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Unique Rolling Works of Art Join RM’s Automobiles of London Line-Up

Saunders’s Picasso CitroenLondon, England, September, 2008 –- RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, will shine a spotlight on a host of creative custom cars by leading UK designer, Andy Saunders when the curtain rises on the second annual ‘Automobiles of London’ event at Battersea Park in London on October 29. […]

Bonhams Totals $5.8m at its Goodwood Revival Sale

Collectors’ sports and competition cars, childrens’ model cars, registration numbers, a plane, and even a wartime half-tracked motorcycle changed hands Bonhams’ annual Goodwood Revival sale on September 19. An impressive 84% by value was sold, with final totals reaching $5.8m in West Sussex. Interest was strong for the two cars […]

Boss 429 Mustang Offered at Shannons Sydney Motor Show Auction

Shannons has assembled a stunning line-up of 25 special vehicles and 27 memorabilia lots for its 10th annual auction at the Australian International Motor Show Auction on Sunday, October 19, topped by a rare and highly collectible 1969 Boss 429 Mustang. Created for Ford’s NASCAR racing program, the Boss 429 […]

Katech Corvette Z06 ClubSport Wheels Now Available Separately

Clinton Township, MI. – Katech Performance, drawing upon 30 years of unrivaled engine building expertise and more than 50 driver’s and manufacturer’s championships in the world’s most prestigious racing leagues, is now making its ClubSport Wheels available for purchase independent of its Corvette Z06 ClubSport package. “Initial response from the […]

McQueen Memorabilia to be Offered at Bonhams

Bonhams & Butterfields’s annual vintage motorbike, custom car and sports-racing collectibles auction at LA’s Petersen Auto Museum—now referred to as the “Classic California” sale—features a wonderful assemblage of desirable early Steve McQueen memorabilia from the collection of his first wife, as well as property from noted private and institutional collections […]

Stolen $4 Ferrari – What The Insiders Say Really Happened

The PF Cabriolet was supposedly owned by two Italians. They got into a disagreement over the car, and one of the partners, the one holding the title paperwork, sold it, and provided the new owner with everything necessary to register the car. However, the seller didn’t give his partner any […]

3M Buys Meguiar’s

St. Paul, MN — 3M Corporation, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, announced on September 8 that it had made an agreement to acquire Meguiar’s, Inc., of Irvine, California. Meguiar’s is a century-old family business that manufactures car care products and produces enthusiast-oriented “Car Crazy” TV and radio shows. “Combining with […]

Mecum Offers 1969 Corvette AA/GS Drag Racer

The Stone Woods & Cooke Gasser. Image: Mecum AuctionsMarengo, IL – September 12, 2008 — This very special competition 1969 Corvette is one of those cars that makes the blood run hot and your fingers itch to grab the steering wheel and head down the quarter-mile track. In the 1960s, […]