Mecum Auctions held their inaugural Dallas, Texas auction on October 6-8, 2011 at the Dallas Convention Center, resulting in total...
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RM Auctions, Hershey, October 6-7, 2011 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor RM has turned its annual auction...
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 will hold its fifth annual Automobiles of London auction on October 26, 2011 at Battersea Evolution in London....
RM Auctions held its 2011 Hershey auction on October 6-7 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pennsylvania, resulting in a...
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...
The estate of drag racer and Corvette and Indian motorcycle collector William King is being auctioned by Penny Worley Auctioneers....
Auctions America by RM hosted its inaugural Fall Carlisle auction on September 29 to October 1, 2011 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania,...
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...
The first-ever West Coast appearance of Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV will be held October 14-16, 2011 at Mazda Raceway Laguna...
Barrett-Jackson held their 2011 Las Vegas auction on September 22-24 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas,...
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...
RM Auctions returns to Hershey, Pennsylvania on October 6-7, 2011 for its annual Hershey auction, held during the AACA Eastern...
Auctions America by RM will host its inaugural Fall Carlisle auction on September 29 to October 1, 2011 in Carlisle,...
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)...
Bonhams held its 2011 Goodwood Revival auction on 16 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England, resulting...
Gooding & Company, Pebble Beach, August 20-21, 2011 Report by Rick Carey, Auction Editor The 2011 Gooding & Company Pebble...
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...
Auctions America by RM returned to Auburn, Indiana August 31 – September 4, 2011 for its second annual Auburn Fall...
Report by Rick Carey, Auction Editor RM Auctions presented its first auction at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in the...
The Lee Roy Hartung Collection will be offered for sale by Auctions America by RM in partnership with RM Auctions during a multi-day sale in Glenview, Illinois, November 3-5, 2011. The Hartung Collection was amassed over five decades by the late Mr. Lee Roy Hartung for display in his private...
Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Mecum is the newcomer to the Monterey auction scene. They secured the...
A barn-find Delahaye has been consigned to the Worldwide Auburn Labor Day Auction, scheduled for September 2-4, 2011 at the...
Bonhams will throw their hat into the Arizona Auction Week ring in 2012, joining RM Auctions, Gooding and Company, Barrett-Jackson, Russo and Steele and others. The new Bonhams auction will be held January 19th, 2012 at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. Bonhams announced early consignments for...
The Russo and Steele Monterey 2011 auction was held August 18-20 at the Marriott Hotel in Monterey, California, resulting in...
Mecum Auctions held their third annual Monterey Auction on August 18-20, 2011 at the Del Monte Golf Course in Monterey...
The Gooding and Company Pebble Beach Auction 2011 was held August 20-21 at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center in Pebble Beach, California. Gooding’s 7th annual auction, again held in association with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, saw total sales of $78.18 million and an 84% sell-through rate. The two-day sale...
Bonhams held its 2011 Quail Lodge auction on August 18-19 at the Quail Lodge in Carmel, California, resulting in $11...
RM Auctions held its 2011 Sports and Classics of Monterey auction on August 19-20 at the Portola Hotel in Monterey,...
Worldwide Auctioneers will hold their annual Auburn Auction on September 2-4, 2011 at the Worldwide Auction Park in Auburn, Indiana. The three-day Labor day weekend event is headlined by the consignments offered at the Saturday evening Main Event catalog sale, including a 1912 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost and 1965...