Ferrari's up for auction for the RNLI - Dorset Echo
TWO multi-million pound Ferraris are to be sold off to support a Dorset-based lifesaving charity. The cars owned by the late Richard Colton are to be auctioned in a 'historic sale' with funds used by the RNLI to purchase a lifeboat named after Mr Colton and his wife Caroline. It is one of the largest bequests ever received by the RNLI and one of the most unusual. H&H Classics, one of Britain’s oldest classic car auction houses, will sell the cars at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire, on October 14. Richard Colton was a Northamptonshire-based businessman who had a distinguished career in... He was a prominent member of the V12 section of the Ferrari Owners' Club. Legacy Manager at the RNLI Guy Rose said: “Leaving a legacy in a will is a very personal decision so we are humbled that Mr Colton chose the RNLI as the beneficiary of the sale of his two prized Ferraris. Whether these legacies are large or small, we are deeply grateful to supporters like Mr Colton for their generosity and support for our charity. The cars are a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT short-wheelbase (SWB) Berlinetta chassis 1995 GT, of which just 167 were made, with a mere ten being supplied new to the UK market. Source: www.dorsetecho.co.uk
