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On 12 July 2014, Bonhams’ Mercedes-Benz Sale will feature a choice selection of some 40 motorcars from the renowned German marque’s long history. The modern engineering giant that is Daimler, manufacturing Mercedes-Benz motor vehicles, can trace its automotive roots back to 1886 when Carl Benz patented his pioneering Motorwagen, and Gottlieb Daimler fitted one of…

Anticipation is building for the Amelia Island auctions. Here is quick look at the some of the featured early consignments: Gooding & Company’s auction takes place March 7. Among the star cars is a 1956 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America (pictured above; Gooding estimate: $1.25m-$1.55m). View all the Gooding consignments here. The RM sale sale takes place March…

The Festivals of Speed welcomes SCM readers to register their special vintage or exotic vehicles free of charge into the special Sports Car Market display area at the 2014 Festivals of Speed Amelia Island.  Approved registrants will receive: – Two complimentary General Admission tickets to Festivals of Speed Amelia Island – Coupon to redeem for…

  Tickets to the 2014 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance are now on sale. Online ticket sales will end at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Order your tickets here. Four days of festivities get underway on Thursday, March 6 with shopping, auctions, art and dining, all leading up to the Sunday Concours. Cars & Coffee…

The final results from Paris are trickling in. Here are the preliminary numbers: A 1955 Jaguar D-type (pictured above) was the most expensive car of the week. It sold at RM for $4,947,798. Of 52 consignments, RM sold 41 (79%), for an overall total of $23,571,761. Read more at rmauctions.com. Artcurial sold 159 out of…

Mecum‘s mammoth Kissimmee sale has drawn to a close, and the results are in. 1,759 vehicles sold out of 2,576 offered, and overall sales totaled $62,729,344. A 1971 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda was the high sale at $604,800. Despite nationwide weather conundrums resulting in thousands of cancelled flights throughout the Northeast and Midwest, the auction still…

On January 11, a banquet and auction took place for the charity Child Help, a national organization that seeks to rescue battered and abandoned children. Steve Austin’s Automobilia donated an original painting by Nicholas Watts. “Spirit of America” depicts the winning 1964 Daytona Coupe at Le Mans. This year’s banquet was chaired by Bob and…

Desert Concorso is a coming to Palm Desert, California.  The event expands on Concorso Italiano‘s Monterey format, featuring Italian Cars — but not only Italian cars. The Desert Concorso is a “wash it, wax it and show it” car show. In addition to inviting all the great Italian marques, Desert Concorso also invites historically important GT, racing and sporting cars from,…

Artcurial, Bonhams and RM will each hold an auction in Paris this week. Here is a quick roundup of the online catalogs, along with a few of the featured cars: RM’s sale takes place February 5. Among the many heavy-hitters is a 1955 Jaguar D-type, pictured above. View the RM catalog here. Bonhams’ sale takes…

Here are the totals totals and high-sales for the 2014 Arizona auction week: Barrett-Jackson sold 1,401 out of 1,405 cars for $110,439 total. High sale was a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88 coupe, sold at $3,850,000. Gooding & Company sold 110 cars out of 118 for $49,461,550 total. High sale was a 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Series I…