Author: Auction News

Round Fender Volvo Oregon Wine Tour

SCM sponsored the first annual Round Fender Volvo Wine Tour in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. There were nine cars in all, including a P1800ES with a nitrous tank! Wineries visited included Methven (where we scored some 2005 Reserve Pinot Noir), Domaine Serene and Adelsheim. There was only one mechanical casualty, when […]

F1 Austin track map, site revealed

Formula 1 Austin Grand Prix organizers unveiled designs for a 3.4 mile track Wednesday, confirming at the same time its location on a 900-acre site in southeast Austin. Full Throttle Productions LP Managing Partner Tavo Hellmund in May announced intentions to host the race in Austin for nine years beginning […]

Corvettes at Carlisle to Celebrate America’s Sports Car This Weekend

August 24, 2010 — One of the largest and most fun-filled Corvette events in the world, the annual Corvettes at Carlisle event, takes place this weekend, August 27-29. More than 4,000 Corvettes representing all generations of America’s classic sports car will be on-site. Corvette enthusiasm is contagious, with participation in […]

Preliminary Monterey results show $172m in sales!

Million-dollar cars were out in force at nearly each auction location in Monterey. SCM Publisher Keith Martin commented “Some thought our $140m in projected sales for Monterey was hopelessly optimistic in the face of a flailing economy. Yet the overall sales of $172m surpassed that prediction by $32m and surpassed […]

The 5 Best Buys of Monterey 2009

Last year’s Monterey auctions sold 561 cars for a grand total of $120m, with 14 cars breaking the magic million-dollar mark. Each year, SCM reports on quite a few good buys at each of the Monterey auctions, but only five cars get rated as SCM Best Buys. Here are our […]

Ten Budget Buys from Monterey 2009

Multi-million-dollar cars may steal the spotlight each year in Monterey, but it doesn’t take a seven-figure bank account to buy an auction car for your collection. Here are the Top Ten Budget Buys from Monterey 2009 from the SCM Platinum Database.

Top Million-Dollar Sales of All Time (2010)

Monterey is just around the corner, and early consignments at this year’s auctions may just rewrite the book on top all-time million-dollar sales. Here are ten of the cars they’ll need to beat, as listed in the SCM Platinum Database.

Mecum to Auction 15 Reggie Jackson Cars at Monterey

Reggie Jackson’s 1969 ZL1 Camaro A piece of baseball great Reggie Jackson’s original collection will be offered at the Mecum Monterey Auction, Aug. 13-14, 2010. “Reggie is a lifelong car guy whom I’ve known for 25 years,” said President Dana Mecum. “He has begun selling pieces of his original collection […]

Exceptional Cars Lead the Way to Bonhams New Australian Sale

The date for Bonhams first motoring auction in Australia as a wholly owned subsidiary of the international company has now been set – Sunday 3rd of October in Sydney, and the early entries are sure to help shake off the Australian winter blues. Leading the charge is a delightful 1925 […]