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The Duemila Route (2000 Wheels) collection, once the pride of Italian private security magnate Luigi Compiano, was seized by Italy and sent to auction in forfeit of unpaid taxes. The largest single automotive collection ever offered for auction in EuropeThe collection was the property of Italian Luigi Compiano and was confiscated by the Italian Government to recoup around €14 million owed in back taxes. Compiano was quite the Porsche fan – he had more than 70 examples – as w… Read More
Collector of Ariel liquidates 30 unrestored motorcycles at auction this yearAfter many years of collecting German WW2 machinery including Kettenkrads he returned to his first love and built up this collection of Ariels. “I searched out those bikes that were going to be broken up for scrap and rebuilt… Read More
Steven Tyler, has a Hennessey Venom Spyder, and is auctioning it for charity this Friday (Jan 20th 2016)The 1,451-horsepower twin-turbo V8 sold for 1.3 million USD new, and is one of only 12 to Venom to exist, but the only convertibleJanie's Fund aims "to bring hope and healing for many of our country's most vulnerable girls wh… Read More
1985 VW Beetle, bought but never used. Sold at Sotheby's aution for $21,000The Jubilee Edition Beetle, or 50 Jahre Käfer, celebrated the model’s 50th anniversary in 1985. Also a Germany-only model, it featured Zinkgrau (Pewter) Metallic paintwork, green tinted glass, chrome bumpers and trim, a silve… Read More
probably the best collection of muscle cars and spare parts we are going to hear of, the Don Fezell collectionOn April 13, 2012 during the Four-Wide Nationals at the zMAX Dragway, Don became the first racer ever to run an NHRA Stocker in the 8s, posting an 8.954 ET at 153.88 MPH in his 2008, 5.4-liter AA/S Cobra Jet Mustang. A racer … Read More
