Gooding & Company announced two of its latest consignments for the Scottsdale Auctions today: a rare, matching-numbers 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing and a late-production, Ferrari Classiche-certified 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider factory-equipped with disc brakes. “The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing and Ferrari LWB California Spider […]
Renowned Southern California Museum to Display Significant Automobiles at France’s Largest Exhibition of Classic and Antique Vehicles Oxnard, Calif. (December 19, 2011) – The Mullin Automotive Museum, a Southern California institution dedicated to the preservation of French Art Deco era art and automobiles, today announced that it is bringing 10 […]
Enthusiasts looking for an interesting European classic have some interesting ‘no reserve’ choices at Shannons Sydney Summer Classic Auction on February 20. From France there is a very original left hand drive 1959 Citroen 2CV sedan that was imported privately in Sept 2010 shortly after it had undergone an extensive […]
Bonhams, the world’s leading auctioneer of motorcycles, is proud to announce that it has been entrusted to represent two significant Benelli racing motorcycles – a 1958 250cc Grand Prix Factory Racer and a 1998 Four 350cc Racer – at its second annual Las Vegas Motorcycle Sale in January. This announcement […]
The Dana Point Concours d’Elegance, host of the premier celebration of automotive heritage in Southern California, today announced the theme for the 2012 Dana Point Concours d’Elegance®: “Legends of Le Mans: Racing in the ’60s”. The Concours weekend is scheduled for Saturday, June 23, to Sunday, June 24, at the […]
Few classic motorcycles command the same respect and reverence as automotive classics such as Ferraris and Duesenbergs. But Brough Superiors and Vincent V-twins are the exceptions; both can command six-figure investment levels. The best of each – Lawrence of Arabia’s last Brough Superior SS 100, on which he was killed […]
??Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, organizer of The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions™, has engaged JMPR Public Relations to handle its national and international public relations outreach and media relations initiatives. Held every January for the past 40 years, Barrett-Jackson conducts the world’s largest collector car auction and is looked to as […]
It’s Road Trip Time
It’s time for my annual fly-and-buy road trip with my daughter, Alex. She’s returning home for Christmas break after a semester studying marketing and business management in Grenoble, France, and she’s already asking what we’re going to buy this year.
Last year I was on the hunt for a Range Rover to use for our “civilized” off-roading; the crude part was served by our Series III rig (which has since gone to Colin Comer’s father – I know, if Colin REALLY loved his dad why would he stick him in a mobile Waring Blender?). The SIII was replaced by our turbo-diesel D90.
SCMer Jeffrey Stout of Manhattan Beach contacted me, and I was immediately seduced by his 1989 Range Rover Classic – in fact he had even taken Sir Stirling Moss for a ride in it (presumably not off-road). Alex and I flew down and drove it back to Portland, where it has become a much-beloved member of the SCM stable.
Once a year the beautiful natural setting of Pebble Beach Resorts plays host to one of the most competitive events in the automotive world: the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The 2012 Pebble Beach Concours takes place on August 19 and features: Cars of the Maharajas Mercer Fiat Saoutchik Coachwork Sport Customs […]
A series of motorcycles from The Criss Angel MINDFREAK Collection will bring a touch of magic to the auction stage at Auctions America by RM’s debut Las Vegas sale, Jan. 12 – 14, 2012, at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Regarded as the greatest magician of our time, Criss […]