West Palm Beach, FL. February 8, 2008 — Stunning vehicles, lavish parties and red hot celebrities will return to the beaches of South Florida when the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event rolls into West Palm Beach, Fla., on March 26-30, 2008. SPEED will once again bring the action home […]

Phoenix, AZ. –The auction events in Arizona have ended, but are you still searching for that vehicle from your past or the rare car that slipped past your fingertips? Fulfill all of your automotive dreams at ClassicCars.com, where more than 11,000 classic and collector cars and trucks are for sale […]

Marengo, IL. February 4, 2008 –Mecum sold $15.2 million worth of Muscle cars and Corvettes during its 3-day car auction in Kissimmee, Florida at Osceola Heritage Park. A total of 778 vehicles were offered with 445 cars selling under the hammer January 24-26, 2008. “A 60% auction is a good […]

Carlisle, PA. –-Carlisle Auctions has recently announced that they will waive the general consignment fee for the 2008 Spring, Corvette and Fall Auctions. This change to the auction business structure will be an industry first. Consignment fees have always been in place to protect the company from reserve auctions. With […]

Ft. Lauderdale, FL. February 1, 2008 –-“Micro cars” or “city cars” were born out of a need for economical transportation following the harsh years that proceeded the Second World War when shortages of food, electricity, gas and raw materials made regular car ownership a luxury. Filling the postwar demand for […]

The article below is a follow-up to a news item posted last June. Here is the link to that article: Arthur Glen Kurrus, the former owner of Paradise Garage, an antique, sports and luxury car dealership in the Lime Rock section of Salisbury, was extradited from his new home in […]

Dusseldorf, Germany –Germany marked the first stop of the Corvette Limited Edition Sport-V’s international tour. The Corvette that runs on water is now global. The Malibu Boats Corvette boat, was unveiled to approximately 120 anxious buyers and members of the international press at the Dusseldorf Boat Show last week.  Customers […]

Published in October 2003 in SCM magazine. “Moose! Don’t hit the moose!” A full-grown moose stands six feet high at the shoulder and weighs over 1,500 pounds. Hitting one at 100 mph in a fiberglass Corvette would be a very bad idea. Downshifting from sixth to third and nailing the […]

Chatham, Ontario. January 29, 2008 — The focus of the collector car world will shift to Fort Worth, Texas in April as RM Auctions proudly presents the private collection of Mr. Wayne Davis. Tentatively scheduled for April 19, 2008, this exciting no-reserve sale will offer some 90 classic automobiles, as […]

San Francisco, CA. January 28, 2008 –World-renowned custom bike builder Jesse James has announced that his newest creation, a glistening aluminum-clad motorcycle and sidecar combo for client Airstream will make its first public debut at the Legend of the Motorcycle Concours on May 3rd. As reported recently in Forbes* magazine, […]