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Hagerty Partners with AutoWorld Radio
Boston, MA (May 29, 2007) Bob Long, host of AutoWorld Radio, is pleased to welcome Hagerty Insurance Agency (www.hagerty.com) as the show’s exclusive automotive insurance sponsor. Hagerty is the largest and most proactive community of collector car enthusiasts in the country. Hagerty offers collector car insurance, financing and roadside assistance, as well as a variety…
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Classy Chassis Concours Ready to Take Over Houston
Held on the air-conditioned field of Reliant Stadium on June 10, the Fourth Annual Classy Chassis Concours will host more than 100 rare automobiles from around the world valued at more than $50 million. Cadillac is the featured mark, and cars on display will include: * A 1930 Rolls-Royce from the Nethercutt Collection and winner…
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Worldwide to Sell JFK Hearse on eBay
May 23, 2007; The Worldwide Group announced that the 1964 Cadillac Miller Meteor Hearse that Carried President John F. Kennedy on November 22nd, 1963 and the only known original copy of the death certificate for President Kennedy will be auctioned off simultaneously on Ebay by The Worldwide Groups’ Online Division. The 1964 Cadillac Miller &…
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Fiberglass Car Enthusiasts Wanted
Geoff Hacker and Rick D’louhy of Tampa and Ormond Beach Florida are currently in the throughs of a book on Fiberglass cars of the 1950’s tentatively titled “Forgotten Fiberglass – American Sports Car Specials with Drop on Bodies”. Some of the cars they will be including are the Brooks Boxer, Glasspar, Ascot, Woodill Wildfire, Irwin…
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RM’s Maranello Sale Sets the Bar
RM’s one-day-only sale at the Ferrari factory in Maranello, Italy, totaled more than $45m from 32 cars. In the process, the Canadian firm established a number of collector car auction records, including totals for a one-day sale. Another record was the $9.2m price achieved for a 1962 330 TRI/LM, making it the highest price ever…
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Unearthing of Buried Belvedere to be Broadcast Live
Tulsa, OK – Those interested in seeing the unearthing of the 1957 Plymouth Belvedere buried in downtown Tulsa for 50 years will now be able to do so online thanks to OklaTravelNet. The all-new OklaTravelNet, www.oklatravelnet.com, is the first broadband channel dedicated to travel news, and a first for any state’s travel industry, allowing guests…
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Kruse to Offer Car from “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”
Auburn, IN – Are you an avid movie-goer? Would you like to own one of the most famous movie cars in history? Have you ever dreamed of owning a car with wings? If so, you need to be at the Kruse International Auburn Spring MotorFair Saturday, June 2, 2007. Kruse will be auctioning off the…
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Mosler Automotive Adds Another Victory
VALENCIA, SPAIN/ RIVIERA BEACH Fla. (May 23, 2007) – Mosler Automotive can add yet another win to its impressive list of international racing achievements by beating out Ferrari and Porsche to win the prestigious International GT Open in Valencia, Spain on May 19. The International GT Open is a closed-wheel sportscar race, which gathers the…
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RM Comments on Its Maranello Sale
1962 330 TRI/LM sold for $9.4 million, an auction recordLondon, England (May 21, 2007)-– The much anticipated auction of important Ferrari sports and racing cars hosted by RM Auctions in association with Sotheby’s, made history of its own this weekend recording $46 million in sales. The one-day auction held at the famous Pista di Fiorano…
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Kruse Preferred Auction House for Holman Moody
Auburn, Indiana – Lee Holman president of Holman Moody, Inc. builders of legendary Ford powered race cars and Dean Kruse, chairman of Kruse International, the world leader in the collector car market, are pleased to announce that Kruse Int’l has been selected as the preferred auction house for the Holman Moody product line. Holman Moody…