1935 Bentley 3.5 Litre Chassis number: B-20-EF Engine number: D-4-BB This unique and interesting 1935 Bentley 3.5 litre was formerly the property of renowned politician, Richard Gavin Gardner Casey (1890-1976), Governor-General of Australia and life peer as Baron Casey of Berwick, Victoria. The car has a custom built body […]
Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auctions announced today that they will return to their traditional Scottsdale site for their January 20-23 auction. Russo and Steele had planned to use a different site this year. But those plans fell through. Russo and Steele will now focus on improving the old site […]
SCMer Hoffman Hibbett sent in an email that shows what can happen when you follow your heart when it comes to a special car: “At the end of 1999, during the middle of the “Dot Com” boom, I thought that I now had some money which would allow me to […]
A Mercedes-Benz, once owned by ‘the King of Rock and Roll’ Elvis Presley, was sold by Bonhams yesterday (December 6, 2010) at Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey for $126,500. Restored to a very high standard, this rare piece of Elvis Presley history attracted a great deal of interest and in the […]
Patricia Cornwell, #1 New York Times-bestselling author, has signed over the title to her limited edition 2005 Ferrari 575 Maranello Superamerica, appraised at $250,000, to Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD), to be sold for public auction on December 9th, 2010 at 7pm ET. Bidders can participate in the live […]
Do you like cars? Do you like cars that defined an era? Do you love to see very unique and rare cars? Do you want to help feed needy people this holiday? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then Corvette Mike in Anaheim, CA. has the […]
With preparations well underway for the 2011 collector car auction season, RM announced today the consignment of a rare, race-bred 1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta, chassis number 0024 M, as the latest star attraction for its Arizona sale, returning January 20 – 21, 2011. Originally commissioned for the 1949 […]
Gooding & Company, the internationally-celebrated auction house, announces five spectacular 1960s-era road and racing cars for its upcoming 2011 Scottsdale Auctions. These new stars include a barnfind 1964 Shelby Cobra, a 1964 Porsche 904, a 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB, a B-Production National Champion 1965 Shelby GT350 R and what is […]
George Brough’s prototype Brough Superior SS 100 Alpine Grand Sport is to be sold by New York fine arts auction house Phillips de Pury & Company on December 15th, 2010. From the collection of Michael FitzSimons, this iconic Alpine Grand Sport is estimated to bring between $600,000-$700,000, which would be […]
Richard Avedon‘s famous “Dovima with the Elephants” set an elephantine record when it fetched €841,000 ($1,148,910) at Christie’s Paris on Saturday. A bidding war in the auction room gave way to a telephone duel between two bidders, with a representative for fashion house Dior winning the prized photograph. This sale […]