PHANTOM PLAYBOY
1927 Rolls Royce Phantom I Playboy Roadster hits the block at Coys auction at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England on July 14th. This impressive machine is in pristine condition and for three decades was part of Warner Brother’s movie fleet — appearing in classic films including Giant, the FBI Story, and Daisy Clover (driven by Robert Redford), according to Coys. The presale estimate is £110,000-£130,000 ($170K-200K), reports Hemmings.com. To date, the 1912 Corgi Rolls-Royce, known as the ‘Silver Ghost,’ is the world’s most expensive Rolls not dipped in gold selling for $7.3 million.
HOTEL HARRODS
The Qatari owners of Harrods are planning to launch a line of hotels under the name of the famous luxury London store. “The target plan is to open Harrods hotels at sites in key cities such as Kuala Lumpur, New York and Paris as well as in China. “Preference will be given to construct on sites already owned by Qatar Holding or its affiliates, for example at Chelsea Barracks in London or Costa Smeralda in Sardinia. Qatar Holding ultimately intends to grow Harrods into a global enterprise that defines the luxury retail and leisure sectors.” The Qatari owners signed a deal yesterday with Malaysian property developer Jerantas to study the […]