Bonhams is delighted to announce the sale of the Wallace “Wally” Lewis Collection of classic American cars in Portland, Oregon, on June 11th. This remarkable automobile collection, offered for sale for the first time, consists of a huge variety of American models, with a focus on 1950s and ‘60s sports, […]
St. Louis — More than 300 classic and exotic vehicles will be on the block at the St. Louis Classic & Exotic Car Auction, Friday, June 3rd and Saturday, June 4th. Motoexotica and Manheim St. Louis will host the auction at the Manheim facility located at 13813 St. Charles Rock […]
Roger Morrison sent in an email about his 1949 Jaguar XK120 alloy roadster: Because they were first in the series after World War II, most of the alloy Jaguars have interesting histories. I am the fortunate custodian of Serial Number 670047-6, which was purchased new in 1949 by Brooks Stevens […]
1974 Greenwood Corvette Spirit of Sebring ’75 Daytona 24 Hour Record Holder, Pole Position and Fastest Top Speed History: John Greenwood, known in racing circles as ‘Mr. Corvette,” had been racing Corvettes since 1970 and knew what it took to make the Corvette a competitive race winner. IMSA had recently […]
Just 1,400 votes out of a staggering 5,739 separated SCM’s first annual National Collector Car Champion (NCCC), the 1965 Shelby Cobra 427, from the runner up, the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL. A field of sixteen cars was whittled to two over the past two weeks, and voting for the final matchup […]
Jeff Cobb has canceled the 2011 Live Oak Concours d’Elegance, which was scheduled for April 15 through 17 in Baton Rouge, LA. Cobb has asked Sports Car Market to publish the following letter: Dear friends and family, I sadly-yet happily decided yesterday that putting on my 2011 Live Oak Concours […]
In 2011, the Glenmoor Gathering will present another field of outstanding automobiles and motorcycles. Featured classes will be “Avant Garde: Early Front-Wheel Drive,” “Sixteen Cylinder Motorcars,” “The Automobiles of Darrin” and a display of Ghia-designed automobiles. The Front-Wheel Drive Class will include examples of the legendary Cord, Ruxton, Citroen Traction […]
Mecum Auctions has just consigned a 1960 Maserati Tipo 61/60 “Birdcage” originally built for racing legend Briggs Cunningham to their Monterey 2011 auction. Steve Hart restored and prepared this car, which has received FIA approval. It will be offered as lot S151. Only 22 Maserati Tipo 60 and Tipo 61 […]
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