Posted in Car, Celebrity Shopping, Shopping on 27 October 2009
Attempts to replicate Batman’s super car have been intermittent and sometimes constant if not consistent in the past. But most replicas have been nearly like relics. In the past we have had the $ 1 million Batmobile from Sweden and in 1966 ther was Batmobile recreation by Barrett-Jackson.
You may be in for a surprise when you know, that you can actually own your own authentic Batmobile for a price. The model in question is a 1976 Lincoln Continental which has been price tagged $19,660.
Not limiting yourself to those gasps at visuals featuring Batmobiles in films or television, you may not be able to boast of its coming signatured with original Batman series characters. But if it is something you want to flaunt at your Halloween party and have loads of dollars in your kitty, go for it.
The replica has props such as lipstick-red Batphone and trunk-mounted faux exhaust stacks to go with it as accessories. The vehicle comes close to vintage fancy too. If you are a vintage collector, it has the right tones and looks for an exotic looking four-wheeler.
Posted in Luxury on 18 May 2009

The ultra-rare 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa has attracted the attention of many Vintage car hunters across the globe. The car was designed by Scaglietti and only 22 of these beautiful cars were ever made. The car is so exclusive that Ralph Lauren owns two of these cars. This awesome Ferrari has been like the historic representation of the racer cars.
It has already been termed as the most alluring and beautiful of all Ferrari cars. Shockingly, the car was sold at RM auctions for a price of $12.2 million. If you think you can afford such kind of a price, you should be contacting the buyer with a quote more than that.
Posted in Auctions, Automobile on 4 May 2009

1965 Shelby Cobra Coupe is a vintage car that deserves a great deal of attention. It is now expected to reach about £10 million pounds when it goes for auction as it is one of the six ever made. Vintage car enthusiasts have termed this car as the most exclusive race car in history.
It is also being called the American Jewel and can reach a top speed of 195 mph. It would be auctioned off in Indianapolis just prior to Indy 500 Race on May 15. The car is sleek and well designed and would attraction from all over the world because of its elegance and awe inspiring history.
Posted in Art, Car on 8 November 2008

Custom painted cars are a real delight as they give both the artists and the drivers a chance to sport a new style and display art on a canvas that reaches out to everyone on the street. This 1981 Buick Classic though is a lot more than the Full Mullet Airbrush Mural on top that makes it different and special. It also comes with power packed performance under the hood by sporting the original prototype Gale Banks Buick turbocharged V6 engine. If that is indeed the engine this 81 Buick is sporting (And we have no reason to doubt the claims), then this is more than worth its price tag of $200,000.
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Posted in Auctions, Car on 29 October 2008

There is always something alluring and special about vintage wheels. Their charm lies in their timeless beauty, their continued relevance and of course, the history they carry along with them. The historic significance attached to many of these cars makes them unique, special and worth having as a collector’s item for the Motorheads. That is exactly why the Barret-Jackson Collector Car Event each year rakes up as much bling and cash as it does.
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Posted in Auctions, Automobile, Car on 13 July 2008

International fine art auction house Bonhams lately inked a new world record for sales generation of Jaguar motor car during an auction. The 1955 Jaguar D-Type Sports Racing Car ‘XKD509′ went to an anonymous British buyer for a monstrous cost of £2,201,500 ($4.4 million). The 3.4-litre coupe model claims to be the first Jaguar D-Type that underwent production in 1955 (costing £2,500 then) and sports an original subframe, tub and 3.4-liter competition engine.
The auction was scheduled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Chichester on behalf of the Littlewoods Football Pools family. The sales generated have overshadowed the previous record of £1,706,000 marked in 1999.
Via Telegraph/ Bonhams
Posted in Antique, Auctions, Automobile, Car on 19 June 2008

A striking 1961 Bentley S2 once belonging to actor Sean Connery would reach the Bonhams’ auction house in England coming Saturday. The coupe is up for auction as a part of a Bonhams’ Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Select Pre-War Motor Cars and Automobilia Sale during the Rolls-Royce Enthusiast’s Club’s Annual Rally at historic Kelmarsh Hall near Northampton. The grand S2 model saloon (featured above) refined in two-tone Shell Grey/Tudor Grey with harmonizing red leather inside is anticipated at generate $24,000-$30,000.
Other visible models at the auction would include a rare 1919/20 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Alpine Eagle ( $280,000-$320,000), the ex-Earls Court Motor Show 1962 Rolls-Royce Phantom V Touring Limousine (limited edition sedan with counted 13 models) estimated at $116,000-$130,000; a 1963 Bentley S3 Continental Flying Spur Saloon with coachwork by H J Mulliner ($130,000 -$140,000); and the queen of the sale, a 1976 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Saloon (previously the belongings of Lord Leverhulme, Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, which has been tripped in by numerous affiliates of the Britsh Royal Family counting the Queen Mother, Prince Charles and the late Princess Di) expected to generate a sales of $26,000 – $30,000.





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Posted in Auctions, Automobile, Car, Worlds Most Expensive on 20 May 2008

World’s fall short to describe this elegant beauty once owned by U.S. actor James Coburn. Yes, am pointing towards a Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder that fetched $11 million at an auction in the luxury sports carmaker’s hometown of Maranello. And the proud owner to ink this pricey deal is a radio DJ, presenter by profession and a British national celebrity Chris Evans. This distinct 1961 model invited attention and rotated eyelids of the pool of visitors attending auction.
This atypical black translatable was one of 33 cars and scores of Ferrari memorabilia sold at the auction.
Other vintage model was a 1964 Ferrari 250 LM that generated sales of 4.5 million euros, an exciting opportunity for collectors to update their kitty. Besides this an autographed 2007 race suit owned by Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen fetched 11,500 euros.
Via Jalopink
Posted in Antique, Auctions, Automobile, Car on 7 April 2008

All you filthy rich elephants thinking to witness Monaco this season to ink great deals for updating your private collection of antique cars can consider this. News is the LeMans edition of the celebrated Bugatti type 55 would go under hammer at Bonhams vintage car exhibition.
Raced ages back in 1934, this vintage racer is one extant example of the 38 type-55 Bugatti’s ever made. Developed in 1932, the coupe was possessed by the French proletarian driver, Charles Brunet and has also been worn-out in that race. A pricey reinstatement by the French expert Etablissements NOVO pursued and the Type 55 was shortly sold to the Bill Serri anthology and more lately the ‘Mas du Clos’ collection. Now, this magnificence would be up for sale on 10 May 10, when this vintage would be auctioned at more than the demanded price of €2,000,000 and €2,600,000 at Monaco.
Other must-see vintage coupes’ include a 1938 BMW 328 (€400,000 – 600,000), 1969 Ferrari 365 GTS (€500,000 – 800,000), 1972 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 NART Spyder by Michelotti (€525,000-675,000) and 1958 Aston Martin DB MKIII DHC (€150,000 – 200,000). The Type 55 Bugatti LeMans up for auction is shown at the top right of the image shown above.
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