A Minerva with strong family ties

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Of late it seems that cars that have been owned by famous people are fetching higher and higher prices at auctions. Whether this is right or not we can't tell, but if so, we think that this mighty Minerva will do very well. It's a 1925 AC Tourer that comes with the 30CV sleeve-valve engine and a superb coachwork by Rollston of New York. But its main claim to fame is that it was owned by the Hutton family who inherited their fortune from department store magnate F. W. Woolworth. The most celebrated member of this family was Barbara Hutton, who, along with the rest of her family managed to make a massive dent in a fortune of several hundred million 1920s dollars, no mean achievement for the time. Too bad we have not been able to find any pictures of the Hutton family with this Minerva; imagine... a photo with Barbara on the bonnet would make the price of this Minerva soar sky-high! The imposing Minerva will be auctioned by Coys at their 'Légende et Passsion' auction at Monaco on May 12th.

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