You don't get much for $20m these days. A quarter share in Everydays: The First 5000 Days, a digital product by the artist known as Beeple or Beeple Crap (aka Mike Winkelmann, a graphic designer from Charleston, South Carolina) that sold as a non-fungible token for $84m.
Look I am just a humble motoring writer who lives at the motel of lost companions with heated pool and bar at number 42 Struggle Street, so I can't offer you an opinion on the value of Mr Beeple Crap's work, but I can point out that plenty of weird things go on in the art caper. Take Italian Piero Manzoni, who like Brisbane reader No. 16, Peter Matthews, was an Alfa driver. A few years back, Piero created 90 cans that he called artist's poo and sold for $40 each. Last sale was $330k.
But our recommendation for the $20m that's burning a lack of interest in your bank account is the 1995 McLaren F1 Dave Gooding will be auctioning off at Pebble Beach in two weeks. One of only 64 built (this is the only one in this colour, Creighton Brown), three-owner but only 390km from new, it comes with the complimentary Facom tool chest containing the tool roll with its original gold-plated titanium tools, full four piece luggage set still in factory protective wrapping, spare keys plus the ultra-rare commemorative TAG Heuer watch with the chassis number engraved on the face.
But wait there's more. Of course, for $20m you also get the free deluxe edition of Driving Ambition: The Official Inside Story of the McLaren F1; not one but two sets of keys; McLaren mechanic's gloves; car cover; and wait for it: roadside accessories, such as an emergency triangle, first aid kit, and miscellaneous fuses. Miscellaneous fuses: be still my beating heart.
Hamo and Mad Max will be going wheel to wheel tomorrow at the quaintly named Hungaroring despite a last minute challenge by the Ginger Spice's husband Chris Horner to have a review of the 10-second penalty Hamo copped for colliding with Maxie. The aim was forcing Lou to skip a race. F1 officials dismissed the challenge. But greedy buyers didn't dismiss Hamo's old Macca at Sotheby's auction at the British Grand Prix. Yup the two driver, two owner, V8 2010 Macca F1 brought $9m after a resto by Macca's heritage department.