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In Las Vegas, a gamble on BMW's Kompressor and McQueen's Husky - AutoWeek

In Las Vegas, a gamble on BMW's Kompressor and McQueen's Husky - AutoWeek | Ductalk | Scoop.it
The anonymous Japanese collector was upset. The rare BMW Kompressor Rennsport, the finest pre-/postwar machine that he had listed, wasn't going for what he wanted. Five hundred thousand dollars he wanted. Half a million bucks! And that wasn't even the value at which the motorcycle had been appraised. The catalog had said “…all the way up to $600,000.” For a motorcycle to go for six figures was stratospherically rare; the last motorcycle that had sold for that much was a 1929 Brough-Superior SS100, one of only 69 made, the Rolls-Royce of motorcycles, only better. It had gone for $456,799. He must have known that. Yet his face was downturned, a mixture of ambivalence and veiled disappointment. The bids on his beloved machine were now stuck at $380,000. He expected higher. He expected the full six hundred. It'd be foolish for him to want any less.Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130123/carnews01/130119933#ixzz2IuzdoGRW
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We love motorcycle auctions for the drama and spectacle. Here's a link to LOTS of photos from the three Vegas auctions last spring. Many Ducati's, some will surprise you. http://tinyurl.com/aglgrqn
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Ducati Art | Cook Neilson 31 Ducati Old Blue 750SS motorcycle | ernyoung

Ducati Art | Cook Neilson 31 Ducati Old Blue 750SS motorcycle | ernyoung | Ductalk | Scoop.it
Cook Neilson 31 Ducati Old Blue 750SS

Cook Neilson 31 Ducati "Old Blue" 750SS motorcycle drawing reproduction by motorbike artist Ernie Young

 

Artwork is reproduced onto heavy stock and measures 8x10, ready to be framed as is or matted first with a standard size mat board. I hope you enjoy viewing my work. Thank you- Ernie Young

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Duncan Quinn at Art Basel 2011 - Vicki's View You Were There Gallery - Ducati.net

Duncan Quinn at Art Basel 2011 - Vicki's View You Were There Gallery - Ducati.net | Ductalk | Scoop.it

Art Basel is an international art festival that comes to Miami once a year. It attracts people from all over the globe and includes fashion, and furniture design as well. This year it also included Ducati's. Join us for a weekend where the "other half live"

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