The Mecum Dallas 2019 auction was held September 4-7 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, resulting in $23.5 million in total sales and a 70 percent sell-through rate. Mecum’s four-day auction saw 743 cars change hands. The top result at the Mecum Dallas 2019 auction went to the $253,000 sale of a 1971 Plymouth Hemi GTX (Lot F140) from the headlining Peter Swainson collection of Mopars, … [Read more...]
Goodwood Revival 2019 – Report and Photos
The Goodwood Revival 2019 was held during the weekend of September 13-15 at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England. As the south of England enjoyed a prolonged summer, the motoring world turned back the clock for this year's Revival. Racing cars from the 1930s to 1966 roared around the 7-turn, 2.4-mile track to the delight of the drivers behind the wheel and the spectators in the crowded grandstands. The … [Read more...]
Bonhams Goodwood Revival 2019 – Auction Results
The Bonhams Goodwood Revival 2019 auction was held 14 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in Chichester, England, resulting in £11 million in total sales. The top result at the 2019 Bonhams Goodwood Revival sale went to the 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante that sold for £1,499,000. This original example was one of only a few surviving Atalante fixed-head coupes. The Bugatti was the jewel in the crown of a … [Read more...]
RM Auctions Auburn Fall 2019 – Auction Results
The RM Auctions Auburn Fall 2019 sale was held August 19 to September 1 at the Auburn Auction Park in Auburn, Indiana, resulting in $16,664,242 in total sales and a 90 percent sell-through rate on all lots sold. Held over Labor Day weekend during the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Festival, RM's Auburn Fall sale featured more than 600 vehicles on offer. The RM Auctions Auburn Fall 2019 sale was led by the Ed Meurer … [Read more...]
Hampton Court Palace Concours 2019 – Report and Photos
The Hampton Court Palace Concours 2019 was staged 6-8 September at the historic Hampton Court Palace, a royal palace situated on the Thames in London. The eighth annual Concours of Elegance featured 75 automobiles displayed in the Fountain Gardens on the East side of the Palace. More than 10,000 motoring enthusiasts converged to the Hampton Court Palace to enjoy the cars on the show field that included a Le Mans … [Read more...]
Ex-Steve McQueen Meyers Manx Offered
The Meyers Manx that Steve McQueen drove in The Thomas Crown Affair will be offered at the Bonhams Amelia Island 2020 auction. The very car McQueen took Faye Dunaway on a beach ride in the 1968 movie will headline Bonhams' 6th annual Amelia Island Concours Week event. The Meyers Manx, developed by Southern California native Bruce Meyers, was the embodiment of the California lifestyle, all in a compact, open-air, … [Read more...]
Bentley Corniche Rises from Ashes
Bentley has recreated a long-lost car from its past that was lost in a wartime bombing raid in France. The ground-up rebuild of the only 1939 Corniche made connects the Embiricos 4 1/4 Litre and R Type Continental. The only car of its type now in existence, the Corniche was conceived to be a high-performance version of the new MkV saloon, itself a technological advance that was due to be launched in October … [Read more...]
Remembering Ferdinand Piëch (1937 – 2019)
Ferdinand Piëch died on 25 August 2019 at the age of 82. Born in Vienna on April 17, 1937, Piëch was fascinated by technology since childhood, especially by kinetic technology. At the age of nine he was already able to drive a car. After graduating from school, he studied mechanical engineering in Zurich, having written a master thesis about the development of a Formula One engine. The spiritual father of the Porsche … [Read more...]
Pebble Beach Concours 2019 – Photo Gallery
The 69th annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance was held Sunday, August 18, 2019 at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. Staged on the scenic 17th and 18th fairways of the Pebble Beach Golf Links beside the Pacific Ocean, the grand finale of the Monterey Car Week featured an exceptional selection of more than 200 entrants across the collector car spectrum. Among the iconic marques and models featured in … [Read more...]
Mecum Monterey 2019 – Auction Results
The Mecum Monterey 2019 auction was held August 15-17 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel in Monterey, California, resulting in $32.2 million in total sales and a 47 percent sell-through rate. The company said their three-day auction total has been boosted to $38 million with the addition of post-auction deals and sales of vehicles within the Blackhawk Exposition offering. The top result at the Mecum Monterey 2019 … [Read more...]
Quail Motorsports Gathering 2019 – Report and Photos
The Quail Motorsports Gathering 2019 was held Friday, August 16th at the Quail Lodge Golf Club in Carmel Valley, California. The 17th annual 'Quail' celebrated sports and racing automobiles and motorcycles, with the more than 6,000 guests and participants enjoying wonderful weather, food, drink and camaraderie in a garden party setting. This year's event drew more than 250 entrants from around the world in 12 … [Read more...]
Bonhams Quail Lodge 2019 – Auction Results
The Bonhams Quail Lodge 2019 auction was held August 15-16 on the grounds of the Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley, California, resulting in $32 million in total sales and a 76 percent sell-through rate. Held in connection with the Quail Motorsport Gathering, the 22nd Bonhams sale held during Monterey Car Week offered 217 vehicles with Italian and British cars leading the way. The top result at the Bonhams Quail Lodge … [Read more...]
Pebble Beach Concours 2019 – Best of Show Winner
A 1931 Bentley 8 Litre Gurney Nutting Sports Tourer owned by Sir Michael Kadoorie of Hong Kong won Best of Show at the 69th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, held Sunday, August 18, 2019 on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. There were many contenders for Best of Show at the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. In the final circle, the winning 8 Litre Bentley was joined by a 1938 … [Read more...]
Monterey Car Week 2019 – Auction Summary
Our friends at Hagerty exhaustively covered the myriad of auctions held during the Monterey Car Week 2019, from Bonhams, Gooding and Company, Mecum, RM Sotheby’s, Russo and Steele and Worldwide. Their comprehensive summary report follows, offering several insights and perspectives into the overall direction of the collector car market. Monterey Car Week 2019 - Auction Summary Report The 2019 Monterey Classic … [Read more...]
RM Sotheby’s Monterey 2019 – Auction Results
The RM Sotheby's Monterey 2019 auction was held August 15-17 at the Monterey Conference Center in California, resulting in $107,470,310 in total sales and a 74 percent sell through rate. RM's three-day auction total represents the highest grossing auction of Monterey Car Week. The highlight of the 2019 RM Sotheby's Monterey event -- and the most valuable car sold during Monterey Car Week -- was the 1994 McLaren F1 … [Read more...]
