By Staff Writer
Aug 4, 2022
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Aston Martin,
De Tomaso,
Ferrari,
Porsche,
Monterey,
Monterey Car Week,
Auction,
300 SL,
DB5,
Mercdes-Benz,
LaFerrari,
Sport 5000 Spyder,
911 T
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Photography Credit: Courtesy RM Sotheby's
From Sean Connery’s personal Aston Martin, to an early prototype for the LaFerrari, here are five auctions at Monterey to watch:
Sean Connery’s personal Aston Martin, purchased by the late actor in 2018 and refinished in Snow Shadow Grey to accurately echo the cars used for “Goldfinger” and “Thunderball.”
The 1972 Porsche 911 features something not seen on the model before or since: a door for the oil filler on the right-rear fender. Making this one even more distinctive is the factory color of Chartreuse.
An unusual combination: a steel-bodied car ordered with many of the desirable options, including the Rudge wheels, often associated with the alloy-bodied examples.
What is it? A first-phase prototype for what became the LaFerrari. Mecum will also offer three other LaFerrari prototypes at Monterey, each from a different step in the supercar’s development.
A joint venture between De Tomaso and Shelby–with Peter Brock handling the design work–produced the P70. When that arrangement fell through after just a single car, De Tomaso released this updated racer–again, one of one.
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