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DUSTIN HOFFMAN’S RAIN MAN BUICK GOES UNDER THE HAMMER

The eleventh edition of The Scottsdale Auction presented 90 collectors’ cars and spanned all eras, from a 1902 Darracq single-cylinder tonneau from the famed Harrah Collection to a 2012 McLaren MP4-12C. The sale took place on the lawns of Scottsdale’s Westin Kierland Resort on Thursday, January 27.

Probably the biggest star of the event was the ‘third character’ from the 1988 multi-award-winning road drama

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