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THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2019 NEW YEAR, NEW CAR
2 THE GISBORNE HERALD
Taking a look back at 2018
IT’S now 2019, signalling many new The Alternative Commentary Collective The price of petrol became a huge because it was an in-demand machine, but
opportunities, new challenges, and the (ACC) — New Zealand’s leading sports political issue in New Zealand last year, off also because of all the doubt on whether
chance to make life resolutions that will — broadcasting team by a significant margin the back of a new Government with a new $84,990 is a fair price for a ute that sports
at best — last until the middle of February. — came on board with Driven last year to opposition and a big swirl of new ideas. a 2.0-litre engine. We’ve now driven the
In the motoring world 2018 flew by, deliver some top notch car hacks. Whether you’re a fan or not of the Raptor for a few thousand kilometres across
thanks to the mad whirlwind of new And the most popular of the bunch increases, it should go without saying numerous terrains, and can confirm that
car announcements, scandals, and rapid was this one; their replacement for the that the raising prices of most things — the engine is, by and large, pretty good. Its
evolution in technology for the industry to proverbial garden hose reel. including housing and food — have meant leading weakness is a lack of punch when
report on. Normally, this is the time that that fuel-efficient cars are as relevant now as needing to make passes at motorway speeds.
Driven looks back at what we thought were 7. AA and Driven reveal top ten they’ve ever been. And we’re not just talking
the biggest stories of the year. But, this year contenders for New Zealand Car of the about electric cars here. 1. Revealed: New Zealand’s most stolen
we thought it would be interesting to do Year car
something a little different. We stepped up our Car of the Year 3. The five dumbest things Kiwi After all the articles on cars exotic, fast,
So without further ado, here are Driven’s process this year to make it arguably the motorists do too often and weird, our most popular story of last
10 most clicked on stories of 2018. most rigorous in the country. Kiwis aren’t good drivers (underlined by year centres around a Honda Torneo from
The result of weeks of testing was a another year of increased death tolls on the mid-1990s.
10. Nissan GT-R50 unveiled as ultra- curious group of finalists, and our reveal our roads), so earlier in 2018 we thought it The Japanese sedan was once again
limited GT-R prototype of these finalists got plenty of tongues would be productive to do a story outlining New Zealand’s most stolen car, edging out
The Nissan R35 GT-R, as wonderful wagging. There was the first not- some of our worst driving habits. It’s the Mazda Demio after a brief hiatus off
a device as it is, is a long-in-the-tooth Australian-made Holden Commodore, important to continually remind those out the top. The most stolen list (issued by
supercar killer. the first Hyundai hot hatch, the charming there in the big wide world that speeding AA Insurance), also included the Mazda
So it wasn’t a shock to see the GT-R50 oddball Volvo XC40, and a bunch of other isn’t the be-all and end-all of unsafe driving. Familia, Demio, Subaru Impreza, and
light the internet on fire with speculation interesting stories. Someone who obeys the speed limit Nissan Sunny in the top five.
and hype — was this a window into what In the end, it was the Mercedes-Benz religiously can still be a menace to other Why the Torneo then? It’s hard to
the next-generation GT-R will look like? A-Class that took top honours. drivers on the road — as well as themselves. say. Being an older car means they don’t
The answer is probably a mixed one. necessarily come with the advanced anti-
Penned by Italdesign, the GT-R50 is 6. Abandoned Subaru dealership 2. Revealed: Ford NZ announce Ranger theft tech that current cars have. High-spec
meant to be a GT-R “without limits”. includes unique sports car gem Raptor ute pricing Euro R models also have sought-after parts,
As such, the design is something that There’s something about hidden treasure Yes, it’s that pesky Ford Ranger Raptor like Recaro seats and a 2.2-litre VTEC
wowed many Japanese car fans. Distinctive that triggers an excitement in all of us. It’s again. Our article detailing the Kiwi pricing ‘H22’ engine, that are easy to chop up and
goldish copperish elements front and rear why some will trawl online sales sites and on the Raptor ranked highly not only sell separately. — New Zealand Herald
are among its most unique features, while garage sales, and it’s why this story about a
changes to the powertrain underneath somewhat forgotten Subaru sports car went
upped output to 530kW and 780Nm. so well. This was a tale about an abandoned
The interest in the GT-R50 upon its dealership in Malta, still filled with cars that
reveal was so strong that Nissan eventually have assumedly been parked inside since the
confirmed that they were actually going building shut down in the 1990s.
to make it. Production of the limited-run Amongst the Imprezas, tucked down the
machine will commence next year, with a back, is a Subaru XT Turbo. The wedge-
price-tag of $1.4 million. shaped, high-tech two-door has hopefully
since been rescued.
9. The new Ford Ranger Raptor lands in
NZ for Fieldays debut 5. New Zealand’s new Holden ZB
Love it or loathe it, the Ford Ranger Commodore police cars spotted
Raptor has been a big story in Australasia. The arrival of the new Holden
In fact, it appears twice in this list. Commodore was a biggie this year.
The first of these was an article detailing We road-tested most of the range, hosted
the Raptor’s arrival in New Zealand ahead a comparison between the VXR and the
of a debut at Fieldays. A raft of Kiwi Toyota Camry V6, and revisited it when it
journos were invited to a helicopter hangar, was revealed as a finalist in our AA Driven
and then given reign to pore over the New Zealand Car of the Year festivities.
off-roader in the flesh. We took plenty of But the story that got the most traffic of the
pictures, then later took one away on a road bunch, funnily enough, was a sighting of the
test. German-made Commodore in police dress.
8. Driven car hacks with The ACC: 4. New Zealand’s most fuel-efficient
Hose Reel petrol cars revealed
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2019 3
Boss Mustang
“WHAT’S the best Ford Mustang ever manufacturers played these games at the
made?” time . . . underplaying their power figures
It’s one of those questions that appears on one hand, while working harder to
on a loop, much like similar queries make more on the other (some of this
relating to the best Ferrari, the best hot also linked to rising insurance costs in the
hatch, and so on. And those questions period).
only grow when you’re dissecting a title as The Boss 429 Cobra Jet unit was said to
big as the one that sits on the boot-lid of actually produce between 500–600hp, or
America’s most popular pony car. in the ballpark of 400kW. For reference, a
There are many superb Mustangs in current day 2018 Mustang GT (a car that
Ford’s history, of course. Anything that most behind the wheel would label ‘pretty
sports the Shelby badge and striping is blimmin’ fast’) makes 339kW.
generally something to drool over, and the Additional performance upgrades
movie cars from Bullitt and Gone in 60 include competition suspension, a 3.91
Seconds (the original version, obviously) Traction-Lok diff, and a close-ratio ‘four
tend to hold a lot of standing. My guilty on the floor’ manual transmission.
pleasure is the Mustang Cobra R from the The racing legacy of the 429 Cobra
Geoff Dale’s pride and joy, the Lancia Fulvia he’d spent years saving up to buy and early noughties — I’ll thank video games Jet, the unique parts, and the fact that it
import from South Africa. Photo / Geoff Dale for that. could show its taillights to anything else
But if you did have to come up with a from the period (including the equivalent
Dream denied
definitive number one, the Boss 429 would Mustang Mach 1) meant that the Boss
be close. 429 quickly became a holy grail vehicle.
Ford made two Boss models at the And that’s only been magnified as decades
end of the ‘60s; the Boss 302 and Boss passed.
429. Like most of the properly potent This white 1969 example is up for sale
AN Auckland man fears part of his I’ve committed to this cost. My painter has performance cars of the period, both were at this week’s Mecum Auctions Kansas
life savings has gone up in smoke after done all the work.” ‘homologation specials’ — cars built to City event, and it’s expected to fetch high
importing his dream car, only for the He was annoyed with faux assurances homologate engines and other parts for numbers at auction.
work to be overseen by a now axed NZ from Gammie that the work would be racing. This isn’t just because it’s a Boss. It also
Transport Agency (NZTA) vehicle done “in good time”, he said. The 429 in particular was made to has exceptionally low mileage, with just
inspector. “The CEO of NZTA was assuring homologate its engine and was used in 18,000 miles (29,000km) on its odometer.
Pensioner Geoff Dale said he’d spent everyone, when this first broke, that he that most American of racing series; Couple that with pristine bodywork and
years saving up to try and buy the rather would be making sure that things were NASCAR. This was a time long before the paintwork, plus an interior that looks just
rare Lancia Fulvia. acted on very quickly. But at the moment series became a ‘cookie cutter silhouette’ like new, and it’s not too much to expect it
He finally tracked one down, that was we’ve got no heads up at all when things class. Everyone ran real engines, with to attract some healthy bids.
still in fairly good condition, but it was in are going to get done.” most manufacturers proudly painting the What constitutes a healthy bid on a Boss
South Africa. Dale said the work on his car was number of cubic inches they had on top of 429? Evidently, quite a lot.
He got it shipped to New Zealand last completely different from that most Kiwis the bonnet in big, bold text. Mecum don’t touch on expected prices
year and in July began the arduous process faced with just a replacement WoF. It was The Boss 429 Mustang had to be themselves, but it should sell for well
of getting it compliant to run on Kiwi a cost he hadn’t foreseen and would now altered in numerous ways to fit its special into six figures. American classic car
roads. struggle to pay for. He’s suggested NZTA 7.0-litre Cobra Jet V8 (guess how many specialists and insurers Hagerty suggest
But before he could do that he needed to should foot the bill. cubic inches it sported . . . ). This was to that a concours quality Boss 429 is worth
find an NZTA inspector to inspect the car, “If I have to start again I should be going the extent that these Mustangs weren’t around US$434,000 (NZ$626,000) at the
assess what should be done and approve to NZTA and telling them ‘this is your produced at the traditional Ford Rouge moment. Although the number of miles
the work. cost’.” factory. Instead, they were made by Kar on this Mustang probably disqualifies it
He chose Dale Barlass. Barlass was the He was simply fulfilling a passion with Kraft in Michigan with a reworked front from claiming to be some kind of ‘mint in
third NZTA inspector to be axed by the the goal of driving it on the roads before end that featured a wider aperture, and a packet’ concours-condition example.
Agency “following consistent concerns Christmas. Now it will continue to collect stronger structure. Expect this white stallion to sell for
about the quality of his work”. dust in the garage of his painter as he sits Ford claimed these engines produced around US$300,000. Still not a number to
“A formal investigation will urgently idly waiting to hear back from NZTA. 280kW of power at 5200rpm and 610Nm be sniffed at, and a deserving value for one
look at whether we need to revoke any “I’m doing it because I’m in love with of torque at 3400rpm, but these were the of the loudest homologation specials to
of the certifications Barlass has issued this car. It was the first Lancia to win a blue oval’s conservative numbers. All the ever come out of America. — NZME
and whether we’ll need to re-inspect any world rally, they went to win 45 rallies in
vehicles,” former NZTA chief executive a row and nothing ever gets near that. So
Fergus Gammie said early last month. it’s got a class and a style and I once owned
The news saw the prospect of Dale one . . . but then I decided to sell it and I’ve
driving his car around before Christmas always regretted it.
almost disappear before his eyes. “I thought I’d be driving it at Christmas
Four months and $15,000 had been . . . the thing is what have we achieved? A
spent on work to get the car compliant proper Government would have managed
— which saw parts imported and the car this and not have another chief executive
nearly stripped back with both the sills and resign.
car’s frame both needing to be replaced, “I’m a pensioner, I’m working with my
along with welding and other work. savings to do something I want to do and
It’s now six weeks since Barless was they’ve left me in the lurch.”
suspended and Dale’s car was still parked An agency spokesman said they were
up in a local paint shop. still conducting an ongoing investigation
Dale’s furious. into Barlass’ certifications which needed to
The car was one coat of paint, along with “follow due legal process”.
a registration and WoF, away from being “For this reason, we are unable to
driven home. comment on specific issues relating to Mr
“I’m stuck with possibly having to start Barlass’ work at this time.”
again. In other words take all the work that Last month, the NZTA announced
we’ve done away. So far the only message another 1316 vehicles could need to be
I’ve been getting is that we’ll have to start re-checked after it suspended another
again. inspector in Tokoroa.
“There are no engineers who are willing Brian McEvoy of Beemac Motors in
to take on work that was started by Dale Tokoroa had a “long history of non-
Barlass. No one is wanting to go near it. compliance”, NZTA said.
So therefore my work is sitting on hold, — New Zealand Herald
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MOTAT rarity
AUCKLAND’S Museum of Transport This vehicle was purchased in 1910 for
and Technology (MOTAT) has introduced Edward Furness Barton, a wealthy sheep
the newest addition to its collection, a rare farmer and transport enthusiast from the
1908 – 09 Clement-Bayard two door open Masterton region. The car stayed within
runabout with links to early motoring the Barton family until it was purchased
history in New Zealand. as a museum piece in 1958 by George
The acquisition of this Clement-Bayard Edward Gilltrap.
is particularly exciting for MOTAT as it It was first displayed in the Gilltrap
is in full working condition, making it one Motor Museum in Rotorua and then in
Photo / Performance Auto Gallery of the oldest operational items within the Queensland at the Gilltraps Auto Museum
museum’s extensive vehicle collection. in Kirra. The vehicle stayed within the
Pretty penny
“The Clement-Bayard is another Gilltrap family after the collection was sold
significant acquisition in line with in 1989.
MOTAT’s Vision and Collection Policy” This donation is a significant acquisition
said MOTAT chief executive Michael for the museum and will be recognised
Frawley. by MOTAT as “From the descendants of
‘PENNY Lane is in my ears and in The coating of pennies adds another “While the car’s engine and chassis George and Kathleen Gilltrap.”
my eyes.’ And it could soon be on your 90kg on the scales, which is the equivalent were built in France, it’s bodywork was The Clement-Bayard is on display
driveway too. That’s because a coin-covered of the average-size UK male, according designed and built in New Zealand — kiwi within MOTAT’s vehicle exhibition
1968 Mini used to promote The Beatles’ to the Office for National Statistics, and technology, ingenuity, and innovation in Accelerate: Driving New Zealand.
1968 hit single is up for sale in the US around 15 percent of the vehicle’s standard action” “This acquisition, and the recent
— and it could be yours for US$25,000 weight. Powered by a front-mount 1.2-litre donations of the Hodge VW Beetle, the
(NZ$37,500). But despite the added mass, the Mini is 4-cylinder engine producing 8hp, this Jean Batten log books, flying helmet and
Covered in 4000 coins, it’s one of three still driveable. Clement-Bayard can reach speeds of up to medal clearly demonstrates that MOTAT’s
cash-lathered cars created to market the According to reports, the coined cars 40kmh. reputation as a professionally run museum
song. were the brainchild of McCartney himself. This pre-World War One vehicle also has grown and is recognised nationally and
Three Mk2 Minis were commissioned Paul was a big fan of the iconic British car, represents an important point in our internationally,” said Frawley.
to be coated in coins by Paul McCartney and at the time each of The Beatles owned country’s motoring history. A point in Clement-Bayard was founded in
in preparation for the 1968 release across custom versions, bought for them by their which New Zealand was one of the largest 1903 in the northern French town,
the globe. One is currently on show at the band manager Brian Epstein in 1965. importers of vehicles in the world. Mezieres by Gustave Adolf Clement.
Royal Mint Experience in Llantrisant, The singer song-writer proposed the The early presence of vehicles quickly Initially Clement-Bayard manufactured
South Wales, while another is at a Rock idea of the Penny Lane campaign, with the had an impact on our urban design, automobiles, but in 1908 expanded to
and Roll Museum in San Francisco. cars being showcased alongside the band developing industry, and saw the manufacture aeroplanes and airships. The
Specialist car firm Performance Auto outside mainstream record shops ahead of establishment of new laws and agencies for company was known for producing well-
Gallery in Gaithersburg, Maryland the promotional tour for the single. vehicle production, use and safety. made vehicles and by 1908 was producing
has listed the remaining motorcar for While there are three thought to be in In 1907 government tariffs were around 3000 cars per year.
US$25,000, which might just be a steal existence, a host of copycat replicas have imposed on imported assembled vehicles During World War One, Clement-
considering its rich heritage. also been spotted elsewhere. to help protect local coach builders and Bayard stopped vehicle production and
While it might be covered in coins, all Once it had completed its commitment vehicle assemblers in New Zealand. This focused on war production, military
pre-date 1968, which means they are now as a marketing tool shortly after the Clement-Bayard was therefore imported equipment and military vehicles, aero
out of circulation. Still, you’ll rarely see release of Penny Lane, this car was used “flat” as a bare chassis and engine, and then engines, airships and planes. In 1914 the
another entire car strewn in cash money. by a company in the UK for further assembled with a NZ-made body to avoid original factory in Mezieres was taken over
To ensure it doesn’t become a crumbling promotional purposes. the 20 percent government tariff. by invading German forces. — NZME
bucket on wheels, the outside has been When that business went under, one of
coated in lacquer to prevent the oxidation its former employees bought the Mini and
process, just to be on the safe side. kept it for over 25 years, regularly taking
Expert scrutiny of the pennies it features it to motor shows and offering prizes to
revealed that some of the coins are those who could guess how many pennies
extremely rare and originate from the late were strewn across the bodywork.
1800s, some of which are valuable Queen These ‘guess how many coins there are’
Victoria coins; meaning they might be competitions raised an estimated £750,000 MOTAT’s latest car
worth more than a standard classic Mini for local charities in Liverpool, according revealed — a working
on today’s market. to the owner. 1908–09 Clement Bayard
2-door open runabout.
But while the coins might add value, It wasn’t until 2002 that the famed car Photo / MOTAT
they also significantly increase the bulk of was exported to the US, where it is now
the dinky vehicle. being offered for sale. — Daily Mail
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6 THE GISBORNE HERALD Hartley’s big F1 damage bill NEW front wing, fix the suspension, add saying he wasn’t to blame for his incidents a rear light . . . that should come to around during the season. NZ$3.91m. “For example, we had the crash of Brendon Hartley and former teammate Hartley with Stroll in Canada and his Piere Gasly racked up €2.3 million worth heavy blow during the free practice at of damage during the 2018 season, team Silverstone due to a suspension problem, boss Franz Tost revealed to autobahn.eu. and in Monza he was still hit by Stoffel “We have had a lot of serious crashes, Vandoorne and Marcus Ericsson, which and we spent just over €2.3 million was not really good.” (NZ$3.91m) this year as a result of those Gasly’s biggest crash came at the Spanish crashes,” Tost said. Grand Prix when his car was taken out by Hartley’s most serious crash came at Romain Grosjean. the Canadian Grand Prix when he was The team finished ninth in the squeezed out by the local driver Lance constructors championship with 33 points Stroll shortly after the start on the outside across the 21 races, which included 10 of a right-hand corner. retirements. He made heavy contact with the wall One low for the team came at the and his car nearly flipped over before Chinese Grand Prix when Gasly crashed coming to a rest. into the Kiwi, damaging Hartley’s front Tost showed some support for the Kiwi wing. — New Zealand Herald Highlands ready for racing THE championship that has produced Last year’s championship saw Andre for the first time since 2013, with the GT3, Michael Gallagher in his Rotary several Formula 1 drivers of the past — Heimgartner and Jack Smith excel Holden Commodores doing battle with RX7 GT3, Liam Macdonald’s fearsome as well as a multitude of successful Kiwi and go on to impress in the Supercar the Ford Falcon FG and BF models in this V8 Falcon GT2, Matt Edgar and Gary racers — revs up for the start of its five Championship and Dunlop V8 Series most hotly contested of championships. Duncan who both run V8-powered RX7s weekend international series at the fabulous respectively, and there are sure to be Hamilton’s Glen Collinson leads the in the GT2 class and Dion Prentice in his Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell more looking to make the most of the championship and is in the field this V8 Corvette GT2. over the weekend of January 12th and 13th opportunity to sharpen their skills ahead of weekend in his Ford Falcon FG. And These are the current top guns in — and one of the stars could be local racer the Australian season. adding a different flavour — with their the overall championship chase and ,as Brendon Leitch. Porsches are always an outstanding class raucous rotaries — will be the first of such, can be expected to figure and be It’s the first time the new generation of around Highlands and they’re back for a two round North and South national there or thereabouts over this weekend at Toyota Racing Series car has raced at the this weekend as well. Late model 991, 997, championship Mazda event. Highlands. circuit and the first time since 2013 that 996 cars and many more besides make the The Highlands card also includes one of And last, but certainly by no means least, the Toyota category has visited. South Island Championship a thriller for the best South Island classes in the sport will be the Rush Hour clash — a one hour It’s all set to be a fantastic weekend of fans of the German marque, and expect a — the OSCA series. OSCA is the longest tactical and handicapped endurance race racing as the next generation of the world’s very healthy presence for this huge meeting running saloon car class in NZ motorsport which will pit the best of the best against top young single seater racers begin their at the track too. and is in its 48th continuous year. Over the each other in a mini endurance shoot out. 2019 quest for success — in a field that is The most competitive ever Toyota 86 racing seasons there have been some epic Watch out for some big V8s, some GT3 sure to include several up and coming Kiwi Championship is in town that weekend cars, massive championship battles and cars and maybe one or two other mega fast racers. too. Twenty of the thoroughbred machines some well-known drivers and personalities machines in this one-off race. Leitch not only has the most experience will put their drivers to the test around the along the way. Practice takes place on Friday with two in the car being used, but is also a circuit twists and turns of the circuit and with data Most championship winners over the full days of qualifying and racing action on employee at Highlands and has done sharing and a track new to many, watch out years have been well known within New Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are available thousands of laps of the track taking for the driver who gets their head around Zealand and are motorsport identities, on the gate but there’s a 50 percent passengers for rides around the facility. the technicalities of the track first and sets such as Trevor Crowe, Avon Hyde, discount available by booking in advance On an action-packed bill over the two the pace for the others to match. John Osborne, Ian Munt, Inky Tulloch, on Eventfinda (Search for Speed Works day meeting are the BNT V8s, enjoying Callum Hedge, Connor Adam, Jaden Lawrence Knowler, John Harcourt, and MotorSport NZ Championship). Kids 14 a resurgent year with new drivers and Ransley and Jordan Baldwin will likely be Rod McElrea. and under are free, which will also make it old faces aiming to make a name for the pick of the bunch. Drivers at the front this season include a fantastic weekend of fun for the family themselves in the big V8s. The V8 Utes are also back at the track Laine Etwell in his monster V8 Pontiac during the schools holidays. — NZME Photos / supplied, Bruce Jenkins, Geoff Ridder, Matt Smith, Euan Cameron
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A garage full of classic cars
IT’S hard to nail down a precise reason Ferrari Superamerica or a 2011 Porsche
as to why certain cars become ‘trendy’ and GT3 RS; expected to net €575,000–
sought after when they’re older. But, one €650,000 and €150,000–€175,000
theory has been a constant over the last few respectively.
decades. Japanese cars are also represented. Along
The theory states that the cars we idolise with the Supra, Acura NSX, and Mazda
in our youth and through our teenage RX-7, there’s also numerous Nissan 300
years are destined to become ‘classics’ ZXs ready for sale. Note that in the case of
by the time we grow old enough to buy many of these cars, mileage is exceptionally
them, thus helping build a market for an low. The Supra, for example, has just 11,200
entire generation of vehicles. The best miles on the clock.
contemporary example of this, of course, “From nearly every iteration of the BMW
are the 1980s and 1990s Japanese sports Alpina to the Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC
cars made famous by pop culture that are AMG 6.0 Wide Body, Porsche 928 GTS,
now worth two or three times more than and the Renault R5 Turbo, the private
what they might’ve been worth through the collection we’ve added to our 2019 calendar
noughties. has nearly every car youth of the 80s and
So, what would an entire collection of cars 90s dreamed of,” said Gord Duff, Global
that link to this theory, tailored for 2018, Head of Auctions, RM Sotheby’s. one of just 43 equipped with a manual (Est. $250,000 - $300,000); and,
look like? Well according to auction house “The 1980s and 1990s ‘youngtimers’ transmission (Est. €575,000 - €650,000); Additional examples of the best
RM Sotheby’s, it would look a bit like this. are back and here to stay in the world of A 1994 BMW 850 CSi (Est.€140,000 performance cars from both Europe and
Everything in that lead image is owned car collecting, and we’re thrilled to offer - €180,000); Japan in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
by one person, and in February and March this extensive collection on behalf of its A 1992 Porsche 928 GTS in desirable Fort Lauderdale, Florida – 29-30 March
this year it will all be auctioned off piece by enthusiastic owner. Truly a young man’s manual specification (Est. €70,000 - 2019
piece. garage, the consignor is ready to distill his €85,000); and, Sought-after British luxury cars from
RM Sotheby’s call it “a youngtimer dream collection and share these exciting cars with Several late-model British luxury the 1990s and 2000s, including models from
garage”, and they’re not wrong. The list of other like-minded enthusiasts.” cars including an Aston Martin Vanquish Bentley, Aston Martin, and Jaguar; and,
118 cars is full of quite literally something Paris, France – 6 February 2019 S converted to a six-speed manual A group of Nissan 300 ZX examples.
for everyone. Lovers of German sports A 1982 BMW Alpina B7 Turbo S, transmission, and Morgan Aero SuperSport. Essen, Germany – 11 April 2019
sedans and luxury barges are perhaps best 58,000km and leading a group of several Amelia Island, Florida – 9 March 2019 A 2011 Porsche GT3 RS, less than
looked after — particularly in regards to Alpina models (Est. €200,000 - €240,000); Several models from what is widely 9300km (Est. €150,000 - €175,000);
Alpina-spec BMWs. The best of these is A 1989 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC considered the height of Japanese A 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 (Est.
a 1982 BMW Alpina B7 Turbo S, which AMG 6.0 Wide Body, 28,000km, leading performance manufacturing including an €150,000 - €180,000);
is set to fetch approximately €200,000– a group of additional Mercedes-Benz Acura NSX (9200 miles), Toyota Supra Desirable Mercedes-Benz AMG
€240,000. performance models of the late 1980s and (11,200 miles), and Nissan 300ZX Twin performance models from the late 1970s
Turbo (2800 miles); through the 1990s. Additional luxury
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side potential buyers can bid on a 2006 A 2006 Ferrari Superamerica, A six-speed manual transmission- touring cars from Rolls-Royce and Bentley.
equipped 2004 Ferrari 575M Maranello — Daily Mail
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