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We take great pleasure in offering you events to look forward to in 2011. So, lets get to the point: Gooding and Company announced that it will hold an extra-special auction on Friday, January 21, 2011 in Scottsdale. As you may suspect, the event will offer you the change to expand your harem with a collection of exquisite supercars. The vehicle included in the sale belonged to the famous collector Benny Caiola, who passed away in April last year. The works of rolling art in the late col...




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GOODING & COMPANY CONSIGNS AN EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF FERRARI SUPERCARS FROM THE ESTATE OF BENNY CAIOLA

• Eleven ultra-rare, modern and vintage supercars –
• 2006 Ferrari FXX Evoluzione and 2005 Maserati MC 12 included –
• will be offered at auction in Scottsdale on Friday, January 21

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (December 28, 2010) – Gooding & Company will be presenting one of the finest collections of modern high-performance Ferraris and rarely-seen Italian prototypes ever assembled under one roof at its Scottsdale Auctions in a few weeks. On behalf of the estate of the renowned collector Benny Caiola and his family, Gooding & Company is presenting this must-see, private collection of supercars on Friday, January 21.

"We are honored to present the private collection of Benny Caiola in Scottsdale this January," says David Gooding, President and founder of Gooding & Company. "These modern supercars represent an exciting shift in the collector hobby, where today's leading prototypes are now being considered to be instant collectibles on the international stage."

Simply viewing the automobiles in person can take one's breath away. Designed especially for a select few of Ferrari-Maserati's best clients, three highlights include a 2006 Ferrari FXX Evoluzione, one of 30 FXX examples of Ferrari's most advanced production car ever created; a 2005 Maserati MC 12 purchased direct from the factory, the 31st car of 50 built; and a 1999 Ferrari 333 SP, an unmodified example of the manufacturer's last sports racing prototype.

Benny Caiola was larger than life, generous in nature and philanthropy, respected and loved by his friends in the collector community as well as by members of the Ferrari family. Benny's involvement in elite rallies, track trials and other select automotive events over many years ensured him a place among the glitterati of the car community, cementing strong friendships with the world's finest racing and design figures including Enzo Ferrari, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Michael Schumacher and Horacio Pagani.

The works of rolling art in the late collector's personal collection are not only beautiful, but also represent the pinnacle of high-performance engineering from the most prestigious automotive marques in the world. The following 11 Caiola Collection supercars will be presented at Gooding & Company's Scottsdale Auction on Friday, January 21:

• 1973 Ferrari Dino

Estimate: $160,000 - $180,000

• 1990 Ferrari F40

Estimate: $475,000 - $550,000

• 1995 Ferrari F50

Estimate: $750,000 - $850,000

• 1999 Ferrari 333 SP

Estimate: $800,000 - $1 Million

• 2005 Maserati MC 12

Estimate: $1.1 Million - $1.4 Million

• 2006 Ferrari FXX Evoluzione

Estimate: $2.2 Million - $2.5 Million

• 2007 Ferrari F430 Challenge

Estimate: $125,000 - $150,000 (No Reserve)

• 2008 Ferrari F430 Scuderia

Estimate: $215,000 - $240,000

• 2008 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster

Estimate: $240,000 - $325,000

• 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4

Estimate: $175,000 - $225,000

• 2010 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE

New Jersey’s Route 22 Limousines is selling this 1999 Volkswagen Beetle limousine. The six passenger vehicle was built in 2001 and is finished with a white exterior and grey leather interior with TV, minibar, mirrored roof and custom lighting. Imagine the look on the face of Daddy’s Little Princess when you bring this home to take her to the Senior Prom...

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Ferrari F4 is indeed one of the most charismatic models ever produced by the Italian company, and it’s one of the top five cars in every fine collection. Part of that is due to the car’s stunning design and raw power coming from a turbocharged V8, and part of it due to its rarity and exclusivity. Now, There’s one going under the hammer in Britain, at the Historics at Brooklands auction, this Saturday, 25th September. So be quick, sell the house, wife, kids, dogs, … and head to Surrey to get it!

Now, you can buy the car you see here in these pictures. It’s expected to sell for around £280,000–320,000 (approx AU$465,000–530,000).

The Ferrari F40 was the last model commissioned by Enzo Ferrari and in its days it was the world's fastest street-legal production car. The Ferrari F40 was produced between 1987 and 1992 and came with a turbo engine that was able to take it to a maximum speed of 200 mph.




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Rare example of world’s fastest production car is last-minute auction lot at Historics, this Saturday, 25 September

An original and unmolested example of a Ferrari F40, the car that held the mantle of the world’s fastest street-legal production car, is a dramatic last-minute addition to the 70+ classic vehicles that will come under the hammer at the Historics at Brooklands auction in Surrey, this Saturday, 25th September.

Such is the appeal of the F40 that examples are seldom offered for sale and Historics are expecting significant interest, valuing the car between £280,000 - £320,000.

The F40 was the last model commissioned by Enzo Ferrari, celebrating 40 years of manufacture at Maranello. During its production, from 1987-1992, the Ferrari F40 was the most powerful, most expensive and fastest car the company had ever produced, with 471bhp on its turbo-charged tap.

Owners of the 1,315 F40s produced enjoy a stunningly-designed and superbly crafted, red-blooded projectile - regarded by some as the greatest supercar of all time - which reached a genuine 200mph, thanks largely to its supreme aerodynamics and light weight.

The F40 weighs in at a meagre 2,400 lbs, through the copious use of carbon fibre, kevlar and aluminium. And, testiment to Ferrari’s supreme styling and finesse 23 years ago, the F40 slips through the air with a drag co-efficient of just 0.34.

In contrast, the current holder of the world’s fastest car title, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, thumps the scales at a beefy 4,160lbs, over 70% heavier than the F40, and required more than twice the power in order to claim the current record speed for a production car, at 268mph.

The F40 example offered at Historics on September 25th was manufactured in 1989. With a recorded mileage of just 10,500 miles, F311 ULB offers superb value for money and besides its electrifying driving experience, makes an ideal investment opportunity, with so few original and unmolested examples such as this, finding their way to the open market.

The sale of cars consigned to the Historics at Brooklands auction on Saturday 25th September gets under way at 3pm, with viewings on the day from 10am, and on Friday 24th, 10am - 8pm. Entry is by catalogue only, available prior to, or on the day of the auction.

For more information, call 0800 988 3838, e-mail: auctions@historics.co.uk, or visit the website, www.historics.co.uk

Historics at Brooklands is offering a recreation of a Ferrari 250 GTO for auction on September 25, at a fraction of the cost of the real racer, which would pretty much empty your bank accounts.

This 1965 Ferrari 250 GTO Evocazione is based on the 330 GT and was built to create an authentic copy of the only RHD 4.0-litre 5-speed 250 GTO. The original was built by Ferrari to compete in at Le Mans.

Historics at Brooklands is offering a replica Ferrari 250 GTO based on an original, matching numbers, right hand drive Ferrari 330 GT. It is said to be a faithful recreation of the only RHD 250 GTO built. This copy – dubbed the 250 GTO Evocazione – was finished in 1993 and has a shortened and converted chassis, handmade aluminium body, a number of GTO parts, 400mm GTO steering wheel, original gauges and the correct 7″ and 8″ front/rear wire wheels.




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Historics to auction stunning 250 GTO Evocazione

With originals something of a rarity and values continuing to sky-rocket, Historics at Brooklands is offering a beautifully executed recreation of a Ferrari 250 GTO - widely regarded as the greatest Ferrari of all time - for auction on Saturday 25th September, at a fraction of the cost of the real racer.

With the most recent high-profile sale of an original 250 GTO setting BBC Radio DJ Chris Evans back a reputed £12 million, the 1965 Ferrari 250 GTO Evocazione offered for sale by Historics, is expected to fetch a more manageable hammer price in the region of £240,000.

Based on an original, matching numbers, right hand drive Ferrari 330 GT, the car was purpose built to create an authentic copy of the only right hand drive 4.0 Litre five-speed 250 GTO, built by Ferrari to compete at Le Mans.

Completed in 1993, the chassis was shipped to Italy where it was shortened and converted to GTO specification, before a handmade aluminium body was painstakingly sculpted, and subsequently returned to the UK for fitting by Ferrari experts.

Demonstrating the quality of this painstaking project, the car features a number of correct GTO parts, as well as proving visually accurate thanks to an original 400mm GTO steering wheel, original style gauges and the correct 7” front and 8” rear Borrani wire wheels.

Designed as a tribute to the Le Mans racer, this Evocazione has also seen action on the track, achieving a number of wins and podium finishes at the hands of renowned historic racers, and remains ready to race in a number of events as well as being fully road registered.

For more information, and to attend the Historics at Brooklands auction on the afternoon of September 25th, call 0800 988 3838, e-mail: auctions@historics.co.uk,

. Entry by catalogue only, available prior to, or on the day of the auction.

Today's eBay find of the day is a particularly rare Porsche, a 1967 910 Spyder coupe. "Spyder Coupe," you say? But that makes no sense! This particular car began life in early 1967 as the third of five 910 Spyders built by the factory for European hillclimb competition. After winning two of four races in '67 as part of the factory team, the car was rebuilt and offered for sale. It was purchased by John von Neuman, who raced it for the next two years in the U.S.

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RM Auctions, the world's largest collector car auction house, announced today the consignment of one of the world's most significant pre-war sports racing cars. The one-of-a-kind 1937, BMW 328 Mille Miglia 'Büegelfalte', chassis no. 85032, will make its auction debut at RM's inaugural Sporting Classics of Monaco sale on 1st May, 2010 at the Grimaldi Forum.


"Our Monaco sale will feature some truly outstanding historic cars, but the totally unique nature of this BMW and its fascinating history make it an exceptional opportunity for any collector of significant motor cars", says Max Girardo, managing director of RM Europe.


BMW had been actively involved in sports racing activity in the pre-war years and had enjoyed significant successes with its technically advanced, high-performance 328 model. Chassis 85032 was manufactured in May 1937 as a standard-bodied car for Rudolf Schleicher´s Experimental Department at BMW. The car participated in the 1937 Le Mans with the well-known British driver of the period, A.F.P. Fane, as well as the 1937 Tourist Trophy in the hands of H.G. Dobbs. The following year it participated in the 1938 Mille Miglia and won a notable victory in the 2.0-litre class, again with Fane driving and William James as co-driver. Chassis 85032 subsequently won a Gold medal in the "German Alpenfahrt" with Fritz Roth and "Blasi" Huber, plus an overall win in the same event in 1939. In the autumn of 1939, '85032' was then dismantled by the racing division and the car was significantly re-engineered as an all-new open streamliner destined for use as a factory entry in the 1940 Mille Miglia alongside the two factory fixed-head 'streamliners'.


The beautiful and entirely unique bodywork of '85032' was designed by Wilhelm Kaiser, a very experienced member of BMW`s new design department, "Künstlerische Gestaltung", headed by Chief-Stylist Wilhelm Meyerhuber. The car was built at the factory racing department in Milbertshofen, Germany. The nickname of the car is derived from the creases on the top of the fenders, referred to as 'Büegelfalte' meaning 'trouser crease'. This absolutely genuine and iconic bodywork styling was to become the pattern for a whole generation of post-war sports cars, an influence seen very clearly in cars such as the Jaguar XK120 Roadster.


Amongst the other extensive modifications required to create the car was an intricate tubular steel framework for the body, whilst re-engineering also ran far deeper than chassis and body changes. Key components such as brakes and the Hurth-gearbox were up-rated to cope with the increased performance that was derived from its more powerful 130 PS engine and lighter overall curb weight of 725 kgs.


Of significance to BMW historians, the 'Buegelfalte' is the only special roadster ever built at the BMW factory in Munich; the two other "second series" streamline roadsters (after having been assembled) got their final outer Aluminum body skins by independent coachbuilder, Touring of Milano.


In its new form, chassis 85032 was intensively tested before the 1940 Mille Miglia alongside the two 328 streamline coupes by Ernst Loof, who was the head of the BMW race department. Ultimately, chassis 85032 finished sixth in the 1940 Mille Miglia in the hands of Hans Wencher and Rudolf Scholz, with the 328 Touring coupe of Fritz Huschke von Hanstein and Walter Bauemer victorious that year.


After the war in 1945, the car was part of the reparation payments and was given to the UDSSR and ultimately to Artiom Ivanovich Mikoyan, head of the Mikoyan i Gurevich Design Bureau, best known as the creator of Russian MiG warplanes. His son used the car and eventually traded it with Mr. Giudo Adamson of Riga for a brand new Lada in 1972. Mr. Adamson kept the car until 2001, when, after the collapse of the "Iron Curtain", the car was driven from Riga to Munich and stored by BMW in its museum. The current owner bought this important motor car in 2001. A copy of the Büegelfalte was made and now resides in the BMW Museum.


The Büegelfalte joins an already impressive lineup of cars consigned to RM's inaugural Sporting Classics of Monaco event at the Grimaldi Forum on 1st May, 2010 − the same weekend as the 7th Grand Prix Historique de Monaco. The single-day event is set to present 80 of the world's finest motor cars to an elite assemblage of automotive enthusiasts and collectors from around the world.
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At first glance, the shape of the CTS Coupe is refreshingly simple, yet amplified with intricately carved details. Distinctive Cadillac signature cues combine with hand-sculpted forms, artfully articulating road confidence.


The CTS Coupe is equipped with a standard 3.6L 304hp V6 engine, which includes a sophisticated direct injection system that provides the appealing balance of power and fuel efficiency, while importantly reducing emissions. A Nurburgring-tuned chassis, featuring premium components, ensures agile handling and precise control.


With available features like an integrated Bose 5.1 surround sound system, a 40GB hard drive for storing music, and a state of the art 18-inch touch-screen navigation system, you can stay full connected while en route.


Invitingly progressive, the interior of the CTS Coupe surrounds the driver with refinement and sport coupe luxury, featuring paddle shift controls, performance seating, and push-button door release. Premium materials like a leather-wrapped steering wheel, French-stitching and available Sapele wood complete the experience.


Be the first to own this exclusive collector’s car. The winning bidder can select and order the first-ever regular production CTS Coupe, including color, engine, transmission, trim and factory-installed equipment. One hundred percent of the winning bid, less the fair market value of the vehicle, will benefit the College for Creative Studies and is therefore tax deductible.
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This car, #SFM6S002 is the very first '66 production Shelby. It is the first of the 252 extremely desirable Shelby "carryover" cars built. #SFM6S001, the first serial numbered '66 Shelby, was slated to be a '65 Shelby. That car was modified as the prototype for production 1966 Shelby's and today retains its prototype status. #SFM6S002 has just received an incredibly complete ground-up restoration in its original Wimbledon White color with Guardsman Blue LeMans stripes.


The black interior with original rear seat delete package shelf is just as it was originally built and delivered by Shelby on October 19, 1965. Shortly after the second owner acquired the car, it was extensively raced in the Mid West including Road America, Black Hawk Farms, Grattan, Mid Ohio, Road Atlanta and Watkins Glen. After being acquired from its second owner, the restoration was performed by Cobra Automotive of Wallingford, Connecticut. It is powered by a correct and fully rebuilt 289 Hi-Po, 306hp V8 and proper T-10M Aluminum 4-speed transmission.


No expense was spared in the restoration back to its original state with many NOS and original date-coded parts. It is equipped with a Holley 715 CFM carburetor, 3.89 Detroit Locker rear, original dash mounted tachometer, radio delete, wood grain steering wheel, Shelby Cragar 15" wheels and Goodyear blue dot tires.


These early production "carryover" cars combined the best of both the '65 and '66 Shelby's. They retain the hardcore '65 performance features with the distinctive '66 Shelby visual features added to set them apart from regular production Mustangs. This Shelby is listed in the Shelby American World Registry and comes with its original Shelby owner's manual, Hi-Po supplement, SAAC club documentation and more. Its number one production status and its racing pedigree make this a historically significant Shelby.
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While Tucker might have only completed 51 cars, he obviously planned to make more. As such, some unfinished cars must have existed. Here's one. Meet the Tucker Torpedo Convertible, the only droptop Tucker in existence. One of one, so to speak. Built off the "special box-wrapped ovular frame stamped No. 57," this frame was built by the Tucker Experimental Department and was, in fact, destined to be a convertible before fate stepped in. Then, over the intervening sixty or so years, someone (Benchmark Classics) stepped up and finished the job. It's outstanding looking.


In March of 1949, the last of the 51 Tuckers ever built rolled off the Chicago-based assembly line. Preston Tucker's vision for a great American automobile was dead. Undeniably beautiful, wildly powerful (377 pound feet of torque made for quite a barnstormer at the time) and a couple of decades ahead its time (safety innovations, driver-centric controls, an active headlight), the Tucker Torpedo stands as a monument to what could have been, but simply wasn't.


And it's up for grabs. Well, the rear-mounted, helicopter-engined Tucker Convertible will be auctioned off during Russo and Steele's 10th anniversary event taking place January 20-24 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The #52 car has only two miles on the odometer and has never been titled. Should you buy it, you become its first owner. The convertible is painted Waltz Blue, a color derived from one of Mrs. Tucker's dresses. The top is tan. Best of all (for collectors), this car has been certified as authentic by none other than Al Prueitt. Once again, we so wish we were filthy stinking rich.
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Estimate:
$950,000-$1,000,000 US

Est. 300 bhp at 6,000 rpm, 3,670 cc twin plug, dual overhead camshaft alloy engine with two distributors and three Weber 45 DCOE carburetors, four-speed synchromesh alloy-cased, close ratio gearbox, monocoque steel "punt-type" chassis with four-wheel coil-spring suspension, independent to the front, solid axle rear with trailing arms and Watt's linkage lateral location, four-wheel Girling disc brakes. Wheelbase: 95"

The Aston Martin DB4 was unveiled at the 1958 Paris Salon. A totally new car, the introduction of the DB4 was a significant achievement for a small British manufacturer. The specification included a completely new steel platform chassis with disc brakes all around and a freshly developed alloy twin-cam 3.7 liter straight six engine, all clothed in an elegantly-proportioned fastback aluminum body designed by Touring of Milan. Overall, the DB4 was state-of-the art for its time, a masterpiece of robust British engineering in combination with exquisite Italian styling. Of all the postwar Aston Martins, Sir David Brown's gracefully sleek DB4 is certainly one of the most admired.


The chassis was engineered under the watchful eye of Harold Beech and features independent front suspension and a live rear axle well-located by trailing arms and a Watt's linkage. The body construction utilizes the vaunted Touring Superleggera process, which consists of a skeleton made up from small diameter steel tubing covered by hand-formed aluminum alloy body panels. The coachwork was constructed by Aston Martin under license from Touring at its newly deployed facility in Newport Pagnell.

The competition variant of the Aston Martin DB4, the DB4 GT, was formally introduced in September 1959 at the London Motor Show. The new competition car was based on the race winning prototype SP199/1, and that same year Astons took the World Sportscar Championship title. The GT prototype won its first outing at Silverstone in May 1959 on the Bank Holiday weekend in the hands of Stirling Moss and was one of the first cars away at Le Mans that June, in the same colors as the victorious Aston DBR1 Sports Racing Car.

The GT was developed for increased performance by making it shorter, lighter and more powerful. In order to save weight, the wheelbase was reduced by 13 cm (approx. 5 inches). Altogether, weight was reduced by 91 kg (200 lbs), and the engine was extensively modified, featuring a higher compression (9:1) twin plug cylinder head and breathing through triple dual-throat Weber 45 DCOE carburetors.


Power output was outstanding: 302 bhp at 6000 rpm, a useful increase from the claimed 240 bhp of the standard car and qualifying the GT as the most powerful British car of its era. Maximum speed was 153 mph with a zero-to-sixty time of 6.1 seconds. It was also one of the first cars that could go from standstill to 100 mph and then brake to a dead stop in under 20 seconds – a tribute, in part, to its upgraded Girling braking system, as used on Aston's competition sports racers of the era.

Outwardly, the GT is distinguished by fared-in headlamps, a feature which was later made standard for the DB5 model. The rear screen and quarter windows were made of plexi-glass on many examples, bumper overriders were deleted and the roll-down windows were frameless within the doors. Twin, competition-style, quick-release "Monza" fuel fillers were added atop each of the rear wings, leading to a high-capacity fuel tank mounted in the boot.

The immense performance and excellent road holding of the DB4 GT renders it an ideal car for the fast, long distance driver. The sheer sensation of unlimited "urge" under perfect control is one of motoring's greatest pleasures.


Unlike the Aston's Italian arch-rival, the SWB 250 Berlinetta which had a rudimentary "race car" interior look, the DB4 GT's cockpit was luxuriously appointed to Aston Martin road car specifications, including Connolly hides and Wilton wool carpeting. The dash binnacle on the GT cars benefited from the addition of an oil temperature gauge in addition to the standard array of instruments, which included an 8,000 RPM tachometer.

DB4 GTs represented a strong challenge to the dominance of Ferrari in GT racing and enjoyed considerable success, raced from 1959 by both the Works team as well as John Ogier's Essex Racing Stable. Driven by the likes of Roy Salvadori, Stirling Moss, Jim Clark and Innes Ireland, these rare lightweight GTs earned their stripes on the racing circuits of the world.

Despite their rarity, the GT is still a popular entrant at major historic racing events such as the Goodwood Revival and the numerous Aston Martin Owners Club Championship race meetings. The DB4 GT has proven grand for touring in many of the long distance events which have become popular in recent years, such as the Colorado Grand, Tour de France and Tour D'Espagna.

Produced between 1959 and 1963, Aston Martin built 75 DB4 GTs (plus another 19 of the Zagato bodied variants). Of the 75 examples, 45 were supplied in right hand drive and 30 were left hand drive.


THE DB4 GT LIGHTWEIGHTS/GENERAL

Of the 75 "standard" DB4 GTs, only six are known to have full Factory Lightweight construction details. The Lightweight concept came about when certain Aston dealers and major racing teams requested GTs which could be competitive with Ferrari's SWB 250 Berlinettas in international Grand Touring racing. The half-dozen Lightweights are divided into two sub-species. We can describe the first of these as "BUILD SHEET GTs" since they were originally ordered with this specification and are so described on the factory build sheets and in the Aston Martin Owners Club (AMOC) Registry. The other lightweight type is the "BESPOKE" or Service Department created GTs. Ex-Aston Martin Chief Engineer and Head of Racing Ted Cutting clarified the two types in a previous letter:

"The cars ordered and built as lightweights from the start were so described on their build sheets and completed by the Competition Department or in some cases by the Service Department, depending on the work load of each group at that time. The "Bespoke" GT chassis were modified to lightweight spec after build completion, but before their final assembly by the service shop."

The following is a listing of the known two types of standard-bodied racing DB4 GTs:

"BUILD SHEET" DB4 GTs

CHASSIS #, ORIGINAL OWNER, ORIGINAL UK REG # # 0124/R Tommy Sopwith # 587 GJB # 0125/R Ogier/Essex Racing # 18 TVX # 0167/L Factory Road Test Car # 40 MT # 0168/L Inskip/NY Dealer N/A

"BESPOKE" DB4 LIGHTWEIGHT GTs

CHASSIS #, ORIGINAL OWNER, ORIGINAL UK REG # # 0151/R Ogier/Essex Racing # 17 TVX # 0175/L A.G. Medawar # 934 GT

As outlined above, AML Service Department modified GTs like 0175/L, the example presented here, are not listed as a Lightweight on its build sheet, but a close examination of all the Factory features of this car leaves little doubt as to its origins.

TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF DB4 GT LIGHTWEIGHTS

The chassis weight was reduced by aluminum replacement of the standard car's steel parts, by "hole-cutting" and by the total elimination of certain other items.

Alloy Replacement of Steel Items: Door, bonnet & boot framing Wheel arches Engine compartment side panels Upper half of firewall All cockpit floor sections (4) Rear parcel shelf and rear riser panels Battery & tool box lids Rear boot pan Front kick panels Drive shaft tunnel Chassis hole cutting Front cross-member Front side rails Rear Watts Linkage brackets Brake line brackets Weight reduction by elimination Radio, speakers & heater Glovebox lid One of two bonnet stay rods Clock Windshield washer bottle, pump & fittings Bumpers & over-riders * NOTE: Most, if not all of these listed weight-reduction aspects are documented as existing on our DB4 GT # 0175/L.

FURTHER MODIFICATIONS FOR CURRENT VINTAGE RACING OF GT # 0175/L

During the total restoration carried out in the 1994-1995 period, the following performance and safety aspects were added:

"Blueprinting" of original engine to FIA specs HD suspension components Competition brake pads Dunlop Racing Tires on Dayton wire wheels with forged steel hubs Enlarged alloy front-oil cooler & brake cooling ducts Safety 4-pt bolt-in roll bar with seat harness brackets Bonnet air-intake cover & rear air exit venting Driver's side bonnet bug-deflector in alloy bracket Front & rear tow hooks Large racing oil cooler Custom alloy oil & water overflow tank Weber carburetor cold-air box with front facing air duct tubing. "ATL" racing fuel tank, bladder & foam Conservative front & rear fender widening to accommodate 6 X 16" road wheels and racing tires (6.00-16") Five pound fire extinguisher "Cibie" 5" driving lamps. Racing master electric cut-off switch in rear quarter-window

HISTORY OF ASTON MARTIN DB4 GT # 0175/L

The GT we have the pleasure of offering here was the last DB4 GT built and sold by Aston's Newport Pagnell Factory. (All the chassis numbers after # 0175, beginning with # 0176 were assigned to the 19 Zagato-bodied DB4 GTs.) The factory build sheet shows that after receiving the UK Registration plate "934 CGT," it was shipped to first owner A.G. Medawar of Switzerland via agent Joseph Saouda.

Sometime in the late 1960s it was sold to an R.S. Simpson with the address P.O. Box 7210, Beirut, Lebanon. Simpson, thought to be a petroleum engineer, later shipped the car back to Holland. Simpson sold the car to Aston Dealer and ex-Chairman of the Club Charlie Turner of Atlanta, Georgia in 1976. Turner loved his GTs, buying, owning and selling several examples during a three decade period beginning in the mid-1960s.

Turner was awarded a third place trophy in the 1976 Aston Martin Owners Club Concours held at Lime Rock Park, CT before selling 0175/L to Lt. Col. Boone Crowe of California. Crowe campaigned 0175/L in West Coast vintage racing, including several Monterey Historic events in the 1980s. During Crow's last visit to Laguna Seca, he managed to excessively prang the nose of the car, after which it was laid up. When Boone Crowe passed on, his widow Kim eventually gave the car to a shop in Utah for repairs and restoration work which was never completed.

In the spring of 1994, California Aston broker and parts dealer Ken Boyd brokered a sale of the now partially disassembled GT from Kim Crowe to a vintage racer and former AMOC Chairman. A total "A-to-Z" restoration and race preparation was carried out on his behalf by the father and son team of Robert & Jon Clerk of Performance Tuning & Restoration in Pompano Beach, Florida. The quality of the work was well-proven as the owner scored multiple first places at Lime Rock, Road Atlanta, Watkins Glen and Laguna Seca over the next two racing seasons. In the fall of 1997, fellow AMOC board member Richard Sirota talked the owner out of the GT.

After several road rallies with Sirota, including the Colorado Grand and the New England 1000, it was sold to the previous California-based owner in 1999. Further West Coast tours ensued, including the Copperstate and the California Mille, before 0175/L was sold to its current Arizona-based owner, a respected collector who has maintained the car in climate controlled storage ever since.

If you like the concept of a rare alloy-bodied Grand Touring Coupe that looks sensational, goes 150 mph, handles like a race car, spoils you with its Connolly hides and Wilton wool carpeting AND is eligible for the world's best driving events, you must consider the acquisition of this Aston Martin DB4 GT.
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There are so many things wrong with this 'one-off' 1966 Chevrolet Corvette (said to be crafted by a Chuck Caddell of Gardendale Texas in the early 1970's) that's up for sale on eBay Motors that we don't know where to start; the shaved windshield, the bullet-like nose job, the psychedelic paint job or the HEMI V8 transplant - critics and haters take your pick.



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