BUCHAREST, Romania–With “Socialist Republic of Romania” once emblazoned on its side, a Rombac plane, part of ex-dictator Nicolae Ceausescu’s fleet, went under the hammer on Thursday and was finally sold for 120,000 euros (US$146,000).
Some 150 collectors and aviation enthusiasts were expected to compete — online and by phone — for what auction house Artmark called the sale’s “gem”, which carried a starting price of 25,000 euros ($30,500), spokeswoman Alina Panico told AFP.
At the same auction, a luxury car model Paykan Hillman Hunter given to Ceausescu by the Shah of Iran in 1974 was sold for 95,000 euros ($115,000) to a Romanian collector
The medium-haul Rombac Super One-Eleve…
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