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Meet Keith Martin at the Chantilly Concours

SCM Publisher Keith Martin returns to France this weekend for the Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille event, taking place September 6 in Chantilly. Martin serves as a concours judge for Citroën Special Bodyworks. (The SCM Collection does include a Méhari after all.) Other classes include:  • The Untouched Open Cars from the […]

1958 Ferrari 250 GT TdF Headlines RM Sotheby’s London Sale

RM Sotheby’s expects a 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Tour de France to fetch between $6.9m and $8.5m at their September 7 London sale. The car is an early single-louver example with covered headlights and period competition history. View the digital catalog here.

Monterey Recap: Preliminary Sales Total $392m

Monterey Car Week is over, and the last gavel has dropped, but auction companies continue to bring together buyers and sellers behind the scenes. Here are the preliminary numbers that have been confirmed so far: RM Sotheby’s reported Monterey sales exceeding $172.7m — an increase of 20% over last year’s Monterey […]

Donald Osborne on the Poltu Quatu Classic Concours

The Costa Smeralda or “Emerald Coast,” is one of the world’s legendary vacation destinations. The playground of the international jet set since the 1950s, it could have been the very place for which the Fiat Jolly was created. Once you’re off your yacht, a home along the coast can command […]

Monterey Star Cars — Final Countdown

The Monterey auction action gets rolling in a matter of days. Here is our final star car roundup: Bonhams has consigned a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Competizione Alloy Berlinetta for their Carmel sale, taking place August 14 (pictured above; Bonhams estimate: $9m–$12m). View all the current Bonhams consignments here. RM Sothebys offers a 1960 […]

Leslie and Leigh Keno Launch Keno Brothers Fine Automobile Auctions

Leigh and Leslie Keno — art and antique experts known for their appraisals on the Emmy-nominated PBS television show “Antiques Roadshow” — have entered the automobile marketplace with Keno Brothers Fine Automobile Auctions.  Their inaugural auction, entitled “Rolling Sculpture,” will launch in the midst of the fevered art auction season with […]

Barrett-Jackson Announces Change in Auctioneer Team at 2015 Hot August Nights Auction in Reno

Barrett-Jackson announced today that world-renowned auctioneer Joseph Mast will lead a team of state and international championship auctioneers beginning with the 3rd Annual Hot August Nights Auction presented by Barrett-Jackson in Reno, Nevada. The sale takes place August 6–8. Mast, who has worked as an auctioneer for Barrett-Jackson since 2008, […]