3rd Annual Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Collector Car Auction will sell seven exotic cars 2008 Bugatti Veyron and McLaren convertible will cross the auction block on Saturday, Sept. 25 Five Ferrari’s will be up for sale at No Reserve LAS VEGAS – Sept. 9, 2010 – The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company announced […]
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The 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class makes its official world debut at the Paris Motor Show 2010, which opens to the public on October 2.
Although the proportions are the same as the previous CLS, the second generation has a completely new look and its long bonnet is likened by the company to that of the SLS AMG gullwing-doored supercar. Distinctive and muscular, the new CLS has flared wheel arches and elongated air inlets which […]
7th Annual Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance Draws More Than 7,500 Enthusiasts
Westport, CT – September 14, 2010 – Known as one of the nation’s preeminent lifestyle events celebrating automotive and motorcycle design, the 7th annual Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance held Sunday, September 12, 2010 attracted more than 7,500 enthusiasts to the Fairfield County Hunt Club in Westport, CT. More than 230 […]
Classic 1967 Thom McAn Pontiac GTO Auction Revs Up on eBay Motors
September 14, 2010 – Milford, CT — The shoes may now be banished to the darkest corners of attics and garages across the country, but shoes aren’t necessarily the first thing to come to mind when people think of Thom McAn, anyway. Instead, the name of the now defunct shoe […]
Sotheby’s Australia to Auction Important De Dion Bouton
Sydney, September 2, 2010 – Sotheby’s Australia is delighted to announce the auction of an important 1912 De Dion Bouton motor vehicle, consigned by the Sir Henry Royce Foundation. De Dion Bouton is part of automobile lore. A De Dion Bouton was one of the five vehicles that competed in […]
Aston Martin DB5 Makes World Record Price at Bonhams Reims Sale
One of the most famous cars in the world, a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage, sold for a world record price at auction of $527,451 at the ‘Weekend de l’Excellence Automobile’ held on the former site of the French Grand Prix circuit of Reims-Gueux on Saturday 11th September 2010. Exceeding […]
Worldwide Auburn Breaks Records and Puts The Classic Car Capital of the World Back on the Map
Worldwide Auctioneers’ premier event at home in Auburn proved a resounding success last weekend, with an impressive number of high quality motorcars realizing significant sums and a record number of bidders in attendance from across the globe. The Auburn Auction closed with an overall sale of $8.2 million, high sales […]
Star names sign up for Goodwood Revival
More than 65 star drivers and riders have signed up to take part in the retro-themed Goodwood Revival race meeting next weekend. Key names include current Renault F1 driver Vitaly Petrov, who will be racing an ex-KGB Volga M21 from 1958, and ex-F1 star and 10-times GP winner Gerhard Berger, […]
Paris Motor Show 2010: Faster new Bentley Continental GT revealed
The first official pictures the new Bentley Continental GT reveal an evolution of the outgoing grand tourer with a crisper, tauter outline. As well as “jewelled” headlamps with LED daytime-running lights, a more upright radiator grille and the new “double horseshoe” rear profile first shown on the flagship Bentley Mulsanne, […]
Mecum Announces the Warner Collection, 100 Vintage Wooden Boats, Engines and Memorabilia
Marengo, IL – September 7, 2010 — Mecum Auctions continues to make its mark in the classic boat industry with the addition of another special event to the Mecum calendar: the Warner Collection Vintage Boat Auction, Oct. 15-17, 2010, in Winsted, Minn., near Minneapolis. The Warner Collection, which will […]