A bid for the best with CoverGirl

If you've got a spare £8.5 million pounds laying about this September, you might fancy putting in a bid for the most expensive car in the world and if you love a convertible it will be just the thing for you.

The Rolls-Royce Phantom II, ‘Star of India' is owned by renowned collector Hans-Gunther Zach and he recently put the car up for auction as part of the entire sell-off of his classic car museum.

Built in 1934, the 40/50 horsepower "All-Weather Convertible" is likely to become the most expensive car yet sold if it reaches its expected price tag, as it will beat the sale, in May, of a 1957 Ferrari Testarossa by over a million pounds.

The ‘Star' was one of the first cars to be fitted with tracking headlights that follow the movement of the steering wheel – a feature which has evolved into ‘adaptive-curve lights' as found on today's high spec saloons in the BMW and Mercedes ranges.

You can see the shiny little number by clicking here and if tiger hunting is more your thing, well there's also a Roller with an integrated gun rack for just that purpose, so get bidding now.


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