Many of the world’s most important motorcars have changed hands in Auburn, Indiana, over the years and Worldwide looks set to continue the tradition this Labor Day Weekend. Visitors to the fifth annual, The Auburn Auction, can anticipate the usual spectacular selection of significant pre and post-war American classics, while […]
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The Columbia River Concours is Almost Here
The Columbia River Concours d’Elegance & Car Show will be held at historic Officer’s Row at Vancouver Barracks in Vancouver, Washington. There’s a website with lots more info, but we’d like to emphasize a few important points: It is free to enter your special pre-1975 car. The cars are the […]
Final Countdown Underway to RM’s Michigan Sale
RM Auctions, the official auction house of the Concours d’Elegance of America, has secured a wonderful selection of classic automobiles for its St. John’s sale, July 28, in Plymouth, Michigan. Hosted on the beautiful grounds of the Inn at St. John’s, the single-day sale is a mainstay on the auction […]
Four Motorsports Legends Return to the Public Eye at Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach Auctions
Gooding & Company, the acclaimed auction house celebrated for selling the world’s most significant and valuable collector cars, is proud to announce that it will present four magnificent motorsport legends – a 1928 Bentley 4 1/2 Litre Le Mans Sports “Bobtail” team car, the 1964 Ford GT40 Prototype 104, a […]
Vicari to Auction More Than 400 Classic and Muscle Cars During Biloxi Event
The Vicari Auction Company will offer more than 400 classic and muscle cars up for sale during their 16th annual Biloxi Auction, Oct. 12-13, 2012, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center in Biloxi, Miss. A range of collectible automobiles will cross the auction block, giving enthusiasts a variety […]
In Memoriam: Sergio Pininfarina
Sergio Pininfarina, an auto design genius who helped create the 1984 Ferrari Testarossa, the 2002 Ferrari Enzo, the 2003 Maserati Quattroporte and the 1996 Peugeot 406 coupe, died on Tuesday. He was 85. Pininfarina led Pininfarina, the car design and manufacturing company his father, Gian Battista “Pinin” Farina, founded in […]
Bonhams Smashes World Record Prices for Bentley and Rolls-Royce in $34.4 million Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale
‘Birkin’ Bentley at $7.87 million is most expensive British car ever sold at auction, while ‘Corgi’ Rolls-Royce sells for record $7.3 million. Overall sale realizes $34.4 million in seven hours The eyes of the world were on Bonhams on Friday 29 June as its Goodwood Festival of Speed sale broke […]
Renowned Dingman Collection Achieves $9.8 Million at Auction
RM Auctions reaffirmed its reputation as the specialist for single-vendor sales on the weekend (June 9–10), generating more than $9.88 million* in sales, with 100 percent of all lots sold at its Dingman Collection 2012 auction in New Hampshire. Characterized by a superb assortment of Americana, the Dingman Collection represented […]
$35m For Most Expensive Car Ever
Bloomberg reports that the apple-green 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO built for Stirling Moss has sold for $35m—a world record price, eclipsing the previous $30m to $34m reportedly paid for a 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic in 2010. American collector Craig McCaw, of Seattle, WA, purchased the car in a private […]
Exclusive Monaco Highlights Video from RM
Held during the same weekend as the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, RM’s two-day auction generated an impressive $43 million. The sale boasted several new auction records and the spectacular results rank this sale as one of the most successful collector car auctions ever staged in Europe as well as […]