Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Ralph Lauren's cars

Ralph LaurenCars: 1929 Blower Bentley; 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Gangloff Drop Head Coupe; 1954 Ferrari 375 Plus; 1955 Jaguar XKD; 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe; 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO; 1988 Porsche 959; 1996 McLaren F1; 2007 Bugatti Veyron; 2007 Porsche 911 GT3
Self-made billionaire Ralph Lauren has plenty of money to fuel his automotive passion, which is evident in his stunning collection of cars both new and antique. We ran into last year at a Porsche event in New York where he was inspecting Porsche's 911 GT3. He later bought two.Lauren's collection is so vast and valuable that he employs a curator to keep it in pristine condition. This auto expert also represents Lauren's vehicles at concourse events and automotive auctions around the world. Pictured here is a Bugatti Veyron 16.4. Like many of his classic cars, it's worth seven figures.
Source Forbes