Diana Dors Car Expected To Fetch £4m At Auction
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Aug.5,2010
The iconic sports car owned by actress Diana Dors is due at auction this month and is expected to fetch around £4m.
The vehicle, a turquoise sports car made by French automotive company Delahaye in 1949 was given to the actress as a gift when she was only 17 years old by Sir John Gaul, a close friend of Prince Rainier of Monaco.
Since Dors died in 1984 the car has been completely restored to its original state, including a six cylinder, 165hp engine and a four speed electro actuated preselector gearbox.
Alan Squindo,a spokesperson for auctioneers RM Auctions describes the car as “extravagant and outrageous.
Just 51 of 175s were made and its one of a kind body work was designed by a Ukrainian furniture maker.
Tradition in France at the time was for external companies to design features such as the body work and how the engine looked.
When the car was given to Dors she didn’t even have a driving licence but this didn’t stop her becoming the youngest registered Rolls-Royce owner three years later at the age of 20.
It is thought that a number of collectors will be interested in the classic car when it goes up for auction later this month.
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