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Milan. October 25th, 2007 –Shaping the present, yet grounded in tradition. This philosophy always has distinguished Bentley Motors and is strongly reflected in the new site of Bentley Milano to be opened today in the presence of Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen, President of Bentley Motors, the brothers Antonio and Raffi Seferian, heads of the Carcomauto Group,…

Scottsdale, AZ. October 26, 2007 –-Carroll Shelby will sell his 1969 GT500 convertible, which he has owned since it was new, at No Reserve during the 37th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event on Jan. 12-20, 2008, in Scottsdale, Ariz. It is the only Ford-based Shelby Mustang that he has owned continually since it rolled off…

Kruse International broke records in Hershey, Pennsylvania the weekend of October 11 – 13, 2007 with some highly heated bidding wars at the 7th Annual Hershey Auction held at the Giant Center sponsored by the AACA National Museum for 7 consecutive years. From Chevy Corvettes to the Simca One Concept Car to the 1932 Duesenberg,…

The Festival of Speed will take place over the weekend of July 11-13. It will be the 16th running of this popular international motor sport event and promises to be packed with action and excitement as the world’s most exciting racing machinery and famous drivers gather together in the grounds of Goodwood House. The theme…

It is not often an original car with Beatles provenance is offered for sale. International auction house RM Auctions in association with Sotheby’s, will offer former Beatle George Harrison’s 1964 Aston Martin DB5 at their inaugural “Vintage Motor Cars in London” event, in Battersea Park, London on October 31, 2007. This iconic sports car will…

Mid America Motorworks has announced the dates of its 2008 “Best Garage” contest. Each fall, at its Corvette Funfest show, the catalog company picks three “Best Garages or Corvette Theme Rooms” from mail-in entries. . During Funfest, photos of participant’s Corvette garages or theme rooms are exhibited so show goers can pick their favorites. Winners…

A cutaway version of the ’65 Corvette built for display at new-car shows of the day will be part of the Al Wiseman auction that RM has scheduled for Nov. 30-Dec. 1, in Tarpon Springs, Fla. An Oklahoma native, Wiseman studied to be an aeronautical engineer and had great success working in varying roles for…

San Francisco, CA. October 17, 2007 –Can there ever be too much of a good thing? Internationally renowned auction house Bonhams answers resoundingly by adding further headline-making items to their already astounding Petersen Automotive Museum sale roster. In addition to pieces owned by actor Clark Gable and counter culture icon Von Dutch, Bonhams & Butterfields…