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“Earthquake 88s” Will Shake Up St. Charles
Corvette fans heading to the 2008 Bloomington Gold show at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois, can expect an even bigger version of the “Earthquake 88” event, which was held 20 years ago. For the upcoming June 26–29 event, Bloomington Gold CEO David Burroughs has announced the featured model will be the thundering, high-compression,…
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Thrilling Line-Up of Important Ferraris For Maranello Auction
London, England. April 14, 2008 –Ferrari aficionados will have a rare opportunity to peruse and bid on some of the marque’s finest and oldest sports and racing cars next month when RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, returns to Maranello, Italy for their much-anticipated Ferrari: Leggenda e Passione auction event. To be held May 18th…
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eBay vs. the Traditional Swap Meet
The Portland Swap Meet bills itself as the largest auto parts swap meet on the West Coast. This year’s event was the 44th edition of the show which is always held during the always rainy month of April. And it is huge, with a gate of over 50,000 and 4,200 vendors, without the benefit of…
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Rare Collection of Serial One Corvettes at Mecum’s Corvette Auction
Marengo, IL. April 11, 2008 –MECUM has announced the sale of three Serial Number One Corvettes at the upcoming Bloomington Gold high Performance Auction June 27-28 in St. Charles, Illinois. The collection includes a 1955, 1956 and 1957 Corvette. “This is the only collection of three sequential serial one Corvettes known to exist in the…
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“Ultimate Hemi” to Join the Lineup at the Houston Classic Auction
Worldwide Auctioneers, responsible for the sale of some of the world’s most significant automobiles, is proud to present a unique 1970 Monteverdi Hai 450 SS Prototype at the Houston Classic Auction, on May 3rd. One of only four ever built, this is the only example existing outside the Monteverdi museum and is the sole car…
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Motley’s Auction & Realty Group Plans Select Collector Car Auction Division and Fall Catalog Sale Event
Richmond, VA –Adding to its broad range of capabilities, Motley’s Auction & Realty Group has decided to move forward with plans for a distinct Collector Car Division. The necessity for this was required in order to deal with the increasing number of Antique, Classic, Sports & Exotic vehicle consignments that the Antiques and Auto Auction…
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75 Historic Race Cars & 50 Palo Alto Concours Classics Highlight California Mille
One of the largest assemblage of historic race cars in the 18 years of the California Mille will be on display atop San Francisco’s Nob Hill between Mason and California Streets on April 27 from 11 AM- 6 PM. In addition, some 50 Palo Alto Concours d’Elegance classics will be around Nob Hill’s Huntington Park…
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Delahaye USA Provides Elegance Styling with Modern Drivability
Long Valley, NJ. April 2008 –While there are thousands of restoration shops around the world that restore and rebuild existing cars, DELAHAYE USA, a division of AppletonProductions, Inc, is proud to be the only firm in the world that specializes in recreating the most beautiful classic coachbuilt cars ever built with hand-craftedaluminum bodies, yet with…
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Russo and Steele Florida Report Strong Inaugural Sales
Hollywood, CA. March 31, 2008 –-Russo and Steele Collector Automobiles, one of the nation’s premier collector car auctions, specializing in European sports cars, American muscle cars, hot rods and customs reports a strong first event sales total of $5.2 million dollars. With strong Post Sale activity still pending, preliminary sales percentage estimates are between 42-43%.…
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Motley’s Classic & Collector Car Auction Offers Two Unbelievable Brass-era Ford Model T Automobiles
Richmond, VA –-The Second Annual Motley’s Classic & Collector Car Auction to be held on April 17-18, 2008 is pleased to announce the consignment of two collector-grade coachbuilt Ford Model Ts long part of local collections. Both are brass-era cars with very significant original and AACA award-winning histories offered by their long-time owners to thin…