The least anyone ever paid for a Ferrari GTO: £750

 A very famous collector, who has one of the finest noses for sniffing out a deal, hears a whisper that the first James Bond Aston Martin DB5 may be for sale. This is back in the day. 

The word is that for the right money, the original James Bond car can be bought directly from the movie studio. So he makes a few calls, he tracks down the production guy, the one who can price and sell, and the guy says: “It’s gonna have to be 15 for the pair.”

“You mean there are two?”

“Hey man, this is showbusiness, there’s always two… at least.”

“But 15 for the pair,” says our man. “I wasn’t counting on spending that much and I don’t really want two – I just want one.”

“Well, that’s the deal. Take it or leave it.”

Fifteen thousand pounds – a lot of money now, a load of money then. Our hero hesitates for a moment, but his nose knows better. It tells him to deal, deal now. He buys the cars.

The cash is to be paid on delivery of both vehicles. The day arrives, the trailer pulls up, the cars roll off. The invoice reads: "Fifteen HUNDRED Pounds". 

Yes friends, both original Bond cars for £1,500, but it doesn’t end there. Be prepared to run to the hills screaming. 

Our man then swaps one of the Bond cars for a GTO. That’s a GTO for £750. That’s the cheapest GTO ever and... he still has it today.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/classiccars/3398352/Chris-Evans-Why-the-Ferrari-250-GTO-is-the-best-possible-investment.html

Automobile Magazine Editor Jean Jennings (great writer too) is auctioning off a collection of the Ferrari Magazine for the JDRF charity, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

the entire collection of 2008-2011 is face valued at $1100, and you can view the Ebay auction here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/FERRARI-OFFICIAL-MAGAZINE-Complete-14-issue-set-2008-2011-Perfect-some-unopened-/190626161008?pt=Vintage_Sports_Memorabilia&hash=item2c62346170

Update on Jan 12th, auction is up to 2200 dollars

Update Jan 27th, winning bid was 4050 dollars

more cool stuff from SwissStache

  Above is a GT40 used during the filming of LeMans

 Above: a rare Porsche

 Above: Dodge power wagons with the french military

 Above, Henry Ford and the 999 being driven by Barney Oldfield

http://swissstash.tumblr.com/ 

The crazy mid 70s... they were the time of a lot of odd designs, this is a 76 Ferrari Rainbow by Bertone

see a gallery at http://swissstash.tumblr.com/post/12171398029/1976-ferrari-rainbow-by-bertone

1955 Ferrari 750 Monza Scaglietti Spider, one of 35 built, race winning in Phil Hill's masterful hands, and starred with Fred Astaire driving it in a Gregory Peck movie

found on http://driven.urbandaddy.com/2011/06/08/the-fred-astaire-1955-ferrari-750-monza/

1953 Ferrari 250 Mille Miglia Berlinetta with an unusual windscreen or bug deflector

found on http://driven.urbandaddy.com/

Celebrities and their cars

 Sir Stirling Moss and his 1961 Ferrari 250 SWB

 Charleton Heston in an E-type Jaguar

 Sean Connery and a 356 Porsche

 Clint Eastwood and a Healey

Hugh Hefner and a Cadillac

 Jack Palance and an Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider

 Peter Sellers 1965 275 GTB Ferrari

 Roy Orbison and Tony Curtis both with E-Type Jaguars

All found on a glamour, fashion, expensive luxury type website from someone who used to work at Details magazine, http://driven.urbandaddy.com/

1953 Ferrari 250 MM Berlinetta and 1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Berlinetta by Vignale, both made for racing the Carrera Panamericana

Delivered new to Mexican collector and gentleman racer Efrain Ruiz Echeverria, it competed in the gruelling 1953 Carrera Panamericana, recording a strong top 10 finish.

found on http://driven.urbandaddy.com/2011/04/19/1953-ferrari-250mm-berlinetta/

http://driven.urbandaddy.com/2011/06/22/1952-ferrari-340-mexico/

Images of Ralph Lauren's collection while at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris

 Above, 55 Jag D Type...
Below, 1938 Alfa Romeo 8x 2900 Mille Miglia

found on http://driven.urbandaddy.com/2011/05/02/ralph-laurens-cars-raid-paris/

The Impossible Collection Of Cars, a book that sells for between $400 and $700, from Pulitzer award winner Dan Neil with 100 cars featured

The world's most beautifully designed automobiles, but most often only a handful of collectors ever see them or own them, now, The Impossible Collection of Cars showcases the 100 most exceptional cars of the twentieth century.

 Each luxury automobile—from the 1909 Blitzen Benz to a 1997 Porsche 993 Turbo S—was chosen for its revolutionary design, magnificent lines, and head-turning capabilities. The book also features cars owned by celebrities like Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Pablo Picasso, Elvis Presley, and several of Ralph Laurens collection like these Ferraris:

his $25 million-plus 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, and below his 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Spyder.

Listed on the Awesomer.com for $410, http://theawesomer.com/the-impossible-collection-of-cars/128992/

 Try Amazon and buy them for $ 405 http://www.amazon.com/Impossible-Collection-Cars-Dan-Neil/dp/1614280150/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324706422&sr=1-1

A lot of the cars in the book are being posted on http://driven.urbandaddy.com/

I found a single exquisite photo per post website, not much to read, and just one photo per topic, but I think you'll like it as much as I do

Dean Martin in his late 1960's movies about a secret agent, "Matt Helm" on a Lambretta Cento

A Lola

Jimmy Hendrix

Catherine Deneuve and Morgan plus 4

 Ferrari 458 Italia

Dmitry Ivanov  photography

1957 Ferrari 410 Superamerica

1947 Bentley Mark VI Cabriolet with custom coachwork by Franay

Take a look for yourself, http://driven.urbandaddy.com/ but be patient with the slow upload, and make it take less time by not clicking to load more, instead, load page by page like this http://driven.urbandaddy.com/page/24/ then change the last digit by the next larger number http://driven.urbandaddy.com/page/25

8 Ferraris, 2 mercedes, and a Lambo went for a drive... they all wrecked... completely totalled.

The above photo is by Yomiuri Shiumbun

This first video has no audio, the 2nd is a news clip, and more coverage

luxury sports car enthusiasts in Japan ended in an expensive freeway pileup - smashing a stunning eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes.

Police say they believe the accident on the Chugoku Expressway in southwestern Japan,  Sunday,  was touched off when the driver of one of the Ferraris tried to change lanes and hit the median barrier. He spun across the freeway, and the other cars collided while trying to avoid hitting his car.

info found on http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/8-ferraris-lamborghini-smashed-in-pricey-japan-freeway-pileup/2011/12/05/gIQAhNQ1UO_story.html?tid=pm_pop

According to The Associated Press, 10 of the people involved in the wreck received treatment for minor injuries.

News reports quoted eyewitnesses as saying that at the time of the accident, the procession appeared to be traveling at 85 to 100 miles per hour, well over the speed limit of 60.

Bloomberg News quoted a traffic official, Mitsuyoshi Isejima, as saying that the driver suspected of causing the pileup, a 60-year-old self-employed man, could face up to three months in prison or a fine of 100,000 yen, about $1,300.

Somewhere an insurance rep is cringing.

Thanks Ken!

Some really incredible cars show at Concours De Elegance events, I hope you attend at least one to see what I mean

 1957 Kurtis 500-G2 Indy Roadster



 1967 Ferrari 412P , once owned by Dean Martin



 1939 Fiat 508C Balilla 1100



1929 Stutz Series M LeBaron Town Car



1952 Cunningham C-3 Vignale Coupe


all from http://www.ohioconcours.com/gallery06/S/index.html