More than 30 years after her death, Hollywood icon Natalie Wood’s vintage Mercedes Roadster will be up for auction in July this year. Auctioneer Profiles in History announced on Monday that Wood’s white 1967 Mercedes 250SL Roadster Coupe automatic will be a part of their July Hollywood memorabilia mega auction.
The Mercedes, purchased new in 1967 in Santa Monica, California, is upholstered in black vinyl and has been restored to near perfect condition. It comes with a certification card, has 106,000 miles on the clock, and is expected to fetch between US $30,000 – $50,000.
This famed 250SL, one of the most popular cars that Mercedes-Benz have ever built, boasts some fantastic features. ZF four-speed automatic transmission with floor shift, power steering, air conditioning, removable hardtop and a hidden soft top, the car also comes with copies of Natalie Wood’s 1968 California Registration and window sticker. This particular Mercedes is quite ahead of its times, with four-wheel disc brakes, all-independent suspension, a 2.5-liter sohc, mechanically fuel injected, and a six-cylinder engine. The250SL is one of the rarest of the W113-bodied cars, having been built only in 1967 and 1968.
Wood is best known for her playing memorable roles in Hollywood classics such as West Side Story, Miracle on 34th Street and Rebel Without A Cause. She died at the age of 43 when she drowned off the California coast in 1981. Her death, which was initially ruled as accidental drowning, was investigated again with her case being reopened in November 2011. At the time, Los Angeles police is believed to have received new leads when the captain of the yacht that the actress was travelling on confessed that he had lied to authorities in 1981.
In spite of all this, no charges have been brought against anyone.
Chart topping international pop star, Justin Bieber, had a slight run-in with the law over the weekend after he parked his flash electric sports car illegally while out shopping in Beverley Hills. Luckily for the 18-year-old singer, the police officer seemed to be a Bieber fan and let the Baby Baby singer off without a ticket.
The new look Porsche Boxster was given a sneak preview this week ahead of the sports car’s official unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show in March. After its debut at the motor show, Porsche say their new addition will go on sale in the UK on April 28th with the base model Boxster possessing a starting price of £37,589 and the Boxster S offered for sale with a base price of £45,384.
Rolls Royce posted record breaking sales figures for the previous year this week, with demand for the luxury car maker’s flagship model, the Rolls Royce Phantom, and the Ghost, helping to drive sales throughout 2011.
Emirates airline have opened a brand new “limo lounge” facility at Heathrow’s Terminal 3 where business class and first class incoming passengers travelling with the airline can make a pit stop before being collected in their chauffeur driven limo.
This weekend saw Birmingham NEC play host to one of the biggest car exhibitions in the UK, with over 1,650 vintage cars and bikes displayed at the arena as part of the hugely popular Footman James Classic Motor show.
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Mr Bean actor, Rowan Atkinson, has revealed his recent dramatic sports car accident in which he sustained a broken shoulder, has done nothing to dampen his love of fast cars.
A New York based pet chauffeur business is weathering the economic downturn as a result of adapting new practices to keep the customers coming through the doors.
US pop singer Lady Gaga recently came top of a poll which aimed to find the celebrity chauffeur the public were least likely to trust to drive them.