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16/2004
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April
23rd 2004
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Rolls-Royce
could not have chosen a better event to showcase the 100EX ‘Experimental’
convertible, four-seater than this year’s Villa d'Este Concorso
d'Eleganza, on the shores of Lake Como. Sitting in an office in
a Southern England bathed in the most beautiful Spring weather,
one can only imagine - with a degree of longing - how pleasant a
long weekend spent in the Italian lakes at this time of year would
be. I am sure there will be some of you out there going to the event,
which will have more than its usual Rolls-Royce presence given the
company’s 100th birthday celebrations this year, and I wish
you a most pleasant time - through ever-so-slightly gritted teeth.
I can commend our preview of the May 1st Brookline Auction, a sale
that includes a significant section devoted purely to the automotive
artistry of the Frenchman René Lalique, whose glass radiator
mascots from the 1920s and ‘30s now command prices worthy
of Fabergé eggs. Given their main constituent, glass, and
their location, on the front of a powerful motor car exposed to
the elements, it’s hardly surprising that those surviving
- and can be verified as totally authentic - fetch such colossal
sums. A quarter of a million dollars may buy you ‘Renard’,
a model of a fox considered to be among the rarest examples of the
craftsman’s art. Searching the auctioneer’s thesaurus
one hesitates to use the expression ‘under the hammer’
in these circumstances.
No ‘Classic Inside’ next week - a week’s holiday
beckons - but we will be back on 7th May with a bumper issue that
will feature a full preview of the forthcoming all-Aston Martin
and Monaco ‘Grand Prix Historique’ auctions, a review
of this year’s ‘Tour Auto’ - underway as I write
- and a superb piece on Maserati’s 5000GT; the car truly ‘fit
for a king’.
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THIS
WEEK IN CLASSIC DRIVER |
Rolls-Royce
Celebrates Centenary At Villa D'Este 2004
Rolls-Royce
Motor Cars will be continuing its year-round centenary celebrations
on 23-25 April at the Villa d'Este, on the shore of lake Como in northern
Italy, for the world-renowned Concorso d'Eleganza. The company's special
Centenary Experimental Car, 100EX, will make its first outdoor appearance
after being unveiled on 2 March 2004 at the Geneva motor show...
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Stutz
Versus Stutz: Pre-War Sports Car Series Makes History
The
new Motor Racing Legends Pre-War Sports Car Series will make history
at the Nurburgring in June when – for the first time since the
1930s – two Stutzes race against each other on a European circuit...
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Barons
Sale 20th April 2004 - Review and Results
Over
£270,000 of cars were sold at Barons’ recent sale at their
familiar Sandown Park Racecourse venue. The ex-Peter Sellers Bentley
Continental found a new owner at £35,510, a 1973 Jaguar E Type
S3 V12 convertible sold for £22,260 and this rare ‘Banham’
conversion of a 1971 Aston Martin DBS6 went over estimate for £11,660...
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Bonhams
& Butterfields at Brookline, USA 1st May 2004 - Preview
Nearly
700 lots are included in the forthcoming Brookline Sale, of which
only 52 are cars. The vast majority of this sale is traditionally
of an automobilia nature and this year is no exception. On the four-wheeled
front there is a star in the form of a 1950 Maserati A6GCS Sports-Racing
Car estimated at $500,000 - 600,000...
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"Driven
To the 9's Tour" For The All New Aston Martin DB9 in the US
Aston Martin, creator of bespoke, high-performance sports cars, is
embarking on a North American Tour to launch two all new models: the
DB9 Coupe and DB9 Volante...
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New
TAG Heuer chronograph for owners of the SLR McLaren
To coincide with the delivery of the first SLR McLaren high-performance
sports car, Mercedes-Benz and TAG Heuer are unveiling a watch which,
in its own way, is as unique and intriguing as the car itself...
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GT3 RS Club Sport
Very rare car must be seen for any RS lover,White
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CDR23 Radio. Carbon Rear wing.
Colour
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Interior
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Drive RHD
Year 1/2004
Milage 3290
km / 180 m
Price
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Ferrari
Formula 1 F1/2000 ex-Michael Schumacher
Offered
now for the first time ever on the open market, Ferrari F1/2000 chassis
‘205’ is a car of immense potential as a long term addition
to any world class collection. No single car has probably contributed
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the greatest racing driver of all time. Even fewer can claim to have
secured an F1 World Championship title, especially such a landmark
one. Add to these factors the factory support now available for private
owners wishing to use modern day F1 Ferraris on the track, and the
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developments, and the appeal is obvious. Racing cars don’t get
much more historic than this.
colour
Red
year 2000
Chassis No. 205
Price estimate
1.600.000 - 1.800.000 Euro
Dealership:
Bonhams
- Les Grandes Marques à Monaco 15th May 2004
7
Av. Pictet-de-Rochemont, 1207 Geneva
phone +41 (0) 22 300 3160
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| AC
Ace Bristol
1958 AC Bristol Ace 100-D2 engine. Yellow with black interior. Factory
fitted competition equipment. Roll bar, side curtains and soft top.
Four owners. Full history. The car has been fully restored by Vintage
Connections in 1995. Restoration receipts total over $64,000. Exceptional
condition.
Colour
Yellow
interior colour Black
Drive LHD
Year 1958
Chassis No. BEX450
Engine No. 100D2-819
Price $115,000US
Dealership:

Charles S.Crail Automobiles
Santa Barbara, California
phone +1 805 568-1934
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| EVENTGUIDE |
Tour
de France Auto, France
19th - 24th April 2004
Concorso D'Eleganza Villa D'Este, Italy
23rd - 25th April 2004
Bonhams
Auction Motor Cars, Automobilia Toys & Models, RAF Museum,
Hendon, UK
26th April 2004
FiA Cup for Historic Grand Touring Cars, Donington Park,
UK
1st - 3rd May 2004
Mille Miglia Retrospective 2004, Italy
6th - 9th May 2004
Bonhams Auction, Aston Martin Lagonda Limited, Newport
Pagnell, UK
8th May 2004
San Remo Classic
8th - 12th May 2004
Bonhams Auction, Les Grandes Marques a Monaco
15th May 2004
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