The Quail Motorsports Gathering 2012 was held Friday, August 17th at the Quail Lodge Golf Club in Carmel, California. The...
Monterey Car Week
Monterey Car Week is the mecca for car fans. It is a packed, full week in August of automotive heaven held in and around Monterey, California. The highlight for serious collectors is the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the pinnacle event in the classic car world. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is a four-day event that has over 500 participants driving historic race cars. The Jet Center Party is all about exotic cars and private jets, while the Legends of the Autobahn is all about German cars. The Auctions happen throughout the event, and usually include auction houses such as Bonhams, RM Auctions, Russo and Steele, Gooding & Company, Mecum Auctions, Broad Arrow Group, and historically popular names such as Rick Cole Auctions.
The Concorso Italiano 2012 was held Friday, August 17th on the grounds of the Laguna Seca Golf Ranch in Monterey,...
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2012 was held Sunday, August 19th at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. More than 200 automotive treasures lined the 18th hole of the famed Pebble Beach Golf Links for the 62nd annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, with a total of 28...
Report and photos by Dennis Gray The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2012 was held August 16-19 at the 2.238-mile, 11-turn...
A 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Saoutchik Torpedo owned by Paul and Judy Andrews of White Settlement, Texas, was named Best of...
The Gooding and Company Pebble Beach Auction 2012 was held August 18-19 at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center in California, resulting in $113.7 million and an 89% sales rate. The auction total, which exceeded Gooding’s 2011 Pebble Beach results by more than $35 million, represents a world record sales total...
The Shelby Cobra class was a featured race at the 2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, held August 16-19 at Mazda...
The Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction 2012 was held August 16-17 at the Quail Lodge in Carmel, California, resulting in total...
The RM Auctions Monterey 2012 auction was held August 17–18 at the Portola Hotel in Monterey, California, resulting in $95.2 million in total sales and an 88% sell-through rate. The results represent the highest individual auction tally in RM’s history and an almost 20% increase on last year’s record sale....
The Russo and Steele Monterey Auction 2012 was held August 16-18 by Fisherman’s Wharf on the waterfront in downtown Monterey,...
The Mecum Monterey Auction 2012 was held August 16-18 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa in Monterey, California,...
The 2012 running of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion was held August 16-19 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. A solid entry list of 550 historic automobiles competed in 17 racing groups over the 11-turn, 2.238 mile road course. This year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion represented the 39th...
The 60th anniversary of the Chevrolet Corvette will be celebrated at the 2013 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, scheduled for August 15-18 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California.
Corvette’s recognition in Monterey, California, will come during its 60th anniversary model year, and a large contingent of Corvette racers is expected representing each of the car’s six generations in competition. Corvette also was the featured marque in 2002.
The 2012 edition of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was, as always, held the third Sunday of August on the...
The BMW R7 motorcycle was judged Best in Class in the German Motorcycles category at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, held Sunday, August 19th on the Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. The award was received by Karl Baumer, Head of BMW Group Classic. “The BMW R7 is one...
A Jaguar XK120 Roadster was judged Best in Class in the Postwar Sports Open category at the 2012 Pebble Beach...
Report by Rick Carey, Auction Editor It’s been a week since Monterey wound down. It is, by any measure, the...
The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2012 was staged August 16-19 on the 11-turn, 2.238 mile Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion presents special awards, but not for winning a race. These go to individuals who embody the spirit of the weekend, the passion of...
RM Auctions, Portola Hotel, Monterey, California, August 17-18, 2012 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor RM scored two...
Mecum Auctions, Hyatt Regency, Monterey, California, August 16-18, 2012 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor This was Mecum’s...
The Automobilia Monterey 2012 was held Tuesday, August 14th and Wednesday, August 15th at the Embassy Suites in Seaside, California. Long a mainstay of Monterey Classic Car Week, the 10th annual Automobilia Monterey again demonstrated why it’s considered by many to be the preeminent show in North America for collectors...
Sports Car Digest had three photographers documenting the 2012 running of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, collectively bringing together hundreds...
Bonhams, Quail Lodge, Carmel Valley, California, August 17, 2012 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Bonhams moved its...
Russo and Steele, Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey, California, August 17-19, 2012 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Russo and Steele finally completed its long-awaited move from the Marriott’s dark, low ceiling, loud, sweaty upstairs ballroom to a new location in a series of tents on Monterey’s Fisherman’s Wharf parking...
The Larry H. Miller Total Performance Museum announced the acquisition of the 1968 Ford GT40 Chassis P/1074 that sold for...
Gooding and Company Pebble Beach, Equestrian Center, Pebble Beach, California, August 18-19, 2012 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction...
The 2012 edition of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance raised more than $1.2 million for local charities, the seventh year in a row that charitable donations have topped $1 million. The full sum distributed to charity — $1,254,000 — was announced by Pebble Beach Company CEO William L. Perocchi and...
Report by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Think about a really good, solid, exterior door latch and lock, the precise snick...
The 2013 running of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will be staged August 16-18 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in...
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2013 will be held Sunday, August 18th on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. The 63rd annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Aston Martin, the 50th anniversaries of Lamborghini and the Porsche 911, in...