One of the more romantic offerings at Worldwide’s 4th annual Labor Day extravaganza, The Auburn Auction, represents every serious collector’s dream. Restorer and Chrysler enthusiast, Jeff Carter and his wife Lisa, on an ongoing hunt for early Chryslers, made the ultimate discovery in a Washington barn. The dusty 1948 Delahaye […]
Tony Theophilos, of San Francisco, CA, sent in an email about his 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV: I have owned and loved a 1974 Alfa GTV for about six years now. I bought the car out of storage (20 years) in Colorado with only 27,000 miles on the odometer. The lesson I […]
SCMers Peter and Merle Mullin’s 1934 Voisin C25 Aerodyne won Best of Show at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday. SCMer Pete Vasquez’s 1953 Fiat Stanguellini won Best of Show at Concorso Italiano on Friday. Jack Thomas’ 1955 Ferrari 375 America with body by Pinin Farina won Best […]
The final numbers aren’t yet in for the 2011 Monterey Car Week auctions, but we already know that the five auctions have already set a new total record of $190m — so far — which easily surpasses the old record of $177m in total sales from a year ago. Gooding […]
Gooding & Company’s Monterey cover car glided onto the auction block Sunday night, its brushed aluminum roof a gleaming contrast to the deep black body panels and red undercarriage. Auctioneer Charlie Ross opened bidding for the Whittell Coupe — a 1931 Duesenberg Model J Long Wheelbase car — at $3m, […]
The much-anticipated 1970 Porsche 911S owned by Steve McQueen — and his ride during the opening minutes of the classic car film “Le Mans” — raced to a stunning $1,250,000 hammer price at RM’s Friday night Monterey auction, proving that the McQueen Cool factor remains stronger than ever. Other big-money […]
A Lamborghini took an unsuccessful short cut on the way out of Concorso Italiano on Friday, August 19. After the car bottomed out on the frame, the red-faced owner kept his cool and waited for assistance, even as onlookers thronged. Finally, a flatbed tow truck delicately worked the tires out […]
Thursday in Monterey saw the first day of auctions, as Mecum and Russo and Steele cranked into action. But this wasn’t a day of big cars and big money, although both of these auction houses will put exceptional cars on the block this week. All this will change starting today, […]
Hundreds of thousands of car collectors have made the pilgrimage to Monterey to watch thousands of cars worth over $160m cross the block. The smart collectors will be using the new Classic Car Guide application from Sports Car Market and Chubb Collector Car Insurance.A free mobile application that takes the […]
Monterey, California (August 8, 2011) – 1957 to 1959 was considered the “Golden Era” for American made automobiles. The Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler models dominated the market with their powerful designs with soaring fins, advanced engineering and V8 engines. These automobiles were longer, lower, and wider than previous models gaining […]
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