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    mercredi 18 mars 2015

    This Dutch Ferrari Testarossa is our kind of ‘Miami Ice’


    Prins Classics welcomes a gleaming white 1987 Ferrari Testarossa to its snow-covered Netherlands premises, in this beautifully shot video clip...

    The movie car for Miami Vice


    Swapping sea and sunshine for ice and snow, this Prancing Horse is a long way from where it made its name – as Don Johnson’s car of choice used for apprehending drug traffickers along sunny South Beach, in the 80s undercover police drama series, Miami Vice. In the video, a similar Bianco-coloured flat-12 supercar is seen starting from cold in a private garage, before tackling snow-covered woodland roads and, finally, arriving at the classic car specialist’s premises.
    Video courtesy of Wim Prins
    Discover numerous Ferrari Testarossas for sale in the Classic Driver Market.

    Green Racing : Prost et e.dams Renault triomphent sans vice à Miami

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    par e.dams Renault
    C’est l’Amérique pour l’équipe française ! En s’imposant dans les avenues de Miami, Nicolas Prost a été le premier à faire retentir la Marseillaise sur un podium de Formule E et s’est offert, par la même, le commandement du championnat. Et pour faire bonne mesure, le team e.dams Renault creuse l’écart (31 points d’avance) au classement des équipes, malgré les ennuis qui ont frappé Sébastien Buemi.
    En dépit d’un retard considérable dans le programme – dû aux intempéries de la veille – qui a réduit les essais libres à une demi-heure et les qualifications à huit minutes par séance, les Américains se sont agglutinés en masse autour du circuit. Et malgré le désavantage de s’élancer dans le premier groupe de qualification, Nicolas Prost signait un remarquable troisième chrono. Il lui vaudra une première ligne après le déclassement de Nelson Piquet. Quant à Sébastien Buemi, parti en tête-à-queue après un blocage de roues intempestif, il s’alignait en treizième position.
    Sans un regard pour les vices de Miami étalant leur bronzage sur les yachts amarrés près du circuit, Nicolas Prost allait mener une course toute d’intelligence. Troisième derrière le poleman Jean-Eric Vergne et Daniel Abt pendant la première séquence, il s’emparait de la deuxième place après le changement de voiture. Blotti dans le sillage d’Abt, il profitait d’une meilleure gestion d’énergie pour le déborder sans coup férir à deux tours de l’arrivée. Résistant au retour d’un Speed bien nommé, Nicolas remportait ainsi avec autorité sa première victoire en Formule E. Sébastien Buemi, en panne de radio, était, pour sa part, victime de surconsommation d’énergie et devait se contenter de la treizième position finale.
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    Nicolas Prost : « C’était une journée parfaite ! D’abord, un grand merci à l’équipe qui m’a offert une voiture très performante de bout en bout et une excellente stratégie. J’étais particulièrement content de ma qualification, obtenue sur une piste qui n’était pas encore propre. Ensuite, la course s’est déroulée sans problème et nous avons bien géré la consommation pour pouvoir attaquer à la fin. »
    Sébastien Buemi : « Avant tout, je tiens à féliciter Nicolas pour sa victoire, il la méritait bien. De mon côté, hélas, la journée a été plus difficile. Un souci en qualification avec un blocage de frein et ensuite, plus de radio pendant la course. Je n’avais plus d’indication sur ma consommation et j’ai été obligé de ralentir dans les derniers tours. Un samedi à oublier ! La revanche à Long Beach ! »
    Alain Prost (co-fondateur) : « Je suis très heureux et très fier, à la fois pour Nicolas et pour l’équipe. Cette victoire était méritée, en particulier aujourd’hui au terme de sa meilleure course de la saison. Cela concrétise le travail collectif, auquel j’associe, bien sûr, Sébastien, qui a connu, hélas, quelques problèmes techniques. Le championnat est encore long mais nous allons nous battre pour défendre nos positions jusqu’au bout. »
    Jean-Paul Driot (co-fondateur) : « Je suis vraiment ravi pour Nicolas ! Il a montré, depuis la première course, toute sa vélocité et sa capacité à gérer l’énergie. Ce premier succès est amplement mérité. C’est une récompense aussi pour l’équipe et pour Renault dont le soutien nous permet d’être aussi performants dans ce championnat qui prend sans cesse plus d’ampleur. »
    Résultat de la course : ici
    Championnat pilotes. 1. Prost, 67 points ; 2. Di Grassi (Audi-Abt), 60 points ; 3. Bird (Virgin), 52 ; … 5. Buemi, 43.
    Championnat équipes. 1. e.dams Renault, 110 points ; 2. Abt-Audi, 79 ; 3. Virgin, 78.
     
    via Endurance-Info.com

    Amelia Island Auctions 2015 – the stars from Bonhams, Gooding and RM Sotheby’s


    On the east coast of Florida this week, the collector community meets at the annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. The programme offers an auction from RM Sotheby’s, but Bonhams and Gooding will also be serving up some delicacies. We present highlights from the three auction houses...

    Bonhams on 12 March at Fernandina Beach Golf Club

    The Bonhams catalogue includes this 1992 Ferrari F40, the last to be built with US equipment – and estimated at 1.2 to 1.4 million US dollars. In a different price bracket, meanwhile, is one of our favourite supercars from Bavaria, the BMW M1. The Bonhams example comes from the last year of production (1981) and has fewer than 7,600 miles on the odometer, and the estimate of 400,000 to 450,000 euros is fair enough when you consider what this rare supercar has to offer, both technically and historically. Moving to a different era entirely, we have the 1930 Cord L-29 ‘Town Car’ with a Murphy & Co body and a Hollywood history. The most famous actor to be chauffeured in this innovative automobile was John Barrymore – and the estimate of the pre-War classic with its special bodywork and authentic patina is available only on request.
    The automobile auction by Bonhams will start at 12.00, following on from the automobilia sale from 10.00.

    Gooding & Company on 13 March at the Racquet Park

    Anyone looking for a suitable historic racer for the Tour Auto, Le Mans Classic or Porsche Rennsport Reunion would do well to consider this 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 RSR in Café Mexicano livery, carrying an estimate of 1.2 to 1.5 million US dollars. The eventful history of the RSR racing car is well worth reading – and don't miss the onboard tutorial shown here, with racing driver Jim Pace at the wheel.

    A further potential dollar millionaire at Gooding’s Amelia Island sale is also a Porsche. However, this is no classic or racing legend, but an almost modern Porsche 993 GT2. This exceptional ‘Turbo’ is extremely rare – only 57 road-going versions were built – and is increasingly sought-after by the collector market, hence the generous 950,000 to 1.25 million-euro estimate. However, arguably the most exciting car at the Gooding auction is a Maserati 200 SI: a racing legend with a brushed aluminium body that was raced by the Maserati factory team in the 1950s, with – among others – Stirling Moss at the wheel. Today, the Maserati would be welcome at almost any top-class event, as its period history demonstrates.
    The Gooding & Company auction starts next Friday at 11.00.

    RM Sotheby’s on 14 March  at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel

    RM will be serving up a selection of world-class racers next Saturday, at the official Amelia Island auction. In addition to the Jaguar D-type, which we’ve covered elsewhere, there is another British blue-chip classic going under the hammer, in the form of the Jaguar XJR-9. The car’s biggest success was victory at the 1990 24 Hours of Daytona. Today, after restoration, the race car is in excellent condition and expects bids between 3.0 and 5.0 million US dollars. Another highlight is the wonderful 1953 Ferrari 212 Europa Coupé with its Vignale coachwork, of which only six were built – this one for the American sportsman Thomas Neelands. Price expectations are at the 2.0 to 2.5 million-dollar level. For almost the same price – 2.2 to 2.5 million – RM Sotheby’s is offering an attractive 1967 Shelby Cobra ‘Semi-Competition’ 427. Chassis number CSX 3045 is one of the 29 Cobras to this racing specification and is accompanied by a fully documented history.
    The RM Sotheby’s sale will start on Saturday at 11.00.
    Photos: RM Sotheby's, Bonhams, Gooding & Co.

    THE TOWING A TRIUMPH TT600 CUSTOM BY SHAKA GARAGE


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    In the past few days, I am very busy, and some rush hour in California makes me tired. Now is the perfect time to take a break. What can we do at recess? Just reading emails, You’ll be surprised with a bike that’s pretty cool that we can observe together. Not many people are exploring this bike, so I think you will do some arguing with your friends. How beautiful this bike? Let them tell the story.

    Hi guys, I’m Saverio, the designer and one of the components of Shaka Garage – Bari. I describe, I hope exhaustively, the work of transformation performed to our “THE TOWING” or a Anzianotta Triumph TT600. The bike was recovered by a gentleman who was not interested in the bike more than busy work and family. Cultured l’occasion, we bought the Triumph, originally dubious beauty, if not a bell reproach.
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    All Beginning! We were a little hesitant, as a basis not really prone to transformation into a naked flavor between Brat and Scrambler. Between a headache and the other, we all completely dismantled, put on two pencil sketches and away with the classic work in progress, Although while you work, you find yourself on a project to make it a more, we started with l’idea to make it a cafe racer, then a naked classic, then here it is.
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    It is very important to emphasize that we have not dented the chassis or the geometry of the bike. We changed the driving position eliminating the handlebars, you found and mounted riser suitable for hobs original, it’s time for a nice handlebar bends low and quite wide, so you can manage to better the front end, we decided to back, an odyssey.
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    Dismantle and reassemble the original rear frame, we take the situation of the chest, new rear frame made in full. Keeping the inclination is the original one, but much, much shorter, streamlined and more defined. Worked and re-worked to make the frame accurate to the millimeter, the first problems arise, has a multitude of wiring, control unit, battery, connectors, etc.
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    We put everything back into the frame and secured with special brackets and business various tailor made, all in its place. Created the frame, one realizes the saddle made and fits perfectly on his new chassis rear and perfectly adherent to its original tank, now it’s up to posizionamente taillight LED.
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    Also fixed the back of the bike, the time comes to tires, initially focused on the road tires. Which certainly ensured more feeling with the road, but we got in the dance, we continue to dance, we mount tires impressive, perhaps too much, exaggerated, and the result is enormous, almost a muscle bike.
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    The bike has undergone a number of interventions, such as the painting of the circles in matt black swingarm repainted, teballe portanumero totally handmade, artianale exhaust, rear frame handmade painted matte black like the platforms driver and passenger.
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    Front parafanghetto brushed steel tank completely spazzolatoed airbrushed, headlight original triumph completely repainted, applied the braided hoses aviation to ‘brake system, transmission kit new, cutting general, new battery, new wiring, plates and fork legs painted matte black and small chores to finish details.
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    Our greatest satisfaction is to have met several consensus with this our creation between our old and new fans. Until next special license plate Shaka Garage – Bari. If you have any questions about this bike. Please like Shaka Garage fan page and chat with us.
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