Great Britain becomes Great again. Elfyn Evans becomes the first British driver to win Rally Sweden.
After leading Rally Sweden from start to finish, Elfyn makes history for Great Britain.
Despite some very challenging conditions that were similar to the 1992 event, with very little snow and a great deal of exposed gravel, the tungsten-studded tyres were able to withstand the additional heat and loadings, allowing Elfyn to re-write the record books.
$29,800,000 (US$19,805,000) was the highest priced Collectible car in 2019
Yes, the 1994 McLaren F1 ‘LM-Specification’ example was sold at the 2019 Monterey Auction
This was the top end of the Auction sales during 2019.
Rondeau M378 Le Mans GTP up for sale for an estimated AU$1.65 Million
This car started in no less than 10 Le Mans races across 11 years, making it a record breaker in it's own right.
For a major piece of Le Mans history, grab this great car when it comes up at the Artcurial Retromobile Auction later this week. Other Rondeau's will also be available for the Collection.
Click here to see this great car for sale for approximately AU$1.65 Million
SOLD for $462,000 (AUD). One lovely Datsun 240 Z.
Thankfully..............we purchased many Datsun 240 Z's prior to the boom, which was easy to see coming.
There are currently another 46 cars that are all about to boom, just like the Datsun 240 Z's have. Please feel free to call us to get into this very rapidly rising asset class.
UP 510% in 30 months.........The UR Quattro has now finally topped out, and will see no more growth
Even though Quattro's have now stopped growing, the earnings are still very strong......all the way to $112,000.
Where else can one achieve over 500% on you're money in 3 years !. We have had several of these gamechanging cars, as they were available in relative abundance 30 months ago for £12,000. Now they are over £55,000 (AU$112,000), and despite the fact that this car is the rarer twin cam RR version, it is offset by the higher mileage. Invest with us now and make serious money.
490 % rise in value over 24 months for the lovely M100. This one sold for $47,300.
The Lotus Elan M100 took a liitle time to satisfy our Collector friends, although it is now firmly on the radar.
Despite being departing from the traditional Lotus roots, these great cars that were available in truck loads for under AU$10,000 until recently, are actually huge fun to drive, as everyone is now discovering......... This one did have especially low mileage, although will still set the high water mark for these previously unloved cars.
Click here to see this great Lotus Elan M100 that sold for AU$47,300
McLaren F1 - The inside story.
This is the story of how Gordon Murray brought the incredible McLaren F1 to life.
The tale of this 200 mph plus road car is as impressive as the car itself..........
China coming on board with Collectible Cars
We have been actively involved in following the move into China, and these new museums will be a real boost.
China has always been the next major market to accelerate Collectible Car values back to boom level, although it is of course always about which cars one selects.......... We ONLY ever purchase the next boom cars.
SOLD for $3.4 Million. The Bullitt Ford Mustang sells in the U.S.A.
Yes, the Bullit Mustang finally made it across the Auction blocks yesterday.
Following many reports of the estimated final figure to be achieved, Steve McQueen's movie car has finally changed ownership.
Thank you so much for all the praise in 2019.
Our Investors have seen gains of 14-32% in the values of their cars, with some seeing much greater returns (56% plus).
We thank you for all of the praise throughout 2019, in achieving such massive gains for so many of you.
As usual, we purchased ahead of the rise that we knew was coming (2018), and then talked about them AFTER they had achieved their massive gains. That said, three of our purchases from 2018 stood out this year, as our gains were JUST OUTSTANDING. We posted News Items on these cars on March the 11th (Supra JZA80), March the 12th (850 Csi), August the 6th (Type R Integra), and now even Hagerty in the good old U.S.A (where growth has been stagnant) have seen fit to agree with our purchases from 2017 and 2018 that will now TOP OUT and stop growing..........
Click here to read this Hagerty Article
"Rental Properties are a terrible investment" says the manager of $22 Million of investor funds
As we have always said, Investment in assets that are globally transferrable is WAY smarter than being tied to one market.
Additionally, being part of an asset class where the intellectual property is everything limits the oppurtunities for outsiders to muddy the waters.There are so many reasons why we choose the right Collectible Cars, that ALWAYS rise in value by very significant margins .........
The 50th Anniversary of The Italian Job,
The Self Preservation Society is now 50 years old.
Of all of the car movies ever made, The Italian Job would have to rate right up there. This News Artricle features an interview with David Salamone, and he was the guy that was tasked with collecting the original cars together for the movie, which included the Miura that was crashed.
This says it all.
We found this Tyre Placard in the glovebox of one of our Esprit V8 Twin Turbo's
This decal that was placed in the car from new says it all, as it was BEFORE we added the "missing" 226 bhp that the engine was designed with, prior to Lotus de-tuning it to keep the transmission together. Now, with the "proper" power output of over 500 bhp, we will let you're imagination do the work in determining what these cars are like to experience. The last timed check from 0-100 km/hr was 2.67 seconds, which is due in part to very little weight.
The $44 Million missing Ferrari gearbox.
A Ferrari 250 GTO that requires it's original gearbox !.
As we all know, the 250 GTO is one of the most valuable and most beautiful of all Collectible Cars, although this one seems to have not arrived with it's original 1962 gearbox, and the purchaser is not happy !. The case has gone all the way to the U.K. High Court.
Superb Lotus Esprit S1 coming up for sale at R.M. Sothebys
Even though this car is the lower powered U.S.A. option, Petrolicious still loved this excellent car.
It would seem that the writer found this car to be superior to many other cars of it's time, as well as right up to the present day.