AS ONE OF the big names associated with building a collection of automobiles, the casino magnate William ‘Bill’ Harrah amassed an incredible variety of one-offs, prototypes and other vehicles that pla

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THE FUN BEGAN in the USA, where Mecum’s Kissimmee, Florida, sale in early January was followed by the Arizona sales of Barrett-Jackson, Bonhams and RM Sotheby’s. These are huge auctions: a total of 47