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Auctions America By RM To Host Custom Car Seminar
HOT ROD AND CUSTOM CAR ‘GREATS’ HOST EXCLUSIVE SEMINAR AT AUCTIONS AMERICA BY RM’S AUBURN FALL EVENT – Auctions America by RM to host themed Hot Rod and Custom Car Seminar at its Auburn Fall Collector Car Event – Seminar to feature some of the rod and custom industry’s most prominent names, followed by an…
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Transparent “Ghost Car” Pontiac at RM St. John’s
RM Auctions will lift the curtain on a famous 1932 Packard Twin Six Individual Custom Convertible Sedan, purchased new by American entertainer Al Jolson, and a unique 1939 Pontiac Plexiglas Deluxe Six “Ghost Car”, America’s first transparent car, when its St. John’s sale gets underway, July 30 in Plymouth, Michigan. Held in conjunction with the…
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Rare Duesenbergs Are At Lyon Air Museum
LYON AIR MUSEUM TO HOST EXHIBIT OF RAREST DUESENBERG LUXURY CARS JULY 9th through July 24th, 2011 FROM THE COLLECTION OF GENERAL WILLIAM LYON SANTA ANA, Calif., June 13, 2011—Lyon Air Museum, a premier Southern California showcase for vintage military aircraft and automobiles, will host an exhibit of ten quintessential Duesenberg automobiles from the collection of General…
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RM’s Monterey To Feature 340 Mexico
1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Berlinetta by Vignale, s/n 0226AT This ultra-rare, matching-numbers 1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Berlinetta, chassis number 0226AT, leads an exceptional series of Ferraris at RM Auctions’ highly anticipated Monterey sale, August 19 – 20 in California. One of just three examples purpose-built to contest the 1952 Carrera Panamericana, 0226AT was…
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Cobra-Ferrari Wars Are Back
BOULDER, Colo.- The Shelby American Collection, a non-profit museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of American racecars designed by Carroll Shelby, will celebrate its 15th anniversary at a special event here on August 6th focusing on the Cobra-Ferrari Wars that defined the zenith of the American auto industry in the 1960s. “The Cobra-Ferrari Wars represent…
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1931 Bugatti Type 51 Takes Home Best of Show at Dana Point Concours D’Elegance
DANA POINT, Calif. – June 29, 2011 – Vintage European beauties and elegant American classics received top awards and honors during the 29th Annual Dana Point Concours d’Elegance at the prominent St. Regis Monarch Beach resort, June 24-26. The most prestigious award of the day, Best of Show, was bestowed on a 1931 Bugatti Type…
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The World’s Only Airworthy Hawker Demon Bi-Plane
One of Europe’s top specialist auctioneers of collectors’ vehicles, H&H are also successful sellers of selected items by private treaty, and are delighted to now be offering the only airworthy Hawker Demon fighter remaining in the world today. The result of a painstaking 35,000-hour, 18-year restoration, K8203 is understood to have been the 23rd of…
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Classy Chassis Wrapped Up
There wasn’t a cooler place to be in the Southwest than in Houston, TX on the air-conditioned field of Reliant Stadium on June 11-12, 2011. More than 125 of the world’s finest automobiles were on display at the eighth annual Classy Chassis Concours d’Elegance. Vintage hot rods of distinction and significant post-war sports cars were…
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Bonhams Unveils 100-Car Lineup For 19th Goodwood Festival Of Speed
Bonhams has unveiled an exceptional lineup of sports, competition and touring cars for its 19th annual Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale, taking place 1 July 2011. Leading the pack is a very rare and handsome 1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 Cabriolet previously owned by that legendary British Grand racing character, Innes Ireland. Recently restored to concours…
