David Gooding and Charlie Ross oversee the proceedings as the Type 57SC soars to $7.92m, including commission.Pebble Beach, CA, August 18, 2008 – Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the 58th annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance®, captured total sales of $64.2 million including several of the world’s rarest […]
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Gooding Announces $31m in Sales From First Evening’s Consignments
GOODING & COMPANY ANNOUNCES $31 MILLION IN SALES FROM FIRST EVENING’S CONSIGNMENTS INCLUDING $7.92 MILLION PEBBLE BEACH RECORD FOR THE 1937 BUGATTI TYPE 57SC ATALANTE COUPE Sales of World-Famous Williamson Bugatti Collection, Oprah Winfrey Charity Car Collection and Carl J. Schmitt Collection are First Night Highlights PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (August […]
58th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance names 1938 Alfa Romeo Best of Show
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: PCGCampbell – Jeff Green310/291-1977 (c), 310/224-4961 (w) [email protected]: Photos and video available at www.pebblebeachconcours.net PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (Aug. 17, 2008) – A 1938 Alfa Romeo owned by Jon and Mary Shirley of Medina, Wash., was named “Best of Show” at the 58thth fairway of Pebble Beach […]
Bonhams Sale of the Year Does Not Disappoint
Carmel, Calif. – 18 August 2008 – Bonhams & Butterfields celebrated the 11th year of its famed sale of exceptional motorcars and automobilia at Quail Lodge on Friday, August 15th, with resounding success — setting new sales records only weeks after establishing the highest price ever paid at auction for […]
Meadow Brook a Great Success
Best in Show, 1927 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A RoadsterTroy, MI, August 6, 2008 – It was a spectacular day on August 3 in Rochester, Michigan when the 30th Annual Meadow Brook Concours drew record crowds to the sun-drenched grounds of Meadow Brook Hall. Over 230 of the most stunning cars […]
Nicola Wood to Showcase “Yellow Voisin” at Pebble
Pebble Beach, CA, August 8, 2008 – Nicola Wood, one of the world’s most notable automotive artists and a member of the renowned Automotive Fine Arts Society, will debut her latest painting, “Yellow Voisin,” during the 23rd annual AFAS art show at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August […]
Four Cars, 80 Liters, on Display at Pebble
Pebble Beach, CA, August 7, 2008 – Four vehicles with massive engines displacing more than 20 liters, or more than 1,220 cubic inches, will cast their shadows at the Aug. 17 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The vehicles, including Tonight Show host Jay Leno’s tank car, will be highlighted in a […]
Last Known 1969 Big-Block Corvette Slated for WWG
Auburn, IN, August 6, 2008 – Worldwide Auctioneers has announced that it has procured the sale of a 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L71 Stingray Coupe, which will join the line-up of rare and significant automobiles going under the hammer at its inaugural Auburn sale. Built in the last week of Corvette […]
1959 283/290 FI Race Car
Corvettes dominated SCCA racing in 1959, and Jim Jeffords took the SCCA B Production points championship with his 1959 Corvette, dubbed the Purple People Eater Mk III. Plans were laid to contest the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA championship the following year. Against this frenetic backdrop, the […]
Rare Ferrari Set for Worldwide’s Auburn Debut
Auburn, IN, August 5, 2008 – A stunning and rarely available 1959 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Series III SWB will join the line- up of exclusive motorcars set to go under the hammer at Worldwide Auctioneers inaugural Auburn sale on August 30th. Consignments for The Auburn Auction, which is limited to […]