Samuel Clemens is best quoted noting, “The report of my death was an exaggeration.” So, too are reports of the...
Monterey Car Week
Monterey Car Week is the mecca for car fans. It is a packed, full week in August of automotive heaven held in and around Monterey, California. The highlight for serious collectors is the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the pinnacle event in the classic car world. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is a four-day event that has over 500 participants driving historic race cars. The Jet Center Party is all about exotic cars and private jets, while the Legends of the Autobahn is all about German cars. The Auctions happen throughout the event, and usually include auction houses such as Bonhams, RM Auctions, Russo and Steele, Gooding & Company, Mecum Auctions, Broad Arrow Group, and historically popular names such as Rick Cole Auctions.
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance returned to the fairways of the Pebble Beach Golf Links in California on Sunday, August...
The Russo and Steele Monterey 2016 auction was held August 18-20 in downtown Monterey, California, resulting in $10.9 million in total sales. The three-day auction saw record crowds visit Russo’s waterfront venue at Fisherman’s Wharf. Russo and Steele CEO Drew Alcazar, said, “The additional revenue earned by Russo and Steele...
The Mecum Monterey 2016 auction was held August 18-21 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel in Monterey, California, resulting in...
The Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion 2016 was held August 13-14 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California, the weekend prior...
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2016 was held Sunday, August 21st in Pebble Beach, California. More than 200 automotive treasures lined the 17th and 18th holes of the famed Pebble Beach Golf Links for the 66th annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the pinnacle of Monterey Classic Car Week. Created in...
The RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2016 auction was held August 19-20 at the Portola Hotel and Monterey Convention Center in Monterey,...
The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2016 was held August 18-21 at the 2.238-mile, 11-turn Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas,...
The 66th annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was held Sunday, August 21, 2016 at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. Staged on the scenic 17th and 18th fairways against the Pacific Ocean, the grand finale of the Monterey Classic Car Week featured more than 225 collector cars and motorcycles....
A 1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet owned by Richard Mattei of Paradise Valley, Arizona won Best of Show at...
The Bonhams Quail Lodge 2016 auction was held Friday, August 19th on the grounds of the Quail Lodge in Carmel...
The Gooding and Company Pebble Beach 2016 auction was held August 20-21 at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center in California, resulting in total sales of $129.8 million and an 83 percent sell-through rate. The total represents a two-day sales company record and an average of $1,128,606 per car. “To break...
The Quail Motorsports Gathering 2016 was held Friday, August 19th at the Quail Lodge Golf Club in Carmel Valley, California....
The Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2016 was held Thursday, August 18th, starting and ending at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center...
The Carmel Concours on the Avenue 2016 was held Tuesday, August 16th on the downtown streets of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. A field of more than 175 automobiles were on display at the ninth edition of the Carmel-by-the-Sea Concours on the Avenue, vying for 14 major awards and Best of Show. This...
The 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS, chassis 90106, owned by Peter and Merle Mullin was named winner of the inaugural Peninsula...
These are the auction cars that will create the biggest buzz of Monterey Week 2016. With total auction sales estimated...
The Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion 2016 was held August 13-14 at the 11-turn, 2.238-mile Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. Formerly known as Monterey Pre-Historics, the event is held the weekend before the larger Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. The 2016 running of the Monterey Pre-Reunion was again open to the...
Earlier this year Mazda celebrated the 25th anniversary of its 1991 Le Mans win in the green and orange Mazda...
By Andrew Newton, Auction Editor, Hagerty The 2016 Monterey auction week is one of the most anticipated automotive auction events...
The newly-restored 1957 BMW 507 Roadster of Elvis Presley will be displayed for the first time in public at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, to be held Sunday, August 21st at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in California during Classic Car Week. Already famous, and serving an obligatory two-year...
The Automotive Fine Arts Society (AFAS) will return to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance with a selection of automotive artwork...
BMW USA Classic will run seven historic race cars at the 2016 Monterey Motorsports Reunion, to be held August 18-21...
The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award will bring together the 2015 Best of Show winners from six of the top Concours events around the globe to compete for the title of the most exceptional car in the world. Ranging from early production to mid-1960s Italian race cars, the...
The Gooding & Co. Pebble Beach 2016 auction will feature a selection of pre-war automobiles when it returns August 20-21...
A 1931 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix previously owned and campaigned by Lord Howe and driven by Tazio Nuvolari will...
28 July 1956 – the 24 Hours of Le Mans starts at 4 o’clock in the afternoon and it’s raining in France. An inauspicious start to an already exceptionally dangerous motor race! With 60 years of history in its rearview mirror, the starting grid of the race is utterly jaw-dropping,...
The first car made by Giotto Bizzarrini when he was a mechanical engineering student at the University of Pisa will...
A selection of Ferraris that includes a 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione will be among the headline entries at...
A 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Touring Spider is the latest star attraction for the RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2016 auction, scheduled for August 19–20 during the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance week in California. One of five cars on offer from the Sam and Emily Mann Collection, the “2.9” rounds...
