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Also in the sale is the six-whee (pictured below), which was designed to smash land speed records. It is said to be “Fitted with no less than six Ford Cobra V8 engines, each displacing 351 cubic inches and with a projected total of approximately 2,000 horse power, this 23 foot long monster is breath taking in every way. The six engines, 12 Holley four-barrel carburettors, 48 exhausts, two Ford C-6 automatic transmissions and a pair of Pontiac rear axles contribute to making this extra-ordinary vehicle a mouth watering addition to any serious collector or museum.” It was built ‘King of Kustomizers’, George Barris and a team consisting of Harry Bradley, Joe Bailon, Jay Ohrberg and built in the early 1970s

Sir Jimmy Savile Range Rover Carawagon to go under the hammer at Historics at Brooklands in February | Motoring News | Honest John.

 

By Brian Earnest

Brian Grams has had a lot of cars come and go from the Volo Auto Museum collection over the years. Movie cars, TV star cars, celebrity cars … he’s seen a little of everything as the director of the well-known museum/collection/dealer located about 50 miles east of Chicago.

But even Grams admits that few cars he has dealt with have had a story quite as fun, juicy and noteworthy as the 1969 “General Lee” Dodge Charger that serves as one of the museum fleet’s biggest attractions. The General Lee, of course, was the four-wheeled star that was driven hard and put away dirty by redneck cousins Bo and Luke Duke in the iconic “Dukes of Hazzard” series that ran from 1979 to 1985. The car — well, there were actually about 256 “Generals” that were driven and wrecked on film in the series — became a main character on the show, rivaled in popularity perhaps only by Daisy Duke’s short shorts.

Few cars have ever been more recognizable than the Dukes’ Charger. So how did one of the coveted authentic Chargers actually built for the show avoid winding up as property of the Warner Brothers studios, eventually disappear for more than two decades, then show up again as an authentic, unrestored TV prop with huge collector appeal?

As far as Grams is concerned, it’s the “barn find factor,” along with the way that WB was hoodwinked out of the car, that make the Volo Museum’s General Lee one of the most original, collectible and interesting of the remaining ’69 General Lee Chargers.

“When we saw the car advertised, we really didn’t know what the car was all about,” Grams admitted. “For us, it had all the Warner Brothers paperwork, and that’s all we cared about. There was a three-ring binder filled with tons of stuff about the car. It has bills of sale and all kinds of other documentation. But then we started into it and finding out more, and people were saying, ‘Oh, you’ve got THAT car?’ That car disappeared, and we were wondering what happened to it.’”

The very first time George has visited the UK and been pictured with a london Batmobile.
Check out this great story and awesome photos by visiting the link below.

via The 1966 Batman Message Board – George Barris in the UK 19th and 20th november.

One of two such Cadillacs that Ghia built on the Series 62 chassis for the 1953 Paris Auto Salon, Ghia chief Luigi Segre intended to use it to foster a working relationship between the two companies, similar to the relationship Ghia was establishing with Chrysler at the time. Instead, Prince Aly Khan spotted it on the stand and bought it then and there for his wife, actress Rita Hayworth. What good it did their foundering marriage can be debated – the couple divorced that year – but from that point on it became known as the Rita Hayworth Cadillac, landing on the cover of Road and Track, ending up in the Petersen Automotive Museum’s collection and even playing a bit part in Iron Man 2. Spectators at this year’s Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles can get an up-close look at it as it goes on display as part of the Glenmoor’s special class of Ghia-built cars.

via Rita Hayworth Cadillac, Chrysler Turbine to headline Ghia class at Glenmoor at Hemmings Blog: Classic and collectible cars and parts.

 

 

The Rolls has changed hands several times since Davis let it go several years later, and was once sold at the Barrett Jackson Scottsdale auction in 1999 for $9,828. Bonhams estimates its value today at approximately $500,000, due to its rarity and celebrity provenance.Davis was nearly killed in a car accident in 1954 on Route 66 during a trip from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, losing his left eye in the incident. Nevertheless, he remained an avid car enthusiast until the end of his life, famously owning several vehicles customized by Batmobile creator George Barris and a DeLorean

via Sammy Davis Jr.s Rolls Royce Hitting the Auction Block – FoxNews.com.