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 RM Auctions Don Davis Collection sale will be staged April 27, 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas. The single-day auction will see a total of 64 automobiles offered without reserve. Following a childhood spent enthralled with muscle cars, speed and automotive design, Don Davis got into the car business, eventually operating as many as 12 dealerships throughout Texas and Oklahoma. Don Davis started … [Read more...]
Barrett-Jackson, South Florida Fairgrounds, West Palm Beach, April 4-6, 2013 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Even in the face of what some are regarding as a soft market in Barrett-Jackson’s sweet spot of $30-50,000 cars the 2013 Palm Beach Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event produced excellent results, their best at this venue since 2010. In the wake of a successful … [Read more...]
The Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Auction 2013 will be staged Friday 12 July at Goodwood House in Chichester, Sussex, with a selection of automobiles offered as the official auction of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. In addition to the previously announced Mercedes-Benz W196 and Maserati 300S, a 1934 Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 'Le Mans' Tourer from long-term ownership (estimate £1.4 million – … [Read more...]
Mecum Auctions held their 2nd annual Houston sale on April 4-6, 2013 at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas, resulting in total sales exceeding $20 million and a 72% sell-through rate. Mecum offered more than 1,000 vehicles during the three-day auction, in addition to nearly 200 pieces of Road Art and memorabilia. Nearly all Mecum sales offer an attractive mix of muscle cars, classics, hot … [Read more...]
RM Auctions announced further consignments for its 2013 Villa d'Este sale, to be held on the 25th of May during the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este weekend on Lake Como, Italy. Among the latest headline offerings is the 1905 FIAT 60HP Five-Passenger Touring Car built especially for American-based brewing magnate, August Anheuser Busch. The example is the second of just 20 chassis manufactured, … [Read more...]
Auctions America has announced a new Southern California sale, scheduled for August 1–3, 2013 in Burbank. Named 'Auctions America California', the auction is another part of the company's aim to increase its presence in key markets. The multi-day collector car auction will be held at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport hotel and is expected to feature more than 400 collector cars, including … [Read more...]
Auctions America by RM, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 22-24, 2013 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Late on Sunday, while wrapping up a few final cars for Sports Car Digest, a young couple approached me. The male half asked, ‘Could you tell me a little about how the auction works?’ We talked for ten or fifteen minutes about collector car auction basics: reserves, … [Read more...]
The 2013 Auctions America Fort Lauderdale sale was held March 22-24 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County Convention Center in Florida, resulting in $17.5 million in total sales and a 74% sell-through rate. The three-day auction attracted bidders from 15 countries around the world and 38 states across the United States. “We’re thrilled with the results from the weekend’s sale … [Read more...]
Gooding and Company, Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, Florida, March 8, 2013 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Don’t let Gooding & Company’s 2013 sale total, down nearly $8 million, 21.9%, from 2012, fool you. Last year’s sale was dominated by the Drendel Family collection of turbocharged Porsches. It attracted every Porsche-centric collector on the planet, and … [Read more...]
A Maserati 300S is among the headline offerings at the 2013 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed auction, scheduled for Friday 12 July at Goodwood House in Chichester, Sussex, UK. The sports-racing Maserati joins the previously announced Mercedes-Benz W196, making this year's Festival of Speed auction the most anticipated in its history. … [Read more...]
RM Auctions, Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Florida, March 9, 2013 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor RM turned in the highest total in its 15 year history at Amelia Island in 2013, continuing a string of $20+ million sales, and doing it with 24% fewer cars than last year. The 92% sale rate helped, but even more help was the lineup of seven-figure cars that came under Max … [Read more...]
A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 driven to racing success by the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio will be offered for sale at the 2013 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed auction, scheduled for Friday 12 July at Goodwood House in Chichester, Sussex. The 2.5-litre straight-8 W196 Mercedes-Benz einsitzer -- chassis number 00006/54 -- won the 1954 German and Swiss Grand Prix races at the hands of five-times … [Read more...]
The one-off Aston Martin DB4GT designed by Bertone will be offered for sale at the 2013 Bonhams auction of Aston Martin and Lagonda motor cars, scheduled for Saturday 18th May at Aston Martin Works in Newport Pagnell, UK. The unique Bertone design, which has been fully restored by Aston Martin, will go under the hammer in the manufacturer’s 100th anniversary year, and is expected to fetch … [Read more...]
The 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake will be among the headline entries at the 2013 Mecum Original Spring Classic Auction, scheduled for May 14-19 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. The one-off Super Snake will be offered at public auction for the first time on Friday, May 17th, one of the more than 2,000 vehicles expected at this year's Indy sale. Carroll Shelby originally assigned … [Read more...]
The RM Auctions Amelia Island 2013 auction was held Saturday, March 9th at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Amelia Island, Florida, resulting in $26.8 million in total sales and a 92% sell-through rate. RM gathered more than 85 automobiles for the single-day auction, with the top result of this year's Amelia Island weekend going to the … [Read more...]
