SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA (February 18, 2009) – The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company recently announced that it helped raise $4.4 million for local and national charities during the 38th annual Scottsdale auction Jan. 11-18, 2009. Funds at the automotive lifestyle event were gathered through the sale of 15 collector vehicles, crowd donations and […]
LONDON, ENGLAND (February 20, 2009) – This will be the second of the iconic World War Two Spitfires which Bonhams has offered within just seven months. Last September the auction house sold a non-airworthy 1945 Supermarine Spitfire for a record price of over $2.1m. This was a Bubble Canopy MK […]
BLENHEIM, ONTARIO (February 10, 2009) – A significant collection of the world’s finest vintage motor cars will roll into Amelia Island, March 14th, 2009 for RM Auctions’ highly anticipated Automobiles of Amelia Island auction event. A popular and permanent fixture on the auto events circuit since 1999, the annual multi-million […]
PICKERINGTON, OHIO (February 19, 2009) – Two-wheel enthusiasts are invited to the AmericanMotorcyclist Association’s (AMA) Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum this summerfor the 4th annual Japanese Motorcycle Saturday on June 6, 2009, and the 4thannual British & European Motorcycle Saturday on August 22, 2009. Locatedon the AMA campus in Pickerington, […]
AUBURN, INDIANA (February 13, 2009) – Worldwide Auctioneers announced today that one of the most sought-after Corvette Race cars in existence will join its Houston line up this May, when an acclaimed 1957 Chevrolet Corvette COPO Race Car goes under the hammer. “This splendid, factory big brake, ‘Air-Box Fuelie’ example […]
Normal, IL – Registration is now open for the SURVIVOR(r) Collector Car Show presented by Bloomington Gold on Sunday, June 28, 2009, at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL. “As America’s only car show devoted exclusively to unrestored original collector cars of all makes and models, the SURVIVOR Collector […]
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (February 13, 2009) – Based on the success of Bonhams & Butterfields’ annual collectors’ motorcar auctions, held on the luscious lawns of the Quail Lodge Resort and Golf Club in Carmel, CA, the West Coast’s leading fine art auctioneers today announced they will partner with Quail Lodge […]
AUBURN, INDIANA (February 13, 2009) – Worldwide Auctioneers, responsible for the sale of some of the world’s finest collector cars, has procured the sale of a unique 1954 Jaguar XK D-type, which will join the impressive array of automobiles going under the hammer at its Houston Classic Auction in May. […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (February 9, 2009) – The beat goes on in the classic car market as RM Auctions Collector Cars of Fort Lauderdale event held February 6th – 8th attracted strong interest with total sales surpassing $11 million. Regarded as Florida’s premier collector car event, the annual three-day sale […]
Gardena, CA – February 9, 2009 -– The Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation will celebrate the inaugural Shelby 427 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race by auctioning the Ultimate Shelby 427 GT500 Package on eBay starting today. The auction, which will end February 19, 2009, includes a new torch red 2009 Shelby […]
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