Auction News
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Rare cars for Private Treaty at Sotheby’s Australia
Sotheby’s Australia is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of ’57 FAC’ – the ex-Paddy Hopkirk 1963 Works Austin Healey 3000 Mk II Sebring 12-Hour competition car by Private Treaty . In beautiful condition, ’57 FAC’ was in its original Sebring racing colours and a very important and rare Works Healey. Used…
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Car Club Car Corral Space Still Available at Dana Point Concours
The Car Corrals will take place on Sunday, June 27, 2010 and will be located in Sea Terrace Park, which is just adjacent to the St. Regis Resort and the Monarch Beach Golf Links. The Car Corrals are only open to Car Clubs and the entrants are for exhibit only and will not be judged.…
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RM Sells Over 30,000 Horsepower at San Diego Auction
SAN DIEGO, CA (June 21, 2010) – A total of 102 automobiles, including many high-horsepower Detroit muscle cars combined with a selection of AMG Mercedes-Benz and M-Powered BMWs, crossed the auction podium today at RM Auctions’ Classic Muscle & Modern Performance event, resulting in $6.9 million in sales and a 100 percent sell through rate.…
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In Memoriam, Tom Mittler
Tom Mittler racing an OSCA MT-4 at the Monaco Grand Prix HistoriqueNoted Ferrari collector and vintage car racer Tom Mittler passed away on Sunday, June 13, 2010. Mittler had a massive stroke at his lake home in Three Rivers, MI on June 10. The cause of death was apparently the stroke, according to SCM sources.Mittler…
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Mecum Expands Lineup for 2010 Monterey Auction with the DeLorenzo L88 Roadster
This 1967 Corvette L88 Roadster – one of only 20 produced and the earliest RPO-ordered L88 known to exist – was owned and raced by Tony DeLorenzo Jr., son of General Motors VP of public relations Anthony G. DeLorenzo. DeLorenzo drove the car to victory in its first race at Wilmont Hills, Wisc., and went…
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LeMay Museum Breaks Ground on New, $60 million Tacoma Home
An artist’s renditon of the planned LeMay MuseumA crowd of vintage car fans, including SCM Publisher Keith Martin, gearheads and assorted politicos were in Tacoma, WA June 10 for the long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony of the 165,000-square-foot LeMay— America’s Car Museum.The museum, which will cost about $60 million for the first phase, will house about 500…
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RM Auctions puts 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa on Monterey Block
BLENHEIM, Ontario – A rare 1958 Ferrari 250 ‘Pontoon Fender’ Testa Rossa, serial number 0738 TR, will be presented at RM Auctions’ 25th anniversary Sports & Classics of Monterey event in August, making it the most significant and valuable motor car ever offered during Monterey’s famed collector car auction week. Considered one of the most…
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Richard Messer Retiring from Petersen Automotive Museum
The Petersen Automotive Museum announced today that its Executive Director, Richard G. (Dick) Messer has decided to retire to focus on other business interests and to enjoy more time with his family, friends, and hobbies. Commenting on his decision, Messer said, “As I approach 70, and having given a total of 12 years of full-time…
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Pate Museum Auction Brings Spirited Bidding to North Texas
Blenheim, Ontario (June 6, 2010) – Hundreds of classic car collectors and enthusiasts descended on North Texas yesterday as RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house, dropped the gavel on the state’s famed Pate Museum of Transportation, posting in excess of $1.9 million in total sales. Held in Cresson, just south of Forth…
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Collectors Foundation Makes $350,000 Commitment To Educational Institutions Focused on Collector Cars
The Collectors Foundation has made a $350,000 commitment to four colleges that offer degree programs important to the future of the collector vehicle hobby. Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, Calif., and the College for Creative Studies, in Detroit, Mich., will each continue to receive scholarship funding for “Future Classic Designers.” McPherson College, McPherson,…