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1963 Dodge 440 Two-door Sedan
Chassis number: 6232191984 All-original body panels sporting 80% original paint Body is laser-straight, and the finish is amazingly fl awless for a 48-year-old car Chrome and brightwork are fabulous Interior is all original and beautiful Driveline is modifi ed and now sports a 680-hp Hemi, runs on pump gas Dana 60 rear is frame-connected all…
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1959 Chevrolet Impala Fuelie Convertible
The 1959 Chevrolets competed with the hugely finned Cadillacs for the most outrageous design of the 1950s. In truth, it was a close call. Once again, Chevrolet ditched every element of the previous year’s styling to emerge with cat’s eye taillights hidden beneath canted batwing fins, whose twelve-inch scalloped sides were the deepest curve ever…
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Craig Jackson Talks About Reserve Auctions
It’s been six years since reserves have last been seen at a Barrett-Jackson auction. So why bring them back now? I had a chance to talk with Barrett-Jackson CEO Craig Jackson on Friday about the return of reserves, as well as this year’s Palm Beach auction results. According to Jackson, reserves have been on customers’…
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7th Annual Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance Draws More Than 7,500 Enthusiasts
Westport, CT – September 14, 2010 – Known as one of the nation’s preeminent lifestyle events celebrating automotive and motorcycle design, the 7th annual Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance held Sunday, September 12, 2010 attracted more than 7,500 enthusiasts to the Fairfield County Hunt Club in Westport, CT. More than 230 cars and motorcycles from across…
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Classic 1967 Thom McAn Pontiac GTO Auction Revs Up on eBay Motors
September 14, 2010 – Milford, CT — The shoes may now be banished to the darkest corners of attics and garages across the country, but shoes aren’t necessarily the first thing to come to mind when people think of Thom McAn, anyway. Instead, the name of the now defunct shoe company invokes images of the…
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Sotheby’s Australia to Auction Important De Dion Bouton
Sydney, September 2, 2010 – Sotheby’s Australia is delighted to announce the auction of an important 1912 De Dion Bouton motor vehicle, consigned by the Sir Henry Royce Foundation. De Dion Bouton is part of automobile lore. A De Dion Bouton was one of the five vehicles that competed in the great Peking to Paris…
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Aston Martin DB5 Makes World Record Price at Bonhams Reims Sale
One of the most famous cars in the world, a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage, sold for a world record price at auction of $527,451 at the ‘Weekend de l’Excellence Automobile’ held on the former site of the French Grand Prix circuit of Reims-Gueux on Saturday 11th September 2010. Exceeding its pre-sale estimate of $381,750-…
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Worldwide Auburn Breaks Records and Puts The Classic Car Capital of the World Back on the Map
Worldwide Auctioneers’ premier event at home in Auburn proved a resounding success last weekend, with an impressive number of high quality motorcars realizing significant sums and a record number of bidders in attendance from across the globe. The Auburn Auction closed with an overall sale of $8.2 million, high sales going to a stately 1935…
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Monterey Hospital Goes “Car Crazy” to Save Barry Meguiar’s Life
Monterey, CA – Dr. Steve Packard, CEO of the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, is shown here being thanked along with a presentation of their doctors and nurses, by Meguiar’s president Barry Meguiar as he leaves their hospital a new man. On the night before all of the major events began for what is…
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Capitol Concours Dinner Gala to be Held Saturday September 18
Sacramento, CA – August 30, 2010 – The Capitol Concours d’Elegance Opening Dinner Gala will be held on the 25th floor of the US Bank building Saturday, September 18 from 6:00PM-10:00PM. Car owners and the general public are invited to attend this grand event which supports Shriners Hospitals for Children®-Northern California. Participants at the Le…