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H&H Successful at Cheltenham Racecourse
H&H’s third visit to The Centaur Complex at Cheltenham Racecourse on the 26th and 27th of February was rewarded with a number of new world auction and in-house records not to mention a gross sale total of over £1.5million. Benefiting from fine weather and held in conjunction with www.liveauctioneers.com the two-day event drew bidders from…
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Russo and Steele Implements All Reserve Format
Scottsdale, AZ. March 4, 2000 –-Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auctions has officially announced it is changing its auction format to an ALL RESERVE sale. By employing this type of change it will enable Russo and Steele to best serve and maintain the high level of service and integrity that enthusiasts have come to expect…
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Recession-Proof Muscle Cars
By Colin Comer Last year’s Arizona auctions proved that we were indeed due for a well deserved and most predictable “adjustment” in many segments of the muscle car market. As such, 2007 brought us more headlines about the muscle car market “crash” than those of Britney Spears’s need for psychiatric care. The last twelve months…
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Sculptor Tony Sikorski to Exhibit Latest Masterpieces at the 2008 Amelia Island Concours
Amelia Island, FL. February 29, 2008 –-Tony Sikorski, a celebrated sculptor and member of the Automotive Fine Arts Society, will highlight “Duesenberg Straight 8,” along with more of his latest masterpieces, at the 2008 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on March 7-9, 2008, in Amelia Island, Fla. The 20” x 4.5” x 6” stainless steel sculpture…
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Paul Frère Dies at 91
SCM has learned that longtime automobile journalist and Le Mans winner Paul Frère died on Saturday, February 23, in Nice, France. He was 91. Frère’s career in motorsport spanned eleven Formula One races throughout the 1950s, as well as many stints in sports cars, with eight trips to Le Mans, where in 1960 he won…
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Vehicles From HBO’S “The Sopranos” to Hit the Block at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach
West palm Beach, FL. February 28, 2008 –-Cars and SUVs driven by the famous TV mobsters on “The Sopranos” will be sold at No Reserve during the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event on March 26-30, 2008, in West Palm Beach, Fla. A total of eight vehicles from the award winning HBO series will cross…
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Hod Rod Builder Boyd Coddington Dies at 63
By Jeff Wilson, Associated Press Writer Los Angeles, February 27, 2008 — Car-building legend Boyd Coddington, whose testosterone-injected cable TV reality show “American Hot Rod” introduced the nation to the West Coast hot rod guru, has died. He was 63. Coddington died at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in suburban Whittier at 6:20 a.m. Wednesday. His La…
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Iconic Shelby Mustang to be Sold at Melbourne Auction
Shelby GT 500 FastbackOn Thursday 13 March 2008 at 6pm (E.S.T) Bonhams & Goodman will hold a sale of collectors’ cars and automobilia in Melbourne. The sale has been strategically timed to capitalize on ‘Grand Prix fever’ which will be in full force as Melbourne gears up for the important race. Car enthusiasts will have…
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Historic vehicles of Ronald Reagan and Al Capone at the Houston Classic Auction
Reagan’s JeepFebruary 26, 2008 –The Worldwide Group, auctioneers of some of the world’s finest automobiles, has procured the sale of Ronald Reagan’s 1952 Army Jeep, Model M-38A1 and the 1934 Packard Twelve Sedan of Al Capone. Collectors will be given the opportunity to bid for both at the Houston Classic Auction on May 3rd, when…
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HD Theater and Mecum Auction Company Announce the First Live HD Auto Auction Series
Silver Spring, MD and Marengo, IL. February 26, 2008 –Revving up its programming engine, today HD Theater and Mecum Auction Company announced MECUM AUTO AUCTION: MUSCLE CARS AND MORE, the first live high-definition auto auction weekly series covering Mecum’s premier events, specializing in high-end muscle cars, timeless classics and rare exotics. MECUM AUTO AUCTION:MUSCLE CARS…