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Alfa Spider Aims for 230 mph at Bonneville
Northbrook, IL, July 24, 2008 – America’s high-speed hot rodders will gather in Wendover, Utah, at the fabled Bonneville Salt Flats August 18-24 for the 2008 Bonneville Speed Week. Once again, the Chicago-based 1991 Alfa Spider affectionately nicknamed “Bonnie” will add a little Italian flair to the proceedings while shooting for yet another speed record.…
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Ralph Lauren Testa Rossa Confirmed for Fairfield
1958 TR of Ralph Lauren. Photo by Michael Furman.Westport, CT, July 24, 2008 – With more than 140 of the world’s most unique vintage, classic and collector cars and motorcycles participating, the Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance is shaping up to be one of the leading classic car events in the US this year. Seven distinct…
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2001 Z06 Hardtop
The Z06 designator began with the 1963 Corvette, where the option consisted of “Special Performance Equipment.” This included the L84 327-ci, 360-hp, fuel-injected engine, a bigger front anti-roll bar, vacuum brake booster, dual master cylinder, bigger brakes, and, initially, a 36.5-gallon fuel tank. The package added $1,818.45 to the $4,252 base price of the car.…
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Ken Eberts to Offer Cobra Prints at Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach, CA, July 17, 2008 – Automotive Fine Arts Society president, Ken Eberts, will offer limited edition prints of his award winning painting, “L.A. Scenic,” during the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 17, 2008. The piece, which received an Award of Excellence at last year’s Pebble Beach exhibit, highlights a 1965 427…
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Lancia Readies for Its Pebble Beach Close-Up
Pebble Beach, CA, July 17, 2008 – Lancia, the Italian auto manufacturer known for its elegant originality and innovative spirit, will be celebrated as a featured marque at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, Aug. 17. Seventeen significant Lancia vehicles will be on display, ranging from a rarely seen 1953 Lancia Aurelia B20…
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Twelve Bugattis Will Cross the Gooding Block
1937 Type 57SC Atalante CoupeSanta Monica, CA, July 16, 2008 – The Dr. Peter and Susan Williamson Collection, the world’s finest collection of Bugattis, will be sold at Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach auction on August 16 and 17 in Monterey, California. This monumentous sale, expected to raise more than $15 million, marks a rare…
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Jaguar D-type Makes a Record $4.4m at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
1955 D-Type JaguarOn 11 July 2008 at The Goodwood Festival of Speed in Chichester, international fine art auctioneers Bonhams set a new world record auction price for any Jaguar motor car. The 1955 Jaguar D-type Sports Racing Car ‘XKD509’ was sold to a British buyer for a magnificent $4,382,966. This figure betters the previous world…
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Jimmy Cagney’s Auburn to Headline WWG in August
Auburn, IN, July 10, 2008 – Worldwide Auctioneers, whose declared objective for its inaugural Auburn sale is to bring the Grand Classics back to the town where the classic car industry itself was born, looks set to deliver on its promise. The 1934 Auburn V12 Salon Cabriolet used in the movie “The Mayor of Hell’…
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B.A.T. 11 to Debut at Meadow Brook Concours
Troy, MI, July 2, 2008 – B.A.T. 11 will make its North American debut at the 30th Annual Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance on August 3 in Rochester. This eagerly-anticipated news in the car world, event organizers say, is also big news for Michigan, home to B.A.T. 11 owner, Dr. Gary Kaberle. The debut will shine…
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Austrian Motorcycle Collection Tops $2m at Bonhams
London, UK, July 2, 2008 – The biggest single-owner collection of motorcycles ever to come to auction made $2,244,088 on Monday, June 30, 2008 when 276 machines from the renowned Austrian museum of Professor Fritz Ehn were sold by Bonhams at the Royal Air Force Museum in Hendon, UK. The unrivalled and comprehensive collection –…