Bonhams is offering a 1926-27 1.5-litre supercharged straight-eight Talbot-Darracq as part of its line-up for the annual Retromobile auction to...
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The Mecum Denver 2016 auction was staged July 8-9 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, resulting in more...
The Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018 auction was held Friday 13 July on the Tapestry Lawn at Goodwood House in Chichester, UK, resulting in £32,046,159 in total sales. The top result at Bonhams’ 50th auction conducted at Goodwood went to ‘2 VEV,’ the ex-Essex Racing Stable, 1961 Aston Martin...
A 1932 Bugatti Type 55 will be featured at the 2020 Bonhams Retromobile Week sale, to be held 6 February...
The Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2020 auction was held January 11-19 at WestWorld in Scottsdale, Arizona, resulting in $141 million in total...
Bonhams “Preserving the Automobile” Simeone Foundation Museum, Philadelphia, October 7, 2013 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor In its second iteration this venue is proving to be a successful niche for Bonhams. The site, of course, is superb. Surrounded by Dr. Simeone’s magnificent collection of racing cars from...
The Michael L. Amalfitano collection of sports and racing cars, including significant competition Porsches, has been consigned to the Bonhams...
The 2016 Silverstone Auctions event at the Classic Motor Show was held 12-13 November, resulting in £5.8 million in total...
RM Auctions held its tenth annual Automobiles of Arizona auction event on January 16th at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix. RM offered 127 motor vehicles for auction during the eight-hour event, with total sales surpassing $18 million. “Overall, our Arizona auction was a very strong sale in terms of sales percentage...
A 1954 Maserati A6GCS is among the headline consignments for the 2019 RM Sotheby’s Monterey Car Week auction, scheduled for...
An alloy-bodied 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing will be among the headline consignments for the RM Auctions London 2012 sale, scheduled...
Bonhams, Grand Palais, Paris, France, February 6, 2014 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor There are just a few particularly charismatic places to hold collector car auctions. Worldwide’s auction in the Cord Front Drive L29 Assembly Building in Auburn is one. Bonhams at the Grand Palais, site of...
The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2013 was held the weekend of 24-26 May at the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and...
A 1938 Horch 853A Erdmann and Rossi Sport Cabriolet, Best of Show winner at the 2004 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance,...
Mecum Auction held the St. Charles Auction on October 1-4, 2009 at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Ilinois, with total gross sales (excluding buyer’s premium) of $11.3 million. Mecum offered more than 750 collector cars, nearly 100 vintage signs and automotive memorabilia to registered bidders, reporting a 55%...
The Worldwide Texas Classic 2017 auction was held April 21-22 in Arlington, Texas, resulting in $6.52 million in total sales...
Bonhams returns to Monaco for the 21st consecutive year for its Les Grandes Marques à Monaco auction, taking place on...
The Lancia 037 Prototype will be the stand-out vehicle at the upcoming RM Sotheby’s Milan Sale planned for sale on June 15. RM Sotheby’s has announced an all-new, exclusive sale in Milan to be held on Mille Miglia’s eve at Palazzo Serbelloni, Sotheby’s Milan’s historic location. The sale will offer 25-30 exceptional...
The RM Sotheby’s New York City 2017 auction was held December 6 at Sotheby’s headquarters in Manhattan, resulting in $45.5...
Mecum Auctions hosted another highly successful live auction in Las Vegas on November 13-14. A total of 431 classic and collector...
The RM Sotheby’s Hershey 2016 sale was held October 6-7 during the AACA Eastern Fall Meet in Pennsylvania, resulting in $11,581,367 in total sales and a 90 percent sell-through rate. RM’s 10th annual sale at the Hershey Lodge featured 132 total lots that attracted bidders from 18 countries. In a...
Former RM Sotheby’s President and other similar industry veterans and experts has launched Broad Arrow Group, Inc (Broad Arrow Group),...
Shannons upcoming Winter Online Timed Auction will offer a trio of significant historic racing cars, including a pair of magnificent...
The RM Auctions Monaco 2012 auction was held 11-12 May at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, resulting in more than €33,521,710 ($43,410,615 USD) in total sales and an 87% sell-through rate. Held during the same weekend as the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, the two-day RM Auctions Monaco 2012 sale...
Barrett-Jackson held its 8th annual Palm Beach Collector Car Auction on April 1-3, 2010 in Florida, resulting in more than...
The Monaco Historic Grand Prix 2012 was held 11-13 May on the 3.34 km Monaco Grand Prix Circuit. The biennial...
Barrett-Jackson, Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, California, June 22-24, 2012 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor In its 41st anniversary year Barrett-Jackson appeared for the third time at its newest venue, the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, California. This is, among all four Barrett-Jackson locations, the best...
Mecum Auctions started the year with a bang! During the recently concluded Mecum Kissimmee2022 held in Kissimmee, Florida, Mecum Auction...
The Mecum Denver 2015 auction was staged June 26-27 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, resulting in $12,003,418...
The Bonhams Scottsdale 2013 Auction will be held January 17th at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, with more than 110 automobiles on offer at the 2nd annual Bonhams Arizona Auction Week event. Headlining the 2013 Bonhams Arizona sale than 30 cars from Oldenburg Family Automobile Collection, including a...
