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.
RM Auctions staged its Concours d'Elegance of America at St. John's sale on July 28, 2012 in Plymouth, Michigan, resulting in more than $6.8 million in total sales and an 82% sell-through rate. Top result at the 2012 RM Auctions St. John's sale went to a 1930 Duesenberg Model SJ Convertible Victoria, J272, formerly owned by noted band leader Paul Whiteman of “Rhapsody in Blue” fame, that … [Read more...]
A selection of Porsche competition and road cars will be among the featured entries at the RM Auctions Monterey 2012 sale, scheduled for August 17–18 in California. Comprising twelve examples in total and spanning 48 years of production, the Porsches on offer are headlined by a group of racing cars from the 1960s through 1980s. “Whether they’re looking for road or racing cars, Porsche … [Read more...]
RM Auctions will hold its Concours d'Elegance of America at St. John's sale on July 28, 2012 in Plymouth, Michigan. Hosted on the grounds of the Inn at St. John’s, the single-day sale will feature more than 70 collector cars, presenting nearly a century of American and European offerings. "RM Auctions is delighted to continue our partnership with the Concours d’Elegance of America as we … [Read more...]
A 1956 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta Tour de France joins the many other featured Ferraris at the 2012 RM Auctions Monterey auction, scheduled for August 17–18 in California. Finished in its red with blue and white stripe exterior with Scaglietti coachwork, the 1956 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta ‘Tour de France’, chassis 0585 GT, was the first 14-louver TdF built of a total of nine units. … [Read more...]
The RM Auctions Dingman Collection 2012 auction was held June 9-10 in Hampton, New Hampshire, resulting in more than $9.88 million in sales with 100 percent of all lots sold. The collection is the result of many years of acquisition by Michael Dingman, a former Ford Motor Company director for over 21 years. In total, the weekend’s sale lifted the gavel on nearly 50 automobiles and more than … [Read more...]
A pair of GT40s, including a 1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage Lightweight Racing Car, chassis P/1074, and an unrestored 1967 Ford GT40 MK I, chassis P/1059, are the latest headline consignments confirmed for the 2012 RM Auctions Monterey sale, scheduled for August 17–18 in California. The GT40 succeeded the Shelby Daytona coupe as Ford’s standard-bearer during the infamous Ford and Ferrari wars … [Read more...]
RM Auctions will offer 'without reserve' more than 150 vehicles from the Charlie Thomas Collection during a single-day auction, scheduled for October 20th, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. The collection is the product of two decades of acquisition by Texas businessman and lifelong auto enthusiast, Charlie Thomas. A car dealer and former owner of the Houston Rockets basketball team, Thomas operated more … [Read more...]
RM Auctions will offer the Dingman Collection during a multi-day sale, June 9-10, 2012 in Hampton, New Hampshire, 50 miles from Boston. The sale is a continuation of RM’s Dingman auction held in 2006. The collection is the result of many years of acquisition by Michael Dingman, a former Ford Motor Company director for over 21 years. From a series of unique motor cars to the impressive … [Read more...]
RM Auctions announced more featured offerings for the August 17–18, 2012 Monterey sale, a 1955 Ferrari 410 Sport Berlinetta and a 1938 Talbot-Lago T23 Teardrop Coupe. The 410 S, chassis 0594 CM, is the only example built with a closed body, while the Talbot-Lago, chassis 93064, is the sole Jeancart-style Teardrop originally built upon a four-liter T23 chassis. The Ferrari and Talbot-Lago … [Read more...]
The RM Auctions Monaco 2012 auction was held 11-12 May at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, resulting in more than €33,521,710 ($43,410,615 USD) in total sales and an 87% sell-through rate. Held during the same weekend as the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, the two-day RM Auctions Monaco 2012 sale presented a collection of more than 90 automobiles, 100 Ducati motorcycles and three boats. … [Read more...]
A 1938 Horch 853A Erdmann and Rossi Sport Cabriolet, Best of Show winner at the 2004 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, will headline the 2012 RM Auctions Monterey sale, scheduled for August 17–18 in Monterey, California. One of only three known surviving examples of its kind, the Horch 853A was designed by Fritz Fiedler, who later created the BMW 315 and 328. Displaying coachwork by … [Read more...]
The RM Auctions Monaco 2012 sale will be staged 11-12 May at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The two-day, biennial RM Monaco auction is held the same weekend as the Monaco Historic Grand Prix. RM Auctions has assembled more than 90 automobiles for the 2012 Monaco sale, including one of two 1957 Ferrari 625 TRC Spiders ever built; a 1966 Ferrari 206 S Dino Spyder, offered for the first time in 40 … [Read more...]
A selection of significant Ferraris have been consigned to the RM Auctions Monaco 2012 sale, scheduled for May 11-12 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. Scheduled during the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique weekend, the 2012 RM Auctions Monaco auction will offer a 1957 Ferrari 625 TRC Spider, 1966 Ferrari 206 S Dino Spyder, 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Spider, ex-Michael Schumacher Ferrari Formula One Racing … [Read more...]
RM Auctions, Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Florida, March 10, 2012 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor This year marked RM Auctions’ fourteenth year at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. The $23,102,000 total sale, RM’s fourth Amelia Island auction over $20 million, brought the total sold at the venue to over $200 million, $213,888,175 to be exact. Five lots brought … [Read more...]
RM Auctions will offer 'without reserve' more than 175 vehicles from the Aalholm Automobil Museum during a single-day auction, 12 August, 2012 in southern Denmark. Baron J.O. Raben-Levetzau founded the Aalholm Automobil Museum in 1964 on the Island of Lolland, just west of Nysted, against the Aalholm Castle, one of Denmark's oldest medieval castles. … [Read more...]
