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Collector of the Week: Jason Urban

Jason Urban, of Bucks County, PA, sent in an email about his 1935 MG PA Lester Special: Our MG is a special-bodied P-type race car. The MG was built and registered as GUR963 by Harry Lester in 1946 on a PA chassis and changed to a PB engine. While we […]

Bonhams To Auction Rare Bugatti Found in Pennsylvania Barn

(September 4, 2011 — New York, NY) Bonhams announced today that they have recently found a rare 1938 Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux Coupe, which will be one of the highlight lots at its two day Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance Auction on September 17 and 18, 2011. An example of Bugatti’s […]

Auctions America by RM Announces Auction of Lee Roy Hartung Collection

AUBURN, IN (September 2, 2011) – Auctions America by RM in partnership with RM Auctions announced today it will lift the gavel on one of the Chicago area’s best known treasures, the famous Lee Roy Hartung Collection, during a multi-day sale in Glenview, Illinois, November 3 – 5, 2011. Well-known […]

Bonhams Fairfield County Connecticut Sale Shaping up to be a Duesey

Bonhams international auctioneers has announced that their second annual sale held in conjunction with the Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance in Westport, Connecticut will now span two days, Saturday September 17th and Sunday, September 18th, with a 1935 Duesenberg Model J of singular, art deco design, including a special waterfall radiator, […]

Collector of the Week: Todd L. Duhnke

Todd L. Duhnke, of Wichita, KS, sent in the story of his life long love affair with E-type Jaguars:      My E-type story is from the perspective of a 12-year-old boy.  That’s how old I was when my Dad came home one Friday afternoon from work in October 1964 and told […]

In Memoriam: John Zupan

John Zupan, a well-known vintage racer and founder of Portland-based Zupan’s Markets, died Tuesday from injuries sustained after a suspected drunk driver hit his motorcycle Monday evening. He was 66. Zupan was riding his motorcycle on Marine Drive near 138th Avenue in Northeast Portland Monday night when a car driving […]

Mecum’s Inaugural Dallas Auction Expands to Three Days in October

Marengo, IL – August 29, 2011 — Due to popular demand, Mecum Auctions, has expanded their inaugural event in Texas to three days, October 6-8, 2011 at the Dallas Convention Center. Everything is bigger in Texas, including Mecum’s incredible lineup of 600 vehicles, which is one of the largest collector […]

Funfest Cranks Up the Corvette Action

Corvette enthusiasts from around the world are setting their sights on Effingham, Ill. and Mid America Motorworks for the 18th Annual Corvette Funfest. Registration is up nearly 40% over last year for Corvette Funfest 2011, set for Sept. 15-18, 2011, easily confirming its status as the largest Corvette Party in […]

Bonhams Joins the Scottsdale Party

Bonhams has announced the Scottsdale Sale of Exceptional Motorcars on January 19th, 2012 in Scottsdale, Arizona. For its first-ever automotive sale during the famous Scottsdale Car Week, the 217-year old auction house has, in traditional fashion, teamed up with one of the best properties in the southwest, theexclusive AAA Four Diamond […]