Sports Car Digest - The Sports, Racing and Vintage Car Journal
Sports Car Digest focuses on Classic Car Auctions, Concours d’Elegance, Vintage Car Racing, Road Rallies and other historic automotive events.
The Bonhams Scottsdale Auction 2013 was staged Thursday, January 17th at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, resulting in $13.4 million in total sales and 82% of all cars sold. Bidders and registrants from 28 countries participated in the second annual Bonhams Arizona auction. Top result at the Bonhams Scottsdale 2013 auction went to the 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A that … [Read more...]
The Mecum Auctions Kissimmee 2013 sale will be staged January 18-27 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida. The expanded, ten-day Kissimmee auction will see more than 3,000 vehicles and 1,200 items of automotive memorabilia cross the stage in Florida. Last year's Mecum auction at Kissimmee proved a resounding success, with in excess of 1,500 vehicles selling for a grand total of over … [Read more...]
The Russo and Steele Scottsdale Auction 2013 will be held January 16-20 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The 13th annual Arizona sale will see in excess of 600 automobiles cross the auction block over five days, headlined by the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Coupe, 1963 Pontiac Catalina "Swiss Cheese" Super Duty Coupe, 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429, 1969 Yenko Chevrolet Camaro, 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL "Batmobile", … [Read more...]
The Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction 2013 will be held January 13-20 at WestWorld of Scottsdale, Arizona. More than 1,000 classics, exotics, muscle cars, hot rods, resto-mods and more will cross the auction block at no reserve during the 42nd annual automotive lifestyle event. The 2013 auction marks the return of the company’s 5000 Series, which includes the Salon Collection and features … [Read more...]
The RM Auctions Arizona 2013 sale will be held January 18th on the grounds of the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix. "Our Arizona sale boasts a strong track record for presenting automobiles of exceptional quality and pedigree," said Shelby Myers, Managing Director, RM California. … [Read more...]
The Gooding and Company Scottsdale 2013 Auction will be held January 18-19 at the Scottsdale Fashion Square in Scottsdale, Arizona. The 6th annual Gooding Scottsdale auction will see more than 100 automobiles on offer, headlined by the 1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider, one-off 1957 Maserati 150 GT Spider and 1959 Porsche 718 RSK. In addition to the headline offerings, other … [Read more...]
The Bonhams Scottsdale 2013 Auction will be held January 17th at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, with more than 110 automobiles on offer at the 2nd annual Bonhams Arizona Auction Week event. Headlining the 2013 Bonhams Arizona sale than 30 cars from Oldenburg Family Automobile Collection … [Read more...]
The final Mecum auction in 2012 was held December 6-8 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Missouri, resulting in $11.4 million in total sales and a 65% sell-through rate. The top result at the Mecum Kansas City 2012 auction went to the a purpose-built, factory drag car … [Read more...]
The Coys 'True Greats' auction was held December 4th, 2012 at the Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Hall in Westminster, London, resulting in total sales of nearly £4 million. Top result at the final Coys sale in 2012 went to a newly restored and matching numbers 1938 BMW 328 that achieved a selling price of £494,600, … [Read more...]
The final Bonhams automobile auction in 2012 was held 3rd December at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge, Surrey, UK, resulting in total sales of £4.4 million. The top result at the 2012 Bonhams Mercedes-Benz World auction went to the 1931 Invicta 4 1/2-litre S-Type Low-Chassis Tourer, which made £466,300, … [Read more...]
RM Auctions, John Staluppi Collection, North Palm Beach, Florida, December 1, 2012 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Single owner collections are always fun. The cars reflect the outlook of the person who assembled the collection. Often they’re well known and recognized by other collectors for their provenance. So it was with some anticipation that I flew to Florida in … [Read more...]
The RM Auctions John Staluppi ‘Cars of Dreams’ Museum sale was staged December 1st, 2012 in North Palm Beach, Florida, resulting in $11.5 million in total sales and 100% of all lots sold. Presented before a standing-room only crowd, the single-day, no-reserve John Staluppi ‘Cars of Dreams’ Collection sale saw bidders hail from 10 countries, including as far away as Brazil, Germany and … [Read more...]
The Bonhams Harrogate 2012 auction was held 14th November at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, UK, resulting in nearly £1.1 million in total sales and an 97% sell-through rate from 65 motor cars, 100 motorcycles and more than 300 lots of automobilia. In the motor car section, a 'barn-find' 1965 Ferrari 330GT 2+2 Coupe restoration project exceeded expectations … [Read more...]
Leake Auction, Dallas Market Hall, Dallas, Texas, November 16-18, 2012 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor November 16-18, 2012 marked the fortieth anniversary of the Leake/Sevenoaks family’s Dallas auction at this spacious mostly-indoor location. 550 cars crossed the block, with two rings Friday and Saturday and one on Sunday. 321 of them, 58.4%, were sold bringing in a … [Read more...]
The RM Auctions John Staluppi ‘Cars of Dreams’ Museum sale will be held December 1st, 2012 in North Palm Beach, Florida. The single-day, single-vendor auction will see nearly 120 motor cars cross the auction block without reserve. The result of a decade of dedicated collecting by enthusiast, John Staluppi, the automobiles comprising the ‘Cars of Dreams’ Museum are the vehicles of Mr. … [Read more...]
