There is a saying, “an apple never falls far from its tree” and similarly a carrossier needs strong antecedents. The...
Since the first race in 1911, the Indianapolis 500 has always been considered America’s greatest race, attracting huge crowds and...
The Bonhams Tupelo Auto Museum auction was held April 26-27, 2019 at the Tupelo Auto Museum in Tupelo, Mississippi, resulting in more than $10 million in total sales. The two-day, no-reserve auction featured over 170 cars and 330 pieces of automobilia, with all proceeds to be donated to education. Founded...
The RM Sotheby’s Guyton Collection auction was held May 4-5, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri, resulting in $11,680,537 in total...
Staying true to the tagline “World Class Cars, World Class Experience” the 15th Annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance proved yet...
The white 1915 Stutz Indy racer comes alive with a thumping bark and a faint cloud of blue smoke, shattering the stillness of the morning air. As its big inline, four-cylinder engine settles down it begins to sound more like the tractor it once was; but more on that later....
Mark Hyman is the proprietor of Hyman Ltd in St. Louis, Missouri (https://hymanltd.com/). Founded in a rented garage, in 1989,...
The Mecum Phoenix 2019 auction was held March 14-17 at the State Farm Stadium in Arizona, resulting in $39 million...
Mecum Auctions’ inaugural Phoenix·Glendale collector-car auction was held March 14-17, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and the results set a new company record. As more than 1,300 vehicles crossed the auction block in just four days, sales totals for the Phoenix-area auction rapidly climbed to more than $39...
The Amelia Island Concours 2019 was held March 7-10 on the 10th and 18th fairways of the Golf Club of...
Offered for sale at Mecum Auctions’ Phoenix sale (March 14–17) this 1932 Duesenberg Model J, chassis 2574 and engine J546,...
Mecum Auctions’ second annual collector car auction in Las Vegas was topped $25.2 million in overall sales, as 667 vehicles hammered sold for a 75 percent sell-through rate. The auction-headlining Academy of Art University collection saw 31 vehicles hammer sold for an overall total of $4 million, and four cars...
Mecum Auctions topped its previous year’s sale, yet again, with a 38-percent increase in total sales at its 10th annual...
Richard A. Stephens, former Academy of Art University president, always had a penchant for cars, a sentiment that has been...
A 1935 Duesenberg SSJ previously owned by Gary Cooper will be offered at the 2018 Gooding and Company Pebble Beach auction, scheduled for August 24-25 during Monterey Classic Car Week. “This incredible car embodies everything that is exciting about an automotive masterpiece: beauty, rarity, provenance, and sheer power. This SSJ...
In 1947, a Duesenberg was often the car of dreams. For then-10-year-old Roger P. Willbanks that was certainly true. “It...
A six-person list of racing pioneers, legends and modern-day champions joined “The First Lady of Motorsports” in a colorful and...
Worldwide Auctioneers is gearing up for its annual The Pacific Grove Auction on the Monterey Peninsula, scheduled for Thursday, August 23rd, which once again will be the first catalogue auction of Monterey Car Week. Among the early consignments is an exceptionally pure 1931 Duesenberg Model J Derham Sport Convertible Sedan that retains...
A 1929 Duesenberg J/SJ Convertible and a 1963 Ferrari 250/275P won the Best In Show honors on Saturday, March 10,...
The 24th annual Millers at Milwaukee Vintage Indy Car Event, sponsored by the Harry Miller Club, will be held July...
A 1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow from the from Thomas F. Derro Collection of American Classics topped all sellers at RM Sotheby’s 11th Hershey Sale in conjunction with the AACA Fall Meet at Hershey Lodge in the Pennsylvania city. The auction registered $15,932,802 in total sales with an incredible sell-through rate...
Auctions America, an RM Sotheby’s company, continued a Labor Day tradition this past weekend, August 31–September 3, with its flagship...
The 1933 Duesenberg Model SJ ‘Sweep Panel’ Phaeton by LaGrande, engine J-510, will headline the annual Auburn Fall Collector Car...
Auctions America has added one of most significant Duesenbergs to be offered at auction in recent years to the lineup for its flagship Auburn Fall sale, scheduled for August 31-September 3 at the Auburn Auction Park in Auburn, Indiana. Formerly part of the renowned Lyon Family Collection, the 1933 Duesenberg...
Louis Delage may have been born to a humble assistant station master and his wife in Cognac, France, in 1874,...
RM Sotheby’s held its fifth annual Santa Monica sale on June 24, registering more than $9.3 million in total sales....
The 13th annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance took place Sunday April 9 under sunny skies on the Concours lawn at Ellen Scripps Browning Park on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Southern California enclave of the same name. Trophies were awarded in 17 judged classes and 11 specialty...
Moved up a day to avoid impending storms on Sunday, the 22nd Annual Amelia Island Concours took place March 9-11...
Franco Cortese John Fitch Photo: Mercedes 1 Guy Frequelin becomes competition chief of Citroën (1989). 2 Seven drivers (Rob Dyson,...
From Humble Beginnings to an Enviable Collection of 30-Plus Cars J. Michael Hemsley had the honor of meeting African-American collecting pioneers James and Ella Collier at the First Atlanta Concours d’Elegance. They were sitting under a canopy, surrounded by four of their cars, all Chevrolets and all beautifully restored. The...
