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As regular members here will know I was at the Goodwood Festival of Speed a few weeks ago, but I missed this year's Bonham's Car Auction that always takes place at the FOS.

Just read today that British watchmaker George Daniels' collection of 7 cars and 2 motorbikes went under the hammer. The star of his collection was the ex-Sir Henry Birkin 1929-32 Bentley 4½-Litre Supercharged Single-Seater, a car that (according to the FOS website) "set the Brooklands Outer Circuit Lap Record at more than 137mph in 1931". It actually sold for just over £5m, which is a world record for a Bentley, and also any British car at auction. Here's a pic - http://www.goodwood.co.uk/festival-of-s ... ntley.aspx

Apparently they also sold a Rolls Royce for just over £4m which is another world record for a Roller to be sold at auction.

In all, over £22m worth of bids were placed at the auction this year. Who said we were in a recession!

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He had some great cars, there was an article in one of the watch magazines a couple of months ago featuring the collection. Hopefully the family still gets something out of it after death duties have had their take.

Read about it too...

Obviously I'm in the wrong business...

Watchmaking school here I come!

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