The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Leake to cancel its June 26-27 Tulsa Auction.

“The health and safety of our customers and employees is our first priority,” said Gary Bennett, General Manager of the Leake Auction Division. “So, instead of an in-person auction, we our focusing all our efforts on our online sales options, including Marketplace-E, where sellers can select ‘Make Offer’ or ‘Buy Now’ options, allowing collectors and enthusiasts to sell and purchase vehicles at any time from the safety Read More

As part of its mission to “Preserve, Celebrate and Share Automotive History,” the Audrain Automobile Museum in Newport, RI, is thrilled to announce that the Nicholas Begovich Collection has been acquired for future display.

Comprising 14 post-war sports and grand touring cars, the collection represents the vision, fascination and lifetime passion of Nick Begovich, a brilliant and accomplished electrical engineer and physicist whose professional accomplishments and success allowed him to realize his love of engineering and design excellence in cars.

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RARE FERRARI 288 GTO LEADS ROSTER OF ITALIAN SPORTS CARS COMING TO RM SOTHEBY’S ONLINE ONLY: DRIVING INTO SUMMER AUCTION

BLENHEIM, Ontario (5 May 2020) – RM Sotheby’s has announced the latest highlights for its Online Only: Driving into Summer auction, a time-based online sale set to open for bidding at 1:00 pm ET on Thursday, 21 May with staggered closure on lots now extended to two days, beginning at 11:00 am ET on 28 May and continuing Read More

Starting on May 8, Barrett-Jackson will auction at least 75 collector cars and 250 pieces of automobilia during an online-only auction.

The auction will end on May 17.

“No other company connects the collector car community like Barrett-Jackson,” said Craig Jackson, Barrett-Jackson chairman and CEO. “Over the last nearly 50 years, we’ve built a brand that’s come to represent more than just the auction of collector cars. Our relaunched online auction platform is the perfect extension of the Barrett-Jackson experience. Read More

RM Sotheby’s and Porsche are gearing up to auction the last 991 Generation Porsche 911 — a one-of-1,948 911 Speedster with just 20 miles on the clock.

According to a RM Sotheby’s press release, the GT Silver Metallic car is fitted with a 4.0-liter, naturally aspirated flat six engine developing 502 horsepower. That horsepower travels through a 6-speed manual gearbox.

This car gets the full-bore Heritage Design package — one that gives customers the choice of their preferred plaque numbers Read More

RM Sotheby’s Palm Beach Auction — quickly switched to an online-only format in response to the Coronavirus pandemic — was a rousing success, with a sales total of $13.7 million and more than 900 bidders from 44 countries.

The sell-through rate was 69 percent.

The auction opened for online bids on March 20, and lots closed to bidding on a staggered schedule from March 25 through March 28.

High sale was a 1996 Porsche 911 GT2 at $891,000. The Read More

President David Gooding and Auctioneer Charlie Ross sell the 1976 Porsche 934 for $1,380,000. Photo copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company. Image by Jensen Sutta.

Gooding & Company, the auction house revered for selling the world’s most desirable and prized collector cars, realized $20,785,080 in a single day at the company’s 11th annual Amelia Island Auction. The auction house achieved an impressive 93% sales rate from 83 of 89 lots sold, producing an average price of $250,422 per lot Read More

RM Sotheby’s returned to the Ritz-Carlton at Amelia Island this past weekend for the company’s 22^nd annual sale as the official auction house of the renowned Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. A two-day auction for 2020, the sale was a resounding success, totaling more than $35.8 million and with 94 percent of all lots offered finding new homes. Bidder registration exceeded that of 2019, representing 30 countries and with 17 percent bidding with RM Sotheby’s for the first time.

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