Mecum’s offering of Rogers’ Classic Car Museum collection of 230 cars at the end of February achieved $9,529,350 in hammer-price sales, proceeds which benefited The Rogers Foundation, supporting arts and education in Southern Nevada. The 230-plus-car assemblage consisted of a well-thought-out grouping of primarily American classics sprinkled with European luxury rides. Top sales included several Rolls-Royces including a 1962 Mulliner Drophead Coupe which hammered at $320,000 and a 2010 Phantom Drophead Coupe which brought a $232,500 high bid.
The 20th Annual Greenwich Concours d’Elegance will take place Saturday and Sunday, May 30-31, at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Connecticut. This rain-or-shine event will feature American cars and motorcycles on Saturday, with Imported marques taking the spotlight on Sunday. For complete information please visit www.greenwichconcours.com
On Feb. 6, Artcurial sold the 59-car “barn find” collection of Roger Bailon for $28.5 million, with the top lot of the collection, and the sale, being an unrestored 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider selling for $18.5 million.
The third-annual Arizona Concours d’Elegance at the historic Arizona Biltmore Resort has been scheduled Sunday, January 24, 2016. The concours also announced its three featured classes for 2016: Duesenberg, Coachwork by Zagato and Exceptional Cars of Great Britain.
