Credit: Tom Hartley Jnr Ltd/Cover Images Bernie Ecclestone is selling his unrivalled collection of historic race cars. The sale, run by Tom Hartley Jnr Ltd, on behalf of the 94-year-old, includes 69 historic Grand Prix and Formula 1 cars - making it the most impressive collection offered for sale.

His work at the top of the sport made him wealthy beyond imagining. After a 652 million pound tax fraud bill came due, the nonagenarian billionaire has to sell off his collection of cars to help cover it.

Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has announced he will sell his entire car collection, estimated to be worth “hundreds of millions” of dollars.

A collection of rare grand prix cars belonging to former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has gone up for sale in the U.K. through Tom Hartley Jnr. The vehicles, which do not have to be bought together, are said to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is to sell his collection of race cars driven by motorsport legends including Michael Schumacher, Niki Lauda and Nelson Piquet.

The Ferrari which carried Michael Schumacher to his third of five consecutive world championships with the team leads the collection.

Of the 69 cars included in the collection, 30 are Brabhams, as Ecclestone owned the Brabham F1 team from 1972 to 1988 and has at least one example of every car they built. These include the 1981 car driven by Nelson Piquet and the Brabham BT46B Fan Car driven by Niki Lauda at the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix.

Former Formula 1 ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone will be putting his racing car collection up for sale—a set that is estimated to be worth "hundreds of millions."