• The Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile “Avv. Giovanni Agnelli” is delighted to announce “Zagato: Collectibles and Design Since 1919,” a tailor-made exhibition that runs through March 15, honoring the 95th anniversary of the historic Milanese coachbuilder and the close of its year-long celebration. Nine extraordinary collectibles, from both classic and contemporary periods, will be exclusively showcased throughout the duration of the exhibition. The Zagato display cars have been hand-selected as a representation of the most prestigious Zagato collaborations with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) spanning from 1919 to 2014, and to celebrate the atelier, racing, design and lifestyle of the legendary “Zeta.” For more information visit www.museauto.it.
• The 24th Annual Mecum MidAmerica Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction, held January 8-10, produced an 83 percent sell-through rate, with 590 motorcycles sold for $7,277,820 in total sales. British motorcycles were once again sought-after collectibles with BSA, Triumph, Matchless and Vincent models bringing $25,000 to $135,000. Top sales honors were claimed by a 1952 Vincent C Rapide hammering for an impressive $132,500. Achieving a high bid of $87,500, a meticulously restored original 1918 Henderson four-cylinder came in as the second-highest sale of the three-day auction followed by a 1927 BMW R47 Racer and a 1933 Matchless Silverhawk that each gaveled at an even $80,000.
• The 25th annual Pacific Coast Dream Machines show will be held on Sunday April 26, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Half Moon Bay Airport, located in the picturesque seaside town of Half Moon Bay, California, about 20 miles south of San Francisco. Featuring nearly 2,000 magnificent driving, flying and working machines from the 20th and 21st centuries, cars of every era and style, Model T fire engines, vintage busses, custom motorcycles, tricked out trucks, sleek streamliners, one-of-a-kind antique engines and tractors and historic military aircraft will be among the many displays. For more information visit www.miramarevents.com/dreammachines.
