RM Auctions, Inn at St. John’s, Plymouth, Michigan, July 27, 2013 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor A...
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The RM Auctions Monterey 2013 auction was held August 16-17 at the Portola Hotel and Monterey Convention Center in Monterey,...
The Bonhams Quail Lodge 2013 Auction was held Friday, August 16th on the grounds of the Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley, California, resulting in nearly $33 million in total sales and an 89% sell-through rate. Held in connection with the Quail Motorsport Gathering, the 16th annual Bonhams sale held during...
The Gooding and Company Pebble Beach Auction 2013 was held August 17-18 at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center in Pebble...
The Mecum Monterey Auction 2013 was held August 15-17 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa in Monterey, California,...
The Russo and Steele Monterey Auction 2013 was held August 15-17 in downtown Monterey, California, resulting in $7.1 million in total sales. The three-day auction saw approximately 10,000 people come through Russo’s waterfront venue at Fisherman’s Wharf. More than 200 cars crossed the block in Russo’s ‘Auction in the Round’...
Report by Rick Carey, Auction Editor By now most people have heard about the 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spider...
The RM Auctions London 2013 sale will be held 8-9 September at Battersea Evolution in central London. As the official...
A new mark has been established for automobiles sold at auction, as an ex-Fangio Mercedes-Benz W196 Grand Prix car has set records for any car ever sold at auction, as well as for an F1 car and a Mercedes-Benz. Across the block at Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale, the...
The Auctions America Auburn Fall 2013 sale was held August 28th to September 1st at Auburn Auction Park in Auburn,...
The Dick Skipworth Collection of Ecurie Ecosse competition cars will headline the 2013 Bonhams New Bond Street Auction, scheduled for...
Bonhams, Quail Lodge, Carmel Valley, California, August 16, 2013 Report and photos (unless noted) by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Quail Lodge (let alone the $29.6 million sale of the Mercedes-Benz W196 at Goodwood in July) is ample evidence that Bonhams has raised its game. They have declined to exist in...
A selection of custom American automobiles will be among the featured consignments at the 2013 RM Auctions Art of the...
Mecum Auctions, Del Monte Hyatt, Monterey, California, August 15-17, 2013 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor ‘The Daytime...
The Bonhams Goodwood Revival Auction 2013 was held Saturday 14th September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in Chichester, UK, resulting in total sales of nearly £14 million and and 82% sell-through rate. Top result at this year’s sale went to the ex-Tazio Nuvolari 1935 Alfa Romeo Tipo C 8C-35 that...
RM Auctions, Portola Hotel and Monterey Convention Center, Monterey, California, August 16-17, 2013 Report and photos (unless noted) by Rick...
One of James Hunt’s McLaren Formula 1 racing cars will be among the headline entries at the 2013 RK Motors...
The Gooding and Company Pebble Beach Auction 2013 was held August 17-18 at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center in Pebble Beach, California, resulting in total sales of $112 million and a 91% sell-through rate. A total of 30 cars sold for over $1,000,000 and 28 new auction records were set...
The Bonhams Preserving the Automobile auction will be held Monday, October 7th, 2013 at the Simeone Automotive Museum in Philadelphia....
RM Auctions posted another highly successful single-day sale at the Inn at St. John’s, July 27, in Plymouth, Michigan. The...
The Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Auction 2013 was held September 26-28 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, resulting in more than $32 million in total sales. This year’s results represent a 41% increase from the 2012 event. Nearly 70,000 were in attendance at the 6th annual...
The RM Auctions Hershey 2013 sale will be held October 10–11 in Hershey, Pennsylvania during the AACA Eastern Regional Fall...
Auctions America by RM, Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel, Burbank, California August 1-3, 2013 Report and photos by Rick...
A 1964 Ferrari 250 LM Berlinetta will be among the headline offerings at the 2013 RM Auctions Art of the Automobile sale, scheduled for November 21st in New York City. “Alongside the iconic 250 GTO, the 250 LM is one of the most coveted and collectible Ferraris of all time,”...
RK Motors Collector Car Auctions (RKMCCA) will host a real-time, simulcast-linked four-hour auction event in the U.S. and United Arab...
Barrett-Jackson, Hot August Nights, Reno, Nevada, August 8-10, 2013 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Hot August Nights...
The Auctions America Fall Carlisle 2013 sale was held October 3–4 at the Carlisle Expo Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, resulting in more than $2.8 million in sales and 62% sell-through rate. Held as part of Carlisle Events’ Fall Carlisle Collector Car Weekend, the two-day Auctions America by RM sale presented...
Auctions America by RM, Auburn Fall, Auburn, Indiana, August 29-September 1, 2013 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor...
The Bonhams Preserving the Automobile auction was held Monday, October 7th, 2013 at the Simeone Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, resulting...
Leake Auction Company announced a new spring auction scheduled for April 25th and 26th, 2014 at Dallas Market Hall in Texas. The company expects 400 cars to cross the block during the inaugural two-day sale. “We have been looking to add another sale to our auction schedule for some time,”...