Scottsdale, AZ, (November 11, 2008) –The Ferrari Club of America Desert Region presents the annual Concorso Arizona event at The Boulders Resort in their el Pedregal Marketplace this Saturday, November 15, 2008. This Italian Sports Car and Exotics show features Ferrari, Lamborghini, Pantera and other spectacular Italian cars which will […]
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Two Rare Concepts to star at RM Automobiles of Arizona
Two unique and rare examples of automotive styling – a record-breaking, Hemi-powered 1954 Dodge Firearrow III Sport Concept by Ghia, and a one-of-a-kind 1950 Saturn ‘Bob Hope Special’ are set to star at RM’s prestigious ‘Automobiles of Arizona’ event, January 16th in Phoenix, Arizona. PHOENIX, Arizona (November 10, 2008) – […]
Bonhams to Offer 007’s Lotus, With Photo Op
London, UK (November 4, 2008) — With the global release of the new movie Quantum of Solace putting Ian Fleming’s legendary British secret agent James Bond firmly back in the public eye, Bonhams is delighted to announce that it has one of 007’s classic sports cars for sale. The white […]
B-J to Auction Mopar Muscle for Darrell Gwynn Foundation
Las Vegas, NV (November 4, 2008) -– Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, entertainer Bill Goldberg, and YearOne unveiled a spectacular 1970 NASCAR Plymouth Road Runner Superbird tribute car today that will be sold at No Reserve Jan. 17, 2009, for charity. Mr. Goldberg revved up the crowd when he uncovered the Superbird […]
Vintage Machinery Tops $1m in London
London, England (November 2, 2008) — Bonhams’s biggest ever London to Brighton sale on 31 October 2008 launched the Veteran Car Run’s weekend in style with13 LBVCR-eligible veteran cars and a host of related automobilia changing hands for $1,574,625. This year’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run (LBVCR) celebrated pre-1905 […]
Hilton Head Concours a Great Success
Hilton Head Island, SC (November 2, 2008) -– The premier winners, the coveted ‘Best of Show’ and ‘People’s Choice’ awards along with the two newly established honors ‘Most Outstanding Car – Pre-WWII’ and ‘Most Outstanding Car – Post-WWII’ were chosen today for the prestigious Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & […]
RM Sells McLaren F1 for a Record $4m in London
London, England, October 29, 2008 –- RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, entered the history books again tonight selling a superb McLaren F1 supercar for £2,530,000 ($4,059,827) at the highly anticipated Automobiles of London event. Marking the first time the car has been offered complete with mclaren extended warranty. Tonight’s […]
1992 Lingenfelter ZR-1
The catalog notes on the 1992 turquoise ZR-1 that sold at Mecum’s Bloomington Gold auction in June were brief to the point of terse, but they said everything that needed to be said: “Lingenfelter 475 hp package, 3.92 performance gears, Borla SS exhaust, Wilwood 6-piston brakes, FX3 suspension, dual removable […]
B&B’s Classic California Sale Features McQueen
Los Angeles, CA (October 27,2008) -– Bonhams & Butterfields celebrated the sixth year of its famed auctions of exceptional motorcycles, motorcars and automobilia on Saturday, October 25th in Los Angeles during California Bike Week, the kick-off to Love Ride Weekend — held at the prestigious Petersen Automotive Museum. An international […]
Ferrari Takes First-Ever SCCA Championship Win
The Sports Car Club of America has been holding the national championship Runoffs since the mid-60s, but in all that time no Ferrari has ever won a national championship race, until this month in Topeka, Kansas. SCCA racing is idiosyncratic. Every year, drivers across the nation race to accumulate points […]