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Legendary Mercedes racer owned by F1 legend that’s just one of four EVER made goes on sale for eye-watering sum
A LEGENDARY Mercedes race car that competed in the Indy 500 and was owned by an F1 legend has gone up for sale.
The incredible motor is in pristine condition and is just one of the rarest cars in the world.
Just four examples of the Mercedes Type 122 were custom-built by Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft for the 1923 Indy 500.
Only three years later DMG would cease to exist after the Daimler-Benz merger, which marked the founding of the commercial Mercedes brand.
This particular example was the brainchild of Paul Daimler, the legendary designer and son of company founder Gottlieb.
Within two months of the model’s track debut, Paul would join rivals Horch (which would later be incorporated into Audi) making it his “last masterpiece” for the firm bearing his name.
In its 500-mile slog around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the brothers Max and Karl Sailer behind the wheel, the 122 claimed eighth place and the title of highest-placed rookie car.
Amazingly, it was initially designated as a reserve car but Max Sailer crashed out in qualifying and wrecked the one that was meant to take part in the race.
It is entirely possible that the opportunity… will never be repeated.
RM Sotheby's
Beyond that, it enjoyed a lengthy motorsport career including regular appearances at Bridgehampton in New York and an entry into the 1936 edition of the Vanderbilt Cup, America’s first major racing championship.
Once it was retired from racing, it passed through the hands of several high-end collectors before finding its way into the stable of then-F1 executive Bernie Ecclestone.
Ecclestone imported the car to the UK in 1995 after purchasing a large chunk of fellow petrolhead Yoshiyuki Hayashi’s catalogue.
The following year, it would be sold to the renowned German car collector Dieter Aumann.
Now, Aumann’s full collection is being auctioned off by RM Sotheby’s following his death.
This includes the 122 as well as a bevvy of rare and unusual models from Mercedes, Aston Martin, Porsche and BMW.
The listing states: “The significance of these first supercharged Mercedes competition cars cannot be overstated—supercharging and competition both run strongly in the DNA of the manufacturer.
“The number of surviving supercharged Mercedes 2-Litre competition cars can be counted on one hand, so it is entirely possible that the opportunity to purchase one of the original cars, especially the lead Indianapolis racer, will never be repeated.
Top 10 most expensive cars ever sold at auction
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- Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé (1955) – £114.4 million
- Ferrari 250 GTO (1962) – £52.3 million
- Ferrari 250 GTO Tipo (1963) £41.4 million
- Ferrari 250 GTO (1962) – £30.7 million
- Ferrari 335 Sport Scaglietti (1957) – £28.8 million
- Mercedes-Benz W196 (1954) – £23.8 million
- Ferrari 290M (1956) – £22.6 million
- Ferrari 275 GTB/4 S NART Spider (1967) – £27.5 million
- Ferrari 275 GTB/C Speciale (1964) – £21.2 million
- Aston Martin DBR 1 (1956) – £17.7 million
“This wonderful Mercedes retains many numbered or period-correct components including its crankcase and gearbox, and a period body which is presented separately in bare metal.
“A very important competition car, this significant Mercedes has earned its place in some of the greatest collections and surely deserves to continue its life in another.”
The car will be sold at the auction house’s Munich sale, taking place on November 23.
But, as you might expect, all that heritage commands quite the price tag.
The 122 is listed for a whopping £4.1 million, and could well exceed that target.
Seaside cottage with sweeping countryside views, open plan kitchen & its own garden goes for sale for just £15
A SEASIDE cottage with sweeping countryside views, open plan kitchen and its own garden is on sale for a starting price of just £15.
That’s the price of a couple of bags of fish and chips.
Beachlovers are being urged to bid for the bucket-and-spade holiday home, which is just a stone’s throw through stunning seaside spots.
Auctioneers say bids for the two-bedroom cottage will be opened at £15 – although it could sell for much higher.
Sean Roper, of South Wales-based Paul Fosh Auctions, said: “We’re selling a really lovely holiday cottage in an idyllic seaside setting.
“For just £15 one lucky bidder could land the lovely coastal cottage and with-it endless holidays in this wonderful coastal region, near Aberporth, for many years to come.
“The spacious, two-bedroom, modern, mid-terrace cottage, Cottage 14, is part of the Penrallt Hotel Complex, in Ceredigion.
“It’d make an ideal base for family holidays or even for friends looking to enjoy the wonderful west Wales countryside and the rambling delights of the Wales Coast Path and Ceredigion.
“The fully furnished and well-equipped cottage, which also comes with onward bookings as a turn key holiday let, and which is being sold with vacant possession, achieved annual rental income of £18,000 in 2023 and £21,000 in 2022.
“The well-appointed cottage, nestled on the outskirts of Aberporth, has a spacious and inviting feel, well-suited to families or friends looking to explore this wonderful coastal region of Wales.
“The open-plan property, individually styled with white painted walls, laminate flooring and quality furnishings make it a homely base to relax and unwind.
“The kitchen has lovely cream fitted units and sleek granite worktops, holding all the necessary appliances for rustling up meals.
“There are two bedrooms on the first floor, set up as a king-size and twin with delightful views across the surrounding countryside.
“A chest of drawers and bedside tables accompany the rooms for storage space and extra lighting with the lamps for some late-night reading.
“There’s a wet room on the ground floor while meals are available at the nearby hotel, pub or fish and chip shop.
“There’s parking for two cars and an enclosed garden.”
The cottage, along with some 80 other properties, is being offered for sale online at Paul Fosh Auctions which starts on Tuesday November 5.
British home hits the market for just £1
A cottage has hit the market for just £1 - but it comes with a jaw dropping twist
What is it?
- A cosy, one-bed cottage with one bedroom, one bathroom, a kitchen, a living room and a garden
Where is it?
- Five miles from Durham Railway Station
Why is it so cheap?
- The property is in dire need of a renovation – with boarded up windows and piles of weeds and junk furniture
What will it sell for?
- Despite hitting the market for £1, the house immediately attracted numerous bidders
- Its current highest bid is £16,250
We HATE our neighbour’s bright pink ‘real-life Barbie dreamhouse’… it’s ‘disgusting’ & makes our street a laughing stock
FUMING residents have slammed their neighbour for building a “disgusting” bright pink “real-life Barbie dreamhouse”.
The vibrant coloured property was advertised on a Facebook Council House Swap site which quickly racked up 7,600 likes and a slew of mixed comments.
The three-bedroom house, in Essex, underwent its rosy makeover two years ago, causing polarising opinions between neighbours.
The property has also attracted scathing criticism from some locals.
One resident, who asked not to be named, blasted the house: “Horrible. Disgusting. Horrible. Totally ridiculous.
“It’s no harm, but I wouldn’t want to live next door to it. Only because if you wanted to sell your house.
“You wouldn’t would you? You wouldn’t be able to sell it.”
Resident and hospital volunteer Martin Ruck, 53, said: “Why friggin’ pink? Not many people like pink.
“Well some people do it seems – but not many I don’t think.
“Have you seen the colour of the car as well? Pink.”
Barry Renwick added: “Oh Barbie. It’s a bit out of place isn’t it for around here?
“When she first moved in she painted her house pink. We thought ‘that’s a bit odd, a bit strange.’
“A lot of people came miles around just to have a look at The Pink House after it’s been on Facebook. She’s had run-ins with the neighbours on many occasions.”
However, he did add: “But I just let her get on with it. As long as she doesn’t bother me it’s fine.”
Despite causing a pink stink with some street residents, the homeowner referred to by neighbours as “Barbie Girl” or “The Pink Lady”, has also received a wave of support for her creative commitment.
June Harris, 62, has lived on the street for 42 years and has witnessed the doll Dreamhouse come to life.
She said: “I love it. It’s good what she’s done, I don’t mind it. I always say each to their own, you know, they can do what they want – good luck to her.
“You’ve got to have balls to do something like that, and she’s just being herself. I think it’s brilliant.”
Despite the increased foot traffic to his road following the 2.2k Facebook shares, Phil Young, 71, was another who didn’t seem to mind the pink explosion.
“Yeh, it’s quite famous on the internet now – I’ve had worse neighbours.”
“And I can’t see the pink house – not from where I am, so it doesn’t really bother me. I’m fine with it, I don’t mind.”
Meanwhile Paul Crozier, 71, said that he did not like the house at first but has since changed his mind.
He said: “Initially, when it was there – yuck! It’s pink. But I’ve rather got used to it now. She’s a nice lady.
“She likes pink, too much in my opinion. It’s been there a couple of years now so I’ve got used to it now. It’s part of the road now.”
The pictures attracted so much attention the mediator of the public housing group had to disable the post, writing ‘I am going to have to turn off commenting on your current post as people are focusing on the presentation and not the swap.’
A TikTok by housinghorrors received 60.5k views within a week – which had a lot of comments praising her commitment, with many supporting the plastic fantastic pad.
Responding to the viral video analysing her home, she posted on her Facebook: “God, how has my house got around this quick!”
“Love it or hate it, but no need for nasty comments. Some people are just sad and bitter – me on the other hand, I’m happy in my pink world.”
A Chelmsford Housing Association spokesperson said: “We want people to be happy living in their homes and we’re pleased that Jamie Lee and her family are enjoying living in theirs.”
What are your rights in this situation?
If you have tried and failed to resolve your neighbourly issue by talking to your neighbour you can approach your local council.
Your local council can step in if the dispute involves any activity that is a nuisance or could damage your health.
Homeowners do not usually need planning permission to paint their house a bright colour – but check with your local authority first.
For a range of issues, you could use a mediation service if raising the issue informally does not work, according to Gov.uk.
To complain all you need to do is contact your local council, many have a specialist team to deal with disputes of this nature.
One of the most common neighbourly issues is excessive or unreasonable noise levels.
In the event of an emergency, such as if your neighbour physically attacks you, always call 999.
As a last resort you can take legal action through the courts.
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Sports shop loved by David Beckham & Gallagher brothers is on brink of collapse after 48 years in business
A SPORTS shop loved by David Beckham and the Gallagher brothers is on the brink of collapse having been in business for 48 years.
Family-run Euro Sports in Swiss Cottage, North London, has sold football, cricket and golf gear to A-listers including Sir Paul McCartney for nearly half a century.
But the store’s sales have fallen sharply since one-hour parking spots were taken away by Transport for London (TfL) last year, owner Dip Patel claims.
The now 67-year-old has been working in the shop since he was 19 and says TfL has not once responded to their complaints.
The dad-of-two says his business – believed to be London’s oldest independent sports shop – has seen falls in revenue since one-hour parking spaces outside the store on Finchley Road were removed last October.
Mr Patel has sold and serviced the tennis rackets of Londoners, using a specialist machine to adjust balance and tension, for nearly 50 years.
But he says the removal of the one-hour parking spots outside the storefront could force him to shut the doors of the store his dad opened back in 1976.
“We used to have proper parking bays, but the road became a red route back when Ken Livingstone became Mayor,” Mr Patel said.
“People could still park for an hour, do their shopping and go. Ours is an old business. We’ve been here for nearly 50 years.
“People drop off their rackets and pick them up later. But since [last] October, the one-hour slots have been removed.
“Finchley Road is six lanes wide. In the morning, I can understand keeping it as a bus lane. But now it’s a bus lane both sides and customers can’t stop.
“At 10am the bus lanes stop being used – there’s nobody there, so why can’t it be used by shoppers?
“I don’t know what the thinking behind it is. I don’t know who makes these decisions but they are unaccountable. They are paid to do a job and whether it affects businesses, nobody cares.”
Mr Patel added that parking spots to back of shop are residential only, meaning shoppers have nowhere nearby to leave their vehicles.
A Waitrose store on the road boasts its own car park, but Mr Patel says several stores on the road have shut over the years due in part to a lack of parking.
The business owner adds that despite directing frequent complaints to TfL about the taking away of the parking spots since last year, he has so far had no response.
“It has ruined our business to a certain extent, because nobody can drive here,” Mr Patel continued. “We’ve lost business because of this and it’s becoming an increasing problem. We’ve seen a drop in turnover.
“People can’t stop here. We have written to TfL and had absolutely no response. Now what you get here is restaurants. Retailers have been in steady decline.
“It’s not good news for Finchley Road, which was always a buoyant street.
“But these restrictions have really taken their toll on business.
“As long as people are willing to work I want to keep going, but now I am thinking: do we have to shut down because of this?
“Something has to change. I don’t know what to do.”
Why are retailers closing stores?
RETAILERS have been feeling the squeeze since the pandemic, while shoppers are cutting back on spending due to the soaring cost of living crisis.
High energy costs and a move to shopping online after the pandemic are also taking a toll, and many high street shops have struggled to keep going.
The high street has seen a whole raft of closures over the past year, and more are coming.
The number of jobs lost in British retail dropped last year, but 120,000 people still lost their employment, figures have suggested.
Figures from the Centre for Retail Research revealed that 10,494 shops closed for the last time during 2023, and 119,405 jobs were lost in the sector.
It was fewer shops than had been lost for several years, and a reduction from 151,641 jobs lost in 2022.
The centre’s director, Professor Joshua Bamfield, said the improvement is “less bad” than good.
Although there were some big-name losses from the high street, including Wilko, many large companies had already gone bust before 2022, the centre said, such as Topshop owner Arcadia, Jessops and Debenhams.
“The cost-of-living crisis, inflation and increases in interest rates have led many consumers to tighten their belts, reducing retail spend,” Prof Bamfield said.
“Retailers themselves have suffered increasing energy and occupancy costs, staff shortages and falling demand that have made rebuilding profits after extensive store closures during the pandemic exceptionally difficult.”
Alongside Wilko, which employed around 12,000 people when it collapsed, 2023’s biggest failures included Paperchase, Cath Kidston, Planet Organic and Tile Giant.
The Centre for Retail Research said most stores were closed because companies were trying to reorganise and cut costs rather than the business failing.
However, experts have warned there will likely be more failures this year as consumers keep their belts tight and borrowing costs soar for businesses.
The Body Shop and Ted Baker are the biggest names to have already collapsed into administration this year.
Mr Patel’s family moved to the UK from Uganda in the early 1970s, when then-Ugandan President Idi Amin ordered all Indians to leave the country within 90 days.
After spotting an advertisement in a local paper, his father got a loan from a friend and rebranded what was then called Lucas Sports as Euro Sports.
Mr Patel’s sister Shilpa, 62, began working at the store on Saturdays and their brother Chan, 71, later joined the business in the early 80s.
The siblings have since made a name for themselves in the capital, providing sports equipment to sports stars including England players David Beckham and Peter Crouch, West Ham goalkeeper Alfonse Areola and members of the Indian national cricket team.
Internationally famous musicians including Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and Liam and Noel Gallagher have also been known to rub shoulders with the likes of comedian Michael McIntyre and actor Damien Lewis in the shop.
Food critic and TV presenter Giles Coren once even labelled Euro Sports as the “only proper sports shop” in the capital.
“The Gallagher brothers used to come in and buy football stuff,” Mr Patel said. “John Barnes‘ dad used to bring him in when he was a kid, Damien Lewis comes in to buy cricket stuff…
“I don’t think there’s an older sports shop in London still run by its [original] owners. There aren’t many other businesses on the road that have remained.
“We have a loyal customer base but it’s becoming more and more difficult. There are people who come from far afield, but a lot of them drive.”
Mr Patel added that when he needed to get some stuff from the shop for his cricket team, he was unable to park his own car outside the shop, as only commercial and emergency vehicles can now stop on the road.
He insists that all he wants is for a representative of TfL to sit down and discuss the issue with him.
“All we want is for somebody from TfL to come down and spend a few hours looking at the street and ask, ‘Does it really warrant taking away all of the parking?’.
“Even one or two spots for 30 minutes would work.”
A TfL spokesperson said: “Improving bus journey times is a key part of our Bus Action Plan to make buses more attractive, encouraging more Londoners to choose sustainable transport options, and helping to reduce overall congestion.
“Bus lanes improve the bus network’s reliability and help to reduce journey times.
“The changes to parking in this location were introduced in 2020 as part of our trial to extend the hours of operation of bus lanes.
“To keep the bus lanes clear, some parking bays affecting the operation of the bus lanes were suspended during the trial.
“There was widespread support for the scheme, and, in 2021 these changes became permanent.
“We regularly meet with local communities, and we would be happy to meet with Mr Patel regarding his comments.”
Man, 39, charged after newborn baby killed in horror car crash which left man and woman seriously injured
A 39-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a three-week-old baby died in a road collision.
Craig Nunn, of Sandy Lane, Stockport, has also been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, West Mercia Police confirmed.
The incident happened on the A451 between Kidderminster and Stourport at around 12.09am on Saturday.
Police said the collision involved a black Ford Focus and a black Suzuki Vitara.
The baby, who was in the Suzuki, died at the scene.
The other two occupants, a man and a woman in their 20s, required hospital treatment for injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening.
The driver of the Ford Focus was not injured.
Nunn will appear at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Have you been affected by this incident? Email ryan.merrifield@thesun.co.uk