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Discussion in the Australian Lotus Esprit forums.
JAMES BOND’S LOTUS ESPRIT UP FOR GRABS
First-ever Esprit Turbo to be auctioned by Coys; previous owners ‘007′ and Colin Chapman
A rare double-whammy of Lotus history is being sold at the Coys Blenheim Palace auction on Saturday 18th July, as the Lotus Esprit turbo used by Roger Moore in For Your Eyes Only goes up for sale.
Roger Moore – For Your Eyes Only
Posted in Auction, Classifieds, Coys Blenheim Palace, Esprit, Esprit Turbo, For Sale, For Your Eyes Only, James Bond, Lotus Esprit, Movie Car, OPW678W, Roger Moore, Turbo, UK, lotus, news
Discussion in the Australian prestige car forums:
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Ever hankered for a Hummer, ached for an Aston Martin or dreamed of buying your very own Lamborghini? Well, this could be your lucky week.
Luxury car owners are putting their dream machines on the block in record numbers as the recession bites.
Thirty luxury vehicles worth $3.5 million will go under the hammer in Auckland this Saturday at Turners Auctions’ largest prestige auction.
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With the SA Number Plate auction coming up soon, here’s a bonus piece of interesting literature from “The Great Plate Auction” in 1985 – back when Adelaide was about to stage it’s first F1GP.
Courtesy of “DRAGON”:
I recently came across some plate details from the “The Great Plate Auction” of 1985. I believe this auction was one of the first mass releases by the SA Government of numeric, jubilee and classic name series. The sale consisted of 329 lots, being some 400+ plates and was conducted by Jackman & Treloar on the 10th of October 1985.
I have a copy for auction book and it is quite interesting to see what was released at this time. Here is a list of some of the plates that were up for sale with final prices ranging from $200 to $11,000:
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Posted in 1985, Auction, Historic Plates, Jubilee Plates, Number Plates, Numeric Plates, Prestige Plates, sa
Forum discussion:
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Public Auction for Numeric number plates
The Registrar of Motor Vehicles has called a public auction for the sale of 40 Numeric number plates.
Numeric number plates include South Australia’s original number plates issued from 1906 to 1966 from the number 1 to 599 999 and the additional series 600 000 to 999 999.
Invest in a rare piece of history when 40 South Australian number plates go up for Auction at the 2009 South Australian Numeric Plates Auction.
2009 South Australian Numeric Plates Auction
Adelaide Showground, Ridley Centre, 2pm Sunday 5th April 2009
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