YaKuZa--BoSs Posted May 27, 2020 Posted May 27, 2020 It comes from the collection of the owner of Desguaces La Torre, declared bankruptcy. It ranges from cars of the early twentieth century to tractors, trucks or racing cars April 20, 1995 was, for Jose María Aznar (then head of the opposition in Spain) one of those days that remain in memory. A powerful car bomb placed by ETA in the Madrid street of José Silva exploded as his car, an armored Audi V8, passed by. The powerful blast wave killed an old woman when she was inside her home and injured 20 people, in addition to the politician who saved his life for a double circumstance: the failure of the terrorists, who blew up their bomb too soon, so that It mainly affected the engine area. And of course, the excellent armor of the vehicle, of the highest levels on offer at the time. In fact, it was able to withstand an attack with 7.62 caliber rifle-type weapons and featured armored glass, kevlar and aramid plates, and numerous reinforcements, protection that added more than an extra ton of weight and made it necessary resort to a 4.2-liter engine with 280 horsepower. The car was completely destroyed, although the survival cell withstood the explosion quite well. Once retired, it was sold to the Desguaces la Torre company, a business turned into an emporium selling auto parts for scrap metal. Its owner, Luis Miguel Rodriguez - famous in recent times for his relationships with Carmen Martinez-Bordiú and Agatha Ruiz de la Prada - managed to amass such a fortune that he even planned the construction of an automobile museum located next to the gigantic facilities of its scrapping in Torrejón de la Calzada, south of the province of Madrid. The museum, whose works were started, was never finished due to urban problems. And now, the collection of vehicles that was going to fill it goes up for auction after the company was declared bankrupt in 2018. The operation is carried out by the company Iagauction, of the IAG group and specialized in online industrial auctions. It offers four lots that include construction or transport trucks and backhoe loaders, high-end vehicles (although with many years behind them), a collection of 25 tractors and what is the jewel in the crown: a series of 46 historical or unique vehicles with models from the beginning of the century to racing cars. Among these pieces, and apart from the Audi V8 of the Aznar attack, it is worth mentioning a Hispano Suiza from 1924, Ferrari 355 Spider from 1997, Metallurguique 18 from 1914, Avalve Itala 8 cylinders from 1913, Renault Fredes Billantcourt from 1900, Ford 817T from 1937 , Citroën AX Proto from 1993 (who was champion of Spain in rallies), etc. Lots of high-end trucks and cars will be auctioned between June 25-30. The other two, between July 2 and July 7. 1
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