Monday 19th August 2013

Pebble Beach round-up

Quick catch-up with the headlines from America's swankiest car show

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Pebble Beach is a lavish motoring event for the great and good of the automotive world. Maybe next year, eh? However, we can bring you all the important news to emerge from sunny California over the weekend.

That's blue-tinted carbon don't you know

RM Auctions held a sale of the Concours d’Elegance with some predictably wonderful machinery. A Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spyder made $27.5 million on Saturday, eclipsing the $9 million paid for a 375MM Spider the day before. A pair of Mercedes 300 SLs (a Gullwing and Roadster) also made $1.4 million each.

Away from the auctions, some interesting new cars made their debuts also. As well as the BMW M4, Spyker Venator Spyder, Pebble Beach played host to the global debut of the Aston Vanquish Volante.

Bugatti wheeled out another Veyron Gran Sport Vitesse, the first of six ‘Legends’ editions. The first, named the GSV, is dedicated to former Bugatti racer Jean-Pierre Wimille; just three GSVs will be produced. Surely those who wanted a Veyron have one by now?

Only 12 375MMs were made by Ferrari

Those after a more exclusive 1,000hp plus supercar might do well to look at the Galpin Auto Sports GTR1, another Pebble Beach debutant. Described as "a vision of what the Ford GT may have looked and performed like today”, it makes 1,038hp and 738lb ft from Ford’s 5.4-litre V8 (with two turbos). At least six GTR1s will be made, say Galpin, but no more than 24; each customer will have to pay at least $1million (£639,345).

Photos: Ferraris: RM Auctions/Darin Schnabel, Bugatti: Autocar, Galpin: Worldcarfans

[Tib]

Galpin autosports?...

... Didn't that lot do pimp my ride?

[405dogvan]

How to ruin a Ford GT in one easy step...

[BlackpoolRock]

I worked on a 275 NART spyder a few years back. I never thought they'd be worth that sort of money.

[365daytonafan]

Before you get a note from their PR department, I believe Gooding & Company had the official auction of the Pebble Beach Concours. RM's was held in Monterey.

[Papa Hotel]

365daytonafan said:

Before you get a note from their PR department, I believe Gooding & Company had the official auction of the Pebble Beach Concours. RM's was held in Monterey.

Alright Wayne, calm down.

[storminnorman]

Worth mentioning the NART Spyder proceeds went to charity.

I don't understand the Veyron anymore. They don't make a profit on them, do they? So all the special editions are sheer vanity. I wonder how history will look upon the car.

[rj1986]

Any ideas if the FXX sold?

[PhantomPH]

THat NART is ludicrously over-priced. (IMHO of course). Charity or not, what does that do to the benchmark - the 250GTO - values now??

I know there were only 10 made, but it's not the most beautiful Ferrari - that's crazy money.

[Greg_D]

storminnorman said:

I don't understand the Veyron anymore. They don't make a profit on them, do they? So all the special editions are sheer vanity.

not strictly true, they don't make a profit on the project as a whole once you take development into account but they do make money on the material cost of production for each unit so every one they sell reduces their defecit a bit, ergo it is worthwhile trotting them out...

[tomellingham]

How much did the McLaren F1 go for in the end?

[Cotic]

More a 'money show' than a 'car show', me thinks.

[Mini1275]

tomellingham said:

How much did the McLaren F1 go for in the end?

$8.47 Million.

[anthonysjb]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaZB14xiHg8

Great video from Petrolicious about that very NART.

[tomellingham]

Mini1275 said:

tomellingham said:

How much did the McLaren F1 go for in the end?

$8.47 Million.

Seems OK, I heard that the insurer of Rowan Atkinsons F1 paid out £1.5m for his repairs, so around £6m for a fresh one seems reasonable.

[tomellingham]

I also think that Veyron looks mysteriously like a Gumpert Apollo with those triangle patches around the lights.

[GTRene]

there was also this Moroccan supercar with 1750hp (when fueled with Ron 110) otherwise 1.200hp,
on less than 1.300kg mostly carbonfiber panels.

they want to build 9 cars







Its called the Laraki Epitome and based (but you can't see it) on a C6 Corvette.

http://www.autoweek.nl/nieuws/24463/laraki-epitome...

[mikEsprit]

GTRene said:

there was also this Moroccan supercar with 1750hp (when fueled with Ron 110) otherwise 1.200hp,
on less than 1.300kg mostly carbonfiber panels.

they want to build 9 cars







Its called the Laraki Epitome and based (but you can't see it) on a C6 Corvette.

http://www.autoweek.nl/nieuws/24463/laraki-epitome...

How do they expect it to stand out when it looks like every other car out there?

[tomoleeds]

any pictures of wayne carini ?

[suffolk009]

Article asked: "Surely those who wanted a Veyron have one by now?"

I believe that (amazingly) some people have more than one.

[mr_tony]

"Veyron GSV"?
They should have more interesting names.

• (Anyone who reads Iain M Banks will see what I mean)...