• Ferrari of North America has announced a special Ferrari Classiche Concours d’Elegance will be held December 1-4, 2016, in conjunction with the Ferrari Mondiali races at Daytona International Speedway. In addition to the concours for Classiche-certified cars, there will also be a Guiness Book record attempt for the largest parade of Ferrari cars. Those interested in taking part can register at www.ferrariusevents.com/event/FinaliMondiali# or contact your local Ferrari dealer.
• Registration for the 2017 La Jolla Conours d’Elegance, to be held April 7–9, are now open. The featured marque for this year’s event will be Packard. To register visit www.lajollaconcours.com
• Following 16 consecutive years in North Scottsdale as a staple of Arizona’s legendary collector car week, Russo and Steele have announced that this year’s auction venue will be moved to one of the Southwest’s premiere sports and entertainment complexes, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Russo’s annual sale will take place on January 18-22, 2017 and will feature their well-established “auction in the round” formula with five days and over 800 cars crossing the block. For more information, visit russoandsteele.com
• A 1964 Aston Martin DB5 became the first classic car sale ever completed via social media when it was sold for £825,000 by international auctioneers Coys on the online sales platform Vero. The sale also marked the largest known transaction made via Apple Pay.
