Historic Ferrari racer to fetch £ 7m at auction
A FERRARI regarded as one of the marque’s most important cars after a famous win by a charismatic but tragic aristocrat is to be sold for around £ 7million.
London- born Marquis Alfonso de Portago, known as Fon, was an adventurer with an eye for the ladies. The Spaniard was also an exceptional racer who drove the Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta to victory in the 1956 Tour de France. It led to Ferrari renaming the car the TdF.
Tragically, Fon was involved in a fatal crash the following year, racing in Italy.
The TdF will be sold next month in California with a guide price of $ 11million.
Alain Squindo, of RM Sotheby’s, said it is history”Alfonso‘ Fon’ de Portago a “milestone in the company’s . HUNDREDS of motorists have had their driving licences revoked after failing roadside eye tests under new police powers.
Offi cers can get licences cancelled if they believe other road users are at risk.
The new rules came after Cassie McCord, 16, died in 2011 as a result of a road accident.
The teenager was hit by a car driven by 87- year- old Colin Horsfall in Colchester, Essex.
It emerged the driver had failed a police sight test days earlier but a legal loophole meant he was allowed to continue driving.
Cassie’s mother, Jackie Rason, campaigned for a change in the law and this eventually led to the introduction of new powers which allowed the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority to revoke licences more quickly.
Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show that since the powers
Historic Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta ‘ TdF’ is up for auction