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The new owner of Trump's Ferrari received a copy of the original vehicle title bearing Trump's New York City Trump Tower address and distinctive signature

Automotive

Donald Trump's Ferrari F430 wins celebrity car auction shoot-out

Celebrity provenance is a wildcard variable in determining the price of any item and this week three cars with celebrity provenance went to auction. Donald Trump's Ferrari F430 won the day, narrowly beating a 1955 Porsche 356 Speedster once owned by Academy-Award-Winner Nicolas Cage

The 540 K Special Roadster is among the most instantly recognizable, valuable, and desirable of all automobiles built during the Classic Era, and acquiring one is an instant mark of discerning taste and prestige for any collector. It is, quite simply, the ultimate bragging right. This particular Roadster is even more spezial - it's a one-off.

Automotive

Could rare Mercedes-Benz 540 K Spezial Roadster break model record?

The Scottsdale round of collector car auctions in January is the bellwether for the classic car auction market each year, and in 2017 there's a particular Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster that will provide an accurate indication of the robustness of the very top end of the market.

Continued bouyant sales indicate that the collectible car market is cruising along at record levels with no signs of slackening.

Collectibles

14 "Million Dollar Cars" sell at six auctions in eight days

Despite some forebodings that the collectible car market had finally "topped out", it appears that predictions of its demise were somewhat premature. In the last eight days, 14 cars have topped the magic million dollar mark across six auctions.

This 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster by Nawrocki goes to auction on Saturday, July 18, 2015. It is expected to sell for between $1.2 and $1.8 million

Automotive

Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster ... going cheap

This genuine supercharged 5.4 liter car originated in Mercedes-Benz' legendary Singelfinden works eighty years ago and it's one of the finest examples of one of the world's most valuable models yet will struggle to get much more than 10 percent of its potential value. Why?