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Car owned by Prohibition-era gangster could fetch $2M at Amelia Island Concours
Read full article: Car owned by Prohibition-era gangster could fetch $2M at Amelia Island ConcoursThe auction house calls it “a mobster’s ride.”According to RM, this particular example was owned by the infamous underworld figure John “Jake the Barber” Factor. Half brother of cosmetics magnate Max Factor, “Jake the Barber” took his nickname from his early training in hair care. The auction listing says “Jake the Barber” ran a stock scam in England that netted him $8 million back in the 1920s. RM says the car was originally sold through Wide World of Cars in Spring Valley, New York. About the 2020 Concours d’EleganceRoger Penske, the founder and chairman of Penske Corporation, will be honored at the 2020 Amelia Island Concours.

A Bugatti went a record 305 mph
Read full article: A Bugatti went a record 305 mphA specially modified Bugatti Chiron, driven by Bugatti test driver Andy Wallace, went 304.8 miles on a 5.5 mile straightaway on Volkswagen's Ehra-Lessien test track in Germany, the company said. This record was set by a prototype Chiron that Bugatti developed in cooperation with the Italian race car manufacturer Dallara. The tires were also specially developed by Michelin, which makes the tires for regular Chiron cars as well. The standard Bugatti Chiron is limited, using on-board electronics, to a top speed of 261 miles an hour. Having now set this record, the company has nothing left to prove in regards to speed, Bugatti president Stephan Winkelmann said.

Bugatti is only making 10 of these $9 million supercars
Read full article: Bugatti is only making 10 of these $9 million supercarsThe Bugatti Centodieci will cost $9 million and only 10 will be made. This car is an homage to the Bugatti EB110 supercar of the early 1990s. The Bugatti Chiron costs more than $3 million. Then, at the Geneva Motor Show last March, Bugatti unveiled another special car of which only one would be made. At almost $19 million, including taxes, Bugatti claimed that La Voiture Noire was the most expensive new car ever sold.