A 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider from the Jean-Claude Bajol Collection will headline the 2012 Artcurial Motorcars Retromobile...
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Race Retro announced that Silverstone Auctions will be its new auction partner for the 2012 historic motorsport show when it...
Historics at Brooklands will offer an Alfa Romeo model car collection at its winter sale, scheduled for February 18, 2012 at Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey, England. The 700 strong ‘Martin Webb Collection’ of cars, model kits and books is a life-long representation of an owner’s tireless pursuit of a passion,...
The Coys True Greats auction was held Wednesday, 7th December 2011 at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London, resulting in...
A collection of Packard Twelves from the estate of Thomas A. Moretti will be featured at the 2012 Gooding &...
Mecum Auctions, Kansas City, Missouri, December 1-3, 2011 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Mecum Auctions continues to confirm its place at the core of the collector car hobby, assembling a consignment of 839 cars indoors at the Kansas City Convention Center for an early December 2011 three-day...
The George Daniels Collection of motorcars and motorcycles will headline the 2012 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed auction, scheduled for...
Gooding & Company will return to Florida for its 2012 Amelia Island Auction on Friday, March 9th. Held on the...
The inaugural Bonhams Scottsdale auction will be held January 19th, 2012 at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. Bonhams assembled approximately 65 automobiles for their first foray into Arizona Auction Week, headlined by the 1967 Porsche 906E Racing Coupe, 1924 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8 Torpedo Tourer, 1932 Packard Model...
Russo and Steele will hold its 12th annual Sports and Muscle in Scottsdale auction on January 18-22, 2012 in Scottsdale,...
By Ed Lenahan When Gooding and Company opens their 2012 auction season at the Scottsdale Fashion Square in Scottsdale, Arizona...
RM Auctions returns to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Amelia Island, Florida on March 10, 2012 for its annual Amelia Island auction. Now in its 14th year, the official auction house of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will showcase over 100 automobiles, with consignments including a 1934 Packard Twelve Dietrich Convertible...
Mecum Auctions will hold its newly expanded, six-day Kissimmee Auction on January 24-29, 2012 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee,...
RM Auctions held its 2012 Automobiles of Arizona sale on January 19-20 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix, resulting...
Barrett-Jackson announced that Gordon McCall joined the auction company to help launch and maintain its newly created “Salon Offering Collection” division. McCall is well-known in the classic car community as Co-Founder and Motorsports Director of the Quail, a Motorsports Gathering and the Quail, a Motorcycle Gathering events. McCall has also...
The inaugural Bonhams Scottsdale auction was staged January 19th, 2012 at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, resulting in...
Barrett-Jackson held its 41st annual Arizona auction at WestWorld of Scottsdale on January 15-22, 2012, resulting in more than $92...
Gooding & Company held its 2012 Scottsdale Auction event on January 20-21 at the Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall in Scottsdale, Arizona, resulting in $39.8 million in total sales and a 98% sales rate. Gooding offered 118 lots for sale in Scottsdale, with top sale going to the alloy-bodied 1955 Mercedes-Benz...
Bonhams will hold its flagship Paris auction on Thursday 2 February 2012 at La Halle Freyssinet in Paris. Over 100...
The Artcurial Motorcars Retromobile auction will be staged Friday 3rd February 2012 at the Retromobile Show in Paris. Artcurial has...
By Rick Carey, Auction Editor Once the spiritual home of the Muscle Car, clones, “Resto-mods” and Pony Cars, the Scottsdale auctions are now dominated by great sports cars, Classics and custom cars. The turnaround has been dramatic. Barrett-Jackson returned to its roots with a Salon collection assembled by Gordon McCall...
Russo and Steele staged its 12th annual Sports and Muscle in Scottsdale auction on January 18-22, 2012 in Arizona, resulting...
Mecum Auctions held its 2012 Kissimmee Auction on January 24-29 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, resulting in total...
Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale event was so different from years ago it’s difficult to put it in perspective. B-J was once a collector car auction with a big party. Today it’s a bigger party, built around a collector car and affluent lifestyle trade show,...
Bonhams held its flagship Paris auction on Thursday 2 February 2012 at La Halle Freyssinet in Paris, resulting in total...
The Artcurial Motorcars Retromobile auction was held Friday 3rd February 2012 at the Retromobile Show in Paris, resulting in €14.5...
The Porsche Collection of Matt Drendel will be offered at the 2012 Gooding and Company Amelia Island Auction, scheduled for Friday, March 9th in Amelia Island, Florida. The Drendel Family Collection consists of both road and race cars spanning 25 years of Porsche history from 1973 – 1997, with 10...
Report and photos (unless noted) by Rick Carey, Auction Editor This year marked RM’s “Lucky Thirteenth” Arizona auction, held January...
With the 2012 Arizona Auction Week and Paris sales behind us, we thought it was a good time to update...
Gooding & Company, Fashion Square, Scottsdale, January 20-21, 2012 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Since coming to Arizona in 2008 Gooding & Company has established itself at the core of the Arizona collector car auction experience, bringing outstanding cars and a refreshing upscale environment. 2012 continued that...
