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Embraer Readies Legacy 650 for Takeoff
Got €21 million burning a hole in your Dockers? Not to worry son – slap it down on Embraer’s new Legacy 650, which the Brazilian executive jet builder will commence deliveries on later this year. The jazzed-up version of the popular Legacy 600 can fly up to 3,900 nautical miles (7,223 km) nonstop with... »
Mansory Rolls-Royce Ghost
Masters of exotic auto tuning Mansory’s supercar projects veer between the understated – viz. their all-black carbon fibre Panameras and Aston Martins – and the abysmal – by which we mean that Pepto Bismol pink “Vitesse Rosé” Bentley they brought out a while back. Their newest creation, a tricked-out version of the new Rolls-Royce... »
Rolling Abu Dhabi Style – Yas Eagle RR Range
Most super-luxury auto customizers would be satisfied with tackling a single Rolls-Royce model. Not so Abu Dhabi Motors, which has debuted three different new bespoke Rollers, dubbed the Yas Eagle Range. Specially designed to celebrate the first Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, held on Yas Island at the Yas Marina F1 track where the... »
Rare Rolls and Bentleys from P. & A. Wood on James
The UK’s P&A Wood, renowned heritage Rolls-Royce and Bentley dealers, have listed a brace of beautiful classic and vintage examples of the famed British marques on JamesList. Brothers Paul and Andrew Wood left jobs at Rolls-Royce to found the firm in 1967 and built up the business to be a paragon of world-class restoration... »
Phantom Menace: Fake Rolls from Borat Land
Don’t have the cash to buy a Rolls-Royce Phantom? Not a problem. Just make like Ruslan Mukanov and you’ll be rolling like a rap star for a fraction of the price. No, we don’t mean pay someone to steal one for you; the enterprising 24-year-mechanic from Kazakhstan simply took a 1991 Mercedes-Benz E-Class and... »
Star of India Heads to the Auction Block
Our old chum Hans-Günther Zach, who last year decided to liquidate his private Rolls-Royce museum in Mühlheim, Germany, has now consigned his famous collection to RM Auctions’ Sporting Classics of Monaco sale slated for the 1st of May. The main attraction is of course the famed Star of India, a 1934 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP... »
JamesList 2009 Year in Review, part 1
Oh, 2009. Our maiden year proved to be an exciting one, and the world of luxury, despite the financial crisis, kept churning out weird cars, glamorous yachts, top of the line business jets, odd watches and geeky motorcycles. We even caught glimpse of a personal submarine here and there – not to mention the... »
Rolls-Royce Ghost “Numero Uno” by Deutsche Manufaktur for Sale on James
The new Ghost EX200 may be billed as the “baby” Rolls-Royce but that doesn’t mean it can’t be kicked up a notch. The first super-tuned version of the new luxury mobile, dubbed the “Numero Uno” from German exotic tweaker Deutsche Manufaktur is now listed for sale on JamesList for the tidy sum of €450,000.... »
Rolls Royce Phantom II “Star of India” for sale on JamesList
Originally commissioned by Thakorsaheb Dharmendrasinhji, the Maharaja of Rajkot, this 1934 Rolls Royce Phantom II 40/50 HP Continental is now for sale for £8,000,000.00. The current owner, Hans-Gunther Zach is selling his entire collection of Rolls’ and Bentleys but the Star of India is indeed the star in that collection. The Maharaja had it painted... »
Buy the €10 Million Rolls-Royce – Or the Whole Museum
Rabid Rolls-Royce fans will be familiar with the name of Hans-Günther Zach, who runs his own museum dedicated to the famed marque in Mühlheim/Main, Germany. The old boy has now decided to sell off the whole shebang, including the crown jewel of his collection, the famous “Star of India” (above). The Star is a... »