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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 Interwar Period• The Untouched Closed…
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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.
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1965 Shelby Cobra “Dragonsnake” Offered at Worldwide Auburn
A 1965 Shelby Cobra “Dragonsnake” snarls to the auction block September 5 at Worldwide Auctioneers’ 8th Annual The Auburn Auction. The auction takes place in Auburn, Indiana. View all the consignments here. View the digital catalog here.
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Auctions America Offers 1929 Duesenberg Model J at Auburn Fall
A 1929 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe by Murphy (Auctions America estimate: $1.5m–$1.75m) crosses the auction block at Auctions America’s Auburn Fall sale, September 2–6 in Auburn, Indiana. View all the cars here. View the digital catalog here.
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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 totals, and the highest-grossing collector…
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How Weather Affects Windshield Cracks
A cracked windshield may seem like a minor inconvenience at first, but weather conditions can quickly turn a small chip into a serious problem. Temperature changes, moisture, and even direct sunlight all play a role in how cracks behave—and can significantly impact the safety and longevity of your windshield. Understanding how weather affects windshield cracks…
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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 $3,000 per square foot or…
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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 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta…
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1955 Jaguar XK 140 MC Roadster Will Sell Without Reserve at Russo and Steele Monterey
Russo and Steele will sell a 1955 Jaguar XK 140 MC roadster — one of the earliest surviving LHD export cars — without reserve in Monterey. The sale takes place August 13–15. Based on its serial number, S810008, this XK 140 MC roadster is a very early production, original left-hand-drive, U.S.-delivery example. Given that XK 140 serial numbers for…
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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 an exclusive event in New…