6:39am Tuesday 28th October 2008
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A Ferrari driven by Charlie's angels in the eponymous film is hoping to defy the credit crunch when it goes up for sale with a price tag of more than £3 million.
The 1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder was driven by Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu in the film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and is estimated to fetch up to £3,500,000.
It is being sold along with some of the world's most expensive classic cars by RM Auctions in Battersea, London on Wednesday.
Among the 100 lots is a 1955 Ford Thunderbird which once belonged to Hollywood star John Travolta and is expected to reach up to £30,000.
Dorset mechanic Andy Saunders also has 11 pieces for sale including an aged 2CV that he spent six months turning into a cubist work of art inspired by Picasso's Portrait of Dora Maar.
"I tried to merge the lines between car design and art," he said.
"It is completely asymmetric in every possible way and the inspiration was all from the Portrait of Dora Maar."
He hopes the automotive art will be bought by the Tate Gallery or the Pompidou Centre in Paris when it goes under the hammer with an estimate up to £14,000.
The car is not purely a work of art. It is legally roadworthy for daytime use and can reach speeds up to 65mph.
The 45-year-old from Poole transformed a 1998 Suzuki Wagon R into a baby version of the Hummer.
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