Auction News
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2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
1953 Lancia Aurelia GTPebble Beach, CA. December 6, 2007 –-The 58th annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008 at The Lodge at Pebble Beach™, will showcase the historic Italian marque Lancia, Italian super sports car Lamborghini and the General Motors centennial. The full field of 175 collector cars will also include several special…
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Katech Performance Unleashes its “Street Attack 500”
Clinton Township, MI. – Katech Performance is proud to introduce the engine Corvette dreams are made of – the “Street Attack 500.” The all-aluminum, 8.2-liter V8 dynamo displaces 500 cubic inches to generate a devastating 600 horsepower and 600 lbs.-ft. torque. “Our Street Attack concept, introduced as 427 cubic inches in 2005, has evolved,” said…
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1984 Coupe
Throughout the 1970s, Corvette sales grew steadily each year, despite increasingly stringent federal regulations that stripped the C3 of all the things owners had come to expect—power, noise, and acceleration. By 1980, enthusiasts wondered what had happened to their beloved Corvette. GM’s engineers and stylists had long kicked around a host of replacement options for…
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Mid-Engine Duo Wins Accolades from Car and Driver and Automobile Magazine
2008 Porsche BoxsterAtlanta, GA. December 4, 2007 –Car and Driver Magazine’s 10Best cars sold in America and Automobile Magazine’s All-Stars Award; titles that any automotive company would be proud to stake claim to. This year, the dynamic 2008 Porsche Boxster, Boxster S, Cayman and Cayman S have won both simultaneously. Being chosen as a winner…
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Perfection Autosport Charger R/Te featured in Super Rod Magazine
December 4, 2007. Grafton, WI –-Perfection Autosport, the creators of the world’s first E body Charger, and designer David Salvaggio, Jr. once again receive feature recognition for the innovative design and creation of the 1968 Dodge Charger R/Te. “It’s easy to have designs on what’s come before or some version of that, but coming up…
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National Parts Depot Supports the Lee Iacocca Award
American Leader Of Classic Car Parts Unites With American Auto Icon Lee Iacocca And The Iacocca Foundation The Iacocca Foundation is proud to welcome National Parts Depot as a corporate sponsor for The Lee Iacocca Award, now beginning its third year of presentations. The Iacocca Award continues to expand into classic automotive events across the…
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Bonhams Sells World’s Oldest Surviving Rolls-Royce For Record Money
The world’s oldest surviving Rolls-Royce, which dates from 1904, was sold today (3 December 2007) by Bonhams for £3,521,500, breaking two world records. This is the highest price ever paid at auction for both a Rolls-Royce and a veteran car (pre-1905). This historic motor car sold to a private UK collector, on the telephone, who…
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Meadow Brook Concours D’Elegance
December 3, 2007. Troy, MI –The Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance has appointed Mary Anne Parks of Troy as its Director of Marketing. She will be responsible for all promotional activities for the Concours, one of the most prestigious automobile events in the world. Her duties include relationship building for new and existing sponsors, as well…
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The 2nd Annual Race Car / Sports Car / Classic Car Auction
Auburn, IN –Kruse International, the largest collector car auction company in the world, and Dyno Marketing are proud to announce the Second Annual Race Car & Sports Car Auction on January 19-20, 2008 at Cabarrus Arena and Events Center in Concord, N.C. NEXTEL Cup Cars, Limited Edition Sports Cars, Muscle Cars, Drag Cars, Exotics, Collector…
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Evel Knievel Dies at 69
CLEARWATER, Florida – Evel Knievel’s hard life killed him — it just took longer than he or anyone else might have expected. The hard-living motorcycle daredevil, whose bone-breaking, rocket-powered jumps and stunts made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69. He had been in failing health for years, suffering from…