A venue more often associated with top names in fashion, La Halle Freyssinet, will host Bonhams next motor car and motorcycle sale in Paris on 1st February 2012. Models strutting down the catwalk to rock music will be replaced by an impressive array of automotive models driving through the venue to […]
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Petersen Museum Will Honor Phil Hill
Few motorsports icons command greater respect than Phil Hill, but his accomplishments did not stop with winning auto races. In addition to being the world’s first and only American-born Formula 1 champion and the first American to win the Le Mans 24 Hours, he was a student of automobile history, […]
Shelby Cobra To Be Featured at 2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
The iconic Shelby Cobra has been announced as the featured marque for the 2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Only around 550 vehicles will be accepted, based on the car’s authenticity and race provenance and period correctness. Nearly every decade of motorsports history will be represented […]
Bonhams Consigns Fonzie’s Motorcycle
The 1949 Triumph Trophy TR5 Scrambler Custom ridden by The Fonz in the television hit series Happy Days will be one of the highlights at Bonhams’ upcoming Classic California Sale in Los Angeles. Happy Days, the beloved American sitcom that aired for ten years from 1974 to 1984 and attracted […]
Barrett-Jackson Announces 27 Vehicles from the Jimmy Richardson Collection for their 2012 Scottsdale Auction
SCOTTSDALE, AZ. – September 29, 2011 – Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions™, announced today that 27 vehicles from the Jimmy Richardson Collection will cross the auction block at No Reserve during the 41st Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, January 16-22, 2012. The Jimmy Richardson Collection contains an […]
America’s Car Museum Gives Sneak Peek At “Hard Hat & High Heels” Soireé
LeMay – America’s Car Museum opened its doors Saturday night during a one-night only sneak peek for 650-plus partygoers at the “Hard Hat & High Heels” fundraiser, the first event to take place on the nine-acre museum campus. Set to hold its Grand Opening in June 2012, ACM gave the […]
World’s Oldest Running Car to be Auctioned at RM Hershey
BLENHEIM, Ontario – September 22, 2011 – The world’s oldest running motor car, a historic 1884 De Dion Bouton et Trepardoux Dos-a-Dos Steam Runabout (pictured) will cross the auction podium next month as part of RM Auctions’ popular Hershey, Pennsylvania sale (October 6–7, 2011). Commissioned by French entrepreneur, Count de […]
Classic Motorcar Auctions Totals $1.1m at Glenmoor Gathering
(CANTON)- On the driving range of the historic Glenmoor Country Club, Classic Motorcar Auctions held their second annual Grande Classic Antique, Classic, and Sports Car Auction as a part of the 2011 Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Autos. A total of 123 vehicles crossed the block in front of hundreds of […]
Mecum Teams Up With West Coast Customs For Operation Mend
MECUM AUCTIONS, WEST COAST CUSTOMS TEAM UP FOR OPERATION MEND One-Off 2011 Camaro to be Sold for Charity at Mecum’s Dallas Auction MARENGO, Ill. – Dana Mecum, president of The Mecum Auction Company, and Ryan Friedlinghaus, founder and CEO of West Coast Customs®, have joined forces to offer a custom […]
18th Annuall Corvette Funfest Celebrates the Hobby
Effingham, Ill. (September 21, 2011) – Corvette enthusiasts from around the world converged on Mid America Motorworks’ corporate campus in Effingham, Ill. for the 18th Annual Corvette Funfest. Themed “America’s Star Spangled Corvette Party,” the four day celebration welcomed more than 15,000 Corvettes and 45,000 enthusiasts with the Oscar Mayer […]