Author: SCM Web

Unseen Collection Discovered After 40 Years

For 40 years Monsieur Serre kept six motor cars tucked away in his garage – four of which are very important. Collectors and  enthusiasts searched for their whereabouts, but to no avail. M. Serre died some years ago and it was just a few months ago that Artcurial Motorcars discovered […]

Mecum Indy Total Breaks $50m

Wall-to-wall vehicles, motorcycles, neon signs, gas pumps and more filled every building at the Indiana State Fairgrounds as Mecum Auctions offered a massive selection of collector cars and memorabilia at its 24th Annual Original Spring Classic Auction, May 17-22, 2011, in Indianapolis, Ind. Mecum offered a total of 3,381 lots […]

RM Breaks $32m In Two Hours

RM Auctions kicked off its 2011 European calendar in style on the weekend, posting over $32 million at its debut sale at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Cernobbio, Italy. Held in conjunction with the celebrated Italian concorso d’eleganza, the two-hour sale treated a discerning international audience to one of […]

Single-Owner Collection Of Brass Autos Attracts Buyers From Four Continents

Across Puget Sound from Seattle,on Washington’s magnificent Olympic Peninsula, the impressive Don & LynetteShort Collection of historic American automobiles was auctioned Saturday byBonhams with great results. TheShort Collection, lead by an unheard of eight models of Stutz – the car “born”at the first Indy 500, included more than two-dozen early […]

Barnstorming Results At Bonhams Aston Martin Sale

Saturday (21 May 2011) Bonhams held another highly successful sale of Aston Martin cars and memorabilia at the Aston Works Service, Newport Pagnell with an outstanding total of £6million achieved and 99.6% sold by lot, 98.5% by value – only one of the 245 lots offered remained unsold. The sale […]

Worldwide Auctioneers’ Auburn Sale Goes Psychadelic

Worldwide Auctioneers is all set to introduce a veritable rolling rock & roll heirloom to Auburn, Indiana this Labor Day Weekend, when one of the last and most significant artifacts of the Grateful Dead era is slated to go under the hammer at the The Auburn Auction. The customized and […]

Sales Total $6.75m At Debut Auburn Spring Sale

Auctions America by RM continued its mission to rebuild the Auburn Auction Park over the weekend, hosting a successful debut Spring sale in Auburn, Indiana, May 12 – 15. Attracting collectors and enthusiasts from across the continent and as far away as Argentina, Belgium and Austria, the three-day Auburn Spring […]

The E-type Search Is On! Fairfield County Concours Seeks Prime Examples

The Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance invites America to join in its search for Jaguar E-Types from within the contiguous United States for its eighth annual event on Sunday, September 18, 2011, in Westport, Conn. The Fairfield County Concours is seeking two privately owned E-Types: the car with the lowest chassis […]

Ferraris and Fire Engines at Ault Park Concours

The 34 th annual Ault Park Concours d’ Elegance will be held on Sunday, June 12, 2011, at Cincinnati’s historic Ault Park. Red Hot Rides – Ferraris & Fire Engines, represents an exceptional display of vintage and modern Ferraris and rare and antique fire engines. The event also features special […]

Pebble Beach to Host Largest-Ever Gathering of Ferrari 250 GTOs

The Ferrari 250 GTO is considered by many to be the greatest Ferrari ever manufactured. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the birth of this model, more than twenty of these exclusive sports racing cars will take to the show field of the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, […]