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Nearly a Century of Automobile History to be Offered in Unique Aalholm Collection Sale

Collectors from around the world are excitedly requesting catalogues to see in detail some of the diverse and highly-prized lots that will go under the hammer during RM Auctions highly anticipated Aalholm “without reserve” auction, 12 August in Southern Denmark. Representing nearly a century of automobile manufacturing supplemented by some […]

Sixth Annual Art of the Car Concours becomes a True National Midwest Event

The Sixth Annual Art of the Car Concours®, which took place June 24 on the campus of the Kansas City Art Institute, showcased 212 vehicles from 65 cities in 12 states, including a number of rare vehicles: a Talbot-Lago, Stutz M Lancefield Coupe, Peugeot 402 Darl’mat Roadster, Rolls Royce Silver […]

$10.6m at Artcurial Le Mans Classic

The second Artcurial Motorcars sale at Le Mans Classic : Star of the sale, the 1966 Ferrari 275 GTC sold for $1,906,261 Auctioneer Maître Hervé Poulain, and Matthieu Lamoure, managing director of Artcurial Motorcars commented:  “Following our first $8.6-million sale at Le Mans Classic in 2010, the 2012 Artcurial Motorcars […]

The Columbia River Concours is Almost Here

The Columbia River Concours d’Elegance & Car Show will be held at historic Officer’s Row at Vancouver Barracks in Vancouver, Washington. There’s a website with lots more info, but we’d like to emphasize a few important points: It is free to enter your special pre-1975 car. The cars are the […]

Final Countdown Underway to RM’s Michigan Sale

RM Auctions, the official auction house of the Concours d’Elegance of America, has secured a wonderful selection of classic automobiles for its St. John’s sale, July 28, in Plymouth, Michigan. Hosted on the beautiful grounds of the Inn at St. John’s, the single-day sale is a mainstay on the auction […]

In Memoriam: Martin Swig

Martin L. Swig, a longtime SCMer, creator of the California Mille and one of the great West Coast car guys, died July 3 in Sausalito, CA. He was 78. Swig was a car guy since he could walk. He got his driver’s license at age 14, and he became well-known […]