Mesa, Arizona. May 06, 2008–GarageTown USA AZ is offering garage “condos” for sale at multiple locations in the Phoenix Valley and there’s no shortage of investors, according to the best investment newsletters. Director of Sales and Marketing Stefanie McDaniel notes, “We launched our first community in August at Chandler’s Stellar […]
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Aston Martin Selects Premier Financial Services
Woodbury, CT. May 5, 2008 –-Premier Financial Services (PFS), the industry leader in highline, exotic and vintage auto leasing, announced today it had reached an agreement with British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin, North America to provide a leasing program for the company’s 31 U.S. dealers. This new program from […]
Rodeo Drive Concours D’elegance Announces Haute Wheels: Celebrating Car Couture
Beverly Hills, CA. May 7, 2008 –-The Rodeo Drive Committee, in conjunction with the City of Beverly Hills, announces the initial line-up of astute automobiles for the 2008 Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance, themed “Haute Wheels: Celebrating Car Couture.” This annual Father’s Day event will be held on Sunday, June 15, […]
A One-of-a-Kind 1957 Chrysler Diablo Will Debut at RM Auctions’ Annual Sports & Classics of Monterey Auction
Blenheim, Ontario. May 6, 2008 –A one-of-a-kind 1957 Chrysler Diablo concept car handcrafted by Ghia will steal the spotlight at Monterey’s famed classic car weekend this August as it crosses the RM auction block. Considered the most valuable concept car of the late 1950s, the revolutionary Diablo will be the […]
The 20 Weirdest Stories in Car Collecting (Parts I & II)
1. The Most One-Sided/Short-Sighted Car Deal of All Time In 1962, Dick Rowe an executive with Decca Records rejected a young music group called the Beatles opining that “groups with guitars are on the way out.” In a blunder of similar magnitude two years later, in 1964, fishing equipment magnate […]
Bonhams & Butterfields' 2nd Annual Legends of the Motorcycle Auction Attracts Standing-Room-Only Crowd
Motorcycle enthusiasts assembled in the ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Half Moon Bay, CA on Saturday, 3 May 2008 for Bonhams & Butterfields’ second annual sale of exceptional motorcycles and automobilia, held in conjunction with the Legends of the Motorcycle Concours d’Elegance. More than $1.9-million was paid for rare […]
'Inspired by Brock' EH Holden For Auction
1963 Holden EH Special Station Wagon restored by disadvantaged young people with the encouragement of the late Peter Brock will be auctioned by Shannons in Melbourne on Monday, June 2 with no reserve price. The shiny grey wagon with its white roof, period sun-shade and red vinyl interior is the […]
Gooding & Company Announces Distinctive Early Consignments For 2008 Pebble Beach
Santa Monica, CA. May 5, 2008 –-Gooding & Company, the official auction house for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, is pleased to announce early entries for its annual Pebble Beach auctions, to be held August 16 – 17, 2008. Among the significant cars that have been consigned to date are […]
The Weirdest Stories in Car Collecting (Part 2)
11. The Weirdest Collector Car Bruce Baldwin Mohs was the owner of the Mohs Seaplane Company of Madison, WI. Clearly the man’s day job as a seaplane manufacturer was not weird enough. And since there were apparently no ornithopter or harpsichord manufacturing companies on the market, Mohs decided to ensure […]
Parks Museum Sending 11 Cars to Goodwood Event
Pomona, CA. May 2, 2008 –The relationship between the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, presented by Automobile Club of Southern California, and the prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed continues to prosper. The Museum has been supplying cars to the event for a few years, according to Tony Thacker, executive director […]