The History of Bugatti

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Say “Bugatti” to a 12 year old boy and he’ll jump up and down shouting “Veyron, Veyron”. This car has brought Bugatti back into the limelight. It has changed ownership over the years. It was affected by the Second World War, and finances were taking a tumble. The death of the founder’s son also contributed to the demise of the company. It is now a fully owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG. But look back about 80 years, and Bugatti was still setting records. Set in a picturesque mansion compound that belonged to the founder, the company now produces just one vehicle.

It is one of the most exclusive car marques in the entire world. Founded in 1909 by Ettore Bugatti, the company came to be known for its exquisite craftsmanship and attention to engineering detail. They are responsible for producing some of the most luxurious and fastest automobiles in the world. Even now, they are considered to be some of the most collectible cars in the world.

Under Ettore, the company was responsible for creating some of the sleekest and most beautiful automobiles the world had ever seen. The first road car produced by the company was called Type 13. It was followed up by a number of models like the Type 18 and the Type 23. In 1927, the company produced one of the most breathtaking cars ever exhibited to the general public. Called the Type 41, it was a humongous luxury vehicle. With a wheelbase of over 4.3 meters, the total length of the car exceeded 6.4 meters. To put it into perspective, it was longer than the present iteration of the Rolls Royce Phantom. It was also longer than the longest production car of today, the Maybach 62, which is only a piffling 6.2 meters long.

The Type 41 stayed in production for 6 years, till 1933. In that period, only 6 models were ever produced. The car was intended to be sold to monarchs and royal families, but due to the Depression, even they couldn’t afford it. Only 3 of the 6 were ever sold. However, all 6 are still intact and in working condition.

After the production of the Type 41 ceased, the company brought out a vehicle which would later be hailed as one of the most magnificent vehicles to have ever seen the light of day-the Type 57. It was designed by the founder’s son, Jean Bugatti. One particular variant of this car, the Atlantic Coupe, is considered by many to be the most beautiful car of all time, and not without reason. It is also the most expensive car ever sold at an auction, fetching over $30 million.

Bugatti did not limit themselves to making road cars only. They were very successful in various racing tournaments. The company won the Targa Florio rally and various Grand Prix over the years. In 1937 and ’39, they also won the 24 hour Le-Mans, piloted by Jean-Pierre Wimille.
With the death of Jean, while testing a Type 57 prototype, the company’s fortunes began to dwindle. The war destroyed the factory, and the company was shutdown. It was re-opened when an Italian entrepreneur bought the rights to the name and began Bugatti Automobile SpA.

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Duesenbergs – A short history

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We have all heard the term “doozy”. It’s often used as a slang to indicate that something is the best. The term originated from an American automobile company called Duesenberg.
Founded in 1913 by two brothers, Fred and August Duesenberg, their cars are widely regarded as the most finely built automobiles of all time. The two brothers were self-taught engineers who designed a number of prototypes before deciding to set up shop in Des Moines, Iowa. The company was called Duesenberg Automobiles and Motors Company. They had one simple idea-to build sports cars.

Other than build cars, they also manufactured airplane engines during the First World War. After the war ended, they sold their airplane engine factories in Minnesota and New Jersey to John Willys, and began concentrating on building cars. The company lasted for a very short period of time, and only produced three models ever. In their 24 years of functioning, the company only produced about 1500 cars.

The first model to be produced was imaginatively called the Model A. It was an extremely expensive, albeit very advanced car, for its time. In 1922, it was priced at over $6500, making it one of the most expensive cars of its time. It featured technology like overhead camshafts, four valve cylinder heads and four wheel hydraulic brakes, among other things. It also featured the very first straight 8 engine in a production car. While the brothers were fabulous engineers in their own right, they weren’t exactly great businessmen or administrators. There were a lot of hurdles in between prototype and production, which took up a lot of time. They had planned to build 100 cars a month, but they got the math a bit wrong. Their Indianapolis factory managed to produce only a 150 cars in 1922. During its entire lifetime, only about 650 Model A’s were ever sold.

This was followed by a sportier version of the Model A, called the Model X. This is the rarest Duesy ever produced. Only 13 were ever produced, of which only 4 still exist. It was the fastest car of its time, with a top speed of 100 mph. It had a longer chassis and a more powerful engine, producing 100 BHP.

Following the Model X was the car that would make Duseys a legendary name. Called the Model J, it was commissioned by the then owner of the company, a Mr. Cord. He was the owner of Auburn Automobiles, and bought the Duesenberg Automotive Company in October, 1926. He asked Fred Duesenberg to design a car that would be able to compete with the best luxury cars of the time like Hispano-Suiza, Mercedes Benz, Rolls Royce and Isotta-Fraschini.  He wanted a car that would be the largest, fastest and most expensive automobile ever built. It took Fred 27 months to design the car, and it was a legend even on paper. In naturally aspirated form, it produced an impressive 265 horsepower, and could achieve a top speed of 119 mph. It was the quickest and most expensive American car at the time, demanding an incredulous price in excess of $20000.
Duesenberg went into oblivion as the Second World War began, and the company shut shop in 1937.

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Green Cars: The Hydrogen Engine another Step Ahead!

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Technology is quickly changing as the world is moving from the convection engines, which depend of fossil fuels to engines that depend on other green cars that use green energy sources. This is due the pollution effects which is associated to the mainly petroleum fuels. Other than, the fact they are pollutants, the fossil fuels are not renewable and the world has the fear that someday they will be depleted.

To help curb down these challenges there is a wide spread research on green cars such as the hybrid cars, electric cars, ethanol, biodiesel, and even plug-in car engines. One area that has a large potential is the invention of hydrogen-powered engines. A typical hydrogen engine will either be using electricity from the hydrogen fuel cell or directly use hydrogen gas in a convectional internal combustion engine. The later requires hydrogen tank and hydrogen filling stations to keep on powering the car. This will completely revolutionized the automobile industry.

The conventional internal combustion engines cannot be used to directly burn hydrogen but would require a more specialized Hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines popularly known as the H2ICEs. These engines use pressurized hydrogen, which does similar roles just a gasoline does. The engines are relatively cheap and are becoming more popular. Some of the green cars companies are making engines, which are hybrids, and thus they have the ability to use gasoline as well as hydrogen gas. This has been to keep owner of the hydrogen cars moving, as there are currently few hydrogen filling station in the world. The future of a hydrogen engine quite bright and there is hope that the engine may become the standard one in a period less than ten years.

Some of the green cars manufacturers who are making the H2ICE engines include Mazda and BMW. These “dual fuel” engines have the ability to be switched from hydrogen usage to the usage of gasoline via the flip switch. A hydrogen engine in this category has to be well designed to reduce backfiring, which is one of the challenges of the hydrogen fuel source. The cars have to be fitted with dual fuel tank system so that one could be used to store hydrogen and the other gasoline. The hydrogen engine has in addition to the normal gasoline injection system, a hydrogen injection valve, as there is no air fuel mixing.

On the other hand, the hydrogen fuel cell, which is slowly being more brought into the market, is a good solution to the hybrid engine used by the green cars, which depends on hydrogen gas that is still not much available. The engine comes with fewer mechanical parts, ensures clearer burning, and has electricity regeneration features. Such a hydrogen engine will certainly be less slimy. All these advantages make the hydrogen fuel cell the cleaner choice for times to come.

One of the big time and successful hydrogen fuel cell engines is the SUV Fuel Cell Hydrogen Vehicle, the FCHV, which is made by Toyota Company. The car has a fabulous design with lovely dashboards, which will give you a hint on how the hydrogen engine works. Honda has also made a FCX hydrogen fuel cell electrical vehicle.

The breakthrough in this area will certainly bring green cars and driving into a reality. However, the cars are not common as the hydrogen cells are expensive thus make the car in turn expensive.

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BMW X1 Magnificent Design and Interior

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BMW's X1 is rightfully priced. Lets take a ride, what say you?

This seems to be a hopped-up BMW 3 Series. That's how you define the BMW X1. Sorry to dissapoint you but its not a proper SUV. Nevertheless you have everything that is almost everything else likely to be found on most modern BMWs, you have to go beyond the looks and get behind the wheel to truly experience what BMW have tried to do with their new offering. So is it worth giving a second look, or should you ignore it and go for a proper, full-sized SUV instead? Let's get cracking with it, shall we!

DESIGN

This car happens to be BMW's smallest car in the SUV category and doesn't have bulk to flaunt, but has enough muscle and chiseled lines that can make heads turn. Well, let me tell you, for the past few days, we have been driving this white example in Mumbai, and well the feedback from the man on the street is synonymous with two-thumbs up straight from the heart. Now, lets get the things straight down the lane, BMW's X1 borrows little from its bigger brothers and is a break from the tradition found on the X5 and X6. One more thing is that the kidney-grille is much bolder than before - something we've seen on the new 5 and 7 Series. Also the fact remains that the inverted air-dam comes with the splitter looks really cool and it isn't body colored.

The vehicle faces lack of height. It is gonna be dwarfed if compared to Toyota.

Now, the rear story, from the rear three-quarters, the wildly styled tail lamps, compact hatch design and high loading lip let you know that BMW has given up on some practicalities, letting function folllow form. This car marks the return of the eagle-eyed headlamps (ala, last-gen E60 BMW M5). Now, what we drove was an Exclusive edition and had beautiful 17-inch Star-spoke wheels on 225/50 R17 runflat tyres and a panoramic sunroof as standard as well as xenon lamps.

INTERIORS

Are you looking for a full-sized SUV? Well, then the X1 isn't quite your cup of coffee or glass of wine or whatever your drink might be. Quite similar to the Yeti, it is designed to seat four comfortably and five at a pinch.

Here is what makes the difference if compared to the other offerings in the Rs 20-30 lakh segment, the BMW X1 has the best build quality. Not to mention, our test car, which had the Leather Nevada Red Brown/Black upholstery option, the interiors looked sporty and the quality of seat trim was excellent. And to add to this the rest of the dashboard is proper 3 Series stuff, and so it is pretty good stuff. Well, this is going to count, the Exclusive edition, i-Drive is standard while a regular eight-speaker system is standard across the range as is USB connectivity. Six airbags, traction and stability control, ABS and brake assist are the safety equipment you will get.

Apart from this the front seats are quite supportive and very comfortable. What's more there are Memory seats with four-way lumbar support are part of the package which make it pretty well loaded in comparison to the competition. To spicen things up there are the dials which are typical 3 Series and are easy to read even in broad day light. What can one say, the air-con is powerful and chills quickly, while the iDrive is easy to use, thanks to the important functions now available on a set of switches surrounding the main dial.

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Ford Fusion Hybrid Car Review

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The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid happens to be a hit with the analysts. Even though it remains less fuel-efficient as compared to the 2010 Toyota Prius, critics find it appealing because it looks, drives, rides and handles like an ordinary sedan.

Cars.com has concluded it to be the Best New Car of 2010, telling,

If it wasn't for the dazzling, customizable gauge cluster in the Fusion Hybrid, it would be difficult for drivers to tell this car packs an extra electrical system under its hood.

This seems to be just the beginning for Ford Hybrid as because it has also bagged Automobile magazine's All-Star award, MotherProof.com's Best Hybrid for Families designation and Motor Trend's Car of the Year along with the rest of the Fusion lineup. Now, let me clarify here, except for some styling differences, the five-passenger Fusion Hybrid is identical to the 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid and flaunts a base MSRP: $28,180

Here is a brief desciption of the car, as a matter of fact the Ford Fusion Hybrid's powertrain pairs a 2.5-liter, four-cylinder engine with an electric motor for a peak 191 horsepower. What's more much similar to the Prius, the Fusion Hybrid can launch from a stop solely with its electric motor and this is what helps the Ford Fusion Hybrid achieve better fuel economy than any other midsize hybrid car, including the 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid and also the 2010 Nissan Altima Hybrid, which is known to be available in as low as 9 states. Now, read this one the much hiked Fusion Hybrid's estimated 41 mpg city/36 mpg highway/39 mpg combined still lacks much behind the Prius' 51 mpg city/48 mpg highway/50 mpg combined.

Even as the word is spread that the Toyota Prius offers all the passenger room of a midsize car, the Ford Fusion Hybrid happens to be even more roomier overall, with an inch more legroom and 2 inches more hip room in the back seat. The Prius' hatchback, though gives fusion the same blow, providing nearly twice as much cargo space as offered by the Fusion Hybrid's 11.8-cubic-foot trunk.

Now here comes a significant drawback which has been mentioned in several of the reviews of the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, it concerns that the substantial price premium over the 175-horsepower, four-cylinder nonhybrid 2010 Ford Fusion is Base MSRP: $19,695 to $24,655, which the Environmental Protection Agency rates at a respectable 22 mpg city and 31 mpg highway with an automatic transmission and front-wheel drive.

Sara Lacey from the MotherProof.com has written:

At traffic lights, the engine's starting and stopping was undetectable; there was no loud engine start noise and no lurching as the engine jumped to life. It was impressive.

Now, here is some more information about the car, the Ford Fusion Hybrid's unique gauge cluster also enlists useful, customizable color displays that remains on both sides of the speedometer that monitor the operator's driving behavior and encourage more fuel-efficient driving techniques.

The car also retains its prestige for its standard safety equipment: front, side and curtain airbags, antilock brakes, electronic stability control, traction control and rear parking sensors. To add to this there is a backup camera and blind-spot warning system are optional.

The car comes with an 5-star rating for fron and 4-star for rear accidental cases as per government standard norms.

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Insurance Auto Auctions Proudly Inaugurates Louisville Facility

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The Insurance Auto Biz is steadily rising these days and people are getting on with auction cars more and more. This is altogether a beneficial wayout towards better and cheaper deals.

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., happens to be the leading hybrid model salvage auto auction company in the auction car biz industry and also turns up to be wholly owned subsidiary of KAR Auction Services, Inc. at the same time. They have made an announcement of the opening of its facility in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, located south of downtown Louisville. As a matter of fact the location seems to be pretty much convenient and is quite near Interstate 65 and also is entitled to be the fourth IAA location in Kentucky.

According to Tom O’Brien, chief executive officer at IAA,
“As part of Insurance Auto Auctions’ core business growth strategy, we continue to expand at a steady pace with investments in locations throughout North America by adding Louisville to our more than 155 facilities, Our disciplined approach to investing in facilities enables us to provide more strategic locations for our customers. As a result, our customers realize even greater benefits in reduced transportation costs and more choices and variety than ever before.”

Now, IAA’s mature global buyer base, is said to consist of automotive body shops, rebuilders, used car dealers, automotive wholesalers, exporters, dismantlers, recyclers, brokers. News is that there, non-licensed (public) buyers, now will be provided with a lot of extra choices when it comes to the number of salvage vehicles to bid on and buy.

The IAA-Louisville branch is said to be located in Shepherdsville at 1825 South Preston Highway. Infact those who aren't acquainted with auctions must know that the preview and auction times vary for each facility. If you are looking for further information and think that you would want to place a bid, you are most welcome to visit IAA’s Branch Information page at www.iaai.com.

Now, let me brief you here a little about Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAAI) as earlier mentioned happens to be a wholly owned subsidiary of KAR Auction Services, Inc. , and is said to have been providing the advantage in salvage auto auctions with their Hybrid Auction Model combining live and live-online auctions, which is notable as because it is North America’s broadest salvage auction facility footprint, and is reputed to be a strong global buyer base and high vehicle returns. IAA’s is known to have more than 155 facilities across the United States of America and Canada which provide everything that includes services right from vehicle suppliers and buyers with powerful solutions to process and acquire total-loss, recovered-theft, fleet lease, donation and rental vehicles. The IAA Hybrid Auction Model, is said to include live, live-online, and proxy bidding. It is also an undoubted fact that they united with their mature global buyer base and diverse inventory result in the production of some of the industry’s highest returns for vehicle providers. IAA is pretty much expected to hold a comprehensive warehouse of salvage auction data having spent more than two decades in the industry.

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Elvis Presley’s Power Blue Mercedes 600 Sold At Bonhams Auction

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Now, don't tell me you don't know who Elvis Presley is. The question is why all of a sudden he sold out one of his Mercedes. This month has noticed enough number of auctions taking place though all were targeted for different purposes, some meant to collect personal revenue while others intended to raise funds.

There cannot be any doubt that Elvis Presley had been a rock phenomenon, infact he still enjoys being an icon, so as a matter of fact every tiny thing that belonged to him holds an enormous value. He was also popularly known as the King of Rock and Roll and it is said that he had a special affinity for pink Cadillacs and Mercedes-Benz 600s, so the Bonhams Auction decided on selling one of Presley's Mercs at the Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey. Well, what really stood apart in the show was the 600 Saloon Limousine, once driven by Elvis, and it bagged around a price of $127,575.

Initially, there was a controversy regarding the auction. The official fan club of Elvis Presley were totally against selling off the rock stars utilities. They put up yet another reason as to why the sale shouldn't take place. Their perception was that Elvis Presly was an American Icon, Rock Star and Super Celeb so an outsider who is not likely an American shouldn't given away the rights to his property just for the sake of money. The issues were nevertheless resolved later on. The fans finally understood that it was an a matter of prestige for the nation that people from outside and all over the world are coming in to get something that is American.

Not much information about the bidder have been revealed yet but, some reputed sources are providing with indications of that person being a German bidder. As it happens now, he is the one to get the Mercedes 600 which reportedly had been fully restored and then driven for two years by Elvis Presley himself. Well, may be it wasn't as popular as his pink Cadillac, but the proceeding of events lead to a view that the fan club considered the Merc none less than a national treasure that shouldn't be allowed to leave the States. We collected a whole lot of information from a report generated by sportscarmarket.com.

What makes this Power Blue Mercedes 600 is that it enjoys the exclusivity of being one of the few vehicles purchased by the King of Rock and Roll and registered straight by the singer. From Elvis Presley it was handed over to some James Leroy Robertson and then it was purchased in 2005 from Robertson Motors Memphis by the current owner.

The auction was not obviously cast on solely the Elvis Mercedes 600, there were others who are equally eye-catching, if not more than this very rare Merc 600 collection car, those who were present and had participated to the auction had the opportunity to bid for a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL ‘Gullwing’ Coupe and a 1913 Rolls-Royce 45/59hp Silver Ghost Open Drive Limousine. Let me inform you, both of the vehicles lured an impressive amount of interest towards themselves, finally being sold for $692,058 and $665,000, respectively.

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How Can You Buy Yourself a Stolen and Recovered Vehicle?

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Salvage Car biz is steadily growing and now we have a number of salvage car yards around us. This is good because you save money out of each and every deal that you make at an yard.

Now, let me help you in making things a bit more clear, how do they function, what do you need to do in order to get a good feel in the need. Well, lets put it this way, 'Salvage cars' are usually those which the insurance companies have declared to be worthless because their damages got during accidents were too severe and needed a good repairing and costs of a car’ value would never cover it. So, to save their back what they do is to claim a car as salvage one and then sell it to junk yards and get some money for it instead of getting nothing by towing such damaged cars to scrap yards and trust me this idea is quite profitable. Now, if you're looking for some reasons as to why this biz is so popular then you must know that all the parties involved in such deals i.e. the salvage yards and dealers, salvage title car owners, salvage car auctions and for sure insurance companies are entitled with what they want eventually and do it in an economical and which is more important in a ecological way due to the fact that the growing number of scrap yards was one of the main ecological problems.

Moreover it is necessary also to point out that stolen and recovered cars are mostly in a good condition and operate better than damaged autos with the same title. As a matter of fact you are most likely to find really decent cars of any model among stolen and recovered salvage vehicles which is more significant these cars can be practically new because thieves usually do not steal too damaged or used cars.

If you are inquisitive about how to salvage car auction work then let me explain it to you. First and foremost thing is that a stolen and recovered salvage car is towed to a salvage yard, chances are that the owner won't find it within the next 10days, so the experienced mechanics repair it if it is necessary and then put on a salvage car auction where every buyer can check it and then propose a price he/she is ready to pay for a certain salvage car during a public auction. Now, if you're already interested in goin for an auction then check out the net or look out for the nearest salvage yard territory which are most likely to hold these sort of auctions or else you are free to get hold of someone who is in the biz. and will help you through, but then ofcourse he'll have his cut out of the deal.

So, what do you think? Are you going in for an auction? Well, why not try it out, there are some un-believable deals taking place out there most of the time.

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EPA Completes Cleanup of Former Cadie Auto Salvage

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EPA is finally done with their emergency cleanup of hazardous materials operation running at the former Cadie Auto Salvage located at 1451 McKinley Ave. The announcement came from officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today. The team executed their operation within projected time.

It is mournful that what once used to be an Auto Salvage Yard has now been alleged to be a toxic ground. As more and more people these days are switching on to Salvage Car biz. they need to keep it in mind that the area should be kept clean as per the environmental notifications or else they might also end up losing their yard. With just a couple of years to Larry Cadie's departure traces of his Auto Salvage yard has been eradicated.
Reportedly, the EPA officials started with the inspections of the site in August and had been since then looking after the cleanup dating Oct. 25

According to the company generated reports, it went in to a contract of the removal of 250 compressed gas cylinders with an additional 60 cylinders. The mentioned items were packed in wood crates and have been found to be labeled as containing triethyl borane, silane, chlorine and other combustible chemicals.

SET Environmental Inc. which happens to be an environmental management group, was approached with the contract in the month of November for the removal of the hazardous materials, which for now has been decided of to be disposed at a facility located in Texas, said Steve Faryan, EPA’s on-scene coordinator.

The EPA released a statement on Tuesday that said,

More than 90 different known or suspected chemicals were transported to facilities that specialize in hazardous waste disposal, Other contaminants included waste oil and about 760 gallons of flammable liquids.

Now, interestingly, the clean up cost the EPA has quoted is $320,000. The federal government has put the allegations on the Cadie family and the defunct Environmental Technical Services Corp. pointing them responsible for the hazardous waste and is willing to seek reimbursement from them.

Faryan told,

We really put this on the fast track because of the high hazards, The immediate harm is gone, but there’s some long-term studies and remediation for the soil. There’s still some petroleum contamination in the soil, fluids from the cars they were crushing — gasoline, diesel, oil and trans fluid. (The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency) is on board with what is going on and will work with the owners or new owners.

Post this incident the nearby water wells were also put to test earlier this fall, but the have come up to be negative with no trace of contamination in the water found.

The Cadie Auto Salvage, is also popular by the name Cadie Car Hauling, has been in existence for quite a long time now and was established and operated by Larry Cadie of Belvidere until his departure in the year 2008. The initial efforts to clean up the facility were made by the family members until finally they gave up and notified the Illinois EPA about their discovery of some potentially hazardous materials in the area.

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Barons’ Car Auction December 2010

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Car auctions are pretty much interesting, you get the chance to go for a ride of selection of cars. If Baron's Auction is counted, it enjoyed the benefits of the coming holidays as people are eying on getting themselves new stuff which can keep them entertained through the vacations.

The weather may have been freezing with record snowfalls over the preceding few days, but then Barons nevertheless managed to host a dazzling Yuletide Sale at Sandown Park on December 7th.

The icy environment couldn't effect the heat that warmed up the show, as none less than 44 of the cars found themselves new owners just in time for Christmas. It was a real difficult job picking up a star lot, because reportedly the event hosted some beautiful machines on offer. The highest bid was enjoyed by the magnificent 1959 Aston Martin DB MKIII DHC. The car, known for its elegance has been in the owned by one family since it was just three months old, and sold for £175,500.

Next in the line which was somewhat further down the price scale, but equally notable, was the ‘time warp’ 1970 MkI Ford Escort Delux. This was a pretty old car but surprisingly it rolled down 2,600 miles in 40 long years. The car was auctioned at £8,950, which is not a bad deal looking at its specs.

The top duo were followed by yet another DB MKIII which happened to be a restoration project, it was offered as a rolling shell and a number of boxes came along which contained the removed parts. The deal made a very decent £70,000, and then the 1935 SS1 Tourer was sold out for £78,250.

Barons’ MD, Laurence Sayers-Gillan stated,

Our Yuletide Sale is always popular, and I know that at least a couple of the lots are destined to be surprise Christmas presents for some very lucky enthusiasts. The result shows that not even the worst of the weather can keep buyers away if the cars on offer are attractive enough,
Of course, there must be cars there to buy, and our decision to open the Surrey Hall a day early proved a good one. Just one entry was withdrawn, in spite of the snow and ice, and we thank those vendors who brought their cars on the Sunday, thus avoiding the rush on Monday morning. With 65% of the cars on offer sold, this was an excellent result and brings 2010 to very healthy close.

The Barons did round off the year with style and for that they have earned themselves a Christmas present, they have received award from the Octane Magazine  ‘2010 Auction Car of the Year’. The award was received  for David Brown Aston Martin DBMKIII DHC which was sold by them in September, reportedly the car was a lost piece. The car had been languishing under a tarpaulin, that also on an open trailer, for none less than 32 years, and finally this historic piece is said to have been sold at Barons for £207,000.

Reportedly Barons has already set forth their future goals and their next sale will be all about Classic, Historic and Sports Car collection, venued at Sandown Park on February 8th 2011. If interested you are advised to visit www.barons-auctions.com or send in your email at info@barons-auctions.com or call 08454 306060.

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