Palm Springs, CA. –The first Ferrari ever built, Chassis Number 01C, will make its first-ever appearance in the western United States in Palm Springs at the inaugural Desert Classic Concours d’Elegance on March 1st. Set to be held on the historic O’Donnell Golf Club, “This is the first time in […]
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Reigning World Champion to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
San Francisco, CA. January 24, 2008 –-Italian legend Giacomo Agostini will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Legend of the Motorcycle Concours. Agostini, known to millions of fans worldwide as “Ago”, is the world’s greatest motorcycle grand prix racer with 15 Grand Prix World Championship titles. While fellow […]
Mecum Auction Season Launches in Kissimmee Florida
Marengo, IL. January 23, 2008 –-Mecum will host its first collector car auction of the year in Kissimmee, Florida January 24-26 at Osceola Heritage Park outside Orlando. While car collectors and enthusiasts the world over have been focused on the many recent auctions held in Scottsdale, Arizona, CEO Dana Mecum […]
The Belmont Festival of Cars to be Reborn in Newport, Rhode Island
San Francisco, CA. January 24, 2008 –On a summer day in 1899 Alva Vanderbilt Belmont organized the Festival of Cars, a parade of decorated motorcars along fashionable Bellevue Avenue in tony Newport, and the first concours d’elegance known to have been held in the U.S. In the 19th century the […]
New Chairman of the Board Announced For Petersen Museum
Los Angeles, CA. January 23, 2008 –-The Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation, owner and operator of the non-profit 501 (c)(3) Museum and pioneer in automotive education, announced today the election of Los Angeles Attorney Steve E. Young as the Foundation’s new Chairman of the Board for 2008. Young has served on […]
RM Auctions’ Arizona Biltmore Event Draws Exceptional Bids
Phoenix, AZ. January 22, 2008 –-Preeminent international auction house, RM Auctions, has kicked off the 2008 collector car calendar in grand style with a highly successful auction event in Phoenix, Arizona. Held at the luxurious Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, it was standing room only at the single-day auction, which […]
Chatsworth Hosts the Tesco 99 British Rally Championship
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the BritishRally Championship, the Rally Show at Chatsworth– together with the organizers of the Tesco 99British Rally Championship – have arranged forfour of the nine stage events which will form partof the Show to qualify for BRC points. The Tesco 99 British Rally Championship […]
Mecum Relocates Auction to Indianapolis for TV Series
Marengo, IL. January 11, 2008 –-Mecum is hiring to help move its founding Belvidere Spring Classic Auction to the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana. The auction has traditionally been held in Illinois over Memorial Day weekend. According to CEO Dana Mecum, “The 2008 event will be held one week […]
RM Auctions Announces Its Return to Maranello
London, England. January 14, 2008 –-The focus of the collector car world will return to Maranello, Italy in May 2008 as RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, host their second annual “Ferrari Leggenda e Passione” auction event. The much-anticipated sale, scheduled for May 18, marks the auction house’s third European […]
Carstar Super’Stang to be Previwed at Russo and Steele
Scottsdale, AZ. January 14, 2007 –-The world famous Russo and Steele Automobile Auction will preview the CARSTAR Super’Stang and auction 500 other collector automobiles on Jan. 16-20. The CARSTAR Super’Stang, created by CARSTAR and the country’s leading restorer of Shelby Mustangs, Jeff Yergovich, is the centerpiece of an 18-month fundraising […]