In 1929, during the very first Monaco Grand Prix, a Bugatti Type 35B took the checkered flag. It was the...
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The 2009 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este took place April 24-26th on the grounds of the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and...
Report and photos (unless noted) by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Gooding & Company staged its Amelia Island Auction event on Friday, March 12, 2011. Last year Gooding debuted on Amelia Island at the Amelia Island Plantation, a site which Bonhams (then known as Brooks Auctioneers) tried in 2000 with little...
The Russo and Steele Monterey Auction 2012 will be held August 16-18 by Fisherman’s Wharf on the waterfront in downtown...
The RM Auctions Monaco 2014 sale will be staged 9-10 May at Le Sporting on the Côte d’Azur in Monaco....
On October 11th, Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia held the Bonhams Collectors’ Motor Cars and Automobilia Auction. The traditional live auction was successful in raising $3.32 million with a sell-through rate of 82 percent. “It is always a pleasure to return to Simeone and we were excited this year...
On October 7-9, the world’s largest collector car auction company, Mecum Auctions will be returning for its fifth annual collector...
Gooding & Company, Fashion Square, Scottsdale, Arizona, January 18-19, 2013 Report and photos (unless noted) by Rick Carey, Auction Editor...
A selection of American Brass, Classic, and post-War automobiles will be among the headline offerings at the 2017 RM Sotheby’s Hershey auction, scheduled for October 5-6 at the Hershey Lodge in Pennsylvania. Set during the AACA Eastern Regional Fall Meet, RM Sotheby’s 11th annual Hershey sale will feature 140 cars...
The Finest Boca Raton 2017 auction was held Saturday, February 11 at the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Florida,...
RM Auctions at Fisherman’s Wharf 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe $4,000,000 1964 Fiat Abarth Racer Replica $8,000 1972 Shadow Mk...
Auctions America by RM returned to Auburn, Indiana August 31 – September 4, 2011 for its second annual Auburn Fall Collector Car Weekend, posting over $18.5 million in total sales and 60.5% of all lots sold. Over 43,000 enthusiasts turned out to the Auburn Auction Park for the multi-day event,...
The Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2018 auction was held April 12-15 at the South Florida Fairgrounds in Palm Beach, Florida, resulting...
The Mecum Harrisburg 2016 auction was held July 21-23 at the Farm Show Complex and ExpoCenter in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, resulting...
RM Auctions, Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, Arizona, January 18, 2013 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor RM Auctions took a different tack in Arizona in 2013, cutting its sale back to just Friday and loading up on high value cars. They moved into the big ballroom at the Biltmore...
Only 75 examples of the McLaren Senna GTR were made and this 2020 McLaren Senna GTR on offer was #28....
Gooding & Company held its 2011 Scottsdale Auction event on January 21-22 at the Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall in Scottsdale,...
RM Auctions will host its inaugural Sporting Classics of Monaco event on 1st May, 2010 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, held during the same weekend as the 7th Grand Prix Historique de Monaco. “RM’s Monaco debut is setting the bar with its unparalleled selection of motor cars. Collectors’ enthusiasm...
A 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider will headline the RM Sotheby’s Villa d’Este 2015 auction, scheduled for 23...
RM Auctions achieved a successful 100% sell-through rate at its Vintage Motor Cars of Hershey 2010 sale, held October 7-8...
The Mecum Chicago 2016 auction was held October 6-8 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Illinois, resulting in $10.5 million in total sales. A total of 435 cars changed hands over three days in Chicago, with American muscle cars, 1950s cruisers, import sports cars and late-model luxury rides making...
The Gooding and Company Scottsdale 2013 Auction will be held January 18-19 at the Scottsdale Fashion Square in Scottsdale, Arizona....
Barrett-Jackson, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, October 13-15, 2016 When ‘extravaganza’ is part of the formula for success appearing in Las...
Silverstone Auctions will present some exceptional Porsches at the upcoming NEC Classic Live Online Auction to be held on the 13-14th of November. “Porsche are a firm favorite in all of our auctions and this year we have achieved some great results for the marque. We are delighted to have a number of...
Bonhams will return to Monaco on 13 May 2016 to present an auction of 40 motor cars. Coinciding with the...
The Gooding and Company Pebble Beach Auction 2011 will feature the oldest surviving production Bentley in existence, Chassis 3, in...
The Bonhams Zoute Grand Prix 2014 sale was held 10th October at the Belgian seaside resort of Knokke-Le-Zoute, resulting in €3.8 million in total sales. The auction was staged alongside the Zoute Grand Prix Rally and Concours d’Elegance, and attracted a strong audience turnout with some keen bidding. Philip Kantor,...
The 2013 Auctions America Fort Lauderdale sale was held March 22-24 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County Convention...
A selection of custom American automobiles will be among the featured consignments at the 2013 RM Auctions Art of the...
Bonhams, Quail Lodge, Carmel Valley, California, August 17, 2012 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Bonhams moved its sale to the back of the Quail Lodge property in 2012 giving itself much more room to maneuver. It also bifurcated its two-day sale, offering motorcycles on Thursday and [mostly]...
