RM Auctions returns to Monaco next month, May 11 – 12 for its biennial sale at the Grimaldi Forum. Coinciding with the 8th Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, the upcoming sale follows a record-setting debut performance in 2010 which saw the company achieve over $43.5 million in sales. Next month’s […]
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The Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance Announces Spectacular Showing of Vintage French Coachbuilt Automobiles For 2012
The Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance announced today its spectacular showing of French coachbuilt vintage automobiles appearing on the Green at the 2012 Concours in San Rafael, Calif, on May 20. Just one of the museum quality automobiles on display is a 1936 Delahaye 135 Competition Disappearing Top Convertible with Coachwork […]
Pontiac Convertible, owned by Keith Richards and used by the Rolling Stones, to sell at Bonhams
A 1950 Pontiac Chieftain Silver Streak Convertible, which was owned by Keith Richards while The Rolling Stones were based on the Cote d’Azur in the 1970s, is to be sold in Bonhams Sale of Collectors’ Motor Cars and Automobilia at the RAF Museum, Hendon on 30 April 2012. The car […]
Something for Everyone at 2012 Spring Carlisle Auction
Auctions America by RM will celebrate its second annual Spring Carlisle auction, April 26-27, 2012, offering a huge variety of collector cars and trucks during the Spring Carlisle Collector Car Swap Meet & Corral, April 25-29, in Pennsylvania. More than 300 American muscle cars, classics and hot rods will cross […]
Anticipation Building for RM’s Dingman Collection 2012 Sale
Anticipation is building for RM’s eagerly awaited Dingman Collection 2012 sale, scheduled June 9 – 10 in Hampton, New Hampshire. A ‘labour of love’ carefully amassed over many years by prominent collector Michael Dingman, a former Ford Motor Company director for over 21 years, the distinguished collection features a remarkable […]
The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
For 10 years, The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering has provided an unparalleled and exclusive experience for motorsports enthusiasts and collectors from around the world to enjoy rare collections of fine automobiles and motorcycles in a garden-party setting on the rolling greens of Quail Lodge Golf Club, in Carmel, Calif. Hailed […]
Students Enhance STEM Skills with the Mecum Challenge
Discovery Education, Velocity, Mecum Auctions and XFINITY to take students beyond the classroom to ignite their interest in STEM through a scavenger hunt and behind-the-scenes tour of a live Mecum Auto Auction Students to be featured on Velocity during the Mecum Auto Auction Show On Friday, April 13, Discovery Education, […]
Barrett-Jackson Concludes Palm Beach With More Than $18 Million in Revenue and Over 55,000 in Attendance
Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions™, announced today that its 10th Annual Palm Beach Event, held April 5-7 at the South Florida Fairgrounds, generated more than $18 million in sales of Classics, Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, Resto-Mods, Exotics and Contemporary Collectibles in front of a crowd of […]
Barrett-Jackson President Steve Davis Receives ‘Humanitarian of the Year’ Award at 8th Annual Armed Forces Congressional Gala Dinner
Steve Davis, President of the Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions™, was recently honored at the 8th Annual Armed Forces Congressional Gala Dinner with the prestigious “Congressman Bill and Mrs. Beverly Young Humanitarian of the Year Award,” for the donation of his personal custom 1964 Ford Fairlane. Donating for […]
Legendary Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren F1 GTR to Headline Bonhams’ Quail Lodge Sale
This year, for its Quail Lodge Sale, Bonhams is thrilled to present an absolute icon of modern-era sports car racing: an ex-GTC Gulf Team Davidoff 1997 McLaren F1 GTR ‘Longtail’ FIA GT Endurance Racing Coupe. The McLaren F1 GTR design is from that pantheon of victors, including the legendary Ford […]