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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Cruising Peachy Can't Wait: Collector Car Auction On November 21 At Sotheby's New York

1956 Aston Martin DB 2/4 MkII ‘Supersonic’, chassis AM300/1/1132
Estimate $1.5/2 million
Darin Schnabel © 2013 courtesy RM Auctions


RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, is delighted to announce a new sale in New York City, November 21. The exclusive auction will celebrate the motor car and its place in the history of design, 
focusing on iconic styling and the artistry of combining automotive function with exquisite form. Featuring approximately 35 handpicked automobiles from around the world, the auction will be held at Sotheby’s global headquarters in New York and will represent the first time a major collector car auction has been held in Manhattan in over a decade. With an emphasis on bespoke design and ‘best of category’ examples from the world’s most admired automotive marques, the sale will feature one of the most significant collections of motor cars offered in auction history.

Leading early highlights for the sale is the stunning 1956 Aston Martin DB 2/4 MkII ‘Supersonic’, chassis AM300/1/1132 (est. $1.5/2 million). The car’s first registered owners were newlywed New Yorkers Gail Whitney Vanderbilt and her husband, the record-setting water skier Richard C. Cowell, who took delivery directly from David Brown and were photographed with this car by Life magazine whilst living in the South of France. The Aston Martin is on display in our York Avenue lobby and is available for photography.





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