1928 was the year of Alfa Romeo's first win at the Mille Miglia, and the 2018 running of the endurance rally saw Alfa Romeo cars taking the top three places on Viale Venezia in Brescia. Held 16-19 May over 1,000 miles of Italy’s most beautiful regions, the 2018 Mille Miglia was won by the Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 GS Testa Fissa crewed by Juan Tonconogy and Barbara Ruffini. The Argentine crew, number 85, out-shined … [Read more...]
Mecum Houston 2019 – Auction Results
The Mecum Houston 2019 sale was held April 4-6 at NRG Park in Houston, Texas, resulting in $20 million in total sales and a 70 percent sell-through rate. Mecum's eighth annual Houston auction featured a total of 767 vehicles sold over the three-day event. The top result at Mecum's 2019 Houston auction was the 2014 Ferrari F12 (Lot S121.1) that sold for $203,500, followed by the modified 1968 Ford Bronco 'Icon' … [Read more...]
Bentley Featured at Rodeo Drive Concours
The Rodeo Drive Concours d'Elegance will return to Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, June 16, 2019 celebrating 26 years as a must-attend Father’s Day event in Los Angeles. Entries are open for this year's event including the class celebrating a century of Bentley Motors. The 2019 Rodeo Drive Concours will be headlined by the featured class celebrating 100 years of British marque Bentley. The class will line … [Read more...]
Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2019 – Auction Results
The Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2019 auction was held April 11-13 at the South Florida Fairgrounds in Palm Beach, Florida, resulting in $30.2 million in total sales. More than 630 vehicles sold at Barrett-Jackson's 17th annual Palm Beach sale, in addition to 258 pieces of automobilia for nearly $500,000 and $550,000 was raised through the sale of charity vehicles. … [Read more...]
RM Sotheby’s Techno Classica Essen 2019 – Auction Results
The RM Sotheby's Techno Classica Essen 2019 auction was held 11-12 April at Messe Essen in Germany, resulting in $18.7 in total sales and an 86 percent sell-through rate. RM's inaugural sale during Techno Classica Essen featured nearly 230 lots on offer. The Thursday, April 11th session was led by the top result of the entire sale when a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A offered from a Swiss Collection, … [Read more...]
Goodwood Members Meeting 2019 – Report and Photos
The Goodwood Members Meeting 2019 was staged over the weekend of 5-7 April at the iconic 2.4-mile Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England. Visitors to the 77th Members' Meeting were treated to close wheel-to-wheel competition that saw some races settled by mere seconds. How many rabbits does Lord March have in his hat of tricks? We ask the fairly obvious question because the latest extravaganza at his … [Read more...]
Icon Turns 80 – Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic
The Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic Coupe is not just one of the legends from the French automaker but perhaps the greatest. Only four of these cars were created between 1936 and 1938, with three of the extraordinary coupes still in existence. As they are regarded as one of the most valuable cars in the world, it's understandable that the automotive world has been searching for the fourth Atlantic for over 80 … [Read more...]
Bonhams Goodwood Members Meeting 2019 – Auction Results
The Bonhams Goodwood Members Meeting 2019 was staged 7th March at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in Chichester, England, resulting in total sales of £5,613,530 and a 70 percent sell-through rate. British and German marques dominated the top-selling lots at this year's Goodwood Members Meeting auction. A 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon to Vantage specification proved to be the ‘best of British’ as the top result, … [Read more...]
Veteran Team Joins Sonoma Speed Festival
The Sonoma Speed Festival announced several additions to its race operations team in an effort to ensure focus on safety, authenticity and vehicle provenance at its inaugural event. Steve Earle, considered the founding father of American vintage auto racing, has been appointed as Senior Consultant to the Race Committee, while Dan Radowicz and Tim Pendergast have been appointed Race Directors for the event. … [Read more...]
Mecum Phoenix 2019 – Auction Results
The Mecum Phoenix 2019 auction was held March 14-17 at the State Farm Stadium in Arizona, resulting in $39 million in total sales. More than 1,300 vehicles crossed the auction block during Mecum's inaugural Phoenix-area sale. The top result at the debut Mecum Phoenix 2019 auction went a factory 4-speed and Super Track Pak-equipped 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T Convertible (Lot S101) that sold for a final sale … [Read more...]
RM Auctions Fort Lauderdale 2019 – Auction Results
The RM Auctions Fort Lauderdale 2019 auction was held March 29-30 at the Broward County Convention Center in Florida, resulting in $23,260,751 in total sales and an 80 percent sell-through rate. Total sales across the two-day Fort Lauderdale auction represented the best result in the event's 17-year history. “We could not be happier with the results of our 17th Fort Lauderdale auction,” said Gord Duff, Global Head … [Read more...]
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2019 Theme
The featured theme for the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2019 will be "Speed Kings -- Motorsport's Record Breakers", celebrating people and machinery that set the benchmark or raise the bar. Scheduled for 4-7 July at Goodwood House and the 1.16-mile Goodwood hill climb in England, the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed will not just focus on the Land Speed Record, but on every area of record breaking in motorsport, from … [Read more...]
Hurley Haywood Named Monterey Reunion Grand Marshal
Hurley Haywood has been named Grand Marshal of the 2019 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, scheduled for August 15-18 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca during Monterey Classic Car Week. Haywood is a major part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), which is the featured marque at this year's historic races. Haywood has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times, … [Read more...]
Ex-Mansell Williams-Renault F1 Offered
The Williams-Renault FW14B Formula 1 car that British racing driver Nigel Mansell won five Grand Prix races on his way to becoming 1992 Formula 1 World Champion Driver will be offered at the 2019 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed sale, scheduled for 5 July at Goodwood House. This complex Formula 1 car contested 13 of that year’s 16 qualifying Grand Prix races, and was driven by World Champion Nigel Mansell in … [Read more...]
Custom Coachwork Volkswagen Featured at Amelia Island
The People's Car made its bow at the 2019 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, held March 10th on the fairways of the Golf Club of Amelia Island in Florida. The 24th annual event highlighted an overlooked segment of Europe’s carrozzeria (or karosserie) culture with a class of custom coachwork Volkswagen vehicles. Among the 12 vehicles, the winner of the Volkswagen of America Trophy for the Most Elegant Coachwork on … [Read more...]
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