One of Chambers’ most prized vintage cars, a 1995 McLaren F1, fetched an eyepopping $15.62 million at the Bonhams car auction in 2017. It’s not known how much he paid for the car originally in 1996, but the suggested retail price was listed for $970,000. The previous record price paid for a 1995 McLaren was $13,750,000. Chambers, the owner of The Herb Chambers Cos, purchased the McLaren F1 while on a visit to the McLaren factory in England. Chambers’ 044 model was the 37th F1 off the assembly line and the first imported to the US.
A 2006 Cadillac DTS that belonged to the Berkshire Hathway boss attracted a high bid of $122,500 in an online auction in February 2015. Buffett had purchased the customised car for $41,000. That’s $110,500 more than it would have been worth Buffett hadn’t personally signed the dashboard in black marker. The proceeds from the sale went to Girls Incorporated of Omaha, of which Buffett’s first wife, Susan, who passed away in 2004, was among the founders.
This sleek set of wheels that once occupied a place of pride in Tendulkar’s fleet of premium cars, became a Suratbased businessman’s prized possession when Tendulkar sold it to him in 2011. The Ferrari was presented to Tendulkar by racing legend Michael Schumacher on behalf of Fiat for equalling Don Bradman’s record of 29 centuries. The new owner, Jayesh Desai, chairman of Raj Hans Group bought the car for Rs 1.2 crore.
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Bill Gates Porsche 911 Sold for: $80,000 In 1979, Microsoft moved from Albuquerque to Bellevue, Washington. That same year, Gates bought his first car, a Porsche 911 . As the story goes, he got three speeding tickets — two from the same cop — while driving his Porsche up to Washington in the big move. Though Gates sold the car in 1990 for an undisclosed sum, the new owner sold it in 2012 and made a killing— it went for a cool $80,000. The iconic car was repainted to blue from its original beige.
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Steve Jobs BMW Z8 Sold for: $329,500 The late Apple co-founder’s dream of producing an Apple car may still be years away, but his own set of wheels ended up raking in a handsome amount in 2017. Jobs’s Titanium silver BMW Z8, which he had purchased in 2000, reportedly on the advice of Oracle’s Larry Ellison, at the time, cost $128,000. Auction house Sotheby’s sold the car for a cool $329,500 at its New York Icons auction. The car had an interesting ownership after Jobs, too. The second owner acquired it in 2003 and sold it about a year later. However, the person regretted the decision and convinced the buyer to sell him the car back in April 2006.
From Warren Buffett To Steve Jobs, Business Leaders Who Hum A Different Tune Outside Of Work
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These business honchos are talented, both, in the boardroom and outside of it.
These business honchos are talented, both, in the boardroom and outside of it.
Paul Allen
By day, the Microsoft co- founder talks endangered species, climate change and sustainable communities. By night, off comes the tie and on comes the guitar strap. Allen is the lead guitarist of blues-based rockers 'The Underthinkers', and has been rocking it with the guitar since he was 16. In 2013, he had a major label release, 'Everywhere at Once'. Allen is also the founder of the Experience Music Project in Seattle, which contains the world’s largest collection of memorabilia devoted to Jimi Hendrix, a musician he credits as his biggest inspiration.
Paul Allen
By day, the Microsoft co- founder talks endangered species, climate change and sustainable communities. By night, off comes the tie and on comes the guitar strap. Allen is the lead guitar..
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Steve Jobs
The late Apple CEO used to turn to music often. In fact, Jobs reportedly used to play Bob Dylan numbers during brainstorming sessions with Steve Wozniak as they sat in the backyard of his California home, envisioning the future of Apple. In an interview, Jobs had said that Dylan and The Beatles also influenced his business philosophy.
Steve Jobs
The late Apple CEO used to turn to music often. In fact, Jobs reportedly used to play Bob Dylan numbers during brainstorming sessions with Steve Wozniak as they sat in the backyard of his..
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Warren Buffett
One would think the billionaire investor holds his biggest, most expensive buys the closest. But for Buffett, it’s a ukulele that he calls his best investment. The Berkshire Hathaway chief bought the instrument to serenade a girl he liked while in college. While they didn’t end up together, the ukulele remained very much around. In fact, parties at Buffett’s house were incomplete without him playing a set. Finally, in 2015, he played the uke at a Texas fundraiser, autographed it and then auctioned it off for $25,000.
Warren Buffett
One would think the billionaire investor holds his biggest, most expensive buys the closest. But for Buffett, it’s a ukulele that he calls his best investment. The Berkshire Hathaway ..
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Steve Wozniak
The Apple cofounder’s love for rock music is legendary, having conceptualised the US Festival in 1983. Touted as the next big thing after Woodstock, Wozniak had booked some of the biggest artists of the day for it. But somehow, the festival just didn’t make a splash and was talked about more for the money it lost — around $20 million — rather than the music it made.
(Text: Viandra D'souza)
Steve Wozniak
The Apple cofounder’s love for rock music is legendary, having conceptualised the US Festival in 1983. Touted as the next big thing after Woodstock, Wozniak had booked some of the bigg..
