Auctions America by RM and Carlisle Events have announced that they have entered into a joint marketing and corporate cooperation agreement beginning this year. The two companies, with their combined 70 years of experience in the collector car hobby, will leverage each others’ core competencies to stage co-branded events. Carlisle […]
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Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction Sets Record Attendance on First Day of Event
Barrett-Jackson Auction Company kicked off the 40th Anniversary celebration on Monday, Jan. 17, at WestWorld of Scottsdale with record-breaking attendance. More than 39,000 visitors participated in Family Value Day to benefit Cox Charities. The auction company experienced an 85 percent increase of visitors on Monday from the previous 2010 Scottsdale […]
Bonhams to Sell Two Ex-Carl Fogarty Ducati Superbikes
Bonhams is delighted to offer for sale two Ducatis associated with four-time World Superbike Champion, Carl Fogarty, both of which are owned by the same private collector in Northern Ireland. The first is the Ducati 888 Corsa on which Carl won both the Superbike race and the headline event at […]
Great Automotive Styling Set for RM’s Amelia Island Auction Stage
RM Auctions, the official auction house of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, is set to continue its strong track record in Florida, March 12, when it returns to the prestigious Ritz-Carlton Hotel for its annual Amelia Island sale. Now in its 13th year, the well-established auction will showcase over 100 […]
RM Auctions Announces Early Highlights for Debut Sale at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
Fresh on the heels of its announcement as the official auction house of the celebrated Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, RM Auctions has revealed two early star attractions for its debut sale on the picturesque Lake Como, Italy on the 21st May – a rare 1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta by […]
Hurst Ford Racing Mustang Challenge Pace Car to be Auctioned for Charity at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale
Highly Collectible Pace Car to Benefit the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer What: After successfully touring the United States the 2010 Hurst Ford Racing Mustang Challenge Pace Car is being auctioned for charity at this year’s Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Ariz. Proceeds of the auction will benefit the Austin […]
Collector of the Week: Bill Cash
Bill Cash, of Palos Verdes, CA, sent in—with some help from his family—the story of his 1967 Corvette: Graduating high school in 1982, I was always somewhat of a motorhead. I had my share of muscle cars, motorcycles and a stack of car magazines. Midway through my senior year, I […]
Bonhams to Sell Rare, Radial-Engined Megola Motorcycle in Paris Auction
“…probably the most unorthodox motorcycle ever made on a commercial basis…” Headlining the motorcycles consigned to Bonhams first sale at the Grand Palais, Paris is a rare, radial-engined Megola. Powered by a 640cc five-cylinder engine built into the front wheel, the Megola was described by motorcycling historian Erwin Tragatsch as […]
Artcurial Motorcars at Retromobile: Sale of the Season
Important collectors’ motor cars, motorcycles, watches and automobilia including items from the private collection of Maître Hervé Poulain. FRIDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2011 Salon Rétromobile – hall 7.3 – porte de Versailles – Paris After their first two hugely successful sales last year, “Le Mans Classic’ in July and “Automobiles sur […]
Barn-Find Shelby Cobra to See Light of Day at “Collector Cars of Fort Lauderdale” Auction
Now flying under the Auctions America by RM banner, the three-day Collector Cars of Fort Lauderdale sale returns to the Greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County Convention Center March 4th, 5th and 6th 2011 with an impressive range of automobiles and motorcycles, including a barn-find 1963 Shelby Cobra (CSX 2080), […]