The Bonhams end-of-year Important Motor Cars & Fine Automobilia sale will be held at Mercedes-Benz World, it was announced in an August 17 press release. The December sale is traditionally Bonhams’ largest of the season, by value and volume, and offers a wide variety of motor cars spanning all periods, types, and […]

Number plate and automobilia collectors were well satisfied at Shannons Melbourne Classic Auction on August 16, driving total sales of nearly $720,000, with nearly 80 per cent of all lots sold on the night. Ten special Victorian Heritage enamel number plates—including five prized three-digit plates—found new homes, with the “fastest” […]

In two days, Six New World Records Achieved, Three $6 Million+ Collector Cars Sold, and 13 Total Lots Sold for More Than $1 Million Each PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (August 16, 2010) – Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, sold more than $64.59 Million […]

Million-dollar cars were out in force at nearly each auction location in Monterey. SCM Publisher Keith Martin commented “Some thought our $140m in projected sales for Monterey was hopelessly optimistic in the face of a flailing economy. Yet the overall sales of $172m surpassed that prediction by $32m and surpassed […]

San Francisco – August 15, 2010 -– Bonhams & Butterfields celebrated the thirteenth anniversary of its renowned motorcar auction at the sunny Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley with resounding success. Comprising a very diverse and newsworthy selection of 102 cars, 1 airplane and 1 boat – of which 77 sold […]

Monterey, CA – August 15, 2010 -– An exquisite 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C Lago Speciale Teardrop Coupe with coachwork by Figoni et Falaschi, and an exceptional 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta, the fifth of only seven examples built, each sold for $4,620,000 at RM’s Sports & Classics of Monterey Saturday night, […]

Pebble Beach, CA – August 15, 2010 — Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, achieved a new world record yesterday on the first eve of its prestigious two-day Pebble Beach Auction with a $7.26 Million sale of a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB […]

RM Auctions continued its successful sales run in Monterey Friday night as a rare 1948 Tucker 48 Sedan, selling for $1,127,500, set a new world record for a Tucker. An important 1964 Shelby Cobra USRRC Roadster also attracted spirited bidding to break the magic million-dollar mark. Unofficial Top Five Sales […]

Top Five Sales from Thursday, August 12:   Lot 140: 1962 Lincoln Continental “Bubbletop” Kennedy Limousine – $429,000 Lot 138: 1933 Lincoln KB Custom Dietrich – $385,000 Lot 135: 1957 Ford Thunderbird #98 Factory Racing Car “The Battlebird” – $280,500 Lot 113: 1965 Shelby GT350 – $247,500 Lot 102: 2006 […]

A rare vintage grand prix racing Bugatti is poised to fetch a new world record price of at least when it is sold by a British collector at auction in California this weekend. Read more here.