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Breaking News: Mecum to Offer One-Owner 427 Cobra and 275 GTB/4 at Monterey
SCM has learned that Mecum Auctions will put a one-owner 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 roadster over the Monterey block on Saturday, August 14. This car is from the estate of the late Karl “Fritz” Schiffmayer. Schiffmayer bought the car new in 1966 from Jack Loftus Ford in Hinsdale, IL. Another one of Schiffmayer’s favorite cars,…
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American Classics Bring Spirited Bidding to the Motor City
BLENHEIM, ON (July 26, 2010) – Wild weather across the Motor City failed to dampen the enthusiasm of car collectors at RM Auctions’ Vintage Motor Cars of Meadow Brook event on July 24, as spirited bidding in the room, on the phone and via the internet saw total sales climb over $10 million for the…
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Gooding Puts 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza and 1995 McLaren F1 on Monterey Block
Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the esteemed Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, is thrilled to announce two exceptional collector supercars that will be offered at its upcoming Pebble Beach Auctions. The 1947 Italian Championship-winning 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza and a California-registered 1995 McLaren F1 will proudly drive over Gooding & Company’s…
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Mecum to Auction 15 Reggie Jackson Cars at Monterey
Reggie Jackson’s 1969 ZL1 Camaro A piece of baseball great Reggie Jackson’s original collection will be offered at the Mecum Monterey Auction, Aug. 13-14, 2010. “Reggie is a lifelong car guy whom I’ve known for 25 years,” said President Dana Mecum. “He has begun selling pieces of his original collection that he’s compiled over the…
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Exceptional Cars Lead the Way to Bonhams New Australian Sale
The date for Bonhams first motoring auction in Australia as a wholly owned subsidiary of the international company has now been set – Sunday 3rd of October in Sydney, and the early entries are sure to help shake off the Australian winter blues. Leading the charge is a delightful 1925 Bentley 3-Litre Speed Model Tourer,…
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50th Anniversary of Ferrari 250 GT Short Wheelbase Berlinetta Honored at 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Copyright © Marcel Massini/Courtesy of Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.Pebble Beach, CA – July 14, 2010 — It is difficult to find new superlatives when discussing Ferrari. The company’s cars and racing heritage have been examined, considered and written about repeatedly and in detail. Yet even in this rarified world of records and wins, automotive excellence…
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Mecum Consigns Historical Shelbys for Monterey Auction
Marengo IL. – Mecum Auctions has added three significant Shelby vehicles to its lineup for the 2010 Mecum Monterey Auction, Aug. 13-14, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort & Spa. The first is a rare 1965 Shelby GT 350 Drag Unit (Lot S106) that boasts a 289/306 HP, a 4-Speed Transmission and a list…
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Champion Abarth to be Offered at Quail Auction
San Francisco – 16 July 2010 –- Bonhams is delighted to announce that the history-making 1961 Abarth 1000 GT Bialbero Cunningham Team car will join Bonhams’ impressive list of competition cars at its annual auction at Quail Lodge in Carmel, California, this August. Replete with an impressive pedigree, this diminutive powerhouse – powered by one…
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Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Achieves New Land Speed World Record
Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. announced that the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport achieved a new land speed world record for production cars, on the proving grounds of the Volkswagen Group at Ehra-Lessien (nearby its headquarters at Wolfsburg). In the presence of the German Technical Inspection Agency (TÜV) and a representative of Guinness World Records, the Super…
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Passport Transport Returns to Private Ownership in Management Buy-Out
St. Louis, Missouri (June 29, 2010) – It was announced today that the Managing Director of FedEx Auto Transport, a division of FedEx Custom Critical, Inc., together with a small investment group had completed a buy-out of the company, returning it to the name which FedEx purchased from founder Robert Pass in 2000. Neil R.…