With the financial world still reeling from the ramifications of the subprime housing implosion, the four major auctions held in...
A year or so ago, I wrote here about the number of inquiries I was receiving on my view of...
Several record-breaking sales of racing cars were made during the auction activities surrounding Monterey Auto Week 2009. Topping the list was the highest price ever paid for an American car at auction, the $7.25 million brought in by the Mecum Auctions offering of the FIA Manufacturers championship-winning 1965 Shelby Daytona...
Fewer cars rolled across the block than in recent years during the auctions in Scottsdale, but the amount bid for...
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After World War II, Enzo Ferrari began the work of retooling his small company from manufacturing parts for Italy’s war effort, to the manufacture of racing cars. Prior to the war, Ferrari had served as racing director for Alfa Romeo’s racing efforts, and as such, had been involved in the...
Any questions about the virility of the collector car market were quickly vanquished during this August’s Monterey classic car week,...
VR: How did you first get bitten by the “bug”? Drew Alcazar is president and founder of Russo & Steele Auctions....
Building upon more than 13 years of success, Russo and Steele is doubling in size with the addition of two new auction events in 2013. The announced expansion to Newport Beach, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2013 is a bold step forward for the auction company and its business...
• The 12th annual Winter Park Concours d’Elegance, will be held Sunday, November 10, 2013, on Winter Park, Florida’s scenic...
Russo & Steel’s three-day auction during August’s Monterey Car Week reinforced owner Drew Alcazar’s decision last year to move the...
If you thought last year’s sum ($306 million) of Monterey Car Week auction totals was difficult to comprehend, then you’ll need a cool cloth on your head to wrap your brain around the fact that this year’s collection of six auctions realized over $450 million in total sales. As with...
A 1970 AMC Javelin SST nicknamed “Big Bad Orange” (above) will be a highlight of Russo and Steele’s Newport Beach,...
A 1956 Avia Streamliner from Czechoslovakia (above) will highlight Russo and Steele’s upcoming 3rd Annual Newport Beach Collector Automobile auction,...
Russo and Steele’s 3rd annual Newport Beach auction, set for this weekend, June 5-7, will feature a selection of “Star Cars” once owned by celebrities from the entertainment industry that includes a 1957 Ford Thunderbird that belonged to actor Burt Reynolds (above), and a 1954 Corvette formerly from the collection...
A rare 1958 Dual-Ghia that recently received a complete concours-level restoration is among the cars being offered for sale at...
As a man possessed of virtually boundless vision and drive, Eugene Casaroll almost single-handedly invented the car-delivery business with his...
Highlighting Russo and Steele’s 15th annual Monterey Auction on the waterfront near Fisherman’s Wharf this August 13-15 will be the offering of a couple of cars once owned by legendary singer Frank Sinatra — in observance of what would have been his 100th birthday. The first of these is a...
Among the many cars to be offered for sale at Russo and Steele’s annual Monterey Auction this weekend are a...
A rare, late-production Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 originally owned by Texan John Mecom is scheduled to roll across the auction...
The 350/400 GT Series represented Ferruccio Lamborghini’s desire to create the finest Grand Touring automobile ever assembled. During its introductory year, only 13 examples of the 350 GT version were constructed, and only about 120 in total — all mostly hand-built. Among the few survivors remaining is this automotive design...
Among the attractions for next month’s Arizona Car Week in Scottsdale will be the no-reserve offering of The Lindsten Collection...
Russo and Steele, in conjunction with Petrolicious, is proud to present a very special, intimate and direct no-holds-barred conversation with...
Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auctions has announced impressive sales statistics following last weekend’s event in Scottsdale during Arizona Car Week. The company sold 520 of the 723 lots on offer, for a sell-through rate of 72 percent, bringing in a total of $20.7 million, an 11 percent improvement over...
Russo and Steele’s 4th Annual Newport Beach Collector Car Auction, scheduled for June 10-12 at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort,...
A 1967 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 originally sold to legendary James Bond movie producer Albert R. “Cubby” Broccoli, who kept...
Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auctions have announced the final sales results from their Fisherman’s Wharf Monterey Auction where a 51 percent sell-through rate yielded nearly $11 million in total sales, a figure exceeding 2015’s numbers. Leading the way was a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe that gaveled for...
Following 16 years in North Scottsdale as a staple of Arizona’s legendary collector car week, Russo and Steele will open...
• Ferrari of North America has announced a special Ferrari Classiche Concours d’Elegance will be held December 1-4, 2016, in conjunction...
Three dozen cars sold for more than $1 million during last week’s annual Scottsdale auction extravaganza, led by a 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight that Bonhams sold for $7.370,000 to establish a new world auction record for an E-Type. The second-highest price was paid for a one-of-a-kind, custom-ordered 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540...