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Most Expensive British Car Ever Sold At Auction by Bmedels26(f): 5:46pm On Aug 20, 2017 |
RM Sotheby's auctioned the 1956 Aston Martin DBR1 race car, chassis no. 1, for $22,550,000. That makes it the most-expensive British car ever sold at auction, according to Sotheby's, let alone the most-expensive Aston Martin. It surpasses the previous high, set least year, by a 1955 Jaguar D-Type that went for $21.8 million. Known specifically as the DBR1/1, Sotheby's listed it as "the most correct example of what is arguably the most important Aston Martin ever produced." A certain DB5 from Goldfinger might have a rival claim to that title, but nevertheless, the DBR1/1 was the first of only five examples that competed from 1956 to 1959 in the World Sportscar Championship endurance series. While its fellow DBR1's claimed earlier victories, it won the 1959 Nurburgring 1000 KM driven by Sterling Moss and Jack Fairman. Carroll Shelby was also a driver on the team. DBR1/1 is the only one of the five cars to ever be offered for public sale. There were a number of other Aston Martin race cars at auction this year, including a 1959 DB4GT Prototypde that went for $6,765,000. http://carfreaksng.com/2017/08/20/1956-aston-martin-dbr11-sells-record-breaking-22-6-million/
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Re: Most Expensive British Car Ever Sold At Auction by LOVEGINO(m): 5:47pm On Aug 20, 2017 |
Where is Dino? |
Re: Most Expensive British Car Ever Sold At Auction by Amajerry83(m): 5:57pm On Aug 20, 2017 |
That's a lot of money for a car. |
Re: Most Expensive British Car Ever Sold At Auction by Ameeria: 6:04pm On Aug 20, 2017 |
Taa! This a sheer waste of money! Looks like a pimped maruwa. 1 Like |
Re: Most Expensive British Car Ever Sold At Auction by Nobody: 8:40pm On Aug 20, 2017 |
Ameeria: The Nigerian in you is speaking . It's a vintage car, only 5 were made, it has a record _ that makes it a collector's delight. 1 Like |
Re: Most Expensive British Car Ever Sold At Auction by HumanistMike(m): 6:44am On Aug 21, 2017 |
It looks James Bond-ish. |
Re: Most Expensive British Car Ever Sold At Auction by cyborg123(m): 10:01am On Aug 21, 2017 |
Ameeria:Noooo! You didn't just say this. |
Re: Most Expensive British Car Ever Sold At Auction by nurey(m): 10:13am On Aug 21, 2017 |
With that amount, i can buy 366 Nissan 370Z at $60,000 each, we have 10million colors in the world, i will paint each different colour combination and drive a different colour everyday Pink Blue Purple Gray Black White Green Orange Silver Gold Ash Yellow ... or buy 7000 units of Peugeot 206cc and drive different colours everyday for a decade. |
Re: Most Expensive British Car Ever Sold At Auction by Ameeria: 9:28pm On Aug 21, 2017 |
cyborg123: Ba karia fa, baa moota ba. It's only allure lies in the fact that only a handful of it were made in the past. Otherwise, not a practical purchase 1 Like |
Re: Most Expensive British Car Ever Sold At Auction by Ameeria: 9:33pm On Aug 21, 2017 |
PaperLace: I agree with you. It's is just a relic he dares not put on a real road for a real travel. Imagine all that money spent... |
Re: Most Expensive British Car Ever Sold At Auction by cyborg123(m): 11:03pm On Aug 21, 2017 |
Ameeria:True |
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