Pebble Beach, CA – October 19, 2010 — The 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance raised more than $1m for charity for the fifth consecutive year, bringing the total of charitable donations throughout the event’s history to more than $14m. Primary Concours charities include United Way Monterey County, Pebble Beach Company […]
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Coveted Collection of American Muscle and Classic Cars Up for Auction in Georgia
Blenheim, Ontario – October 14, 2010 – One of the world’s premier muscle car collections will cross the auction block in Georgia next month as RM Auctions presents The Milton Robson Collection, a single-vendor sale to be held in Gainesville, November 13. The result of over 25 years of careful […]
Historic BMWs Make World Record Prices in Bonhams’ First Dubai Motorcar Sale
Two cars from the official BMW factory collection were among the top selling lots at Bonhams inaugural sale of Collectors’ Motor Cars in Dubai yesterday (10/11/10), with both achieving world record prices for their models at auction. The sale was truly international with cars being sold not only to the […]
RM Achieves Impressive 100% Sell-Through at Hershey Auction
Hershey, PA – October 10, 2010 -– RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house, achieved a successful 100% sell-through rate at its Hershey, Pennsylvania sale last week, with all 297 lots presented exchanging hands for a total of $8.8 million in sales. Highlighted by a wonderful series of […]
Bentley to recall cars over fears ‘Flying B’ could impale pedestrians
Bentley, the British car maker, is to recall hundreds of vehicles in the United States because of fears that pedestrians could be impaled on the iconic “Flying B” bonnet ornament in a crash. The winged statue is designed to retract in the event of a collision, but fears have been […]
£620,000 supercar to be unveiled in London
British supercar set to star at November’s Top Gear Live show alongside Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. The long-awaited world premiere of the AF10 supercar from British sportscar maker Arash Motor Company will take place in London, in November. One of the stars of the Top Gear Live show, […]
Bond Creator Ian Fleming’s Rare Sports Car Sells For Record Price At Bonhams Goodwood Sale
A 1962 AC Aceca Coupé once owned by the creator of James Bond, Ian Fleming, sold for a believed record £80,000 on Friday 17 September at Bonhams’ Goodwood Revival sale. Dark blue with a red leather interior, the car is one of only six surviving Ford-powered Acecas in the world. […]
The 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class makes its official world debut at the Paris Motor Show 2010, which opens to the public on October 2.
Although the proportions are the same as the previous CLS, the second generation has a completely new look and its long bonnet is likened by the company to that of the SLS AMG gullwing-doored supercar. Distinctive and muscular, the new CLS has flared wheel arches and elongated air inlets which […]
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Last month in Part I, we examined why some Porsche values accelerate like an early 911S, while others lag behind like a 924 with a bad head gasket. Except for a few celebrity connections-such as Speedsters driven in the movies by the likes of Paul Newman and Steve McQueen-probable values […]
1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS Ghia coupe
Unlike most European manufacturers, Alfa raced all over the world, winning its class in the 1954 Carrera Panamericana with a four-door 1900 {vsig}2005-6_1842{/vsig} As Alfa Romeo’s first post-war design, the 1900 was considered a lightweight, compact model at its introduction in 1950. A turning point for the marque, gone were […]