Auction News
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Ferrari 250 TR Achieves Record $12m Price in Maranello
MARANELLO, Italy (May 17, 2009) – RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, made history at the Ferrari factory in Maranello today as a 1957 Ferrari 250 TR, chassis no. 0714TR sold for $12,402,500 at the third annual Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event to set a new world record for the most expensive motor car ever…
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LeMay Museum Gets Funding for Internship
TACOMA, WASHINGTON (May 12, 2009) – LeMay – America’s Car Museum® is pleased to announce the recent award of $4,800 provided by the Collectors Foundation of Traverse City, Michigan for the internship in the Collection Management department for Summer 2009. Currently, LeMay has chosen Heath Goering as the Conservator Assistant. Goering, a student at McPherson…
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Howard Hughes Lincoln to Feature at Leake Tulsa
TULSA, OKLAHOMA (May 12, 2009) — Leake Auction Company just announced that a 1936 Lincoln Boat Tail Speedster once owned by Howard Hughes will be auctioned during their 2009 auction, June 12-14 in the QuikTrip Center in Tulsa. Previously used as his personal limo, Hughes completely redesigned and restructured the limo into a Boat Tail…
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Astons Tally $4.5m for Bonhams in Newport Pagnell
LONDON, ENGLAND (May 11, 2009) – Buyers from around the world – Singapore, Australia, the USA, Europe and the Middle East – were all bidding at Bonhams 10th Anniversary auction of distinguished motor cars at the Aston Martin Works Service facility in Newport Pagnell on Saturday May 9 with the result being just short of…
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Motorcycles Bring Strong Prices at B&B’s Inaugural Quail Event
CARMEL, CALIFORNIA (May 11, 2009) – Two Steve McQueen bikes and “The King of Cool’s” international driver’s license took top spots Saturday, May 9, 2009 as auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields thrilled motorcycle aficionados and collectors in Carmel, CA. Bonhams offered vintage motorcycles and collectibles in its first-ever motorbikes auction at the Quail Lodge Resort and…
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Longtime Collector and SCM Friend Bob LeFlufy Passes
Born in Vancouver, B.C on September 13, 1944, Bob was a man of great intelligence and talent. A lifelong resident of the North Shore Bob was a talented musician, a competent pilot and a competitive race car driver with an encyclopedic knowledge of cars. His lifelong love of fine automobiles was not only one of…
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Unique Alfa 8C to Make N.A. Debut at Meadow Brook
Image courtesy of Darin Schnabel TROY, MICHIGAN (May 5, 2009) − A one-of-a-kind 1934 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 (serial no. 2311237) will make its North American Debut at the 30th Anniversary Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance on August 2, 2009. This exciting performance car is a one-off alloy Boattail Speedster formerly owned by Angela Cherrett− noted…
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Inaugural SEMA Car Show Hits Pasadena
DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA (May 5, 2009) – Classic Corvettes. Vintage pickups. Tricked-out Hondas. These are just a few of the “rides” expected to cruise into the Inaugural SEMA CARES Car Show taking place inside the newly remodeled Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California, on Saturday, August 1, 2009. In all, more than 200 vehicles representing…
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Tata Scores Big with Small Nano
MUMBAI, INDIA (May 5, 2009 — More than 203,000 people have bought the ultra-cheap Nano car in India yielding sales of 25 billion rupees ($512.6 million), Tata Motors said. “Tata Motors places on record its gratitude to the people of India for according such a warm welcome to the Tata Nano,” the company said in…
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Prince Charles Powers His Aston with Vino
LONDON, ENGLAND (May 5, 2009) – Prince Charles has converted his vintage Aston Martin car, given to him on his 21st birthday by Queen Elizabeth II, to run on English wine, a spokesperson said. The move, part of the prince’s green drive to reduce by 12.5% his carbon footprint up to 2012, was announced in…