Tuesday 10 July 2012

With Acts Of 'Road Rage',

apparently becoming more common,


plus the ownership of guns also apparently on the rise, is this the way to go? a bullet proof car, once owned by Al Capone, this 1928 Cadillac V-8 Town Sedan is coming up for sale, for the technical, it is a series 341-A. 90 bhp, 341 cu. in. L-head V-8 engine, three-speed manual transmission, with beam front axle and full-floating rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs with four-wheel mechanical drum brakes, it was fitted with 3,000lb of steel armour and painted green with black fenders to mimic a police car, with flashing lights, a siren and police-band radio receiver, the bulletproof windows could be raised to reveal holes through which machine guns could be fired, while the rear window could be dropped to let his henchman fire on those chasing them, for the non technical the 84 year old car is expected to go for around £325,000,


the auction is being held by RM Auctions, but this is not the only reason to be in California, the auction takes place on August 17 – 18, 2012, other cars to tempt aspiring owners with a cheque book that will be there include 
1956 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta ‘Tour de France,’ chassis 0585 GT,
1955 Ferrari 410 S Berlinetta, chassis 0594 CM,
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4, chassis 9523

1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 “Speciale" chassis 09813
1965 Ferrari 275 GTB, chassis 06681 
1990 Ferrari F40 supercar, chassis ZFFMN34A2M0089441
1960 Ferrari 250 GT Series II Cabriolet, chassis 1805 GT 
1974 Ferrari 246 Dino GTS “Chairs and Flares”, chassis 07908 
365 GTB/4 Daytonas from the 1972 and 1973 model years
also there will be
a couple of Fords there,
1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage Lightweight Racing Car, chassis P/1074, 
1967 Ford GT40 MK I, chassis P/1059
the 1968 Ford was raced extensively throughout 1968 and was later used as the camera car for Steve McQueen’s legendary film Le Mans, for a full view of the cars and the event many of the cars are featured here in the Sports Car Digest, Monterey Week, before I forget going back to the Capone car it is lot 152, so I must remember to pack my cheque book and pen next month, oh! the agony of choice!

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