Cars

Bad times for innovation

Red is dead

Bright lights

Who could possibly look at this Dandelion Yellow McLaren F1 and resist the urge to get behind the wheel and open it up on a long and empty road? No one — except for one iron-willed and unwavering Japanese businessman. But surely if he wasn’t going to drive it, he’d at least sit in the centre cockpit and pretend to hit that redline for a little while, right? Wrong — that would disrupt the perfectly placed factory protective wrapping covering every element of the interior, and as can be seen, it’s all still intact 20 years on.

In operation for over 300 years, Dorotheum has had plenty of experience sourcing excellent examples for auction, from antiques and art to jewellery and silver. And on 21 October, a wide variety of classic cars will cross its auction block in Salzburg. One of the stars is surely the 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato (est. 340,000–440,000 euros).

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