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- Defender, Range Rover and Jaguar stunt cars from ‘No Time To Die’ in charity auction to mark 60 years of James Bond films
- Stunt Defender 110 with VIN 007, as seen in the film’s action scenes, to be auctioned to support British Red Cross
- Range Rover Sport SVR and Jaguar XF stunt cars from ‘No Time To Die’ also part of charity auction lot
- Unique, UK specification Defender V8 Bond Edition also to be sold in aid of Tusk conservation charity
- Live auction to be held at Christie’s in London on 28 September by invitation only. The pre-sale highlights exhibition will be on public view at Christie’s Headquarters from 15 to 28 September, admittance free. For more details see christies.com/james-bond
Defender, Range Rover and Jaguar stunt cars from No Time To Die are among lots being auctioned to mark 60 years of James Bond films.
Two Defenders and a Range Rover Sport SVR will be offered, led by a Defender 110 (estimate: £300,000-£500,000) famed for its all-terrain stunt scenes in No Time To Die. Its sale will benefit the British Red Cross. The auction lot has the unique VIN (vehicle identification number) 007. One of 10 Defenders used during filming, it was also used in promotional activity ahead of the film’s release.
A Defender 110 V8 Bond Edition, created by SV Bespoke and inspired by the specification of the Defenders in No Time To Die, also goes under the hammer (estimate: £200,000-£300,000). Just 300 Bond Editions were available worldwide and this version has a unique ‘60 Years of Bond’ logo etched on the instrument panel end cap. This vehicle is UK specification, is fully road legal and will be sold to benefit conservation charity Tusk.
The Range Rover Sport SVR stunt car (estimate: £80,000-£120,000) also starred in a high-speed all-terrain No Time To Die chase and was one of six supplied for filming.
Chosen by the No Time To Die stunt team as a perfect chase car, a Jaguar XF (estimate: £50,000 – £70,000) is one of two that appeared in the film’s pre-credit sequence. They pursued James Bond (Daniel Craig) and Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux) through the narrow, twisting streets of Matera in southern Italy.
Nick Collins, Executive Director Vehicle Programmes, Jaguar Land Rover, said: “Defender, Range Rover and Jaguar were in the thick of the action in No Time To Die. Each car represents a unique piece of James Bond history which we’re sure collectors will be keen to own and we are delighted to be able to support our charity partners through their sale. With such high demand for the Defender V8 Bond Edition, we are also hoping this special one-off version with the 60 years of Bond logo will attract a keen buyer.”
The official two-part charity sale, Sixty Years of James Bond, features 60 lots in total. The online sale will be open for bidding from 15 September until James Bond Day on 5 October presenting 35 lots spanning the twenty-five films with posters, props, costumes, memorabilia and experiences. The Defender, Range Rover and Jaguar stunt cars are among the 25 lots at the live auction to be held by Christie’s and EON Productions in London on 28 September by invitation only. Fans and collectors worldwide will be able to bid online using Christie’s LiveTM.
- Attendance at the live auction on 28 September is by invitation only to bid in person, with fans and collectors worldwide able to bid online using Christie’s LiveTM, via telephone bidding, or by leaving an absentee bid.
- Featuring 25 lots, the live sale will comprise vehicles, watches, costumes and props associated with the 25th film No Time To Die with the final six lots offered celebrating each of the six James Bonds. The online sale will be open for bidding from 15 September until James Bond Day on 5 October presenting 35 lots spanning the twenty-five films with posters, props, watches, costumes, memorabilia and experiences.
- As with the last three official Christie’s 007 auctions – which have raised £4,812,525 / $7,196,146 / €6,092,361 – proceeds from this sale will benefit charitable causes. The pre-sale highlights exhibition will be on public view at Christie’s headquarters, 8 King Street, London, from 15 to 28 September; admittance free. Limited edition printed catalogues are available to pre-order online at christies.com/james-bond.
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Recently announced consignments include a 1933 8C 2300 Cabriolet, 1931 6C 1750 Gran Turismo Compressore Series V, 1930 6C 1750 Gran Sport Spider, 1938 6C 2300B Mille Miglia Berlinetta, 6C 2500 GT Villa d’Este Cabriolet, 1939 6C 2500 SS Spider Corsa, and 2009 8C Spider.
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With 29 sales featuring over 6,900 vehicles, #BCA Online is offering buyers another packed programme of sales on Wednesday 20 July.
Highlights from Wednesday’s programme include the LCV sale at 9:00am with up 365 light commercial vehicles, the 11:00am Listers sale with up to 180 vehicles catalogued, and the UKCGR EV/Hybrid sale at 12:30pm offering up to 100 eco-friendly vehicles.
One of the day’s star vehicles is this 2019 #Mitsubishi L200 2.4 DI-D 181 Barbarian SVP II 4WD Crew Cab pick-up. This one-owner limited-edition pick-up is one of just 250 believed to have been sent to the UK. It has covered just 18,380 warranted miles and is presented in Grade 1 condition. It is equipped with 17″ black and orange 5-spoke alloy wheels, bolt-on bubble wheel arches, further orange highlights including the fog lamp surrounds, headlight and tail-light housings, door handle recesses and roof rails. The black and orange theme continues inside the vehicle with the “six-pack” leather seats with orange inserts and piping, and the SVP logo with each vehicle’s individual number stitched into the headrests. The illuminated footwells and door sills also project an orange light.
This particular vehicle is finished in metallic Atlantic Grey and comes with Bluetooth, bi-Xenon headlights with integrated LED daytime running lights, cruise control, reversing camera linked to the infotainment system, load cover and liner, tow bar and two stamps in the service history.
BCA trade buyers can bid and buy safely and remotely via the BCA Buyer app or BCA Online. BCA’s stock comes from the biggest brands in the industry and includes many thousands of vehicles across all price sectors and product types to provide the most choice, whatever a buyer is looking for.
Go to www.bca.co.uk/sales for full details of the BCA sales programme.
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- Only one in the UK
- VUHL Certificate of Authentication, Edition One, Car #1
- Debuted at 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed
- 725kg two-seater sports car
- Auction starts on 22 July
Talks about heat at Car & Classic are, predictably, of a different nature from the average national news: coming to the leading online classic and specialist vehicle marketplace’s auction site is a two-seater road-legal track car, the Vuhl 05.
Weighing just 725kg, the all-aluminium monocoque and carbon fibre hot Mexican was built by brothers Guillermo and Iker Echeverria and is the only one of its kind in the UK. It was driven by F1 pilot Esteban Gutierrez (whose autograph can be seen on the car’s dashboard) up The Hill at Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2013, the year it was built.
The 05 uses Ford’s 2.0-litre turbocharged EcoBoost engine and six-speed manual gearbox. Because of its light weight, 0-60mph is an impressive 3.5sec and top speed is more than 150mph.
Factory upgrades in 2017 added a not inconspicuous rear spoiler, ECU work to free up 310hp (up from 285 bhp) and a set of 17-inch gloss black OZ wheels shod with Toyo Proxes R888R cut slicks.
“In a country where track days are popular, our circuits are awash with the usual suspects, but if you want to stand out, and at the same time enjoy a racing motorbike feel on four wheels, the Vuhl is the car for you,” says Car & Classic Head of Editorial Chris Pollitt.
Authentication and dealer’s Sale & Fit record of the car’s tracking system (monitored by Tracker Network UK) back up a well-maintained car with only 8,000 thoroughly enjoyed miles on the clock.
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Leading and respected Ferrari specialist and broker GTO Engineering is confirmed to be responsible for the sale of one of the rarest Ferrari 250s in the world.
The 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso bodied by Fantuzzi is unexampled, being the 16th 250 GT Lusso ever made, then having a period coachbuilt Fantuzzi body added. It is now available for sale from GTO Engineering’s UK HQ.
Displayed around the world, including the most intimate and publicised Concours events, tours and road rallies, this one-of-one 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso bodied by Fantuzzi has been cared for by GTO Engineering for over a decade. Its history is well-documented, being originally finished in Grigio Metallizzato from the factory, and supplied new to Luciano Pederzani of Bologna, who, with his brother Gianfranco owned Tecno, a builder of Formula F2 and F3 cars. At their request when the car was still relatively new it had extensive work carried out and was partially re-bodied in around 1965 by Medardo Fantuzzi, who was designing the bodies for their Tecno race cars. Fantuzzi created a one-off treatment with a more aerodynamic front end and faired in headlamps.
The previous owner spent over three years and a lot of effort documenting the actual history of this model, including a trip to Italy to meet with the original owner Gianfranco Pederzani and a visit to the Ferrari factory. He has personally met with, or spoken to, most of the people who have owned this car, to gain first-hand, reliable information.
Its illustrious history starts in 1966 when the Pederzani brothers sold the car to Venezuela, however by the summer of 1968 this special Ferrari had moved to New York and was owned by Richard Trask. In around 1977 Terry Kramer purchased the car, and it is believed it was at that time that some further modifications were made (possibly by Tom Meade) including a more pronounced boot lid spoiler and some 250 GTO-inspired vents in the wings and on the nose. Soon after this the car was shipped to Honolulu where it was registered. The car went through Collier Thelian’s hands in 1978 and was sold to Gerald O’Conner in 1979, who put the car in storage in 1981 where it would remain for the next 24 years.
In the Autumn of 2011, the 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso bodied by Fantuzzi went to DK Engineering for a full restoration. It was decided to embark upon a concours restoration and as such the car was stripped to a bare chassis and body. Moulds, drawings, and diagrams were made from a genuine Ferrari 250 GTO and precisely scaled to Lusso size for the various louvres and vents. The car was primed and painted in Rosso Corsa. It returned from paint at the beginning of November 2012, at which point the mechanical rebuild was commenced.
After its time with DK Engineering, the car was transferred to GTO Engineering to be its final mechanical and storage caretaker, who has overseen its servicing and maintenance for nearly a decade (late 2012 to present). Throughout that time, the owner and teams at GTO Engineering ensure that the car remains ‘on the button’ servicing, moving, caring for the car as if it was GTO Engineering’s own. During this time there are significant service and invoicing records for works, including an owner-specified ‘touring themed’ upgrade of seat belts, luggage straps, mirrors to sit alongside its Brantz machine.
Today, this special Ferrari is offered for sale with price on application. Leading the sale is Louis Scott, who was appointed earlier this year in a senior sales role, with significant hypercar trading background with Koenigsegg’s UK distributor, and prior to that with Ferrari itself.
