The Monza Historic 2019 was staged 20-22 September at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Northern Italy. Organised by Peter Auto, the third edition of the Monza Historic races brought the past back to life on this track where some of the greatest pages in the history of motorsport have been written. Built in 1922, Monza is the world's third purpose-built motor racing circuit after those of Brooklands and Indianapolis. … [Read more...]
Mecum Chicago 2019 – Auction Results
The Mecum Chicago 2019 auction was held October 24-26 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Illinois, resulting in $18.3 million in total sales and a 79 percent sell-through rate. A total of 730 cars changed hands over three days in Chicago, with the top results going to a 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback (Lot S156) that brought in a total of $275,000. … [Read more...]
Sonoma Speed Festival 2020 Dates Set
The Sonoma Speed Festival will return to the 12-turn, 2.52-mile Sonoma Raceway Sears Point in Sonoma, California on May 28-31, 2020. The second annual event will again feature racing cars competing on track spanning the history of motorsports from the Brass Era to the modern age. Organizers said the 2020 Sonoma Speed Festival will follow a similar format to successful inaugural 2019 event, which featured over 200 … [Read more...]
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019 – Report and Photos
The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019 was held Sunday 3rd November in London, celebrating the anniversary of the original 1896 Emancipation Run. As an unseasonably mild London was still shrouded by darkness, nearly 400 pioneering veteran cars, their drivers and passengers gathered in Hyde Park waiting for daybreak to signal the start of the Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. It's now more than 120 … [Read more...]
Bespoke Rallies Releases Event Calendar
Bespoke Rallies unveiled a full slate of calendar of classic and 4x4 rallies, a schedule that comprises no less than 24 global adventures between November 2019 and October 2023. Topping the list of new events is the 21-day Dakar Enduro scheduled for February and March 2021. Bespoke Rallies Director John Brigden said, "It will evoke the glory days of the immortal Paris Dakar by employing some of that event’s finest … [Read more...]
Dix Mille Tours du Castellet 2019 – Report and Photos
The Dix Mille Tours du Castellet 2019 was held 19-20 October at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. As the last round of this year's Peter Auto season, a record number of historic racing cars were featured across eight competitive grids on the 25-turn, 3.64-mile track near Marseille. The Dix Mille Tours has been on the Peter Auto calendar of events since 2010. The entrants eagerly await this rendezvous … [Read more...]
Aston Martin Cloverleaf Returns to Aston Hill
It was 95 years ago that the Aston Martin which came to be known as ‘Cloverleaf’, XR 1981, lined up at the bottom of Aston Hill. One of eight customer cars built in late 1923, this early Aston Martin was competing against two Bugattis and two other Aston Martins -- one of which had been entered by the company’s founder, Lionel Martin, who won the trophy on the day. This four-cylinder 1,486 cc side-valve engined … [Read more...]
RM Sotheby’s London 2019 – Auction Results
The RM Sotheby's London 2019 sale was held 24th October at Olympia in London, resulting in £9,387,425 in total sales and a 72 percent sell-through rate. The company's 13th annual London event featured 85 cars and a selection of memorabilia that attracted bidders from 33 countries. The top result at the RM Sotheby's London 2019 auction went to the unrestored 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400 S that achieved £1,240,000. … [Read more...]
Bonhams Zoute Grand Prix 2019 – Auction Results
The Bonhams Zoute Grand Prix 2019 sale was held 11th October in the Belgian seaside town of Knokke-Heist, resulting in €10,676,550 in total sales and a 76 percent sell-through rate. The auction was staged alongside the 10th edition of the Zoute Grand Prix classic car event. The top result at the Bonhams Zoute Grand Prix 2019 auction went to the 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Alloy that sold for €2,875,000. … [Read more...]
Maserati International Rally 2019 – Report and Photos
Maserati enthusiasts from across the globe descended on the Scottish Highlands for the 40th edition of the marque’s annual International Rally. Held between Friday 20th and Monday 23rd September, the Rally is hosted in a different country each year and is an opportunity for fans and collectors of the House of Trident to meet, compete and showcase their special Maserati cars. After being held in Germany last year, … [Read more...]
RM Auctions Hershey 2019 – Auction Results
The RM Auctions Hershey 2019 sale was held October 10-11 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pennsylvania, resulting in $15,569,594 in total sales and a 97 percent sell-through rate. RM's 13th annual sale during the AACA Eastern Fall Meet featured more than 200 cars and an array of memorabilia that attracted bidders from 23 countries. The star lot of the RM Auctions Hershey 2019 auction was a 1930 Cadillac V-16 Sport … [Read more...]
Ex-Works Bugatti Type 55 Offered
A 1932 Bugatti Type 55 will be featured at the 2020 Bonhams Retromobile Week sale, to be held 6 February at the Grand Palais in Paris. The Bugatti is being offered for the first time at auction following 56 years in the ownership of one British family. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire an extremely historic and important motor car owned by the same family for 56 years,” said Sholto Gilbertson, … [Read more...]
Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble October 2019 – Photo Gallery
The final Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble of 2019 was held 6th October across the 425-acre former Royal Air Force base in the heart of England. More than 6,000 motoring enthusiasts flocked to Bicester Heritage to see a selection of vehicles from Abarth to Zagato, as well as historic F1 cars and a unique Aston Martin Vanquish designed by Ian Callum. Among the wide range of vehicles that filled both the Bicester … [Read more...]
Celebrating Maserati’s Land Speed Record
Mario Umberto “Baconìn” Borzacchini, at the wheel of a Maserati Tipo V4, set the world land speed record for the flying 10 kilometres on 28 September 1929. The car had made its race debut on 15 September, driven by Alfieri Maserati in the Monza Grand Prix, finishing the race in sixth place. Two weeks later, before the race at the Circuito di Cremona, the “Giornata dei record”, a time trial on the flying 10 … [Read more...]
Our Favorite Race Cars from the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours
The spectators at the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance were treated to some truly exceptional sights on and off the show field at the Pebble Beach Golf Links. From the trio of Ballots built for the 1919 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race to the quartet of Bugatti Type 59 Grand Prix raced by greats like Tazio Nuvolari, this year’s Concours d’Elegance highlighted race cars that competed on the show field in the following … [Read more...]
