Our friend and famous motorsports photographer Bob Dunsmore has been hospitalized following a diagnosis of acute myelogenous leukemia and is undergoing chemo with the eventual aim of a bone marrow transplant. His friends, Debbie and Darrel, are looking after him. Although he has health insurance, it is anticipated that the […]
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Christie’s Displays $5m Sports Cars in NY July 26
Christie’s showcases four top cars from its flagship August 2006 Monterey, California car sale outside Christie’s Rockefeller entrance this Wednesday, July 26 – they will be on public view all day · The cars include an excruciatingly-beautiful 1928 Mercedes-Benz Typ S, ordered by a wife without her husband knowing – […]
Grundy Worldwide Presents New Coverage Options in its Collector Vehicle Program
Grundy Worldwide, the first and foremost in collector vehicle insurance, announced today that the Collector Vehicle Program now offers more coverage options in an effort to meet the insurance needs of new customers. Grundy’s Collector Vehicle Program has been underwritten by the member insurers of the American International Group (AIG), […]
Gilmore Car Museum Honors First Female Cross-Country Drive
A LOOK INTO THE PASTNEW ALICE RAMSEY EXHIBIT Gilmore Car Museum honors Alice Ramsey, the first women to drivecross-country in an automobile. Hickory Corners, MI One of the newest exhibits at the Gilmore Car Museum, in Hickory Corners,MI., honors the role Alice Ramsey had in automotive history as the firstwoman […]
Ferrari Expected to Break Auction Record at RM Monterey
RM AUCTIONS TO OFFER MOST VALUABLE CAR IN AMERICA’S AUCTION HISTORY AT 2006 MONTEREY EVENT Famed 1958 Ferrari 412 S, One of the Greatest Racing Ferraris in History,Expected to Break $6.5 Million Record at Prestigious Auto Auction – August 19, 2006 BLENHEIM, Ontario, Canada (July 19, 2006) – RM Auctions, […]
Aston Martin Racing DBR9s Triumph at Salt Lake
Aston Martin Racing claimed a second successive American Le Mans Series(ALMS) GT1 victory in the Utah Grand Prix at Miller Motorsports Park, SaltLake on Saturday 15 July. The team’s brace of DBR9s crossed the finish line first and second after thecars ran without any major issues in ambient temperatures of […]
Not Quite A Devin
Between 1948 and 1974 Ferrari built approx. 475 even-numbered competition cars (chassis #0002-0896 and 1002-1050). Today almost all of these super rare cars are accounted for. Only a handful is still missing and may be lost forever. We all dream about barn finds and very few people have been lucky […]
Obituary for Le Mans Winner Ed Hugus
Obituary from Art Evans: It is with deep sadness that I must report to you that Edward James Hugus died on June 29, 2006, one day before his 86^th birthday. This column is being written only a few days following his passing, but the constraints of monthly magazine deadlines dictate […]
New 911 Targa 4 and 4S Available in November
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 17, 2006–Porsche today announcedthat the new 911 Targa 4 and 911 Targa 4S will go on sale in November,2006. For the first time, the Targa models will be availableexclusively with permanent all-wheel drive and a rear body profilethat is 44 millimeters (1.73 in.) wider than the standard 911Carrera(R). […]
Ritchie Bros. Auction Results
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Sets New Records at Prince George and Texasauctions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 17, 2006 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA Last week, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers(NYSE: RBA, TSX: RBA), the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, held threeunique and record-breaking auctions in Prince George, British Columbia;Lubbock, Texas; and Fort Worth, Texas. Fort Worth, […]