RM Sotheby’s Online Only: Open Roads, February auction was held from February 19-28 achieving a 76 percent sell-through rate. Day one...
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While it is true that this January’s onslaught of annual auctions held in Scottsdale, Arizona, set a new combined record...
Yet another significant Corvette with great racing history is set to be sold at auction, as Worldwide Auctioneers confirmed that a special 1965 Corvette Roadster will be offered for sale at its fifth annual Houston Classic Auction on May 2nd. This announcement comes on the heels of the following recent...
The first Shelby Cobra — CSX 2000 — will be offered at the 2016 RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction, to be...
A 1965 289 Shelby Cobra (Lot #704) will be sold at No Reserve by the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company on October...
The Russo and Steele Scottsdale 2017 auction was held January 18-22 in Scottsdale, Arizona, resulting in $22.1 million in total sales and a 78 percent sell-through rate. The auction company’s overall Scottsdale numbers increased for the second year in a row, as Russo sold 606 lots out of 780 offered...
Strong sales results from RM Auctions’ Vintage Motor Cars of Hershey event last week are evidence the collector car market...
A selection of racing and limited production Porsches will be among the headline offerings at the 2016 Gooding Pebble Beach...
The Auctions America Fort Lauderdale 2015 Auction was held March 27-29 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center in Florida, resulting in $21,376,035 in total sales and a 76% sell-through rate. The results from the 13th annual Fort Lauderdale sale, which included the sale of 368 vehicles and...
Auctions America, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, March 27-29, 2015 Report by Rick Carey | Photos by Andrew Newton Astute readers of...
A Ferrari 330 GTC will be among the headline entries at the inaugural Russo and Steele Newport Beach auction, scheduled...
Bonhams “Preserving the Automobile” Simeone Foundation Museum, Philadelphia, October 7, 2013 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor In its second iteration this venue is proving to be a successful niche for Bonhams. The site, of course, is superb. Surrounded by Dr. Simeone’s magnificent collection of racing cars from...
A 1964 Ferrari 250 LM Berlinetta will be among the headline offerings at the 2013 RM Auctions Art of the...
Bonhams announced two headline consignments for its upcoming Collectors’ Motor Cars and Automobilia auction at the Goodwood Revival Meeting on...
The JLG Autocrib Porsche Collection will be sold without reserve at the Auctions America Fort Lauderdale 2017 auction, to be held March 31 – April 2 in Florida. The collection includes a group of 26 Porsches along with extensive Porsche-related automobilia. The JLG Autocrib Porsche Collection is the result of...
RM Auctions returned to the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix, Arizona on January 21-22 for its 2010 Automobiles of Arizona...
• The annual International Historic Motoring Awards, in association with EFG International, has announced that the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance...
Mecum Auctions Spring Classic, State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 13-18, 2014 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor [First an apology to readers for the lateness of this report. May and June were two months of nearly continuous travel, with barely enough time to take a shower and get...
Artcurial held its 2009 Classic and Racing Cars auction on Sunday, February 8th at the Palais des Congrès in Paris....
RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, will hold its second annual Automobiles of London auction event on October 29th. The...
Barrett-Jackson, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, October 13-15, 2016 When ‘extravaganza’ is part of the formula for success appearing in Las Vegas is as natural as breathing. Gambling is now a much smaller part of the Las Vegas economy than entertainment; what could be better than a glamorous entertainment event that...
The Bonhams Goodwood Revival Auction 2014 was held Saturday 13th September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in Chichester, England, resulting...
The Mecum Kissimmee 2017 auction was held January 6-15 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, resulting in more than...
The Bonhams Preserving the Automobile auction was held Monday, October 7th, 2013 at the Simeone Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, resulting in more than $3.1 million in total sales and an 82% sell-through rate. Bonhams’ forward-thinking auction focusing on original condition automobiles saw a full house at the Simeone Automotive Museum...
With the 2012 Arizona Auction Week and Paris sales behind us, we thought it was a good time to update...
Motorcar collectors, aficionados and friends of the LeMay family assembled September 11-12, 2009 at the Hotel Murano’s Bicentennial Pavilion in...
The Bonhams Simeone Museum 2015 auction was held Monday, October 5th at the Simeone Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, resulting in $3.3 million in total sales and an 86 percent sell-through rate. The fourth annual ‘Preserving the Automobile’ sale featured vehicles from all eras, and even Civil War-era locomotives. Beginning with...
The inaugural Donington Historic Festival will be held 30 April to 1 May, 2011 at Donington Park near Castle Donington...
Auctions America by RM officially opens its gates to the upgraded Auburn Auction Park on Wednesday, September 1st for a...
Mecum Auctions held their 2nd annual Houston sale on April 4-6, 2013 at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas, resulting in total sales exceeding $20 million and a 72% sell-through rate. Mecum offered more than 1,000 vehicles during the three-day auction, in addition to nearly 200 pieces of Road Art...