Beckham's Olympic boat goes under the hammer (From Your Local Guardian)
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Beckham's Olympic boat goes under the hammer in Weybridge
10:00am Thursday 8th November 2012 in News By Laura Proto
The speedboat that David Beckham piloted down the Thames during the Olympic opening ceremony will go under the hammer at Mercedes-Benz World.
The powerful 2008 Bladerunner that powered the Olympic flame on the final leg of its incredible journey to the Olympic Park is expected to bring in about £250,000 at the Bonhams sale in Weybridge on Monday, December 3.
The heavily customised boat is fitted with four dummy rockets with smoke canisters, a high-pressure waterjet bar and dozens of LED lights.
The Bladerunner joins a Hawker Hurricane aircraft, estimated at £1.4m to £1.7m, a 1938 Jaguar SS1000, estimated between £200,000 to £250,000 and a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT, estimated at £250,000 to £300,000.
Tim Schofield, director of the Bonhams UK motor car department, said: “After a fantastic summer of British sporting success, Bonhams is proud to offer for sale the ultimate souvenir from the Olympic opening ceremony – what has been dubbed ‘the greatest show on earth’.”
