When Harry Krix and Bill Wallet, co-chairmen and co-founders of the Atlanta Concours d’Elegance, decided their inaugural event — October 8 and 9 at the globally recognized Chateau Elan Winery and Resort in Braselton — would join the ranks of the premier concours circuit, they also decided to open the […]
A new award ceremony is scheduled for Monterey Car Week this year — for the best car among the top 2015 concours-winning cars. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Christian Philippsen, Chip Conner and Bruce Meyer have created the Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award. The cars will be on display, and […]
A 1932 Packard Twin Six Roadster Coupe that is unrestored and had the same owner for 63 years will cross Mecum’s Monterey block on Saturday, August 20. Mecum’s Monterey Auction is scheduled for August 18-20 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Spa in Monterey, CA. Read more.
A very big cat — in the form of a 1993 Jaguar XJ 220 with just 541 miles on the clock — will cross the block at Russo and Steele’s Monterey Auction. This barely exercised Jaguar supercar once held the title of the world’s fastest production car, and it is […]
Gooding & Company has added yet another huge Alfa Romeo to its Pebble Beach Auction — a 1933 8C 2300 Monza with period race history and a long, unbroken ownership history. Only 39 of these cars were made, and this car carries an estimate of $12 million to $15 million. […]
A 1929 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe at $1,540,000 was high sale at RM Sotheby’s July 30 Motor City sale. All told, the sale brought $6.4 million, with an 80-percent sell-through rate. American Iron took four of the top five sale spots. Here’s the rest of the top five: 2006 […]
There are a few spots left on Vintage Rallies’ 2016 Mountain Mille, which will wind through 1,000 miles of spectacular North Carolina and Tennessee roads — including the famous Tail of the Dragon. This October 16-21 tour of the Smoky Mountains — in fall colors — will sell out fast! Click […]
A single-owner 1971 Porsche 911 coupe with its original paint, engine — and window sticker will highlight Russo and Steele’s 2016 Monterey Auction. Russo and Steele’s Monterey Auction runs from August 18-20 at Fisherman’s Wharf in downtown Monterey. To see more of Russo and Steele’s Monterey cars, click here.
Top-tier auction houses work very, very hard to put spectacular cars into their Monterey Car Week lineups, and RM Sotheby’s 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B is a star car of star cars. This car, from the Sam and Emily Mann Collection, is the first “Alfa 2.9” to reach public auction […]
A rare, valuable Ferrari supercharges any auction, and Gooding & Company is turning up the boost with four special cars: A 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spyder Competizione will carry a $18m to $20m estimate at the August 20-21 auction. This car is factory-equipped with every race feature and […]
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