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Eric Clapton
The cabriolet once owned by Eric Clapton named Best of Show at Pebble Beach
Best of Show at 66th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. 1936 Lancia Astura, the cabriolet once owned by guitarist Eric Clapton, was named Best of Show at 66th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. There were many strong contenders for Best of Show this year. Final nominees included a 1938 Delahaye 165 Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet owned by … Read more
The cherished guitars owned by the gods of rock
Six-stringed works of art belonging to Les Paul, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, Lou Reed, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Nancy Wilson, Bonnie Raitt, Rick Nielsen, Slash, Billy Gibbons, Ace Frehley and others were incorporated into a new art book called 108 Rock Star Guitars (published by Glitterati Incorporated). Photographer/author Lisa S. Johnson imagined a … Read more
Eric Clapton’s hyper-rare Patek Philippe expected to fetch over $4 million
Eric Clapton, a renowned watch collector and a Patek Philippe fan, is selling a very rare Patek Philippe (reference 2499/100P) Perpetual Calendar Chronograph. The highly important platinum perpetual calendar chronograph reference 2499/100 from the collection of Eric Clapton is expected to fetch over $4 million at Christie’s Geneva Auction on November 12 at the Four … Read more
Ferrari SP12 EC for Eric Clapton
The guitarist Eric Clapton has its own custom Ferrari – a Ferrari SP12 EC, based on the 458 Italia, designed by the Centro Stile Ferrari in collaboration with Pininfarina and engineers from Maranello. Clapton’s car has been produced under Ferrari’s ‘One-Off Programme’, which allows you to build a car according to your specifications. Under the … Read more