About Us – Beverly Hills Sports Car

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The Beverly Hills Cigar Club

The Beverly Hills Cigar Club is the crown jewel of Grand Metropolitan’s IMASCO subsidiary. It has been at the forefront of the private club initiative since the turn of the century. The focus of its almost 100 social clubs and 26,000 members including our Las Vegas associates, is for responsible enjoyment in licensed and sanctioned facilities.

The company also operates the largest network of social clubs, most notably The Beverly Hills Cigar Club, rated Top 5 Private Memberships by Playboy Magazine and home to LOUIXS, the Bugatti Veyron of the cigar industry. Beverly Hills Sports Car participates along with Beverly Hills Cigar Club in many charity events and VIP activities year round.

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Gallery Rodeo

Named for its origin on Beverly Hills famed Rodeo Drive in the middle of the Platinum Triangle of Los Angeles, the collection is for discerning and elite art enthusiasts. Beverly Hills Sports Car works closely with Gallery Rodeo and it's clientele whether its events, premiers or providing services.

Beverly Hills Sports Car

Vin Lee, CEO of Grand Metropolitan, and owner of Beverly Hills Sports Car, has had a lifelong passion for sports cars. Growing up in the Motor City, his first introduction was a 1973 Corvette Stingray with t-tops. The International Sports Car Center opened up with the introduction of the Ferrari F40 in 1987. His first true exotic was the 1986 Porsche 930 turbo slant nose after cutting his teeth on the 1978 Official Anniversary Pace Car Corvette. Lee started track racing in a 1992 Ferrari 512 TR. After collecting Ferrari, Porsche, Bentley, Rolls Royce started becoming very expensive, Lee acquired Beverly Hills Sports Car incorporating his Holmby Hills cars.

Vin Lee

Beverly Hills Sports Car Owner

Vin Lee is CEO of Beverly Hills based Grand Metropolitan, privately-held luxury goods holding company with a 120 brand portfolio. Finlay Fine Jewelers is one of the largest jeweler groups in North America. Heilig-Meyers is also one of the largest furniture retailers in the United States. Dalgety PLC operates the firms food and beverage brands including arable and pastoral farming, IMASCO Ltd. tobacco interests, and Pushkin Caviar.

In 2017, the luxury group assets were merged with Hadid. Grand Metropolitan maintains all stock in the new holding company.

In addition, Lee owns Gallery Rodeo, The Beverly Hills Cigar Club, and Beverly Hills Sports Car. The group participates in charity auctions, celebrity events, and red carpet functions including the Cannes Film Festival, Oscars, Grammys, Emmys, and Independent Spirit Awards.

www.Grand Metropolitan.com

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www.DalgetyPLC.com

Porsche 930 Turbo

Slant nose with whale tail

The Porsche 930 is a sports car built by Porsche between 1975 and 1989, known to the public as the 911 Turbo. It was the maker's top-of-the-range 911 model for its entire production duration and, at the time of its introduction, was the fastest production car available in Germany.

Porsche offered a "Flachbau" ("flatnose" or "slantnose") 930 under the "Sonderwunschprogramm" (special order program) beginning in 1981, an otherwise normal 930 with a 935-style slantnose instead of the normal 911 front end. Each Flachbau unit was handcrafted by remodeling the front fenders. So few were built that the slantnose units often commanded a high premium price, and an initial premium of up to 60 per cent (highly individualized cars even more) over the standard price. Nine hundred forty-eight units were built. The Flachbau units delivered in Europe usually featured the 330 hp (246 kW) performance kit.

It was in 1984 that Porsche produced the fastest of the 930 Turbos with a 0-60 mph time of 4.6 seconds with a top speed of 278 km/h.

Ferrari 512 TR

Testarossa

The Ferrari Testarossa is a 12-cylinder mid-engine sports car manufactured by Ferrari, which went into production in 1984 as the successor to the Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer. The Pininfarina-designed car was originally produced from 1984 to 1991, with two model revisions following the ending of Testarossa production and the introduction of the 512 TR and F512 M which were produced from 1992 to 1996. Almost 10,000 Testarossas, 512 TRs, and F512 Ms were produced, making it one of the most-produced Ferrari models, despite its high price and exotic design.

The Testarossa is a two-door coupé that premiered at the 1984 Paris Auto Show. All versions of the Testarossa had the power fed through the wheels from a rear-mounted, five-speed manual transmission. The rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout (engine between the axles but behind the cabin) keeps the centre of gravity in the middle of the car, which increases stability and improves the car's cornering ability, and thus results in a standing weight distribution of 40% front: 60% rear.

International Clientele

We ship anywhere in the world and accept Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. We also accept wire transfers from international collectors.

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