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RM Posts $19.6m in Arizona Sales
Image courtesy shooterz.biz / RM AuctionsPHOENIX, Arizona (January 22, 2010) – RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house, kicked off its 2010 auction season in Phoenix, Arizona this week, posting over $19.6 million in total sales with an impressive 89% of lots sold. Returning to the luxurious Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, the…
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AFAS to Celebrate 15 Years at Amelia Island Concours
Amelia Island, Florida (January 22, 2010) – The Automotive Fine Arts Society will host its 15th annual art show during the 2010 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on March 11-14, 2010, in Amelia Island, Fla. Mazda North America will once again sponsor the popular exhibit, which will showcase automotive subjects in a variety of mediums including…
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Barrett-Jackson Unfazed by Storm, Auction Continues
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA (JANUARY 22, 2010) – In response to the severe weather system that hit Arizona last night, and possible confusion due to the close proximity of other auction tent collapses to the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company event site, company executives would like to address the current state of the auction. “Last night’s storms created a…
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Worldwide Consigns One-off Rolls Phantom to Houston Classic
AUBURN, INDIANA (January 18, 2010) – Worldwide Auctioneers has today announced that a singular 1934 Rolls Royce PII Continental Roadster from the Buess Collection, one of only two Continental Roadsters ever built, will headline this year’s The Houston Classic Auction. It will be offered for sale along with the complete Buess Collection itself, entirely without…
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Marin Sonoma Concours Call for Entries
Image courtesy Nick Young via flickr.comSAN RAFAEL, CA — Celebrate the art and history of the automobile! Having set the precedent as a world-class show and successful fundraiser for Hospice By The Bay, the Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance returns to the Marin County Fairgrounds for its second year on May 16th from 9am to 4pm.…
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F1 Champ James Hunt’s Porsche Carrera Offered for Sale
Warwickshire, England-based Nick Whale Sports Cars Direct has recently put onto the market an extremely rare and highly significant Porsche 911 3.0 litre Carrera RS, one of only six made in right hand drive as part of the Porsche RSR homologation process. Chassis number 99 was sold new to Lord Hesketh, owner of the Hesketh…
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AFAS Member Jay Koka to Unveils Daytona 500 Artwork
TORONTO, CANADA (Jan. 6, 2010) – Renowned automotive artist Jay Koka has completed the program cover artwork for Speedweeks 2010 and the 52nd annual Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway announced recently. Koka was commissioned by the speedway in September to design the artwork for the 2010 race, which will take place Feb. 14. The cover…
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Corvette to be Auctioned at Barrett-Jackson to Benefit Chip Miller Foundation
Carlisle, PA – January 4, 2009 -– One lucky person will drive off in a 1974 dark green Corvette coupe at the 2010 Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale on January 20. But the real winner will be the Chip Miller Charitable Foundation for amyloidosis research, as all proceeds from the auction of this Corvette will…
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Kruse Sues for Non-payment
Auburn, IN – December 28, 2009 — Kruse International President Dean Kruse announced today that the first round of suits were filed as part of the effort to collect the $6.7 million accounts receivable that customers owe Kruse International for non-payment. Some of the suits include: Rodney Hogan of Playtime Ground Equipment, who is the…
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RM Adds Ford GT90 Concept to Arizona List
Image courtesy Ford Motor CompanyRM Auctions has announced the consignment of a rare 1995 Ford GT90 Concept Car to its Automobiles of Arizona Auction, to be held at the Arizona Biltmore on January 21-22, 2010 About the Ford GT90 Concept:Est. 720 bhp, 6.0 liter quad-turbocharged mid-engine V12, five-speed manual gearbox, four-wheel independent suspension, and four…