Aston Martin DB2 fetches record price at auction
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Iconic Fifties racer attracts record bid.
Aston Martin DB2
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Cars and Motorbikes - Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Another classic Aston, another world record. Owned for 52 years by Gerald Lascelles, first cousin to the Queen, this 1950 Aston Martin DB2 Le Mans racer was knocked down for £550,000, the highest price ever paid for a DB2....
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1950 Aston Martin DB2 Team Car sets new auction record
Classic cars, rallies and races (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Click on the picture to enlarge Other Aston Martin DB2 Photos Offered for the first time in 52 years, a 1950 Aston Martin DB2 Team Car sets new auction record at £550,000. Other highlights – two rare Mercedes-Benz CLK GTRs sell for a combined £1.1 million; an unrestored 1969 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Landaulet achieves over five-times pre-sale estimate. The esteemed Edgar Schermerhorn...
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1950 Aston Martin Sells for Record $900,000
Wheels (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
On Wednesday, a 1950 Aston Martin DB2 racecar that finished first in the 3-liter class (and third overall) at the 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans sold for $910,865, the most paid for an Aston.
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RHD Mercedes CLK-GTRs sold
Cars UK (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
RM Auctions London sale last night sold the RHD Mercedes CLK-GTRs, a 1950 Aston Martin DB2 and a 1969 Mercedes 600 Pullman Landaulet. Last month we reported that R.M. Auctions were going to auction the only two right hand drive versions of the mighty Mercedes CLK-GTR. The only coupe and the only roadster ever made were [...] News from: Cars UK | UK Car News RHD Mercedes CLK-GTRs sold
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New world auction record set for an Aston Martin DB2 at RM'S Automobiles of London
Luxvelocity (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
News Release Preeminent international auction house, RM Auctions, concluded its 2009 auction season on a high note in London last night, posting £10.9 million in total sales with a strong 87% of all lots sold at the third-annual ‘Automobiles of...
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Ferrari California Spider at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Classic cars, rallies and races (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
The 1958 Ferrari California Spider Sells as Saturday Evening’s Most Expensive Car and Gooding Beats Three World Records. Gooding & Company , the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance , sold an impressive 83% of all Saturday offerings, earning more than $21 million with a total of 74 lots sold. Two world record-breaking sales were achieved – the 1953 Aston...
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Rare Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin Classics to highlight RM Auction in London
Luxist (Free subscription) | 08/20/2009
As ironic as it may seem, the world of classic automobiles moves at break-neck speed. So while the doors have barely shut yet at Pebble Beach, notable auction house RM is already gearing up for another event in London, where it will be auctioning off a number of notable classics. Along with a rare 1962 Chaparral 1, the only right-hand drive Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster built, a graceful 1929 Alfa...
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RM Auctions and Sotheby Automobiles of London
Classic cars, rallies and races (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
A very rare 1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 ‘Jarvis Torpedo’ and a hugely historic 1950 Aston Martin DB2 Team Car lead early consignments for RM Auctions , in association with Sotheby’s ‘ Automobiles of London ’ event, October 28th, 2009. LONDON, England (August 11, 2009) - Building upon the success of their recent record-breaking Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event in Maranello,...
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RM gears up for Automobiles of London auction with rare Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin classics
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
Filed under: Classics , Auctions 1950 Aston Martin DB2 Team Car (above) and 1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom I (below right) - Click above for high-res images Pebble Beach may still be in full swing, but Canadian auction house RM is already gearing up for its next big event. Come this October, RM is setting up shop in London with a serious docket of classic automobiles on offer, the extent of which they're...
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Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 and Aston Martin DB2 to Be Auctioned
Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
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Rm Auctions partners with Salon Privé
Classic cars, rallies and races (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
RM Auctions , the world’s leading auction house for investment quality collector cars, is set to partner with London’s most exclusive super car and Concours d’Elegance event, Salon Privé , when the event returns to the exquisite Hurlingham Club in West London, England, July 21 to 24. Now in its 4th year, Salon Privé is an exclusive celebration of the collector car hobby,...
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Trustees Go After Madoff's Vintage Aston Martin
Straightline (Free subscription) | 04/16/2009
Poor Bernie. It's bad enough they sent him to jail and took his Manhattan penthouse away, but now trustees are going after a vintage Aston Martin purchased last year. According to the New York Times , the car in question is a 1964 Aston Martin DB2/4 (stock photo above). Of course, if you ask anybody who knows Astons, such a car does not exist as the DB2/4 was built between October of 1953 and October...
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British Madoff bankruptcy seeks car in Palm Beach
The South Florida Business Journal (Free subscription) | 04/15/2009
Liquidators for a British arm of Bernard Madoff’s securities empire on Tuesday filed for bankruptcy recognition in Palm Beach County, including a lawsuit to recover a 1964 Aston Martin DB2/4 purchased by Madoff’s brother, Peter Madoff.
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Madoff’s Car to Be Seized
New York Times (Free subscription) | 04/15/2009
The car, a 1964 Aston Martin DB2/4 worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, would be sold to help satisfy the claims of Bernard L. Madoff’s London creditors.