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GOODWOOD, SUSSEX, ENGLAND (March 23, 2009) – The Earl of March has announced many of the key attractions due to appear at this year’s Festival of Speed (3-5 July), as well as the Goodwood Revival (18-20 September). Many of the top competition cars, motorcycles and supercars due to be at the Festival in July and…

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA (March 19, 2009) – Legendary hot rod and custom car designer Chip Foose and former Mattel design director Carson Lev were recently inducted into the Diecast Hall of Fame, joining a star-studded inaugural 2009 Class in a ceremony in Las Vegas. Foose and Lev are long-time friends and business associates; Lev is…

LAKELAND, FLORIDA (March 19, 2009) – Heacock Classic, a division of Heacock Insurance Group, presented its annual award for the most historically significant race car to a 1923 Miller Special 122 Supercharged owned by A. Dano Davis – a car that went on to also win the Concours de Sport award at the 2009 Amelia…

MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA (March 18, 2009) – Concorso Italiano, the Celebration of Italian Style, is pleased to announce its spectacular new venue. Now led by Tom McDowell, Concorso’s rich 24-year tradition as a leading participant in the festival of automobiles on the Monterey Peninsula will restore the tradition of prior years and continue to be a…

MARENGO, ILLINOIS (March 16, 2009) – Mecum, the high-performance collector car auction specialists, will offer the 1938 Indy Blue Crown Special Racecar at the 22nd Dana Mecum Original Spring Classic Auction, May 13-17, 2009, in Indianapolis, Ind. “The Indy Blue Crown Special – and the legendary team involved with its development – were some of…

AMELIA ISLAND, FLORIDA (March 15, 2009) – Vintage car collectors from around the globe descended on Florida for Saturday’s RM Auctions Automobiles of Amelia Island event which achieved over $10 million in sales with a sell through rate of 78%. The single-day auction, which presented 107 significant motor cars and a selection of vintage memorabilia,…

Hans Stuck and chassis 19 (Courtesy of the Weguelin Collection)SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (March 12, 2009) – Bonhams & Butterfields is delighted to offer for sale by auction nothing less than one of the most charismatic Grand Prix racing cars ever built – the 1939 Auto Union ‘D-Type’ with rear-mounted 3-liter twin-stage supercharged V12-cylinder engine. The…

An Orange County man, whose car dealerships accounted for about 5% of all Lamborghinis sold worldwide, has agreed to plead guilty to a single charge of felony wire fraud and faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, authorities announced today. Viken Keuylian, 45, of Laguna Hills, allegedly schemed Volkswagen Credit Inc. out of…