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  • 1958 BMW 507 Series II Roadster – $2,400,000

    BMW 507 is one of the most rarest sport cars in the world and a Series II Roadster from 1958 was recently sold for $2.4 million at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.

    The particular car is in mint condition and has a fully original engine, paint and interior. It also has clocked only 17,563 km.

    The BMW 507 Roadster is produced in a limited series of just 252 units specially for the US market. Despite, the model was built back in 1956 to 1959, the BMW 507 comes with aluminum body, which is almost entirely hand-built and no two models were exactly the same.

    Other special features include parallel double wishbones with torsion bar springs and an anti-roll bar for the front suspension, which means that the car is incredibly good to drive even now, considering its age.

    The engine is a 3.2 liter alloy OHV V8 with two-barrel carburetors and a compression ratio of 7.8:1. The power is 150HP (110 kW) at 5,000RPM and the engine is connected to a close ratio 4-speed manual gearbox.  0-100 km/h in 11.1 seconds and a top speed of 196 km/h (122 mph).

    Source:RM Auctions

  • Chevrolet Camaro Military Tribute Auctioned – 175 000$

    Military-Tribute-Camaro-Auction-thumbA very special Chevrolet “Military Tribute Camaro” has been auctioned at Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction. The Achilles Freedom team will benefit from the final bid which reached $175,000. It is an association that helps wounded war veterans to overcome their physical and psychological trauma by engaging them in various sports activities, athletics and marathons.

    The 2010 Camaro itself boasts an impressive paint job. It has been done by the renown artist Mickey Harris who has been airbrushing things for 33 years now. He has spent most of his childhood on military installations and one can notice that just by looking at his works.

    “The Military Tribute Camaro was designed to honor our armed forces heroes. Now, thanks to its generous new owner, it will help our injured veterans rebuild their lives through the excellent work of the Achilles Freedom Team,” said Chris Perry, vice president, Global Chevrolet Marketing and Strategy.

    The other impressive thing about this car is that before the auction, it has toured over 30 military camps within the USA including the Pentagon. And now, last Sunday its journey ended at the Barrett-Jackson auction with a novel cause.

    The whole project was supported by the GM Military Discount Program – one of the most generous military discount programs in the industry. Through it, GM offers GM Preferred Pricing (the same price extended to GM suppliers) on any Chevrolet (except Volt), Buick or GMC.

    Other US soldier aid programs, supported by Chevrolet include the Cell Phones for Soldiers –  This program provides phone cards to service men and women. In 2011, Chevrolet raised $212,000 (worth 100,000 hours of talk time) from the auction proceeds of a 2012 Honor and Valor Camaro SS and Chevrolet donations of $100 for every car and truck sold during Military Appreciation Month in May. Since 2010, Chevrolet has collected more than 70,000 used cell phones, worth 70,000 hours of talk time. Then there’s the Travis Manion Foundation – named after First Lt. Travis L. Manion who was killed in battle in Iraq 2007, this association has received by GM 250 000$ intended to relief families of fallen soldiers and veterans. There is also a number of  events sponsored by GM, which involve active and retired military servicemen annually.

    Chevrolet Camaro Military Tribute (2010)
    Chevrolet Camaro Military Tribute (2010)
    Chevrolet Camaro Military Tribute (2010)
    Chevrolet Camaro Military Tribute (2010)

    Source: Chevrolet

  • 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Cabriolet Pininfarina sold for 3 571 624 USD

    The most expensive cars in the world are sold at RM Auctions’. The last one was held at the Grimaldi Forum on 1st May and the total achieving was €33 235 917 ($45 101 139). Two new world records were set along with the five automobiles priced in excess of €2 000 000. (more…)

  • Life Ball MINI 2008 Auction

    The Life Ball MINI is traditionally created by the fashion designer responsible for the fashion show in the opening event – and in 2008, this was the British lingerie label Agent Provocateur. This year, the new MINI Cooper Clubman was selected as the basis for this exclusive, unique design. “The new shape is so reminiscent of the old English Mini police van that we were immediately inspired to create an Agent Provocateur styled interior that you really would want to get banged up in! A classic yet suped up exterior in Agent Provocateur signature pink and black colours complete with pink flashing light and inside…..the most seductive prison cell with hand to wall cuffs and blacked out windows and iron bars”, says Agent Provocateur founder Joseph Corre. (more…)