RM Sotheby’s offered the incredible, single-owner Sáragga Collection, entirely without reserve on September 21. A packed venue saw the sale gross $11,241,142, featuring 127 cars representing all budgets and eras of the collector car market. The Sáragga Collection was offered from a location on the owner’s estate, and hundreds of […]
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Ex-Le Mans Bugatti Type 55 Consigned to Bonhams Grand Palais
One of the most important Bugatti sports cars of the marque’s golden era, to be offered as a highlight in the 2020 Bonhams Grand Palais Sale in Paris, was unveiled today to the world’s media at a preview of the Bonhams Goodwood Revival sale. The 1932 Bugatti Type 55– chassis no. 55221 […]
Barrett-Jackson Brings Supercars to Sin City
Barrett-Jackson will offer an impressive selection of supercars at its 12th Annual Las Vegas Auction at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, October 3-5, 2019. Among the supercars set to star on this year’s Las Vegas Auction block are Lamborghini, Dodge, Ford and Ferrari, including a stunning 2019 488 Spider convertible (Lot #749) […]
Private Collections Headline RM Hershey
RM Auctions is delighted to present two significant private collections, The Muckel Collection and The Complete Collection of Jack Dunning, at its 13thannual Hershey sale, held on Thursday 10 October and Friday, 11 October during the Antique Automobile Club of America’s (AACA) Eastern Division Fall Meet. Rich in early automotive history, […]
Monterey Car Week Digital Auction Catalogs
Right now is a good time to scan all the Monterey Car Week auction lots — planning ahead is fun — so here are the links for each one: Mecum Auctions Monterey Auction, August 15-17 Russo and Steele Monterey Auction, August 15-17 Worldwide Auctioneers Pacific Grove Auction, August 15 Bonhams […]
Mercedes and Ferrari Top 24th Amelia Island Concours
Arturo Keller’s 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Autobahn Courier took the Best of Show Concours d’Elegance award at the Amelia Island Concours on Sunday. The car is the only one of its kind, designed for high-speed Autobahn cruising. It has had just two owners from new — Keller is the second […]
2019 Amelia Island Auctions Week Results
The 2019 Amelia Island Auction Week total now stands at $80 million. A 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB brought $2,205,000 at RM Sotheby’s — and was high sale at the 2019 Amelia Island Auction Week. RM Sotheby’s led all auctions houses with a $38.1 million total during their March 8-9 auction. […]
Amelia Island Digital Catalogs
Even if you can’t make it to Amelia, it’s more fun to pore over auction house digital catalogs than it is to work. Take it from us at SCM World Headquarters: The boss will never notice! If you are going to Amelia, well, you have to check these out: Gooding […]
Training for the Future
Amanda Gutierrez didn’t grow up in the old-car world. But she, as vice president of McPherson College’s famous Historic Automotive Restoration program, now helps guide the future of the next generation of car restorers, historians and scholars. McPherson awards bachelor’s degrees in car restoration. SCM first met Amanda at Pebble […]
Barrett-Jackson Closes 2018 Auction Season with Las Vegas Record $32.9m Sales
Barrett-Jackson ended its 2018 auction cycle in Las Vegas with record sales, celebrity guests from the entertainment and sports industries, and a celebratory final stop of the company’s first yearlong charity campaign, Driven Hearts. This year’s premier automotive lifestyle event in Las Vegas was held Sept. 27-29, 2018, at the Mandalay […]