At MidAmerica’s inaugural motorcycle auction at the Del Mar Concours “The Celebration of the Motorcycle,” on September 13-14, 2013, five...
Photo: Laura Webb Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, one of the nation’s most iconic residences arising from the American Country...
Chassis 5111GT sells for $52 million A Series I Ferrari 250 GTO (Chassis #5111), once owned by American collector Paul Pappalardo was confirmed to have changed hands in a private sale for $52 million—making it the most expensive documented sale. Originally sold to Jean Guichet in 1963, Guichet and Jose...
• The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance has announced that David Schultz of Massillon, Ohio, has been named the new Chief...
The only other Lemans convertible that still exists was returned to the factory in 1959 and restyled by Harley Earl...
Michael Rich & Joanie Rich, Mark Lizewski VR: How did The Grand Ascent and The Elegance come about? MR: About four years ago, I approached my father (Jack Rich, a long time collector who passed away in December 2011) about putting on an event to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research...
You may recall that back in April I wrote on these pages about the unprecedented pace that the collector car...
The initial design for the Amphicar—a contraction of Amphibious and Car—came from German racer and engineer Hans Trippel, who in...
Oakley Fuse Box Watch A Swiss-made timepiece with impact-forged stainless steel case, gold-plated, nine-jewel movement, Fuse Box™ sports a racy attitude with a monolithic design and a uniquely rendered dial face. The sculptural strap is honed from pure Unobtainium® rubber and is matched with an inlaid stainless steel chassis, protected...
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Vintage Adventurer Rod Wade is aiming to set a new world record as he drives against the clock from New...
Russo & Steel’s three-day auction during August’s Monterey Car Week reinforced owner Drew Alcazar’s decision last year to move the event to Fishermen’s Wharf, as more than 10,000 enthusiasts streamed through the event’s tents, generating more than $7.1 million in total sales. The top lot at Russo & Steele proved...
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S NART Spider. Top star of this year’s Monterey auctions was RM Auctions, whose tighter, more exclusive,...
Photo: David Gooley A 1934 Packard 1108 Twelve Dietrich Convertible Victoria owned by Joseph and Margie Cassini III of West...
• A unique 1953 Ferrari 166MM, bodied by Oblin with wonderful racing provenance will star in Artcurial Motorcars’ Retromobile sale in Paris on February 7, 2014. The Ferrari, chassis 0300M, has extensive, successful racing history in Europe and South America, including finishing 3rd overall and 1st in class in the...
1930 Duesenberg Model J Torpedo Phaeton.Photo: John Hollansworth JR The 2013 Mecum Daytime Auction held during August’s Monterey Car Week,...
Concorso Italiano, the world’s largest showing of exotic Italian cars, has announced that it will return to the Bayonet Black...
Museum Co-Chair Bruce Meyer (right) and project architect A. Eugene Kohn. The Petersen Automotive Museum announced at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance that it will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2014 by commencing a complete exterior transformation and a dynamic redesign of the interior, resulting in a world-class museum that...
Bill Miller in his magnificent Miller V12 Packard. Bill Miller was a genius. You hear this term used a lot,...
Last November, in this space, I addressed the hot button issue of where tomorrow’s enthusiasts and collectors will come from....
During the 1960s, Mercedes-Benz offered a series of convertible and coupe sedans based on its W111 chassis platform. Early variants of this model are collectively known as “Fin-backs” as a result of Mercedes-Benz building these sedans with prominent tail fins, in a misguided effort to appeal to what the Stuttgart...
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McLaren 50 Collection McLaren, the iconic British sports car brand, has introduced three retro-styled fashion collections inspired by the cars...
• Barrett-Jackson announced that it generated more than $14.2 million in gross sales of rare, high-end collectible vehicles, exotics, customs, classics, hot rods and resto-mods, during its inaugural Hot August Nights Auction held August 8-10, 2013 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. Overall attendance was strong with the inaugural event attracting...
