'돈 카를레오네', 1백만 파운드 중고 슈퍼카 세일 Supercar collection of London gangster dubbed 'Don Car-leone' - including a Ferrari Enzo and a Rolls-Royce Phantom
Supercar collection of London gangster dubbed 'Don Car-leone' - including a Ferrari Enzo and a Rolls-Royce Phantom - are to be sold off for £1MILLION after being seized by police
- Cars were handed over by fugitive Alexander Surin after admitting they were bought with the proceeds of crime
- Enzo and Phantom for sale alongside Ferrari California Hardtop Convertable and Ferrari 599 GTBFioranCoupé
- Combined, the cars are expected to be sold for over £1million - with the Ferrari Enzo itself going for £800,000
by Ki Chul Hwang
Conpaper Editor Distributor
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The supercar collection of a crime lord dubbed ‘Don Car-Leone’ is expected to net the treasury more than £1million later this month.
Alexander Surin, a fugitive currently living in Dubai, had a number of cars and houses seized in 2009 as part of a major operation.
Among these was a Rolls-Royce Phantom which had £800,000 of cash in the boot.
Earlier this year the National Crime Agency confirmed an agreement had been struck to sell the cars under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
When it sells, this £800,000 Ferrari Enzo is expected to become one of the most expensive seized cars ever sold in the UK
The supercar, produced in 2004, has a powerful V12 engine and is capable of reaching 60mph in just 3.14 seconds. It's the fastest of Surin's cars, capable of reaching a speed of 217mph
The exotic <g class="gr_ gr_1738 gr-alert gr_gramm Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep" id="1738" data-gr-id="1738" style="font-size: 1.2em; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">fleet,</g> made up of a Ferrari Enzo, Ferrari 599 GTB, Ferrari California and the Rolls-Royce Phantom, will be auctioned off at the end of June.
Surin previously handed them over after admitting that they were bought with the proceeds of crime, along with the profits from the sale of a 253mph Bugatti Veyron, worth £1.5million new.
zo is expected to become one of the most expensive seized cars ever sold.
In total, the ill-gotten gains are expected to sell for a little over £1million.
This jet black Rolls-Royce Phantom Saloon cost £260,000 as new when it first came off the production line eleven years ago
It's luxury, <g class="gr_ gr_1706 gr-alert gr_spell ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="1706" data-gr-id="1706">leather clad</g> interior - for a car first unveiled in 2004 - is still equipped with many modern features, including a <g class="gr_ gr_1707 gr-alert gr_spell ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="1707" data-gr-id="1707">touch screen</g>
Roaring under the Phantom's bonnet is a near pristine 6.75litre, 48-valve V12 engine. The car can reach a top speed of 149mph
The sleek Rolls-Royce Phantom was the first all-new design to be introduced by the company following its takeover by BMW
The NCA had earlier argued that Surin’s assets were the result of money laundering, mortgage fraud, tax evasion and the importation into Europe and the UK of multiple tonnes of ketamine.
Surin - previously known as Michael Boparan - denied this, but neither he nor his wife chose to contest the evidence at trial.
He has previously been arrested in relation to various criminal investigations, but this is the first time his property has been subject to this level of asset recovery.
| Supercar | Year of production | Cost | 0-60 | Engine | Top Speed | Horsepower (@ RPM) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrary Enzo Belinetta | 2004 | £800,000 | 3.14 secs | V12 | 217mph | 660 @ 7800 | ||||
| Rolls-Royce Phantom Saloon | 2004 | £260,000 | 5.9 secs | V12 | 149mph | 460 @ 5350 | ||||
| Ferrari California Hardtop Convertable | 2009 | £143,000 | 3.5 secs | V8 | 193mph | 453 @ 7750 | ||||
| Ferrari 599 GTB Fioran Coupé | 2008 | £180,000 | 3.6 secs | V12 | 205mph | 620 @ 7600 |
In handing over his supercars, Surin also <g class="gr_ gr_1709 gr-alert gr_spell ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="1709" data-gr-id="1709">surrended</g> his plush London flat, money from the sale of three other London homes, two houses in Kent and cash spread across numerous bank accounts.
The deal came just over a year after his wife Jasbinder Boparan denied in court that she was living off her husband’s crimes, despite accounts showing that she was spending £17,000 a month.
The pair <g class="gr_ gr_1723 gr-alert gr_gramm Grammar multiReplace" id="1723" data-gr-id="1723">have</g> now accepted that £4.5million of assets seized from them by the NCA were acquired through crime.
Prior to fleeing to Dubai after being convicted of drug trafficking in France, Surin would boast about his cars on the Pistonheads and FerrariChat forums.
His Enzo is one of just 400 ever built and is one of the most desirable Ferraris. Named after the company’s founder, it is capable of doing 217mph.
Surin's exotic fleet, which includes this gorgeous Ferrari California Hardtop Convertable, will be auctioned off at the end of the month
It is estimated the white Ferrari will be sold for around £80,000 when it goes under the hammer. It can reach a top speed of 193mph
The car cost £143,000 when it first made its debut in 2009. Accelerating, it can get to 60mph in a speedy 3.5 seconds
Ferrari spent over 1,000 hours in a wind tunnel with a <g class="gr_ gr_1691 gr-alert gr_spell ContextualSpelling" id="1691" data-gr-id="1691">one-third-scale</g> model of the California perfecting its aerodynamics
The Ferrari 599 GTB is expected to sell for around <g class="gr_ gr_1731 gr-alert gr_gramm Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep" id="1731" data-gr-id="1731">£90,000,</g> while the Ferrari California has an estimate of £80,000. The Rolls-Royce should sell for around £50,000.
All four cars are going under the hammer on June 26 at Bonhams’ Goodwood Festival of Speed sale.
A spokesperson for Bonhams confirmed it was selling the cars on behalf of the NCA.
The last of Surin's cars going under the hammer is this scintillating Ferrari 599 GTB <g class="gr_ gr_1699 gr-alert gr_spell ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="1699" data-gr-id="1699">Fioran</g> Coupé - which is expected to sell for £90,000
It's stunning brown leather interior is sure to tempt many potential buyers. The fact it can also reach 205mph is sure to get tails wagging
Under the bonnet is a rip-roaring V12 engine. It is the third of three Ferraris up for grabs after fugitive Alexander Surin was forced to give up several of his supercars
The 599 has aluminum underpinnings and body panels. The cars, when all sold at auction, should fetch more than £1million
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