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ClassicInside – The Classic Driver Newsletter

Edition 28/2005

July 22nd 2005

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Editorial

Patina, ageing, original condition - call it what you will there’s no doubting that presentation is so important when considering significant cars for sale. This week I had the opportunity of examining the famous Type 35B Bugatti that’s to be auctioned at this year’s Goodwood Revival. It is of course the car that won the first Monaco GP in 1929 driven by the mysterious Englishman William Grover-Williams (known simply as 'Williams') who became a secret agent in France during the Second World War.

The little Bugatti, presented on a podium at the auction house’s Bond Street salerooms, displays a level of ageing and wear that the most dedicated ‘restorer’ of an Alfa P3 would find impossible to replicate. Multiple layers of paint and oil stains mingle with metal worn bare and shiny by use. The tyres, of a type used pre-war but necessarily the actual ones - that would be stretching originality too far (although they do contain genuine Monaco air...), are tall of profile and dull charcoal in colour, the suspension exhibiting the familiar Bugatti positive camber.

Compare this to some of the cars that will grace the immaculate lawns of Pebble Beach next month. They will be in the most perfect condition possible, a state of mechanical and cosmetic finish undreamed of at the time of manufacture. They are truly wonderful works of art, and raise the age-old question "Which would you prefer, the patinated Bugatti 35B or the mirror-finish Duesenberg?"

Steve Wakefield
Managing Editor
sw@classicdriver.com

*THIS WEEK IN CLASSIC DRIVER*
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RM Auctions at Monterey 2005 Sale to include at least 10 "Million Dollar Cars" With a catalogue just going to press, Ontario-based RM has released details of some of the cars that will be going under the hammer in a few weeks time. Such as this Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato for $3,000,000 - $ 3,200,000... read the complete article
The RAW Defender Limited Edition Defender 110 Station Wagon Land Rover introduced their first 'multi-purpose' vehicle in 1948. G-Star took some of the rawest and most typical elements of the denim collection and reworked the design classic Defender... read the complete article
New AMG V8 engine with 510 hp The return of the 6.3 The new 6.3-litre V8 engine is the first in the world to combine the high-revving concept with a large displacement. Developed entirely by AMG, this high-performance engine has a displacement of 6.3 litres and generates an output of 375 kW/510 hp at 6800 rpm... read the complete article
Historic Cooper discovered Barn find to return to the track Cotswolds-based, historic racing specialists Legends Racing have unearthed a rare Cooper ‘Bobtail’ that competed - and finished - the 1955 Goodwood 9 Hours... read the complete article
Lamborghini Gallardo SE 250 vehicles in an exclusive two-tone exterior design The Lamborghini Gallardo SE, which is limited to 250 units, is characterized by a two-tone body paint, an even more sporty interior and technical improvement... read the complete article
The new BMW 130i and M Sport 265hp from 3.0 litre 6-Cylinder Following February’s announcement of the much-anticipated six-cylinder BMW 130i, BMW UK has confirmed the September 2005 introduction of the most potent 1 Series to date... read the complete article
New Porsche sports prototype to be called RS Spyder Porsche AG continues its long motorsport tradition with the building of an open sports prototype for customer use in endurance racing. Porsche expresses this in the choice of the name for the new racer... read the complete article
The Silverstone Classic 2005 Porsche 962 to headline Bonhams Auction Silverstone will be reliving the glory days of British motorsport next weekend (30 / 31 July) when more than 60 years of spectacular racing machinery will roll back the years to compete in the Silverstone Classic... read the complete article

*CLASSIC LIFE*
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EVENTGUIDE

Bonhams Auction at Silverstone, UK
30th July 2005

The Silverstone Classic, in association with Bonhams, UK
30th - 31st July 2005

Coys Auction, Royal Horticultural Halls, London, UK
1st August 2005

VSCC Prescott Hillclimb, Near Cheltenham, Gloucs UK
6th - 7th August 2005

Classic Endurance Racing, Silverstone, UK
13th - 14th August 2005

Christie's Auction of Exceptional Motor Cars at Monterey, USA
18th August 2005

Bonhams & Butterfields Auction - Quail Lodge, USA
19th August 2005

'Capturing the Spirit' - Vintage Brooklands at Millbrook, UK
29th August 2005

VSCC 'SeeRed' Race Meeting Donington Park, UK
3rd - 4th September 2005 2005

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