She stored the roadster in a barn at the Homestead Inn, in Greenwich, and paid $8.70 a year for $1,500 of insurance. In Los Angeles, she met Charles Ray, and appeared in the 1920 film Homer Comes Home, after being signed by MGM that year. Whoever buys the car will get a file of documents, a log book of service appointments as well as the maps, the glove and the lipstick-stained cigarette butts, said David Brynan, a Gooding vehicle specialist. Pursued by countless admirers, the baroness proved an elusive target. After extended trans-Atlantic litigation, the von Krieger heirs were awarded the car. He did not return calls seeking comment. Gooding realizes its the 540K Special Roadster, one of only very few made: I told them, This is the Holy Grail. Genealogy for Gisela Baroness Schey von Koromla (1876 - 1900) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. You have to be a millionaire to be in the game, said Tonight Show host and avid car collector Jay Leno, who plans to attend the Pebble Beach event this weekend. For the best Barrons.com experience, please update to a modern browser. She left for Germany in 1954. Only the best cars make it to the Concours lawn for judging. The long, glossy black hood hides an inline, supercharged eight-cylinder engine. Baroness Marianne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn known as photographer "Mamarazza" poses during a photo shooting before her 99th birthday on Dezember 9 at. Dr. James Smith, the owner of the Homestead Inn, claimed ownership of the von Krieger 540K as payment for years of unpaid storage fees. 'target="_blank"> Shoe Boutique Ireland, Articles B