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29.07.2010
Alfa 8C 2300 Monza Featured at Gooding Pebble Beach 2010

The 1947 Italian Championship-winning 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza and a 1995 McLaren F1 have been consigned to Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach auction, to be held August 14-15, 2010 at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center in Pebble Beach, California. “We have more consignors and exceptional cars from around the world than ever before,” [...]Related stories:

27.07.2010
Bonhams, Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 Auction Report

Bonhams, Goodwood Festival of Speed, Chichester, Sussex, UK, July 2, 2010 Report by Rick Carey The number of replicas and boy-racer modified cars at Bonham’s Goodwood Festival sale this year was surprising. Three GT40 replicas, a Cobra replica (with V-6 power at that), several modified Mustangs, a re-engined Corvette, and more. Even the cover car, [...]Related stories:

26.07.2010
Meadow Brook 2010 Sale Results – RM Auctions

RM Auctions held its Vintage Motor Cars of Meadow Brook auction on July 24, 2010, resulting in total sales over $10 million and a 85% sell-through rate. Well-attended by motoring enthusiasts from across the continent, the single-day sale was highlighted by an abundance of American classics as it celebrated the Midwest’s impact on the automobile. [...]Related stories:

26.07.2010
Ford Auction Added to RM Monterey Event

RM Auctions will kick off its annual Sports & Classics of Monterey sale on Thursday, August 12, 2010 with a special evening auction devoted to the Ford Motor Company. Featuring over a century of automotive design and innovation, this special sale presents 57 Fords, Mercurys and Lincolns, spanning from the company’s earliest days of production [...]Related stories:

19.07.2010
Meadow Brook Auction and Concours Preview 2010

Classic car enthusiasts are set to descend on the Motor City this weekend for the return of the long-standing Meadow Brook vintage car weekend tradition, July 23 – 25, 2010. Held on the estate grounds of Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, Michigan, the annual motoring weekend is a highlight of the collector car calendar, combining [...]Related stories:

13.07.2010
Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 Auction Results

The annual Bonhams Collectors’ Motor Cars and Automobilia auction at Goodwood Festival of Speed was held Friday, July 2nd, 2010, with total sales of £3,707,687 and a 75% sale rate. Group Head of Bonhams Motoring Department, James Knight, commented, “There was extraordinary strength of bidding in all areas of the market and we were exceptionally [...]Related stories:

06.07.2010
Classic Muscle & Modern Performance Auction Report – RM Auctions

Report and photos by Rick Carey RM Auctions recently moved into Southern California with the all No Reserve ‘Classic Muscle & Modern Performance’ auction in San Diego, held June 19, 2010 at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego. Built around 78 cars from the collection of San Diego dealership owner Glen Konkle, the [...]Related stories:

02.07.2010
Gooding Pebble Beach Auction 2010 Features SEFAC Ferrari

Gooding & Company announced five Italian consignments for its August 14th & 15th Pebble Beach Auctions 2010. Spanning two important decades of Italian automotive design, these include the 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione, 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta SEFAC Hot Rod, Zagato-bodied 1954 Fiat 8V, 1955 Maserati A6G/54 Berlinetta with one-off [...]Related stories:

02.07.2010
Barrett-Jackson Orange County Auction Results

Barrett-Jackson held its inaugural Orange County auction event on June 25-27, 2010 in Costa Mesa, California, resulting in nearly 400 vehicles sold at no reserve and more than $15 million in total sales. “As we expected, Southern California supported our first Orange County auction with amazing attendance,” said Craig Jackson, chairman/CEO of Barrett-Jackson. “Barrett-Jackson week [...]Related stories:

01.07.2010
RM Buys Former Kruse Auction Park, Creates Auction America

RM Auctions announced the purchase of the former Kruse Auction Park located in Auburn, Indiana by a newly-created subsidiary of RM from long-time automobile auctioneer, Dean V. Kruse. As part of RM Auctions’ overall expansion plans, Chairman and Founder Rob Myers also announced the formation of Auctions America, a new RM subsidiary created to operate [...]Related stories:

25.06.2010
Ferrari 250 GT TdF Featured at Monterey Sale – Mecum

A Le Mans-winning 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB TdF will headline the second annual Mecum Monterey Auction, August 13-14, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort in California. Driven by Jean Blaton and Leon Dernier, the Ferrari 250 GT – serial number 1321 – won 1st place in its GT class and 3rd overall at [...]Related stories:

24.06.2010
Classic Muscle & Modern Performance Sale Results – RM Auctions

RM Auctions held the Classic Muscle & Modern Performance event in San Diego, California on June 19, 2010, resulting in $6.9 million in sales and a 100 percent sell through rate. Detroit Muscle entries were led by the Corvette marque’s overall solid showing, with the top sale going to the 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 that [...]Related stories:

22.06.2010
Featured Offerings at 2010 Monterey Sale – RM Auctions

RM Auctions is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Monterey’s first and original auction, August 12th – 14th, 2010, with their most significant collector car auction offering ever presented on the Peninsula. Extended to three days, the sale will showcase over 200 automobiles, with no less than 16 motor cars expected to surpass the million dollar [...]Related stories:

18.06.2010
McLaren F1 GTR ‘BMW Art Car’ Headlines New Artcurial Auction

A 1995 McLaren F1 GTR ‘BMW Art Car’ will headline a new Artcurial auction to be held July 9th, 2010 at the Le Mans Classic. The inaugural Le Mans Classic sale will be run by Artcurial Motorcars and its newly structured Vintage Automobiles Department under director Matthieu Lamoure, marking a new chapter in the history [...]Related stories:

11.06.2010
Greenwich Concours Auction Report 2010 – Bonhams

Report and photos by Rick Carey Bonhams & Butterfields held its 2010 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance auction on June 6th at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Connecticut. In only its third year at the Greenwich Concours Bonhams cemented its position as an important event on the annual collector car auction calendar. Underlining its success in [...]Related stories:

10.06.2010
Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Headlines RM Monterey Auction

RM Auctions will offer a rare 1958 Ferrari 250 ‘Pontoon Fender’ Testa Rossa, serial number 0738 TR, at their 25th annual Sports and Classics of Monterey auction, held August 12-14, 2010 at the Portola Hotel in Monterey, California. Considered one of the most highly-sought-after and iconic of all Ferrari racing cars, the beautiful and unmistakable [...]Related stories:

10.06.2010
New Bonhams Auction at Fairfield County Concours

Bonhams will conduct a featured auction at the 2010 Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance, the first time the event has aligned with an auction partner in its seven-year history. The one-day auction will take place on Sunday, September 12th, with a full-day preview on Saturday, September 11 on the grounds of the Fairfield County Hunt Club [...]Related stories:

10.06.2010
Mecum Original Spring Classic Auction Report 2010

Report and photos by Rick Carey Mecum Auctions held its Original Spring Classic Auction 2010 on May 19-23 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. Mecum Auctions “Spring Classic” migrated from the fields of Belvidere, Illinois to the vast complex at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis three years ago and has built upon Mecum’s [...]Related stories:

08.06.2010
Pate Museum Collection Auction Results – RM Auctions

RM Auctions held the Pate Museum Collection sale on Saturday, June 5th in Texas, resulting in more than $1.9 million in total sales. Held in Cresson, just south of Forth Worth, the single-day auction marked the end of an era for the well-known museum as 43 vehicles and over 170 lots of memorabilia from the [...]Related stories:

07.06.2010
Inaugural Auction Results for Historics at Brooklands

Historics at Brooklands, the new independent classic and sports car auction house launched just three months ago by private investment, reported results from its inaugural sale, held at their permanent base on England’s famed Brooklands Circuit on Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010. In front of an audience of 500+ in the Historics’ marquee, a total of [...]Related stories:

04.06.2010
Russo and Steele Expands Monterey Auction

Russo and Steele is adding another day to its 10th anniversary Monterey auction event this August 12-14, 2010. Held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Monterey, California, the additional evening program will see Russo and Steele extend its event to three days and more than 250 cars, with the auction kicking off Thursday, August 12th [...]Related stories:

03.06.2010
Headline Offerings at Gooding Pebble Beach Auction 2010

Gooding & Company announced three headline offerings for its 2010 Pebble Beach Auctions, a legendary Mercedes-Benz once owned jointly by two of the Marx Brothers, a winning 1956 Maserati 200 SI raced by Sir Stirling Moss and an award-winning 1951 Ferrari 340 America from the estate of devoted enthusiast Mr. Gil Nickel. “Cars with such [...]Related stories:

01.06.2010
Aston Martin DB5 James Bond Movie Car Offered – RM Auctions

RM Auctions announced the consignment of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century – the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 James Bond movie car – to its annual ‘Automobiles of London’ event at the Battersea Evolution in London on 27th October, 2010 where it is available for sale for the first time [...]Related stories:

31.05.2010
Pontiacs at Classic Muscle & Performance Sale – RM Auctions

A strong line-up of classic Pontiacs, including 17 GTOs from a private Southern California collection, are part of the RM Auctions Classic Muscle & Modern Performance sale, held June 19, 2010 in San Diego, California. Leading the charge for the single-day sale are two examples of the iconic and unmistakable GTO Judge, offered from the [...]Related stories:

27.05.2010
Mecum Original Spring Classic Auction Results 2010

Mecum Auction held its Original Spring Classic Auction 2010 on May 19-23 in Indianapolis, Indiana, resulting in total gross sales (excluding buyer’s premium) of $41.7 million and a 66% sales rate. Among the more than 1,000 cars sold at the 23rd annual Original Spring Classic Auction, top sale went to the 1963 Harley J. Earl [...]Related stories:

27.05.2010
Ferrari 330 P4 / 350 Can-Am Offered For Sale – RM Auctions

Fresh on the heels of the successful Ferrari 250 GTO (4675 GT) offering, RM Auctions announced that it is representing the 1967 Ferrari 330 P4 / 350 Can-Am (chassis number 0858) for private treaty sale. This 1967 Ferrari 330 P4, later named 350 Can-Am, has a significant provenance with a well-documented international racing career spanning [...]Related stories:

25.05.2010
Aston Martin Auction 2010 Results – Bonhams

Bonhams 11th annual auction of Aston Martin and Lagonda Motor Cars and Related Automobilia – the only auction in the world solely dedicated to the marque – was held Saturday, 22nd May 2010 at Aston Martin Lagonda Limited Works Service, Newport Pagnell. The sale made a total of almost £4.7million, with 95% sold by lot. [...]Related stories:

24.05.2010
Sporting Classics of Monaco Auction Report – RM Auctions

Report by Rick Carey RM Auctions held its inaugural Sporting Classics of Monaco event on 1st May, 2010 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. RM’s beachhead in Monte Carlo was, like all good military campaigns, conducted with overwhelming force and superiority of numbers and logistics. Taking a year off from Maranello where RM had demonstrated [...]Related stories:

21.05.2010
Bentley and Coachbuilder Offered at Inaugural Historics Auction

75 years after it was coach-built to the highest standards of the day, a 1935 Bentley will be auctioned at Brooklands – the birthplace of British motorsport – on June 2nd with a unique, free ‘accessory’ – ownership of the British coach-building company that created it. Billed as one of the finest examples of its [...]Related stories:

14.05.2010
Houston Classic Auction Results 2010 – Worldwide Auctioneers

Report and photos by Rick Carey Worldwide’s two-day Houston Classic Weekend sale at the Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance at the Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook opened on Friday, April 30, 2010 with 73 cars, all without reserve, from the R.E. Monical Collection. It closed, a little later than expected, with ten cars, also all [...]Related stories:

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