Background The “Maharajah “ SJ Duesenberg is one of the many and renowned Duesenbergs of the Lyon Collection (one of...
We open the smallish front doors, typical of open cars of the 1920s, and climb in. Chris Kidd pulls down...
The son of a wealthy Tennessee family, Pete Kreis had grown up during the time that European manufacturers dominated automobile racing at the Indianapolis 500. When he broke into big-time racing in 1925, Pete and his American compatriots were eager to demonstrate that cars and drivers from the U.S. could...
Jay Leno’s Garage featured the “Twenty Grand”, a car unveiled at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair and considered by many...
A unique Duesenberg reprised its early role as Concours winner by taking the top prize at the Pebble Beach Concours...
The search for speed has motivated every racer since the dawn of the sport, obsessively driving them to go as fast as possible in pursuit of victory. In those early days, of course, the velocities being chased were much lower than those eventually achieved, and the cars were rudimentary relics...
What was for the last 25 years The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is now The Amelia Concours. On the surface, that’s...
Words by Sean Smith / Photos by Sean Smith & Michael DiPleco When you hear the word Duesenberg you have...
In January, Worldwide Auctioneers will be back in Arizona for its much-awaited annual boutique sale, The Scottsdale Auction. The auction is scheduled on January 26, Wednesday, at the start of the Arizona Car Week. There are a number of distinguished pre-war automobiles that will be on offer for this year’s...
See our coverage of the 2021 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. The 25th annual Greenwich Concours d’Elegance has picked a 1927 Mercedes-Benz...
The 25th anniversary edition of the Concours – now owned and produced by Hagerty – expanded the automotive experience to an...
A 1927 Mercedes-Benz Model K was chosen as this year’s Best in Show at the 25th annual Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. The Concours returned to Roger Sherman Baldwin Park after a two-year hiatus. The show returns to Greenwich on June 3-5, 2022. “The car world has a belief system. And the...
Harold LeMay’s Humble Beginnings We’re all familiar with the expression “One person’s trash is another one’s treasure.” In the case...
Since 2009, Mecum Auctions has been hosting the Daytime Auction in Monterey annually during Car Week. This year, they returned...
Long recognized as a superlative showcase of automotive history, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance made history of its own at the culmination of its 70th celebration: a total of 38 former Best of Show cars were on hand to welcome a new winner to their ranks. This year, 230 collector...
RM Sotheby’s will be hosting their flagship Monterey auction on August 13-14, with the company recently announcing an array of impressive new...
The Mecum Indy 2021 auction set a new record for Mecum Indy with $107.8 Million in sales and marks the...
Not only did it happen, but it happened at the highest levels Photos by Matt Stone & Deremer Studios, LLC Please don’t. Please do not think of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance as “Pebble Beach South” or any such. This at first may seem like a compliment to both events...
The Mecum Indy 2021 Auction is to be held on May 14 -22 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, with the...
Heading to auction on May 22 at the 2021 Amelia Island RM Sotheby’s Auction is a rare 1929 Duesenberg Model...
A Review of the Jaguar E-Type. Each major automotive industry has its own fair share of icons, but there’s always one car standing above the others. For Great Britain, it just has to be the Jaguar E-Type. Its arrival at the sports car scene in 1961 left the world in...
A special class of rare, exotic and historic Hispano-Suizas is scheduled to be the classic centerpiece of the 26th annual...
A special class of rare, exotic, and important Hispano-Suizas is planned to be the classic centerpiece of the 2021 Amelia Island...
A half century has passed since the first Shadow made its competition debut at Mosport in the opening round of the 1970 Can-Am season. In 2021 the 26th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will honor the 1974 Can-Am Champion and 1977 Austrian GP winner with a special class of the marque’s...
American style and simplicity defeated Europe’s complex cars and engines at Le Mans in 1921 to put the seal on...
The Brumos Collection recently announced that it will reopen to the public on January 21, 2021. The internationally acclaimed collector car destination had...
The Petersen Museum continues to deliver outstanding content to the public despite the difficulties faced by the pandemic. A recent highlight provided by the Museum is a personal garage tour by Bruce Myer through his private car collection. Meyer is internationally known for his passion and devotion to preserving hot...
Tickets on Sale now for Remarkable Concours of Elegance Tenth Annual Show The Concours of Elegance will be presenting its...
The newly formed STD Motors awarded their three marques—Sunbeam, Talbot and Darracq—the honor of a racing effort in 1921-’22. Sunbeam...
Money alone isn’t enough to revive a legendary marque, especially when that marque is Bugatti. To give such compelling heritage justice, one needs to equal Ettore’s passion, dedication, and genius, three decisive factors that made Bugatti the most cutting-edge automobile manufacturer in the first half of the 20th century. When...
