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Mecum Teams Up With MidAmerica For Motorcycles At Dallas Auction
MARENGO, Ill. – Mecum Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction company, has teamed up with MidAmerica Auctions, the world’s largest seller of antique motorcycles, for a collaborative effort to bring collectors the greatest auction experience for both market platforms under one roof. Dana Mecum and Ron Christenson announce the MidAmerica Motorcycle Auction Segment during…
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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 consider the car a 1935…
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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 famed twin cam Type 57,…
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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 to collectors around the world,…
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Mecum Offers Last Production 2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse During St Charles
Proceeds from Special Edition Car to Benefit Japan Red Cross Marengo, IL – September 1, 2011 — Mecum Auctions will sell a special 2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse Coupe SE 3.8L – after 22 years, the very last production Eclipse to ever come off the assembly line and the only V-6 to receive the SE package –…
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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, bearing the engine number J310,…
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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 me I better eat quickly,…
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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 in the opposite direction crossed…
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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 car offerings to ever grace…
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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 the world. This year’s theme…