Author: Auction News

Confederate Motors to Unveil New Bike at The Quail

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA (June 24, 2009) – Confederate Motors, Inc., the premiere American luxury motorcycle manufacturing company, announced today their plans to introduce their latest design, the P120 Fighter Combat, to the motoring community at the Quail Motorsports Gathering in Carmel this August during the world-renowned Pebble Beach car week. “We […]

Bonhams Gears up for Stellar Goodwood F.O.S Auction

LONDON, ENGLAND (June 24, 2009) – Bonhams has announced an outstanding catalog of cars as part of its successful annual sale at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (3-5 July 2009). Now in its 17th year, the event is recognised as the United Kingdom’s biggest celebration of motoring, with the auction […]

1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic Joins Meadow Brook Concours Lineup

TROY, MICHIGAN (June 22, 2009) − The futuristic, Ghia-styled 1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic, one of only eight aluminum-bodied examples equipped with a 115-horsepower 2.0-liter overhead-valve 70-degree V8 Fiat engine, is among the exciting entries in the Sports Car class at the 30th anniversary Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance on August 2, […]

Rare Australian License Plates Brings $1.9m

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (June 23, 2009) – Enthusiasts and collectors paid a record $1.9 million for 49 rare, numerical New South Wales number plates in Sydney on June 18, comfortably exceeding expectations and blowing away any notions of a recession. Conducted by Shannons for the New South Wales Roads and Traffic […]

Cars, Bikes, and Motobilia Bring $1.6m at H&H

BUXTON, ENGLAND (June 23, 2009) – H&H weaved their traditional Buxton magic the weekend of June 9-10 and delivered some excellent results from their latest sale of collectors’ vehicles and related ephemera, the total proceeds of which were about $1.6m. Despite the inclement weather, the auction had a typically summery […]

Howard Hughes Lincoln Soars to $1m in Tulsa

TULSA, OKLAHOMA (June 16, 2009) – A 1936 Lincoln Boat Tail Speedster once owned by Howard Hughes sold for $1 million at the Leake Car Show & Auction in Tulsa on June 13. Previously used as his personal limo, Hughes completely redesigned and restructured the limo into a Boat Tail […]

Historic Talbot-Lago Race Car Joins B&B’s Quail Roster

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – June 16, 2009 – The seminal Bonhams & Butterfields automotive auction in Carmel will offer yet another singular competition car to its roster this summer: the ex-Jacques Swaters, Ecurie Belgique 1948 Talbot-Lago T26C, to be offered without reserve. The bespoke French race car, chasis number 11006, […]

Rare Delahaye Slated for WWG Auburn

AUBURN, INDIANA (June 15, 2009) – Worldwide Auctioneers announced today that an exceptional 1936 Delahaye 135 Competition Disappearing Top Convertible by famed streamlined coachbuilder Figoni & Falashi will headline the line- up of exclusive consignments for its second The Auburn Auction on September 5th. Lauded by Club Delahaye archivists as […]

New Design Exhibit Opening Soon at the Petersen

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, (June 11, 2009) – At a time when the world’s automakers are frantically trying to survive an economic downturn while simultaneously inventing new technologies to make the world a cleaner, safer place to live, good design becomes extremely critical. Because automobiles are often as much of an […]

Stars, Legends, and Rarities Topped B&B’s Greenwich Sale

GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT, (June 10, 2009) – Clark Gable’s Packard Darrin, the Rolls-Royce driven by Robert Redford in The Great Gatsby, President Woodrow Wilson’s Silver Ghost, and racing legend Fitch Whitmore’s Le Mans Special were hot lots at the annual Bonhams auction, held at the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, June […]