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.
Mecum Auctions held its second annual Monterey sale on August 13-14, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa on the Del Monte Golf Course in California, resulting in total gross sales (excluding buyer's premium) of $15.4 million. Combined with post-block sales that continue to occur in "The Bid Goes On" - Mecum's program to market vehicles that don't sell on the auction block - the company … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Brian LynchThe inaugural Legends of the Autobahn: West Coast Summer Concours was held Friday, August 13, 2010 at Rancho Canada Golf Club in Carmel Valley, California.In 2009, the BMW Car Club of America conducted it’s own concours as the highlight of their annual Festorics gathering during Monterey Car Week. For 2010, the BMW CCA invited the Porsche Club of America … [Read more...]
Bonhams & Butterfields' annual summer sale at Quail Lodge was held August 12-13, 2010 at the Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley, California, resulting in $18 million in total sales and a 74% sales rate. Comprising a selection of 102 cars, 1 airplane and 1 boat – of which 77 sold (a 74% sell rate), the auction represented three major collections headlined by the Michael Amalfitano collection of … [Read more...]
Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach Auction 2010 was held Saturday, August 14th and Sunday, August, 15th at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center in Pebble Beach, California. Gooding & Company’s 6th annual auction, held in association with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, sold $64.59 million in collector cars."We went into this year's Pebble Beach Auctions with high expectations because … [Read more...]
The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2010 vintage car race was held August 14th and 15th at the 2.238-mile, 11-turn Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. A field of more than 600 classic race cars took to the track, grouped into 19 different racing classifications.Formerly known as the Monterey Historic Automobile Races or Monterey Historics, the "inaugural" Rolex Monterey … [Read more...]
A 1933 Delage D8S De Villars Roadster owned by The Patterson Collection in Louisville, Kentucky, was named Best of Show at the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance held Sunday, August 15th on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links. Additionally, proceeds from raffles, auctions, sponsorships and ticket sales helped contribute more than $1 million to charity for the fifth consecutive year. … [Read more...]
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2010 was held Sunday, August 15th at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. More than 250 cars and motorcycles lined the 18th hole of Pebble Beach Golf Links for the 60th annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, with a total of 29 classes in 2010 including feature and special classes.Alfa Romeo, a featured marque at the 2010 Pebble … [Read more...]
RM Auctions held its 2010 Sports and Classics of Monterey auction on August 12th to 14th at the Portola Hotel and Spa and Monterey Convention Center in Monterey, California, resulting in $67 million in total sales and a 95% sales rate.Top sale at RM's 25th annual Monterey auction went to the 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C Lago Speciale Teardrop Coupe with coachwork by Figoni et Falaschi, and a 1954 … [Read more...]
The Concorso Italiano 2010 was held Friday, August 13th at the Laguna Seca Golf Ranch in Monterey, California. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the Concorso Italiano again featured hundreds of vehicles of Italian origin.Hard to believe but Concorso Italiano’s place in the Monterey Week rotation was in question only two years ago when they changed venues to the inhospitable Marina … [Read more...]
The Quail Motorsports Gathering 2010 was held Friday, August 13th at the Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club in Carmel, California. Once again sold-out, the Quail impressed its fortunate 3,000 guests with a great collection of rare sports and racing automobiles and motorcycles.The eighth annual Quail event paid tribute to racing icon and legendary designer Carroll Shelby for his contribution to … [Read more...]
The Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2010 presented by Rolex is an annual scenic 60-mile trip around the Monterey Peninsula in association with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Held Thursday, August 12th, the Tour d'Elegance is for vehicles that will participate in the Pebble Beach Concours on Sunday, August 15.The Tour d'Elegance traces portions of the original 17-Mile Drive, traverses … [Read more...]
A piece of baseball great Reggie Jackson's original collection will be offered at the Mecum Monterey Auction, August 13-14, 2010. Jackson has consigned several unique cars for Mecum Monterey, including a rare 1969 ZL1 COPO Camaro. "Reggie is a lifelong car guy whom I've known for 25 years," said President Dana Mecum. … [Read more...]
Bonhams’ annual summer sale at Quail Lodge will be held August 12-13, 2010 at the Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley, California. Now in its 13th year, Bonhams’ auction held during the Monterey Peninsula Car Week will once again prominently feature sporting cars. With many of Bonhams’ specialists competing regularly in racing events, and the firm’s recent appointment as the official partner … [Read more...]
The Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion (formerly Monterey Pre-Historics) has long been the insider’s choice as a good way to enjoy the vintage racing action at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca without having to fight the crowds.Held August 7-8, 2010 on the weekend prior to the much larger Monterey Motorsports Reunion, the Monterey Pre-Reunion was officially open to the public for the first time this … [Read more...]
Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach Auction 2010 will be held Saturday, August 14th and Sunday, August, 15th at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center in Pebble Beach, California. Gooding & Company’s 6th annual auction, held in association with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, will feature 135 cars, including 17 estimated to reach bids in excess of $1,000,000.“We have more consignors and … [Read more...]
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