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Gooding & Co. Achieves More Than $14.2m at its Friday Scottsdale Auction
Scottsdale, AZ – January 21, 2011 — Celebrated for selling the most valuable car of Scottsdale Auction Week three years in a row, Gooding & Company continues to deliver top results to its international audience of collectors and enthusiasts gathered in Arizona this week. Market-leading results from day one of its annual two-day Scottsdale Auction…
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RM Kicks Off 2011 Calendar with Record $30.8m Arizona Sale
Phoenix, AZ – January 21, 2010 – RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house, enjoyed a strong start to its 2011 auction season this week, posting a record $30.8m in sales at its annual Arizona event, with an impressive 96% of lots sold and four automobiles exceeding the magic million dollar mark. Held…
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Barrett-Jackson Releases Statement on JFK Ambulance to be Sold at Scottsdale Auction
Executives with Barrett-Jackson released a statement today about the 1963 Pontiac ambulance (Lot # 1277) to be sold at No Reserve on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011. The car is part of the 40th Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction from Jan. 17-23, at WestWorld of Scottsdale. “The sale of this vehicle has received media attention from around…
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Carlisle Events and Auctions America by RM Join Forces
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 Events, one of the world’s…
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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 auction opening day attendance. The…
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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 the North West 200 in…
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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 quality motor cars, spanning a…
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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 Pinin Farina, s/n 0490 AM,…
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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 Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric…
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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 received my acceptance letter from…