Thousands congregated this past weekend on the grounds of the beautiful Del Monte Golf Course at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa to preview an amazingly diverse group of quality collector vehicles gathered for sale at Mecum’s 4th Annual Daytime Auction, held Thursday, Aug. 16-18, 2012. Each day of […]

Expansion is once again the theme for Carlisle Events in 2012 and the decade for that matter.  Beginning in November of 2012 with the 28th Annual Fall AutoFest (November 8-11) in Zephyrhills, Florida and continuing with a similar event, Zephyrhills Winter AutoFest (February 21-24), Carlisle Events will own and operate […]

Monterey car week was buzzing when Russo and Steele opened its gates and allowed car enthusiasts into its venue for the first time this August 16-18, 2012.  The venue was everything Russo and Steele had promised and more with staging lanes, lifestyle vendors, live entertainment and the perfect setting to view classic cars in Monterey, CA.

To kick off the Saturday night auction Russo and Steele unveiled and then auctioned Enzo Ferrari’s famed Ferrari Prancing Horse or “Cavallino Rampante.”  The auction block was standing room only as the Ferrari enthusiasts and auction attendees began a spirited round of bidding for the opportunity to take home an international icon and a piece of Ferrari history.  In the end Enzo Ferrari’s Prancing Horse sculpture sold for $86,250 and setting the Russo and Steele auction block a blaze of bidding throughout the evening. 

MCLAREN F1 SUPERCAR HEADLINES BONHAMS’ CARMEL AUCTION, WHICH REALIZES IN EXCESS OF $13 MILLION   Sports and competition cars grab pole position at Bonhams’ new location on the Quail Lodge grounds   San Francisco – International bidders assembled in the Bonhams tent, aided by telephone, absentee and online bidding, to create a […]

The iconic 1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage Lightweight Racing Car, chassis P/1074, used extensively as a camera car in the legendary Hollywood film, Le Mans, sold for a remarkable $11,000,000 before a packed house at RM’s Monterey, California sale on August 17, setting a new world record for an American automobile […]

Fresh on the heels of its highly successful Aalholm Automobil Collection auction, RM Auctions has announced the addition of a new single-vendor sale to its 2012 calendar: The John Staluppi ‘Cars of Dreams’ Collection, to be offered December 1 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Well-known and highly regarded by automotive […]

RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house for investment-quality automobiles, is honored to announce the addition of a stunning 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder, chassis 3119 GT, to its Monterey sale, August 17–18 in California. Considered one of the most beautiful and desirable Ferraris in existence, […]

On August 17th in Carmel, California, an extremely rare, landmark automobile will be presented at auction by Bonhams. The 1895 Buffum 4-Cylinder Stanhope is the first Buffum automobile produced, the oldest four-cylinder car in the world, the oldest American car ever offered at auction, and the oldest gasoline-powered American car […]

A majestic 1930 Duesenberg Model SJ Convertible Victoria, J272, formerly owned by noted band leader Paul Whiteman of “Rhapsody in Blue” fame, garnered top dollar at RM’s Michigan sale yesterday, selling for a strong $957,000 before a packed house. One of just 16 examples bodied with convertible Victoria coachwork by […]

Hervé Poulain and Matthieu Lamoure, auctioneers for Artcurial Motorcars, took turns on the rostrum to wield the gavel for this ‘white glove’ sale, with 100% of the 38 lots changing hands for a sale total of $1,445,028. The majority of cars sold for at least double their estimates, with certain […]