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 […]
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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 […]
Elvis’ Mercedes-Benz 600 up for auction
A Mercedes-Benz 600, once owned by the ‘King of Rock and Roll’, Elvis Presley, and a 2000 Ferrari 550 GTZ will feature at Bonhams’ traditional end of year sale of Important Motor Cars and Fine Automobilia on 6 December, which this year takes place at an outstanding new venue – […]
Rare Ian Fleming Aceca Coupe up for auction
An incredibly rare sports car will leave its driver shaken, not stirred – because it belonged to James Bond creator Ian Fleming. The 1962 AC Aceca Coupe is one of only six on the planet and there is sure to be a Q when it is sold. It was purchased […]
Shaken not stirred: 007’s Aston Martin goes up for auction
James Bond fans with deep pockets will soon have the chance to get their hands on the ultimate piece of 007 memorabilia, as the martini-sipping, daredevil spy’s Aston Martin DB5 goes up for auction next month. The sleek silver sports car, driven by the British secret agent played by Sean […]
Auctions America calls first sale a success
AUBURN — Two months ago the future of Auburn’s annual Labor Day car auction looked questionable. RM Auctions of Canada had just purchased Kruse Auction Park from Dean Kruse and announced it was going to be managed by a new subsidiary, Auctions America by RM. The company had to assemble […]
Inventor sets world record for ‘fastest piece of furniture’
Perry Watkins, an inventor from Buckinghamshire, is thought to have set a world record for the fastest piece of furniture after driving his dining table down a racetrack at more than 113mph. The 47-year-old piloted the Queen Anne table, set for a silver service dinner, twice down a 500m track […]
Zagato Perana Z-One Makes East Coast Debut
The spectacular Perana Z-One designed by Zagato will make its American East Coast debut at the 2010 Saratoga Wine & Food and Fall Ferrari Festival in Saratoga Springs, New York September 10-12. The Z-One is the first collaboration between an Italian coachbuilder and a South African manufacturer, the Perana Performance […]