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James Bond Lotus Esprit Submarine up for auction

James Bond Lotus Esprit Submarine

The Lotus Esprit Submarine starred in the bond movie “The Spy Who Loved ME” and is probably one of the coolest James Bond cars.

Don’t Panic! Dad’s Army van to go under the hammer


One of the stars of the classic British sit-com Dad’s Army is all set to go under the hammer in December.

Top Mercedes registration plate to be auctioned – SL 63 AMG

The DVLA is to auction the ideal plate for the Mercedes owner that has everything.

It will go under the hammer at Mercedes Benz World on September 6th, just to ram home the message, but the owner will have to wait a year before using it on the public road, as the 63 plate will not become valid until September 2013.

DVLA cashes in on Jubilee – More Personal Plates to be auctioned


The line between government officials and Del Boy gets ever thinner. The DVLA is auctioning royal-related number plates to cash-incoincide with the Jubilee. The auction at City Hall, London, on Thursday (June 7), includes PR11 NCE and HA12 RRY with reserves of £2,000. The final price is likely to be a bit higher – three years ago 1 HRH was bought for £113,815.

Ferrari holding auction for Italian earthquake victims


Ferrari has announced it’ll be holding an online auction to raise money for victims of the two earthquakes in Northern Italy in May. All the proceeds of the auction will go to the families of those killed in the quakes, which affected the Emilia-Romagna region.Ferrari has lined up some extremely alluring items for the sale, including a 599XX Evo, whose value is around £1,000,000, and a V8 engine from a Ferrari F1 car.