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Sports Car Digest is taking a break for the holidays, but we will be back in the New Year with the latest and greatest from the classic car world, kicking off with extensive previews of the upcoming Arizona Auction Week sales.
1969 24 Hours of Daytona – Race Profile
Heavens To Murgatroyd! – Big surprise at the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona
Story by Louis Galanos; photos by Louis Galanos and Fred Lewis
If you had attended the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona
2009 RM Auctions Year in Review
RM Auctions marked its 30th anniversary in 2009 with a solid year of performance, including more than $190 million in sales with unit volume in excess of 1,450 motor cars, which included 12 separate auctions in four different countries.
As many as 10 collector cars accounted for million-dollar-plus transactions at auction, and RM broke its own [...]
Bugatti Grand Prix Featured at 2010 Monterey Historics
A full field of rare Bugattis is expected for the Bugatti Grand Prix at next year’s Monterey Historic Automobile Races, held August 12-15, 2010 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The featured Bugatti Grand Prix is the centerpiece for the American Bugatti Club’s 50th anniversary, which will culminate with an International Bugatti Rally following the races. [...]
2010 Vintage Racers Group Racing Schedule
Vintage Racers Group (VRG) released their 2010 vintage car race schedule, with a few calendar moves but no major changes.
VRG returns to Summit Point the first weekend of May for the Jefferson 500 after its successful revival in 2009, in addition to being the only fall event at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
For more information, [...]
Aston Martin DB4 GT – Car Profile
This 1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT (0175/L) will be offered for sale at RM Auctions’ Automobiles of Arizona auction to be held January 21-22, 2010 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. Its pre-sale estimate is $950,000 – $1,000,000.
The Aston Martin DB4 was unveiled at the 1958 Paris Salon. A totally new car, the [...]
Inaugural CTS Auction Results
The inaugural CTS Auctions event was held December 5th, 2009 in Sydney, Australia at their Sydney Harbour Bridge showroom, with a strong catalog of cars and healthy crowd present. A number of factors, including the strength of the Aussie dollar, meant few cars found new homes at the auction, although a number of post-auction sales [...]
2010 Palm Beach Cavallino Classic
The 19th Annual Palm Beach Cavallino Classic will be held January 19-24, 2010 at the Breakers Resort Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida.
This gathering is a six-day convention for Ferrari owners and enthusiasts, with participants and their 400 Ferraris attending from the U.S. and Europe.
Gooding Adds Second Day to 2010 Scottsdale Auction
Gooding & Company announced that, for the first time, it will be hosting a two-day auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. Preceding the scheduled Saturday, January 23, 2010 sale, Gooding & Company will host an additional auction on Friday, January 22, 2010 at the Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall starting at 11 a.m. As a special highlight for enthusiasts, [...]
2010 Quail Motorsports Gathering – Featured Marques
Although the owners of Quail Lodge announced the closing of the hotel portion of Quail Lodge after November 16th, 2009, the Quail, A Motorsports Gathering will not follow the same fate, with next year’s event scheduled for August 13, 2010.
The 8th annual Quail, A Motorsports Gathering will celebrate the following marques:
2010 Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique Information
The 2010 Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique will take place January 28th to February 3rd with a strong field of 340 cars and many star drivers and teams.
The winter historic rally organised by the Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM) looks set for another successful year and appears not to have been affected by the credit crunch, [...]
Reno Air Races Results and Photo Gallery
The Reno Air Races, also known as the National Championship Air Races, take place each September at the Reno Stead Airport in Nevada.
Started in 1964, the Reno Air Races feature multi-lap, multi-aircraft races between extremely high performance aircraft on closed ovoid courses which range between about 3 miles (Bi-Planes and Formula One) and about [...]
Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta Bespoke
The first shake-down has been held at Fiorano of a very special one-off, the P540 Superfast Aperta, built for an American client. The car, the second in a new Special Projects programme created by Ferrari to meet requests from the most discerning clients and collectors to create truly unique models, is based on the 599 [...]
Strong Competition for 2010 Mille Miglia Ferrari Tribute
There is strong competition to be among the 120 Ferraris built between 1958 and the present that will precede the 360 classic cars during the 2010 Mille Miglia Storica.
The last edition of the famous race was held in 1957 and this is also the cut-off year of manufacture for cars entering the re-run, thus excluding [...]
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