Audi built 200 road-going Sport Quattros to homologate its Group B rally car in the 80s, though there’s much debate as to whether that many were actually delivered.
The Sport Quattro looks awkward from whichever angle you look at it...
Professional designers by day and motorcycle customisers by night, the Muharremi brothers have taken their passion to the next level by giving arguably the dullest 1980s Kawasaki a ground-up refresh. “We chose this bike because, so far, we've yet to see a GT550 given a decent reworking,” says younger brother Bujar, “and the fact that it's a shaft-driven 4-cylinder gives it that concept bike feel”.
This week’s edition is dedicated to that most powerful shade in the spectrum. We not only take a look at some of the more unusual shades of crimson used by the automotive industry, we also consider the famous female stars whose locks are as vibrant as their personalities.
Keith Moon, the madcap drummer of The Who, is famous for driving a Rolls-Royce into a swimming pool.
You might think plunging a car into a swimming pool would be simple enough for a rock ‘n’ roll band, especially given the devil-may-care nature of many heroes of the music business.
Without a doubt, arrive in James Bond’s submarining Lotus and you’d steal the show. But that won’t go under the hammer until September, so until then, an elegant convertible in a shade of aquatic blue would seem to be the perfect tonic. Here’s a few we found in the market, including one from a model line Bond is already familiar with.
Prince Rainier III of Monaco, too, was always fascinated by these casual Italian cabriolets
Even Brigitte Bardot knew how to appreciate the advantages of a small, drop-top beach-hopper. She was often seen at the wheel of a cute Autobianchi Eden ROC; once famously photographed for the magazine 'Jour de France', plunging the Fiat 500-based convertible into the limelight.
Come auction day on July 12, two of the bluest of blue-chip cars will cross the block, in the form of the ex-Fangio W196 Mercedes and ex-Briggs Cunningham Maserati 300S.
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Believe it or not, this is what happened to a couple from Long Island, NY, in 1989. After Bond’s (in this case Roger Moore) Submarine car had been used for underwater filming in the Bahamas, it was shipped to Long Island and a 10-year storage rental paid upfront. When that expired, and no one stepped forward to renew it, the contents of the unit were put up for ‘blind’ auction.