Look can I give you a hint? If you are in the Persian rug business or any other dodgy caper that provides oodles of cash, don't do what every other reseller of Colombian marching powder does and buy a Lamborghini – particularly a yellow one. Can I tell you what the COT (Commissioner of Taxation) Chris Jordan, 69, of Sydney does every morning? The minute he gets into his office a fax rolls out with a list of every new and used Lambo sold the day before. He then hands the list to one of his minion fiscal fiends and tells them to follow everyone on the list, starting with the owners of the yellow ones. Here's a few of our recommendations for something that combines a fast getaway with a certain je ne sais quoi. If the move from Lambo to say MX-5 is a privatised bridge too far then what about this 2021 Koenigsegg Regera from Bring a Trailer. Excuse the pun but at $5m this is a steal! It comes with $1m worth of extras. For $384k, the good persons at Sydney's Classic Throttle Shop will put you into one of the finest 1967 Series 1 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 litre Roadsters. Painted in a very subtle Carmen Red, importantly the original Blaupunkt stereo has been restored. For around $30m, Steve McQueen's 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 by Scaglietti could do the midnight deliveries around Bondi and Freo without causing a stir. RM Sotheby's will have it for you in August at the Monterey car porn spectacular. Our own (and Adelaide's very own) Vern Schuppan bought Stevo's motor in 2009 from Australian collector Peter Harburg. Vern sent the Fezzer straight back to the factory for a 100,000km service and return to its original Berlinetta coachwork configuration. Vern then had RM sell the car in 2014 for about $14m. Leaving the best to last. Today Bonhams starts an online auction for the late Paul Walker-driven 2000 Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R by Kaizo. One of the most famous modern-day movie cars, this is the 'one and only' authentic R34 GT-R appearing on screen in the movie, which featured in the hero shots with Paul Walker. There you go. Have someone famous sit on your hood and your ride is worth $1.5m. jc@jcp.com.au
John Connolly Cars — johnconnollycars.com
Originally published in The Weekend Australian
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