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Philips de Pury & Company To Auction Historic Brough Superior SS100
Phillips de Pury & Company are delighted to offer The Prototype Brough Superior SS100 “Alpine Grand Sport” built in 1925 by legendary motorcycle racer and manufacturer George Brough. Owned and raced by Brough himself, this historic motorcycle will be sold December 15th with a pre-sale estimate of $600,000-700,000. Phillips de Pury & Company’s Design Masters…
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Barrett-Jackson Revs Up For 40th Anniversary Scottsdale Collector Car Auction Week
The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company will celebrate its 40th anniversary with an unprecedented automotive lifestyle event in Scottsdale from Jan. 17-23, 2011. The milestone event will include a collector car auction at Westworld, the 2nd annual Scottsdale road rally, a cruise-in and many other exciting activities. SPEED will broadcast 40 hours of live coverage during the…
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Rolls-Royce Phantom III, Featured in Pan’s Labrynth Film, to Sell at Bonhams
CARS ONCE OWNED BY MUSIC LEGENDS FROM ELVIS PRESLEY TO PINK FLOYD’S NICK MASON AND MASERATI EXPERT BILL MCGRATH ALSO ON OFFER The first Rolls-Royce Phantom III to be sold to America, which featured in the award-winning 2006 film Pan’s Labyrinth, is to be sold at Bonhams traditional end of year sale of Important Motor…
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Bonhams Harrogate Sale Raises $1.3m
Bonhams Collectors’ Motor Cars, Motorcycles and Automobilia sale in Harrogate yesterday (17.11.10) was a resounding success making a grand total of $1.6m. The motorcycle section did particularly well selling 79% by lot and 86% by value to make $212,127. The saleroom was packed with a huge crowd of enthusiasts and collectors and it was a truly international…
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Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Announces Features and Classes for 2011 Competition
Featured marques and classes for the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance have been determined, and the crucial process of selecting the 200 cars and motorcycles that will compete on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links on August 21 is now underway. “The success of everything we do really hinges on this one thing…
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Barnfind Bugatti Makes Over Seven Times Low Estimate at Bonhams Austrailia Auction
On Saturday (13.11.10) a packed saleroom in Sydney witnessed spirited bidding on a number of motor cars at Bonhams Collectors’ Motor Cars, Motorcycles and Automobilia auction which made a total of AUS$1,180,583. The highlight of the sale was the 1926 Bugatti Type 38 restoration project – completely dismantled, incomplete and lacking engine and body –…
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How a pitcher from Pinner captivated the world of art
The dazed owner of a Chinese vase that fetched a world record price of £53 million on Thursday was not the only person who felt faint and had to step outside for a breath of air to recover. The art market collectively took an enormous gulp of oxygen. So did the grand auction houses. Interestingly,…
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Renowned Milton Robson Collection Achieves $9.2m at Auction
Classic car fever swept over Georgia this past weekend as RM Auctions presented the renowned Milton Robson Collection, posting $9.2 million in sales and setting a string of new auction records. Held at the Robson Estate in Gainesville, GA, the single-day event presented 55 vehicles and a select range of memorabilia before a standing-room only…
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McCormick’s to Offer Warranties with Collector Cars
Starting November 19, the 49th McCormick Palm Springs Exotic Car Auction will kick into high gear by offering buyers the unprecedented opportunity to receive a 12-month, 12,000 mile Powertrain warranty with their dream car purchase. “We’ve been hosting this auction for 24 years now, and we’re always looking for ways to make things even better…
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“The most sumptuously luxurious sports car ever made” to be unveiled at the Grand Opening celebration of the Texas Museum of Automotive History
A unique works-built 1958 Austin-Healey 100-Six Roadster, star of the 1958 London Motor Show, is set to dazzle the crowds again on the other side of the Atlantic when it is unveiled at the Texas Museum of Automotive History’s Inaugural Art Deco Gala on November 20th in Dallas. Visitors to The London Motor Show in…