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The temperature is kept between 72 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit to maintain the cars and keep up the automotive gallery's pristine appearance. The 500 ft driveway fully encircles the building.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">Goldman, a racecar driver, told the<span> </span><a target="_blank" class="class" rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://robbreport.com/motors/cars/private-car-museum-malibu-on-market-2783545/">Robb Report</a>: 'Our concept was to create a purpose-built facility just for cars. I contacted curators of museums and asked them, "How do you keep a painting for 1,000 years".</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">'This facility has temperature control, humidity control, dust control, and anti-bacterial control. It’s essentially on par with a hospital operating room.'</p>
<p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"><span><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/04/18/4AD187BB00000578-5577775-To_keep_his_cars_in_peek_condition_Goldman_fitted_the_building_w-a-12_1522862224329.jpg" alt="To keep his cars in peek condition, Goldman fitted the building with top of the range air filtration technology that keeps humidity and dust controlled"/><br/></span></span></p>
<p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"><span><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/04/18/4AD1895800000578-5577775-Although_the_cars_are_not_included_in_the_10m_fee_Goldman_said_h-a-13_1522862224367.jpg" alt="Although the cars are not included in the $10m fee, Goldman said he would 'reluctantly consider' selling them if he received the right offer"/><br/>Although the cars are not included in the $10m fee, Goldman said he would 'reluctantly consider' selling them if he received the right offer<br/><br/></span></span><span>Read more: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5577775/The-ultimate-garage-10m-private-car-museum-goes-sale-supercars-arent-included.html#ixzz5BvDugrvF">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5577775/The-ultimate-garage-10m-private-car-museum-goes-sale-supercars-arent-included.html#ixzz5BvDugrvF</a> <br/>Follow us: <a href="http://ec.tynt.com/b/rw?id=bBOTTqvd0r3Pooab7jrHcU&u=MailOnline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@MailOnline on Twitter</a> | <a href="http://ec.tynt.com/b/rf?id=bBOTTqvd0r3Pooab7jrHcU&u=DailyMail" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DailyMail on Facebook</a></span></p>Remembering Ferruccio Lamborghini, on what would have been his 100th birthdaytag:www.thevrl.com,2018-03-24:1465153:BlogPost:4050772018-03-24T15:10:37.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
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<p>On April 28, 1916,<span> </span><a href="https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hsx/2011/08/Ferruccio-Lamborghini/3701851.html">Ferruccio Lamborghini</a><span> </span>was born into a grape farming family in Renazzo di Cento, in Italy’s Emilia Romagna Region. From these humble beginnings, and following the hardships of World War II, he would rise to start a series of successful manufacturing companies, including Lamborghini Automobili, the Italian supercar manufacturer begun as a slap in the face to Enzo Ferrari. On the 100th anniversary of his birth, we lift a glass of (virtual) Chianti to the life of Ferruccio Lamborghini.</p>
<p>Though blessed with broad shoulders, a large build and a powerful handshake, Lamborghini also possessed a keen mechanical aptitude. This gained him entrance into the Fratelli Taddia technical institute, but the Second World War intervened before Lamborghini could complete his coursework. Drafted into the Italian Air Force in 1940, he would spend the bulk of the war stationed on the Greek island of Rhodes, serving as a mechanic and working in logistics. In 1945, Lamborghini was captured by the British and briefly held as a prisoner before being repatriated to Italy in 1946.</p>
<p>Lamborghini’s first business venture was an auto repair garage, opened in Pieve di Cento in late 1946 or early 1947. Using what little spare time and money he had, Lamborghini turned a secondhand Fiat Topolino into a competition car, entering it into the 1948 Mille Miglia. A late-race crash destroyed the Fiat and convinced Lamborghini that his path to fame and fortune would not come as a racing driver.</p>
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<p><em>Lamborghini’s factory in Sant’Agata Bolognese in June 2009. Photo by Umberto Guizzardi.</em></p>
<p>Instead, Lamborghini looked to his agricultural past with an entrepreneurial eye. With military surplus hardware both plentiful and cheap, Lamborghini found ways to repurpose this for sale to the region’s farmers. His equipment soon gained a reputation for durability, and in 1949, Lamborghini Tractori SpA, a tractor manufacturing business, was born. To distinguish his tractors from those of the competition, Ferruccio adopted a black-and-white livery and used a logo that incorporated a fighting bull, a nod to both the equipment’s rugged construction and to his own zodiac sign.</p>
<p>As David Joliffe and Tony Ward point out in<span> </span><em>Lamborghini: Forty Years</em>, Lamborghini understood the importance of marketing. To demonstrate the advantages of his namesake tractors, Ferruccio would often stage tug-of-war competitions with competing brands in towns and villages near his plant, and sales grew with the brand’s reputation. Now a comparatively wealthy man, Lamborghini left his Fiat days behind, instead favoring automobiles from Alfa Romeo, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz and, eventually, Ferrari.</p>
<p>Ferruccio Lamborghini purchased his first Ferrari, a 250GT, in 1958, and would buy several more in the coming years. While he admired their style and performance, he found their durability and comfort lacking, viewing them as racing cars only mildly repurposed for road use. Worse, perhaps, was the brand’s post-sale support, and after several trips to Maranello for repairs or mechanical adjustments, Lamborghini had had enough. A call was placed to Enzo Ferrari himself, during which Ferruccio Lamborghini intended to request a face-to-face meeting.</p>
<p>Except that Enzo Ferrari would neither take nor return Lamborghini’s call, relegating the task to one of his management staff. To Lamborghini, who viewed Enzo Ferrari as an equal (since both were prominent businessmen in the region), this was the ultimate insult, prompting a vow to beat Ferrari at his own game. With the fiery determination of a man scorned, Lamborghini set out to start a new company, one that would craft the finest grand touring cars in the world.</p>
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<p><em>Lamborghini’s first production car, the 350 GT.</em></p>
<p>His timing could not have been better. After finding an available tract of land in nearby Sant’Agata Bolognese, Lamborghini cut a now-unbelievable deal with the local government, desperate to reduce unemployment in the region. In exchange for allowing factory workers to join the powerful sheetmetal workers union (which essentially guaranteed there would be no layoffs at the plant), Lamborghini was granted a tax exemption on corporate profits for the first 10 years. Better yet, he was granted interest-free loans to build the plant, and set up with an account that paid a guaranteed 19-percent interest on profits from his new business venture. With this part of his plan locked up, construction on the factory began in 1962.</p>
<p>Lamborghini needed engineering talent to realize his goal, and among his first recruits was Giotto Bizzarrini, a man who’d spent five years working as Ferrari’s chief engineer, before walking away from the company in 1961. Thanks to a plentiful pool of local talent, Lamborghini and Bizzarrini had no trouble in staffing the bold startup with experienced designers and mechanical engineers, and Bizzarrini’s first task was to design a Ferrari-beating V-12 from a clean sheet of paper.</p>
<p>While Lamborghini wanted the new engine to use a short stroke and dual overhead camshafts on each head, he left the rest of the design up to Bizzarrini. Legend has it that Bizzarrini, working as a contractor for<span> </span><a href="https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hsx/2011/03/Lamborghini/3696951.html">Lamborghini Automobili</a>, refused outright payment for the design of his engine, opting instead to charge a fee for each horsepower his new engine produced above and beyond Ferrari’s road-going 3.0-liter V-12, which then produced 250 hp.</p>
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<p><em>Giotto Bizzarrini (L), Ferruccio Lamborghini (C) and Gian Paolo Dallara.</em></p>
<p>In early testing, Bizzarrini’s 3.5-liter V-12 was said to produce an impressive 360 horsepower, but this was dialed back to 280 horsepower (still 30 more than Ferrari) by the time the engine was dropped into a car. The automaker’s first effort, the Lamborghini 350 GTV, was styled by Franco Scaglione and shown to the public at the 1963 Turin Motor Show. Despite a warm reception from the press and public alike, Lamborghini was said to be unhappy with the build quality of the car (which, in fairness, had been completed in just 120 days), so the 350 GTV was proclaimed a concept at the end of the show and parked in the company’s warehouse.</p>
<p>For its next effort, the<span> </span><a href="https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hmn/2010/07/1964--65-Lamborghini-350-GT/3469811.html">350 GT</a>, Lamborghini would turn to Touring of Milan to produce its body. Debuting at the 1964 Geneva Motor Show, the car would enter production the same year, and by January of 1965, Lamborghini had delivered 13 examples into the hands of paying customers. In just two years, Ferruccio Lamborghini had taken his dream of producing GT cars to challenge Ferrari and turned it into a reality, but the best was yet to come.</p>
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<p><em>Lamborghini Miura</em></p>
<p>In 1965, Gian Paolo Dallara, Lamborghini’s chief designer, penned a chassis with Paolo Stanzani and Bob Wallace for a project that Lamborghini referred to as the P400. Wearing a body styled by Marcello Gandini, the P400 debuted to rave reviews at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show, and those in attendance were blown away by the car’s futuristic styling and mid-engine design (though the engine cover was kept closed to hide the fact that ballast occupied the space where the engine would be). Production examples would come powered by a variant of Bizzarrini’s V-12, now displacing 3.9 liters and producing 350 horsepower, and the car that would become best known as<span> </span><a href="https://www.hemmings.com/hmn/stories/2007/12/01/hmn_feature12.html">the Miura</a><span> </span>solidified Lamborghini’s reputation as an automaker capable of producing the highest performance road cars in the world.</p>
<p>The early 1970s weren’t kind to Lamborghini, who sold off his tractor company in 1972 along with 51 percent of his holdings in Lamborghini Automobili. The oil crisis of 1973 worsened sales, and in 1974, Ferruccio Lamborghini sold off his remaining 49 percent share in the company. Opting to retire at age 58, Lamborghini moved to his 740 acre estate in central Italy, where he spent his days hunting, making wine and running the businesses he was still involved with. Somewhat remarkably, he even fathered a daughter with his third wife, but largely remained out of the public eye. On February 20, 1993, Ferruccio Lamborghini died of a heart attack at age 76.</p>
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<p>Big news! The Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association (VSCDA) will be hosting a 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary party for Formula Ford at Road America September 18-22, 2019. </p>
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<p>Big news! The Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association (VSCDA) will be hosting a 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary party for Formula Ford at Road America September 18-22, 2019. </p>
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<p>The FF50th will be a five-day event starting with registration and tech on Wednesday, paddock load-in and untimed practice on Thursday, qualifications with a group photo on Friday, and concluding with heat and feature races on Saturday and Sunday. Off-track events will provide multiple opportunities to network, bench race, and consume food and beverage.</p>
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<p>Open to Kent-powered Formula Fords of all ages, there will be two race groups allowing a total entry of 200 cars. Tire rules (for both slicks and treads) and licensing requirements are being written for maximum inclusivity.</p>
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<p>The FF50th will headline the 2019 Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival, the VSCDA’s marquee event. Mike Korneli is the ELVF race chairman. Steve Beeler will be organizing the FF50th related aspects of the weekend. </p>
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<p>For more information, please contact Steve at steve@stevebeeler.com</p>After 50 years in hiding, the majestic Golden Sahara is headed to auctiontag:www.thevrl.com,2018-03-21:1465153:BlogPost:4051682018-03-21T23:17:31.000ZStephen Pagehttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/Stephenpage
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<p>After decades shrouded in uncertainty and shadow, a 1950s custom car legend is about to reemerge into the light. The famed Golden Sahara, that futuristic phenom that first shocked and delighted the world at the 1954 Petersen Motorama in L.A. and was once the darling of the traveling show circuit and silver screen before suddenly evaporating from public view in the late 1960s. Now, following the passing of its owner, the car has emerged from its long basement hibernation to cross the block at Mecum’s May 2018 Indianapolis auction.</p>
<p>You wouldn’t know it based on the car’s visibly rough condition today, but the sparkle of this custom machine once captivated the hearts and minds of America.</p>
<p>The kitted-out, technology-loaded, pearlescent-painted Golden Sahara was once a simple ’53 Lincoln Capri that belonged to famous custom-car magnate George Barris. After the whole top got peeled off like a can of sardines when Barris ran into a truck bed while towing his friend’s car, he got the idea to salvage the wreck with an ambitious custom project. Jim Skonzakes, an Ohio customer of Barris’ better known as Jim Street, coughed up the funding to get the build off the ground, but neither could have predicted the sensation that was to come.</p>
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<p>The duo completely overhauled the car from the ground up, from an all-new Space Age body to flamboyant pearlescent 24-karat gold paint (made from fish scales), a half-bubble top, and white mink carpeting. There was also luxurious substance within the style, including lavish accoutrement like a cocktail bar with built-in refrigerator, high-end radio, tape recorder, and in-dash television. All in, it cost a stunning 25-grand, leading to a May 1955<span> </span><em>Motor Trend<span> </span></em>cover story, “The $25,000 Custom”.</p>
<p>After touring around the country to various displays and events, in 1956 Street kicked things up a notch, adding more glitz, glam, and flair with new body cues and a host of new technology. Newly christened the Golden Sahara II, the car now featured advanced goodies like selectable electronic steering, push-button steering, aircraft-style centered uni-controls for acceleration and braking, remote functionality, and front bumper sensors that allowed for automatic braking. This time the bill came in at $75,000, but it didn’t matter—the car was a bona fide celebrity, even landing an appearance in the 1960 Jerry Lewis movie<span> </span><em>Cinderfella</em>.</p>
<p>By the end of the 1960s, the Golden Sahara II was but a memory. It disappeared from all public appearances, widely rumored to be squirreled away in Street’s garage.<span> </span><a href="http://autoweek.com/article/classic-cars/basement-find-golden-sahara-back-public-eye"><em>Autoweek</em></a><span> </span>reports that Street occasionally took it out for night cruises into the 1980s, but since then nobody had seen it, and speculation circled after his death in December 2017.</p>
<p>Mecum will be auctioning off several vehicles from what it’s calling the Jim Street Estate Collection, but there’s no doubt the headliner is the long-lost Golden Sahara. And when it crosses the block at Mecum’s Indianapolis auction on May 15-19, it’ll carry no reserve—so bring your checkbook if you want one of history’s most imaginative custom creations inspired by the future of driving.</p>
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<p><img alt="The Porsche 356A 1500 GS Carrera Coupe was discovered in a barn in the United States where it has languished for 45 years" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" height="641" id="i-5f55bfd6255f6f57" name="i-5f55bfd6255f6f57" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/04/11/49CE1E5B00000578-5460033-image-a-9_1520164265209.jpg" width="962"></img></p>
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<p><img id="i-5f55bfd6255f6f57" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/04/11/49CE1E5B00000578-5460033-image-a-9_1520164265209.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="The Porsche 356A 1500 GS Carrera Coupe was discovered in a barn in the United States where it has languished for 45 years" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" name="i-5f55bfd6255f6f57"/></p>
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<h1>Rare 1957 Porsche found rusting in a barn, doesn’t have a working engine and has not run in 45 YEARS is set to go under the hammer for £500,000</h1>
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<li class="class"><strong>The Porsche 356A 150 GS Carrera Coupe has not been driven for 45 years after failing a safety inspection</strong></li>
<li class="class"><strong>The 60-year-old Porsche has been parked in a barn in the United States where it has been left to rust</strong></li>
<li class="class"><strong>Despite its poor condition, the rare 1957 sports car is expected to sell for more than £500,000 at auction</strong></li>
<li class="class"><strong>The car's 1,500cc engine has been removed and completely stripped ahead of being reconditioned </strong></li>
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<p class="author-section byline-plain">By<span> </span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Darren+Boyle+for+MailOnline" class="author" rel="nofollow">Darren Boyle for MailOnline</a></p>
<p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-published"><span class="article-timestamp-label">PUBLISHED:</span><span> </span>07:44 EST, 4 March 2018<span> </span></span>|<span> </span><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"><span class="article-timestamp-label">UPDATED:</span><span> </span>09:50 EST, 4 March 2018</span></p>
<div id="articleIconLinksContainer"><p class="count-text">A rusty old Porsche which doesn't work has been described as one of the most exciting discoveries in recent years - and it is set to sell for £500,000.</p>
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<div><p class="mol-para-with-font">The Porsche 356A 1500 GS Carrera Coupe helped bridge the gap between the company's sports vehicles and racing cars when it debuted in 1955.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">But this 1957 model hasn't been driven for 45 years after its brakes failed a safety inspection in Georgia in the early 1970s.</p>
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<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div class="mol-img"><div class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img id="i-e492a0f5f25b86fe" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/04/11/49CE19EF00000578-5460033-image-a-11_1520164772080.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="The 60-year-old sports car rolled off the production line in 1957 before it was exported to the United States" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" name="i-e492a0f5f25b86fe"/><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"></div>
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<p class="imageCaption">The 60-year-old sports car rolled off the production line in 1957 before it was exported to the United States</p>
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<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div class="mol-img"><div class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img id="i-5d7c5d2316461913" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/04/12/49CE1C7A00000578-5460033-image-a-13_1520164823347.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="Since leaving Stuttgart, the rare sports car has declined dramatically having spent almost half a century in a shed" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" name="i-5d7c5d2316461913"/></div>
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<p class="imageCaption">Since leaving Stuttgart, the rare sports car has declined dramatically having spent almost half a century in a shed</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Its original engine was removed and taken apart and, after the best part of half-a-century of neglect, the bodywork and wheels are covered in rust.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">However, as one of the most desirable classic Porsches there is no shortage of interest from around the world in the unrestored sports car.</p>
<div><div class="related-carousel with-fb news half" id="p-23"><div class="rotator bdrcc"><div class="rotator-title">Gooding & Co, the US auction house, has described it as 'certainly one of the most exciting barn-find discoveries in recent memory'.</div>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">They have given it a guide price of £500,000 ahead of its sale on March 9 at Amelia Island, Florida.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">David Brynan, Gooding & Company senior specialist and Porsche expert, said: 'This was Porsche's top of the line road car and one of the most exotic sports cars of the 1950s.</p>
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<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div class="mol-img"><div class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img id="i-39d832cbd4904f62" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/04/12/49CE175B00000578-5460033-image-a-17_1520165100624.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="The car still has its original four-cylinder engine which is ready to be reconditioned having been cleaned " class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" name="i-39d832cbd4904f62"/><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><div class="mobile-gallery-icon"></div>
The car still has its original four-cylinder engine which is ready to be reconditioned having been cleaned </div>
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<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div class="mol-img"><div class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img id="i-1d1943e057a3e54d" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/04/12/49CE196600000578-5460033-Inside_the_cabin_there_are_also_signs_of_rust_on_the_metal_dashb-a-20_1520165243022.jpg" height="643" width="962" alt="Inside the cabin, there are also signs of rust on the metal dashboard as well as cracks on the bakelite steering wheel" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" name="i-1d1943e057a3e54d"/><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><div class="mobile-gallery-icon"></div>
Inside the cabin, there are also signs of rust on the metal dashboard as well as cracks on the bakelite steering wheel</div>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">'They have always been sought after, so most have been restored at least once.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">'To find a car that hasn't been seen in 40 years, and that retains so much original character is virtually unheard of.'</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The car is being sold with the original engine, which will need to be rebuilt.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">When in working order, the 1.5-litre engine will develop 100bhp - giving it a 0-60mph time of 8.7 seconds and a top speed of 125mph.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">According to factory records, the 1500 GS Coupe was completed on July 4, 1957, and finished in silver metallic with black leatherette upholstery.</p>
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When it rolled off the production line, the car, pictured, was capable of travelling at 125mph</div>
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<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div class="mol-img"><div class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img id="i-7bb981df0ca57f22" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/04/12/49CE194A00000578-5460033-image-a-22_1520165262562.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="The original leather seats are still in the vehicle, although they will need work to return the car to concours standard" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" name="i-7bb981df0ca57f22"/><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><div class="mobile-gallery-icon"></div>
The original leather seats are still in the vehicle, although they will need work to return the car to concours standard</div>
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<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div class="mol-img"><div class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img id="i-1f91475f5a091318" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/04/12/49CE1A1300000578-5460033-image-a-25_1520165350006.jpg" height="643" width="962" alt="Despite the poor state of the body work, the car is still expected to sell for more than £500,000 when it is auctioned " class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" name="i-1f91475f5a091318"/><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><div class="mobile-gallery-icon"></div>
Despite the poor state of the body work, the car is still expected to sell for more than £500,000 when it is auctioned </div>
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<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div class="mol-img"><div class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img id="i-7f05a669bfc6ff73" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/04/12/49CE195E00000578-5460033-image-a-27_1520165725220.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="The dashboard has a badge celebrating the Deutsche sportswagen meister schaften - German sports car championships" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" name="i-7f05a669bfc6ff73"/><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><div class="mobile-gallery-icon"></div>
The dashboard has a badge celebrating the Deutsche sportswagen meister schaften - German sports car championships</div>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">It had numerous owners until 1973 when it was parked up in a garage and left for decades</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The interior appears original and generally well-preserved and, despite being 60 years old, is thought to have been driven just 52,837 miles.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The auction house added: 'Hidden away for decades and possessing a fantastic history, this unrestored, matching-numbers 1500 GS Carrera is certainly one of the most exciting barn-find discoveries in recent memory.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">'This is truly an opportunity not to be missed for the collector who has longed to own a genuine and noteworthy example of Porsche's legendary four cam.' </p>
<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div class="mol-img"><div class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img id="i-acb2a31918b3bc3e" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/04/12/49CE186A00000578-5460033-image-a-29_1520165869425.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="The new owner can expect to spend a further £80,000 if they wish to return the car to concours quality " class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" name="i-acb2a31918b3bc3e"/><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><div class="mobile-gallery-icon"></div>
The new owner can expect to spend a further £80,000 if they wish to return the car to concours quality </div>
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<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div class="mol-img"><div class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img id="i-db7c410732108d42" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/04/12/49CE178600000578-5460033-image-a-30_1520166079184.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="If fully refurbished, the car, pictured, could be worth in excess of £750,000 " class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" name="i-db7c410732108d42"/><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><div class="mobile-gallery-icon">If fully refurbished, the car, pictured, could be worth in excess of £750,000 </div>
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<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div class="mol-img"><div class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img id="i-c1cc18b1d8e845db" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/04/12/49CE177200000578-5460033-image-a-32_1520166238009.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="The car, pictured, was found abandoned in a barn having failed a safety inspection in the early 1970s" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" name="i-c1cc18b1d8e845db"/><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><div class="mobile-gallery-icon"></div>
The car, pictured, was found abandoned in a barn having failed a safety inspection in the early 1970s</div>
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<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div class="mol-img"><div class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img id="i-23b6f6caf4db26cf" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/04/12/49CE195200000578-5460033-image-a-34_1520166294120.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="The car has its original identification numbers as well as its original engine - increasing its value considerably" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" name="i-23b6f6caf4db26cf"/><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><div class="mobile-gallery-icon"></div>
The car has its original identification numbers as well as its original engine - increasing its value considerably</div>
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The chrome on the car has become pitted with rush while the paint has peeled away leaving behind surface rust</div>
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The front of the car contains the fuel tank and the luggage space while the engine is placed in the rear</div>
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The car passed through several hands until it was parked up in the early 1970s having failed a safety inspection</div>
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<div class="mol-img-group xwArtSplitter"><div class="mol-img"><div class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img id="i-b9a81104d65a9f00" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/04/12/49CE1B8700000578-5460033-image-a-42_1520166737343.jpg" height="641" width="962" alt="The air-cooled flat-four engine developed 100 bhp at 6,200 rpm which could push the car to 60mph in less than nine seconds" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" name="i-b9a81104d65a9f00"/><div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><div class="mobile-gallery-icon"></div>
The air-cooled flat-four engine developed 100 bhp at 6,200 rpm which could push the car to 60mph in less than nine seconds</div>
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It is clear from its shape, that Porsche designers used the 356A as inspiration a decade later when creating the iconic 911</div>
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<p>The fact that – in its day – ‘0858’ enjoyed world-class competition in coupé, spider<span> </span><i>and</i><span> </span>CanAm configurations is just one of the many intriguing aspects to this tale. Aside from its remarkable race history, there’s the “millimetric precision” with which the world-class restoration is being undertaken.</p>
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<p>The project started in October 2011 with the removal of the existing CanAm body that, according to John Collins of Talacrest, had “40 years of original dust and grease inside it”. Then began the painstaking recreation of the exquisite, aluminium spider bodywork, a task Talacrest entrusted to David Piper, a man with unrivalled knowledge of the model.</p>
<p>Piper wanted the new aluminium shape to be perfect, hence he used his own P4 (chassis 0860 – one of the original three) to create a wooden buck “so that no mistakes would be made” in precisely recreating the spider bodywork. He made sure, however, to retain as much of the original material as possible. Where new aluminium was used, the team even used the correct gauge to faithfully replicate the racer as it would have been in 1967.</p>
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<p>When complete, the P4 will be prepared for competition, so – as with other historic racers – some minor modifications are required to conform to modern safety regulations. For example, while the fuel tanks sit in the original area, they are now foam-filled for safety.</p>
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<p>No doubt dwelling on its possible future as a historic race car, Piper runs his fingers over the unpainted bodywork. “With a beautiful aluminium body like this,” he says thoughtfully, “we don’t want anybody running into it.” Certainly not. And to minimise that risk, the P4 – when finished – will no doubt be entrusted only to the most prudent drivers’ hands.</p>
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<p>We will be returning to this delicate and thorough restoration at a later stage, when the reborn P4 spider is complete. We can’t tell you exactly when that will be, since, in David Piper’s words, “It’s not a quick job.” After all, perfection can’t be rushed.</p>
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<p>“We’re really trying to get across that this is not a Studebaker-only event,” said Andy Beckman, archivist for the museum. “But we also want to be respectful of our brand, so, sure, there will be a Studebaker in it every year.”</p>
<p>The Studebakers in question, the Hawks, debuted in 1956 atop the basic body shells that Studebaker had introduced three years earlier. Those sleek two-door hardtops and coupes–Starliner and Starlight, respectively–commonly attributed to Raymond Loewy, in fact sprang from the pen of one of Loewy’s designers, Bob Bourke, and initially proved a hit with buyers.</p>
<p>Yet, as Patrick Foster pointed out in “<a href="http://amzn.to/2FRwAyp">Studebaker, the Complete History</a>,” by the mid-Fifties Studebaker’s sales had slumped. The company’s merger with Packard brought on James Nance as president and gave it the backing to survive the slump, but Nance needed to turn the company’s fortunes around fast, and he believed a lineup-wide facelift would do the trick.</p>
<p>While Vince Gardner reworked the bread-and-butter sedans, Studebaker stylists added an upright grille and taller hood to the Starliner/Starlight siblings in an effort to not only revamp their appearance but also to emphasize the larger and more powerful engines available in the newly christened Hawk line.</p>
<p>At entry level there were the<span> </span><a href="https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hmn/2014/09/1956-Studebaker-Flight-Hawk/3742091.html">Flight Hawk</a>, a six-cylinder coupe, and the Power Hawk coupe, equipped with the prior year’s top engine, the four-barrel 185-hp 259-cu.in. V-8. Then came the Sky Hawk, a hardtop powered by the new-for-1956 210-hp 289-cu.in. V-8, and at the top sat the Golden Hawk, another hardtop fitted with mini-fins and the Packard-sourced 275-hp 352-cu.in. V-8.</p>
<p>The lineup got a little simpler for 1957 with just the Silver Hawk coupe and the Golden Hawk hardtop, the former powered by either a six-cylinder or the naturally aspirated 289 and the latter powered by the 275-hp supercharged 289. Fins grew a little taller.</p>
<p>The one-year-only<span> </span><a href="https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hcc/2016/03/Polarizing-Packard---1958-Packard-Hawk/3749454.html">Packard Hawk</a><span> </span>came along in 1958 and by 1959, Studebaker got rid of the Golden Hawk altogether. A year later, it renamed the Silver Hawk to simply Hawk.</p>
<p>Not until 1962 did Studebaker-Packard decide to take the aging coupe/hardtop and give it one last refresh. Milwaukee designer Brooks Stevens, working with a limited budget, shaved the dated fins and firmly acknowledged that the Hawk had been competing directly with the Ford Thunderbird by squaring off its roofline for a more formal profile. Still powered by the 289, the newly christened Gran Turismo Hawk sold for $3,000, or about $1,300 less than the Thunderbird.</p>
<p>Other than the addition of the R2 supercharged 289 for 1963, the Gran Turismo Hawk remained more or less the same until Studebaker discontinued the Hawk, along with production in South Bend, in December 1963.</p>
<p>As Beckman noted, the new concours will spotlight non-Studebaker makes and models as well. “Our real focus this first year will be on Indiana-based manufacturers,” he said. Other classes include Auburn, Cords, and Duesenbergs; Packards; European Speed; European Style; microcars; postwar American convertibles; and “Never Been Kissed,” a roundup of original and “barn-fresh” cars.</p>
<p>The inaugural Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm, a mansion adjacent to the grounds of the Studebaker National Museum, will take place August 11. For more information, visit<span> </span><a href="https://www.concoursatcopshaholm.org/">ConcoursatCophaholm.org</a>.</p>
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<p class="sp-story-body__introduction">Sir Stirling Moss is the ultimate proof that statistics count only for so much when assessing the worth of a grand prix driver.</p>
<p>Once Juan Manuel Fangio had retired in mid-1958, there were no doubts in the minds of anyone in Formula 1 - including the other drivers - about who was the best.</p>
<p>The balding, diminutive Englishman who walked on the balls of his feet like he owned the race tracks of the world effectively did. He was The Man - and everyone knew it.</p>
<p>Moss towered over the sport to such an extent that he effectively became it. He was known as 'Mr Motor Racing'. Such was the impact Moss made that more than 50 years after his enforced retirement he remains a household name.</p>
<p>That Moss should have won the F1 drivers' title is beyond doubt. He was far, far better than many who did.</p>
<p>But for a combination of reasons - his resolve to drive for English teams wherever possible, his preference for privateer teams over factory ones, a racer's determination to put victory before all else, sheer bad luck - it never happened.</p>
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<p>He came closest in 1958, when he lost out on becoming Britain's first world champion to Ferrari's Mike Hawthorn by a single point despite winning four races to his rival's one.</p>
<p>In the denouement to that season, Moss also demonstrated another of the qualities that has lodged him in the collective memory - his sportsmanship.</p>
<p>At the Portuguese Grand Prix, three races from the end of the season, Hawthorn was under threat of disqualification after being accused of reversing on the track. Moss' impassioned defence of his friend and rival allowed the Ferrari driver to keep his second place, which as things turned out was decisive in the championship.</p>
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Stirling Moss and Lewis Hamilton met up to compare cars and careers in 2013<br/> <br/>
<p>In the final race of the season, in Casablanca, Moss needed to win to give himself a chance of the title and if he did, Hawthorn needed to be second to fend him off.</p>
<p>As Moss dominated at the front, Hawthorn drove a tactical race to ensure he was ahead of Moss' Vanwall team-mates, and was then let through into second place in the closing stages by Ferrari partner Phil Hill.</p>
<p>Hawthorn's name was on the trophy, but no-one - least of all the Ferrari man himself - was under any illusion that the better driver had finished second.</p>
<p>Moss missed out again the following year. Driving a BRM against the dominant Cooper-Climax of Jack Brabham, Moss finished only three of the nine races, but won two of them and finished second to the Australian in the other.</p>
<p>Despite his BRM's poor reliability, Moss went into the final round in Sebring, Florida, still in with a chance of the championship. Again he led - from pole position - only for the car to fail once more.</p>
<p>A massive accident at Spa in 1960, which he was lucky to survive, ruled Moss out of most of that season, but he was back for 1961.</p>
<p>Although his Lotus 18 was outclassed by the gorgeous Ferrari 156 'shark-nose', that season Moss produced two of his greatest races.</p>
<p>He took on and beat the faster and more powerful Ferraris at both Monaco and the Nurburgring in performances that stand the test of time as among the greatest there have ever been.</p>
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<p>It was Moss' last full season, for his career came to a shuddering halt at Goodwood on Monday 23 April, 1962.</p>
<p>Racing, as he so often did, outside F1, he crashed into a grass bank and was gravely injured after his Lotus veered out of control for reasons unknown, but which have always been suspected to be some kind of mechanical failure.</p>
<p>He was in a coma for a month, the left-hand side of his body partially paralysed for six, and it was a year before he tried a comeback.</p>
<p>In a private test session, also at Goodwood, he discovered that, while he could still produce the lap times, his concentration had gone and he sadly announced his retirement.</p>
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<p>It brought to an end a career of such depth and variety that, to this day, many still regard him as the greatest racing driver there has ever been.</p>
<p>Partially, this view is based on his sheer versatility - at a time when grand prix drivers frequently raced in other categories, Moss excelled in everything he drove.</p>
<p>Outside F1, he was never better than at the 1955 Mille Miglia - a road race covering 1,000 miles through Italy in the fastest sportscars of the time.</p>
<p>Moss' drive on that event has passed into legend. With his co-driver, the journalist Denis Jenkinson, reading pace notes from a roller map, Moss was in a position to compete on level terms with drivers who knew the route much better than he did.</p>
<p>Driving a Mercedes-Benz 300SLR, he won in a new record time, beating team-mate Juan Manuel Fangio by nearly half an hour.</p>
<p>It is that sort of performance that has led many to class Moss above Fangio, the dominant force of F1 in the 1950s, but it is a hard argument to sustain on the basis of results in the premier category.</p>
<p>The two were also team-mates at Mercedes in F1 in 1955, and it was clear who was the faster driver.</p>
<p>Moss out-qualified Fangio only once all year - at the British Grand Prix, which was also the Englishman's only victory. To this day, Moss suspects the Argentine let him win, something the great man went to his grave insisting was not true.</p>
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Moss returns the victor at the Mille Miglia, with several pieces of bodywork missing from his Mercedes<br/> <br/>
<p>For his part, Moss insists Fangio was better than he was. Enzo Ferrari, though, for whose team Fangio won one of his titles, disagreed. He rated Moss with the 1930s giant Tazio Nuvolari as the greatest driver of all time.</p>
<p>A measure of Ferrari's esteem can be seen in the arrangement he came to with Moss shortly before the Englishman's career-ending crash.</p>
<p>Desperate to get Moss into one of his cars, Ferrari tried to persuade him to drive for Maranello. Moss said he was happy to drive a Ferrari - but would do it only for his favourite team, the privateer outfit run by his friend Rob Walker, whose cars were always painted blue. And Ferrari actually agreed.</p>
<p>"Looking back," Moss says, "I suppose it was a fairly astonishing concession. But just after that I went and nearly killed myself, so unfortunately it didn't happen."</p>
<p>Ferrari was one of many who believed it a travesty that Moss did not win the world title. But the man himself saw it differently.</p>
<p>For him, like Gilles Villeneuve two decades later, the most important race was the one he was in, and not being able to call himself world champion was of little matter.</p>
<p>"To me," he once said, "the idea of driving for points goes against the whole point of racing. That's why I so admired Villeneuve's approach. If you're not trying to win at all costs, what on Earth are you doing there?</p>
<p>"As far as I'm concerned, boy, any driver who's worth the name tries to win every race he runs. Eventually, the world championship ceased to be very important to me."</p>
<p><i>Feature first published in 2012</i></p>
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