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Our 10 favourites from Classic Car Auctions in Brummen

Cross pollination 

How do you fancy owning the last Land Rover Defender to be officially imported to the United States? Well, number 300 of the 300 North American Specification (NAS) 90s built is heading to auction with Gooding & Company in Scottsdale, Arizona later this week. Before the American government outlawed the cult-classic 4x4 in the late-1990s because of its lack of US-required passive restraint systems, the Defender was a rare and highly sought-after alternative to the ubiquitous Jeep. As you can imagine, afterwards it became a veritable collector’s item. 

Our 10 favourites from Worldwide Auctioneers in Scottsdale 

While a gorgeous Vignale-bodied 1951 Ferrari 212 Inter Cabriolet (est.

You might find it strange that Ronnie Kessel, a man who’s spent his entire life firmly entrenched in the world of Ferrari, drives a Porsche-developed Audi RS2 Avant during his weekends in snowy St. Moritz and not a car with a Prancing Horse proudly emblazoned on the bonnet.