Rick Carey has joined Sports Car Digest as Auction Editor, where he will offer overall market insight and pre- and post-auction reports with perspective gained from nearly two decades of following the collector car market.
Sports Car Digest has quickly become the leading international online journal for sports, racing and classic car enthusiasts. Launched in 2008, Sports Car Digest has established itself as a top online resource for auction, event and vintage car racing coverage, in addition to profiles on the history of classic cars, drivers and races.
Rick Carey is one of the first people to report on the collector car market. His market knowledge is unparalleled and he has one of the largest databases of auction transactions. Carey has a particular interest in the historical trends and economic analysis of the collector car market.
Carey has contributed to AutoWeek and Classic & Sports Car and is a member of the International Motor Press Association and the Society of Automotive Historians. He has been auctions editor of Victory Lane magazine and its sister publication, Vintage Oval Racing, since 1999 and was auctions editor of Car Collector magazine from 2003 to 2010. He also contributes auction reports to Ferrari Market Letter and Cavallino Magazine.
“I’m excited by the opportunity to bring timely, accurate, informative and entertaining information about the collector car market to the web through Sports Car Digest,” Carey said. “Sports Car Digest has distinguished itself in a short time as one of the best resources on the web. The combination of its worldwide reach with the efficiency and timeliness of delivering auction reports electronically is an unexplored channel for informing buyers, sellers and collectors.”
Sports Car Digest Publisher and Editor Jamie Doyle said readers would benefit from Carey’s analysis, market insight and comprehensive reporting.
“Sports Car Digest is excited Rick is joining our growing team of automotive enthusiasts. Adding a highly respected collector car expert like Rick Carey further establishes Sports Car Digest as a growing, respected online journal for sports, racing and vintage car enthusiasts,” said Doyle.
About Sports Car Digest
Launched in 2008, Sports Car Digest offers a combination of timely and comprehensive auction reports, extensive concours and vintage racing coverage, brilliant photo galleries and detailed profiles on the history of classic cars, drivers and races.
Sports Car Digest employs a team of award-winning writers, historians and photographers from around the world to produce authoritative content and commentary and stunning photographs.
Sports Car Digest also presents classic and modern cars for sale from the world’s premium automotive dealerships and auction companies, as well as a community forum to discuss current and past events with like-minded aficionados and collectors.
For more information, visit www.sportscardigest.com.
Rick Carey: A very rare car, Swallow Doretti #1055, offered at Russo and Steele, Monterey, deserves special attention. This will be, as far as I know, the first Doretti at auction in years. I’ve a very close to perfect example, #1208. See March issue CLASSIC MOTORSPORTS magazine for an article on mine and the Swallow marque. My very best, Tommy Entenza