They are popular, the special cars of prominent previous owners. And the more legendary and interesting the stars who once sat behind the wheel of the car for sale, the higher the premium on the vehicle value.
At the Rétromobile in Paris on February 7, 2014,Artcurial will be auctioning four cars with impressive names in their history.
The Fiat by designer Philippe Starck
Who doesn't know the Frenchman Philippe Starck, who has left many traces as a designer of products and houses? He even designed motorcycles and an electric car, but his Alessi lemon squeezer, which looks like a UFO from a science fiction movie, and his bathroom furnishings are probably best known.
Starck probably also had a special taste for himself, as he owned one of around 80 Fiat Shellettes built. This beach car was based on the Fiat 850 and had a body without doors and wickerwork seats.
The car was estimated at between 30,000 and 40,000 euros and is being sold "sans réserve", which, as usual, is unlikely to result in a bargain price at Arcturial.
Like Brigitte Bardot or Charles Aznavour in a Rolls-Royce
The 1962 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud Mulliner Convertible , one of the most famous models in the history of RR, had three famous owners. Charles Aznavour once enjoyed the opulent Rolls-Royce before the curvaceous Brigitte Bardot lolled in the rear (or in the front seats). Later, shoe designer Charles Jourdan took over the Rolls-Royce, which is now valued at between 260,000 and 360,000 euros, and when you buy it, you even get a copy of the old registration with Brigitte Bardot's name on it.
Incidentally, there is a picture on Zwischengas showing Bardot with the Rolls-Royce, even if the actress is riding a folding bicycle ...
Packard Convertible by Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen 's 1940 Packard 120 Convertible is unlikely to achieve the fantasy price that his Porsche 911 once fetched at auction, and the estimated price of between 80,000 and 140,000 euros is also reasonably low. However, the car is said to be in wonderful condition and Steve's children Terry and Chad McQueen have confirmed that their father once owned the Packard.
Custom Bel Air by Ringo Starr
Whether Ringo Starr ever really drove the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Hardtop Coupe is probably not entirely clear, but the car was used by the car hi-fi company "Carig Stereo Systems" as "Ringo's Car" in advertising at the end of the 1970s. The vehicle is a modified version, which the well-known customizer George Barris had equipped with a stereo system with 72 amplifiers, among other things. The estimated price has been set at between 40,000 and 80,000 euros and the purchase is even said to include a Beatles cassette ...
Artcurial will auction nearly 200 cars in Paris on February 7 and 8, 2014. Further details can be found on the Artcurial website.
