Sold for: $1,650,000
Auction House: Gooding & Company
This car was the most expensive automobile in the world in 1953. The car was a Christmas gift from 60 sales managers at promotions company Brown & Bigelow to their boss, Charles Ward, who was an early pioneer of the pin-up calendar. The Aston Martin was created specifically for Ward by Giovanni Michelotti of Italy's Carrozzeria Bertone design firm, and boasts personalized details such as a monogrammed horn button and a set of chrome-plated tools.
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