Exceptional $6.6M 1937 Delahaye tops auction record at Amelia Island
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. – RM Auctions, the official auction house of the world-renowned Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, continued its record-setting 2014 auction calendar this weekend, achieving the company’s best-ever Amelia Island results at its 16th annual sale with a total of $35.9 million and 97 percent of all lots sold....
Mecum goes big, again, in Kissimmee
Mecum's January sale in Kissimmee, Fla., featured more than 2,600 collector vehicles crossing the block.
Super low-mileage cars at Ft. Lauderdale Auctions America sale
Auctions America is delighted to announce a bevy of rare, desirable, low mileage cars at its annual Fort Lauderdale sale, March 14-16, including classic and modern examples ranging from a 1954 Chevrolet Corvette to a 2006 Ford GT.
How much is that dust worth?
One of the big questions amongst collectors on a barn find is: Wash or Not to Wash? Well, it all boils down to who’s dirt is it? What is the origination of that dirt? Was it the original owners, a second owner? What is under all that dirt? These questions are...
Hollywood history plays role in Russo and Steele Scottsdale success
The 14th annual Russo and Steele Scottsdale auction opened on Jan. 15 to magnificent weather and record attendance. As always, the collection was as diverse and eclectic as some of the attendees, this writer included. At a glance, the top dollar cars were a 1966 early production Lamborghini for $742,000, a...
History Rolls On…
Old Cars Weekly welcomes our newest blogger Yvette VanDerBrink, owner of VanDerBrink Auctions, LLC, and known in auction and salvage circles as Lil’ Nordstrom’s Gal. She will be blogging routinely on the world of buying, selling and nurturing collector cars. I drove back down to Pierce, Neb., a few weeks...
Bonhams reports their third Scottsdale auction the best yet
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Bonhams’ third annual auction during the Scottsdale Car Week was a smashing success, nearly doubling last year’s total and quadrupling that of the first year.
Gooding & Company’s Scottsdale auctions exceed $49.4 million
11 new auction records set at Gooding & Company’s two-day sale in 2014 Six cars sell above the $2 million mark and 13 cars sell above $1 million SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Gooding & Company, the auction house acclaimed for selling the world’s most significant and valuable collector cars, realized more...
Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale sale tops $113 million
HIGHLIGHTS: · 1399 cars sold · Over $113 million gross sales · An estimated 300,000 attendees · 14 vehicles sold to benefit various national and local charities SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions™, announced the strongest sales results in the 43-year history of the Scottsdale car...