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The Ferrari 328 GTS Chris Evans goes up for auction

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Ferrari 328 GTS

A Ferrari 328 GTS, 1989 belongs to Chris Evans will be one of the protagonists of the ‘Auction of the Barons’ at Sandown Park, near London. The 328 GTS is one of the latest models with ABS. In addition, it has only traveled 40,000 kilometers and has ten formal reviews which cost Evans about 42,000 euros, which is the estimated price in the bid.

Another wonder is a Riley Elf in 1969 with 91,000 miles and has had only one owner. The Mini ‘prepared’ and ass has its own history: the early 70′s were stolen in front of the house owner and the same thieves used it to flee after an armed robbery. All that remained of it was shot in the back seats. Continue reading →

A Mercedes 1937, at auction for $ 17 million

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mercedes 540k

Seventeen million dollars is the estimated starting price for a Mercedes 540 K ‘Spezial Roadster’, 1937 , to be offered by the house Gooding & Company in the traditional auction held on 18 and 19 August under the Competition Elegance in Pebble Beach, California, USA-the world’s most prestigious.

The price of $ 17 million -nothing exaggerated in the world of auctions, contrary to what some media say the motor is justified by the uniqueness of the model and its origin. This unit belonged to the Prussian royal family, specifically the Baroness Gisela Von Krieger, who saved the car to send to Switzerland at the beginning of World War II in 1942.

After the war, the Baroness she moved to USA and took her to the Mercedes 540 K ‘Spezial Roadster’. Over the years the Baroness returned to Switzerland, but left the car stored in a garage, a situation in which he was more than 30 years until she found him, still in original condition, an American collector who restored at the level of competition. Continue reading →

At auction the Porsche 928 from Risky Business

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porsche 928

Those of us who grew up in the 80′s remember an almost beardless Tom Cruise in the film that launched him to stardom, Risky Business, a film of 1983, which became the overnight in a successful businessman during a trip of their parents.

The car I drove in the movie was a Porsche 928, 1979 and now known to be auctioned in July by Profiles in History. The car to be auctioned is one of the four used in the Warner Bros., which helped launch the career of Cruise. The producer Jon Avnet said that Cruise has learned to use the gearbox in the 928 just because it was equipped with a five-speed manual transmission.

For those who have seen the film, the 928 was the source of many memorable scenes. We love this. After a chase scene where Cruise in 928 beyond the scope of evil that goes on a Cadillac Sedan DeVille, Cruise parked next to the sidewalk, approaches the leading actress of Rebecca de Mornay and says, “Porsche, There is no substitute” Continue reading →

Sea Lion, the amphibious supercar

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sea lion amphibious vehicle

Known as the Sea Lion is more than a collection of pieces of brushed aluminum and stainless steel that meets the eye. Because where you see, this vehicle is an amphibious car capable of speeds of land of about 290 km/h, enough to break when you want the land speed record for an amphibious vehicle, currently set at “only” 201 km/h.

Despite its appearance of car made after several visits to the Scrapping, Sea Lion uses a minimal amount of structural parts of other vehicles. A certain Mr. Witt designed and built this car from scratch in order to break the world record and did not neglect any detail, despite the anarchy that is the car to the surreal sight and sound that the words “land speed record” joined “amphibious vehicle”. Continue reading →