Stewart's vehicles are part of a larger event dubbed as "Britain's first rock 'n' roll motoring auction." It will be held by Coys International Auctioneers here.
Stewart's red Ferrari is described by the Coys Web site as "one of the most significant, and usable, pieces of rock 'n' roll memorabilia ever to hit the open market." The Ferrari Superamerica, said to be one of just 559 built, originally cost the U.S. equivalent of $207,144. Coys anticipates that it will sell at auction for upwards of a relatively modest $117,000. It has 2,788 miles on the odometer.
Stewart is also peddling his Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, which has 2,243 miles on the odo and originally cost the U.S. equivalent of $206,023. Coys did not estimate what it expects to fetch.
Also up for auction on March 12 is a 1990 Citroën XM owned by Dusty Springfield, a British pop singer from the 1969s who died in 1999. A percentage of the profits from the Citroën sale will be donated to the Royal Marsden Hospital, according to Coys.
Another vehicle with rock roots up for auction will be a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 with 54,000 miles on the odometer. Coys says this car was featured in the Robbie Williams' video "Millennium." Williams is a British singer/songwriter who started as a member of the pop band Take That in 1990. The Aston Martin "has been in the ownership of a small handful of careful owners," says Coys. It is expected to command upwards of $214,000 when it crosses the auction block.
Other items up for auction that day will include a framed vintage poster of the movie Bullitt, which is described as "comparatively rare" by Coys. It is expected to fetch between $275 and $413.
Inside Line says: As Coys puts it when describing Stewart's rides: "Do you think I'm sexy? Damn right." — Anita Lienert, Correspondent
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