Auction News
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3M Buys Meguiar’s
St. Paul, MN — 3M Corporation, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, announced on September 8 that it had made an agreement to acquire Meguiar’s, Inc., of Irvine, California. Meguiar’s is a century-old family business that manufactures car care products and produces enthusiast-oriented “Car Crazy” TV and radio shows. “Combining with 3M will greatly enhance our…
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Mecum Offers 1969 Corvette AA/GS Drag Racer
The Stone Woods & Cooke Gasser. Image: Mecum AuctionsMarengo, IL – September 12, 2008 — This very special competition 1969 Corvette is one of those cars that makes the blood run hot and your fingers itch to grab the steering wheel and head down the quarter-mile track. In the 1960s, the heyday of gassers at…
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Stafford East Collection is 100% Sold at Bonhams’ Annual Beaulieu Sale
One of the most significant collections of vintage light cars and motorcycles to come to the market in years was 100% sold at Bonhams’s sale at the National Motor museum in Beaulieu on September 13. The collection of long-retired garage owner, Stafford East, was well known but had been kept out of the public eye…
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Bonhams to Sell the Dearden Supercharged Vincent Black Lightning
The undisputed star of Bonhams’s sale at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show in Stafford on October 19 will be the only supercharged Vincent Black Lightning ever made. Built to break the world speed record, the machine has been kept in totally original condition and is expected to sell for $400,000-$600,000, a feat which would break…
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Airworthy Spitfire Sells for Record $2.1m at Bonhams Sale in New Zealand
A 1945 Supermarine Spitfire aircraft sold for a record price of over $3m NZ ($2.1m U.S.), the highlight of Bonhams and Goodman’s highly anticipated inaugural New Zealand sale of Collector’s Cars and Aircraft held Sunday, September 14. The sale was conducted in Nelson, New Zealand, and was attended by a huge crowd of over 500…
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Fairfield Concours Grows Big in its Fifth Year
Westport, CT, September 15, 2008 — More than 190 vehicles from the early 1900s to today have been entered by owners and drivers from across the nation in next weekend’s Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance presented by Porsche. On September 20 and 21, the established event in its fifth year is scheduled to attract thousands of…
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Hilton Head Concours Announces Honorary Chairman Nicola Bulgari
Hilton Head Island, SC, September 10, 2008 -– The Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival, one of the nation’s signature automobile events, will include major international names in collecting and racing when the event returns to Honey Horn on Hilton Head Island, S.C. from Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2008. Named as the premier event’s…
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Rock ‘n Roll Collectibles to Headline B&B Sale
San Francisco, CA, September 10, 2008 — Fans of the Grateful Dead and Rock collectors will vie for desirable memorabilia at auction on October 5, 2008 in San Francisco, with gold records awarded to the legendary band, tour and studio instruments, the band’s “ride”– a ’56 Chevy that transported Dead band mates and Bay Area…
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Stolen Ferrari 250 PF Cab, A Timeline
SCM’s Michael Sheehan, along with his worldwide gang of Ferrari spotters, have constructed a timeline for the 1958 Ferrari 250 PF Cabriolet, s/n 0799 GT, which now resides at the heart of a “Who’s Car Is It?” controversy that spans the Atlantic. Though reported stolen 15 years ago, collectors in the Ferrari world have known…
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New Lincoln Motor Car Museum Announced
Lincoln, New Hampshire, September 8, 2008 — During the recent Lincoln car meet in the New Hampshire White Mountains, the Lincoln Motor Car Foundation made a dramatic announcement… the long anticipated Lincoln Motor Car Museum will be built on the campus of the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan. The Foundation, working closely with…