Scotch Whisky Salvaged From 80-Year-Old Shipwreck To Be Sold At Auction

by Brad Japhe (02 August 2020)

“It’s called sunken scotch. And it’s practically a category unto itself: whisky rescued from the cargoes of a wrecked ship, resting for untold periods of time below the tides. Every few years tales of brown spirit raised from these depths grab headlines, while the liquor itself fetches top dollar at auction. The latest example happens to be scotch salvaged from perhaps the most famous shipwreck of the modern era. And it’s expected to earn as much as $20,000 in an on-going auction now live, online.”

Read the rest of the article at Forbes: forbes.com/sites/bradjaphe/2020/08/02/scotch-whisky-salvaged-from-80-year-old-shipwreck-to-be-sold-at-auction

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Rare 1911 England shirt sells for £4k at auction

(18 February 2020)

“A match-worn England football shirt from 1911 has sold for £4,000.

The jersey was worn by an England player in the 3-0 win against Wales at Millwall’s ground The Den, and then swapped with Welsh international Ted Vizard.

Derbyshire-based auctioneers Hansons said the shirt had sold for four times its estimate.

Buyer Jim Murray said purchasing the jersey ended his 35-year hunt for a shirt from the fixture.”

Read the rest article here, at BBC News: bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-51551321

Jessi Combs of ‘Mythbusters’ dies in jet car crash attempting speed record in Oregon

by Janelle Griffith (August 28, 2019)

“Jessi Combs, a professional speed racer and former host of “Mythbusters,” died Tuesday in a crash on a dry lake bed in Oregon’s Alvord Desert as she was in a jet car attempting to break a land speed record, authorities said.

She was 39.”

Read the article here, at NBC News: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jessi-combs-mythbusters-dies-jet-car-crash-attempting-speed-record-n1047321

Somewhat timely, The Atlantic also just published an article about Mary Ward, who on August 31, 1869 decided to go for a ride in a relative’s homemade automobile (near present-day Birr, Ireland), and ended up being the first person to be killed by a motor vehicle. Read it about here: theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/08/pioneering-female-scientist-was-first-car-crash-victim

For Sale: The Dalai Lama’s 1966 Land Rover Series IIA 88

by Sabrina Imbler (August 14, 2019)

The vintage [and recently restored] 4×4 that traversed rural roads in Dharamsala for 10 years [from 1966 to 1976] with the 14th Dalai Lama is up for auction at Sotheby’s and is expected to sell for $100,000 to $150,000.

Read more, here, at Atlas Obscura: www.atlasobscura.com/articles/for-sale-dalai-lamas-land-rover

Here’s the listing at Sotheby’s: rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/af19/auburn-fall/lots/r0043-1966-land-rover-series-iia-88/789593

The Auction With F1 Memorabilia From Anyone Who Is Anyone (via Petrolicious)

“So often, Formula 1-related memorabilia comes with an attendant sense that it’s the sort of thing you’ve seen before. Yet the range going up for auction at the forthcoming Artcurial Rétromobile sale in Paris on February 10 could not be further from being run of the mill. First there is the sheer scale of what is going under the hammer. There’s actually-used memorabilia from virtually anyone who is anyone from F1’s past quarter century. Contemporary heroes like Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, and Fernando Alonso, to legends of the previous generation like Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, and Mika Häkkinen. In the case of almost every one of them their overalls and helmets are up for grabs, and in some cases there are steering wheels, even car parts, and a few other things besides. Many are signed by the driver.”

IMHO, the coolest item up for auction is likely Ayrton Senna’s overalls from his debut 1984 F1 season (which are expected to go for between €15,000 and €25,000!).

Read all about it in its entirety via Petrolicious, here: petrolicious.com/articles/the-auction-with-f1-memorabilia-from-anyone-who-is-anyone