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AUTOS: Best Of The Web

Your weekly car-guy guide to the greatest auto obsessions of the Internet.

That Ol? Shel Magic
The very Aston Martin DBR1 that Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori drove to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1959 is now up for sale, quite possibly the most valuable car in the world with a projected value north of $30 million, offered by Talacrest of Great Britain. Plenty of beautiful photos and historic video. A fitting tribute to two great men of motorsports who both died this year. Check out: Le Mans Winner.

Castle keepers
Our friends at Sports Car Digest this week feature the highest of high-end vintage-car events: 60 ultra-rare thoroughbreds competing in a concours d?elegance at Her Majesty?s own Windsor Castle. With an extensive photo gallery. Check out: The Very Top Drawer.

Bond?s rides
Some of 007?s most frantic times behind the wheel, or handlebars, in this video montage promoting 50 years of James Bond with 22 films released on Blu-Ray. Check out: Shaken and Stirred.

Secret regrets
Read about ?The Five Coolest Cars You?ve Never Heard Of? on the enjoyable website of Hagerty collector-car insurance. Check out: Read and Learn.

Lotus Blossoms
Here we have an incredible number and variety of photos of beautiful young woman posing with Lotus Elise sports cars. I love the naked-girl-in-racing-harness motif, repeated several times. Check out: Pleasing Elise.

Annals of commerce
A collection of vintage ads featuring pretty girls with European cars. Some fine, some funky in either case. Check out: Vintage Vibes.

DAF backwards
Race fans, Autoweek turned us on to this competition spectacular from Holland ? aggressive racing in reverse in ultra-funky DAF compact cars. Sweet. Bonus: Learn Dutch! Check out: Wreck and Roll.

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