Auction News
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La Dolce Vita Automobili Event Will Not Host 2010 Monterey Car Week Event
Auburn, WA – January 25, 2010 La Dolce Vita Automobili announced today that there are no future plans to host a second event at Black Horse Golf Course in 2010. Event Co-Chair Kerry McMullen shared, “We are so grateful for the support Alfa’s ARA & Delta Sierra, Lancia Club, Maserati Club International, The Maserati Club…
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Gooding & Company Leaves Arizona with $33.9m in Sales
Scottsdale, Arizona (January 25, 2010) – Gooding & Company, the internationally-recognized auction house, collectively garnered $33.9 Million in sales, with a total of 114 out of 125 lots sold, during its two-day Scottsdale auction held on Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23. This year’s top-seller was the 1956 Jaguar D-Type Sports Racer that sold…
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Tucker Convertible Will Cross the Block at Russo and Steele on Sunday
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA (January 23, 2010) – Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auctions announced today that when the 10th Anniversary Collector Car Auction re-opens to the public and resumes auction operations on Sun., Jan. 24, at 8 a.m., the world’s only 1948 Tucker Convertible will be sold on the Russo and Steele block. Following the severe…
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Gooding & Company Posts a 96% Sell-Through at Friday Auction in Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizona (January 22, 2010) – Gooding & Company, the internationally-recognized auction house, sold a total of 50 out of 52 lots earlier today, collectively earning nearly $15 Million in sales from its first Friday auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. In addition to the top-selling 1956 Jaguar D-Type, two other cars crossed the million dollar mark…
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RM Posts $19.6m in Arizona Sales
Image courtesy shooterz.biz / RM AuctionsPHOENIX, Arizona (January 22, 2010) – RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house, kicked off its 2010 auction season in Phoenix, Arizona this week, posting over $19.6 million in total sales with an impressive 89% of lots sold. Returning to the luxurious Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, the…
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AFAS to Celebrate 15 Years at Amelia Island Concours
Amelia Island, Florida (January 22, 2010) – The Automotive Fine Arts Society will host its 15th annual art show during the 2010 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on March 11-14, 2010, in Amelia Island, Fla. Mazda North America will once again sponsor the popular exhibit, which will showcase automotive subjects in a variety of mediums including…
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Barrett-Jackson Unfazed by Storm, Auction Continues
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA (JANUARY 22, 2010) – In response to the severe weather system that hit Arizona last night, and possible confusion due to the close proximity of other auction tent collapses to the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company event site, company executives would like to address the current state of the auction. “Last night’s storms created a…
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Worldwide Consigns One-off Rolls Phantom to Houston Classic
AUBURN, INDIANA (January 18, 2010) – Worldwide Auctioneers has today announced that a singular 1934 Rolls Royce PII Continental Roadster from the Buess Collection, one of only two Continental Roadsters ever built, will headline this year’s The Houston Classic Auction. It will be offered for sale along with the complete Buess Collection itself, entirely without…
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Marin Sonoma Concours Call for Entries
Image courtesy Nick Young via flickr.comSAN RAFAEL, CA — Celebrate the art and history of the automobile! Having set the precedent as a world-class show and successful fundraiser for Hospice By The Bay, the Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance returns to the Marin County Fairgrounds for its second year on May 16th from 9am to 4pm.…
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F1 Champ James Hunt’s Porsche Carrera Offered for Sale
Warwickshire, England-based Nick Whale Sports Cars Direct has recently put onto the market an extremely rare and highly significant Porsche 911 3.0 litre Carrera RS, one of only six made in right hand drive as part of the Porsche RSR homologation process. Chassis number 99 was sold new to Lord Hesketh, owner of the Hesketh…