Report by Rick Carey, Auction Editor RM Auctions presented its first auction at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in the...
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Auctions America by RM returned to Auburn, Indiana August 31 – September 4, 2011 for its second annual Auburn Fall...
Bonhams held its Beaulieu Autojumble auction on 10 September 2011 at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, Hampshire, UK, resulting in total sales of £2.8 million with 93% sold by lot and 92% sold by value. Bonhams reported that British buyers had to feverishly compete with a contingent of Continental...
Gooding & Company, Pebble Beach, August 20-21, 2011 Report by Rick Carey, Auction Editor The 2011 Gooding & Company Pebble...
Bonhams held its 2011 Goodwood Revival auction on 16 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England, resulting...
Bonhams & Butterfields, Quail Lodge, Carmel Valley, California, August 18-19, 2011 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor The Bonhams Quail Lodge auction during Monterey Week, August 18-19, 2011, was marked by several important transactions. The sale’s top one, the BMW 507 for just over $1 million (with commission)...
Auctions America by RM will host its inaugural Fall Carlisle auction on September 29 to October 1, 2011 in Carlisle,...
RM Auctions returns to Hershey, Pennsylvania on October 6-7, 2011 for its annual Hershey auction, held during the AACA Eastern...
For its thirteenth annual fall celebration of the Legends of Motorsport, The Petersen Automotive Museum, along with The Phil Hill Family and The Checkered Flag 200, will present a very special “Tribute to Phil Hill” and the 50th Anniversary of his Formula One World Drivers’ Championship, to be held at...
Barrett-Jackson held their 2011 Las Vegas auction on September 22-24 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas,...
The first-ever West Coast appearance of Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV will be held October 14-16, 2011 at Mazda Raceway Laguna...
RM Auctions, Portola Plaza, Monterey, California, August 19-20, 2011 Report and photos (unless noted) by Rick Carey, Auction Editor RM Auctions pulled off an unprecedented feat at Monterey in 2011, selling five eight-cylinder supercharged Mercedes-Benzes in a single night. They weren’t mundane cars, either – if the term “mundane” can...
Auctions America by RM hosted its inaugural Fall Carlisle auction on September 29 to October 1, 2011 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania,...
The estate of drag racer and Corvette and Indian motorcycle collector William King is being auctioned by Penny Worley Auctioneers....
Bonhams Fairfield Concours d’Elegance, Westport, Connecticut, September 18, 2011 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Bonhams returned to the Fairfield Concours d’Elegance for its second year and, in common with the concours, expanded to two days with an opening day sale of automobilia and Rolls-Royce and Bentley parts...
RM Auctions held its 2011 Hershey auction on October 6-7 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pennsylvania, resulting in a...
RM Auctions will hold its fifth annual Automobiles of London auction on October 26, 2011 at Battersea Evolution in London....
Barrett-Jackson, Las Vegas, September 22-24, 2011 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Las Vegas is the home of glitz and glitter, a place where Barrett-Jackson’s collector car event fits like it was made to order. The three-day event from Thursday through Saturday was assiduously timed to give bidders...
RM Auctions, Hershey, October 6-7, 2011 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor RM has turned its annual auction...
Mecum Auctions held their inaugural Dallas, Texas auction on October 6-8, 2011 at the Dallas Convention Center, resulting in total...
The RM Auctions Monaco sale in 2012 will expand to two days when the biennial auction returns to the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 10-12 May. Once again corresponding with the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, RM Auctions’ 2012 Monaco sale will see 80 automobiles cross the auction block, in...
RM Auctions staged its fifth annual Automobiles of London auction on October 26, 2011 at Battersea Evolution in London, resulting...
A historic 1894 Roper Steam Motorcycle is expected to establish a new world record for a motorcycle sold at auction...
Artcurial held its Motorcars Sur Les Champs 2011 auction on 30 October at the Marcel Dassault Hotel in Paris, resulting in sales of €2.7 million and a 85% sell-through rate. Artcurial offered a total of 68 motor cars a the 2011 sale, led by Maitre Herve Poulain and Matthieu Lamoure,...
Bonhams held its annual 2011 Veteran Motor Cars and related Automobilia on Friday November 4th at their London saleroom, launching...
The Lee Roy Hartung Collection was offered for sale by Auctions America by RM in partnership with RM Auctions during...
RM Auctions will return to the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix on January 19-20 for its 2012 Automobiles of Arizona auction event. The 13th annual RM Auctions Arizona sale will see approximately 150 automobiles cross the auction block, headlined by multiple Ferraris including a one-off 1957 Ferrari 410 Superamerica. “Following...
Gooding and Company will feature a trio of Italian automobiles at their 2012 Scottsdale auction, scheduled for January 20-21 in...
A Shelby Cobra 427 Prototype is one of the headline offerings at the 12th annual Russo and Steele Scottsdale auction,...
Bonhams held its Motor Cars and Automobilia auction on 1 December 2011 at Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey, England, resulting in total sales in excess of £3,000,000. Top sale at the 2011 Bonhams Mercedes-Benz World auction went to an unrestored works racing team 1953 Austin-Healey ‘100’ Special Test Car that sold...
