Posted by Tom Wilkins on Tue 4th December 2007 at 09:16 AM, Filed in Luxury Auto
On the 3rd December 2007 a new world record was set. A Rolls Royce sold for £3.5m at a London auction, but it wasn’t any ordinary Roller… it was the world’s oldest and built in 1904. It has a 10hp engine and was the fourth car ever produced by Charles Stewart Rolls and Frederick Henry Royce.
The car was initially estimated at around £1 million but frenzied bidding left the value at £3,521,500, the highest ever paid for a car in the veteran class, which means it was produced before 1905. A private British collector tabled the winning offer to ensure that the car will remain in the UK.
Stewart Skilbeck, senior motoring specialist at Bonhams, explained that global enquiries helped push the value so high.
“We’ve had very strong interest from across the world, generally from major collectors who already hold significant Rolls-Royce motorcars and this would be a trophy in any collection,” he said, but this car need not be confined to a museum.
“It’s a very driveable car. It still tootles along beautifully and almost silently, as you’d expect a Rolls-Royce to do. It has a top speed of 40 miles per hour.”
Via The Times.
Posted by Ruth Miller on Tue 20th November 2007 at 10:17 AM, Filed in Luxury Auto
Quite simply, the ultimate quad bike has to be the GG Quad. It also happens to be the most expensive quad bike, with a basic model price tag of £24,900 ($50,000) plus optional extras costing another £10,000 ($20,000).
For this you get an incredibly powerful piece of kit with features that include:
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This is the daddy of all RVs. A creation of Featherite Coaches, the interior was designed by the renowned Karen B. Horton, designer ASID, stone artist Patrick Paffour, sculptor Chip Manz, Seattle artist Roberto Scira, and Seattle artist Mark Ditzler.
Want to see what this puppy’s got:
- Choice of floor plans
- Choice of seating: sofas, and Lafer or Ekornes recliners
- Dash in burlwood, leather or both
- Hi-line stereo and surround sound system
- Closed circuit, color back-up camera
- Hand-crafted deluxe Corian counters
- Flooring: marble, granite, or carpet
- Galley: flush Euro style cabinets with push button latches
- Ceiling: Mirrored with fiberoptic accent lighting
- Electric privacy shades
- Series 60 DDEC 515 HP engine
- 6 Speed Allison World Transmission
- 17.5 kw diesel generator
- ABS disk brakes
- Speed retarder
- Keyless entry and voice intercom
- Choice of laminates or acrylic laminates
- Featherlite Vantare control system (VCS)
- Corin Navigation System
- Choice of entertainment center layouts and equipment
- Two Trace 4000 inverters
- KVH “in-motion” satellite system
- Power Girard awnings
- Power shore cord reel
Made by Smoby, this sit and ride F1 car will light up any kids day. Lewis Hamilton seems to be the ‘Billion Dollar’ man of the hour so why not get your kids in the fast lane with this little beauty at £499.
It runs off an electric 12V battery and you obviously get the charger thrown in.
It’s suitable for kids 3 – 13 and can be bought here.
A key ring is not something you’d spend over £20 on… let lone £8,000! But if you really do have that much money to waste, and a flash car to go with it then why don’t you look at the ultimate key ring made from Platinum.
There is also a gold version available at around £3,500 or the silver version around £200!
A little extortionate if you ask me, but I am sure there are a few ‘mugs’ around that would quite happily pass over £8,000 for a keyring… just make sure you don’t lose it in the fruit bowl at a swinger party!
Buy it here…
