One of the 1965 James Bond 007 Aston Martin DB5 movie cars will be offered during the 2019 RM Sotheby's Monterey sale, which will be held August 15-17 during Monterey Classic Car Week. The James Bond 007 Aston Martin will headline 'An Evening with Aston Martin', a special single-marque sale session at the company’s 2019 Monterey auction on 15 August. RM Sotheby’s will present the 1965 DB5, one of three surviving … [Read more...]
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RM Auctions Auburn Spring 2019 – Auction Results
The RM Auctions Auburn Spring 2019 sale was held May 29 - June 1 at the Auburn Auction Park in Auburn, Indiana, resulting in $6,853,794 in total sales and a 66 percent sell-through rate of all vehicles sold. Auburn Spring kicked off on Wednesday and Thursday with more than 800 lots of memorabilia going under the hammer, led by the Strauss Collection, comprising the signs and collectibles of the late Bob Strauss. … [Read more...]
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Offered at Goodwood
A 1935 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 'Long Chassis' Tourer will be featured at the 2019 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed auction, to be held 7 July on the Tapestry Lawn at Goodwood House in Chichester, UK. The 8C was designed in 1931 by Alfa’s Vittorio Jano, one of the first automotive engineers to specifically produce high-performance cars designed for sustained ‘full-throttle’ running at high speeds. Powered by a … [Read more...]
RM Sotheby’s Concorso Villa d’Este 2019 – Auction Results
The RM Sotheby's Concorso Villa d'Este 2019 sale was held 25th May at Villa Erba on the shores of Lake Como, Italy, resulting in total sales of €19,798,085 and a 67 percent sell-through rate. As part of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este weekend, the top result at the 2019 edition of the RM Sotheby's Villa d’Este sale went to the original, matching-numbers 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider that sold for … [Read more...]
Mecum Indianapolis 2019 – Auction Results
The Mecum Indianapolis 2019 auction was held May 15-20 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, resulting in $70.4 million in total sales. Nearly 1,200 vehicles were sold over the six-day event, which was the highest-grossing Spring Classic auction in its 32-year history. The collection of the late Steven Juliano dominated Mecum's 2019 Indianapolis 2019 auction with both his car and his Road Art … [Read more...]
1939 Porsche Type 64 Offered in Monterey
The 1939 Porsche Type 64 Berlin-Rome will be among headline offerings at the 2019 RM Sotheby's Monterey auction, scheduled for August 15-17 during Monterey Classic Car Week. The only surviving example and the personal car of Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche, the Type 64 is the direct ancestor of the Porsche 356. A strive for technological advancement in motorcar performance drove the motorsport industry in the 1920s … [Read more...]
Bonhams Tupelo Auto Museum – Auction Results
The Bonhams Tupelo Auto Museum auction was held April 26-27, 2019 at the Tupelo Auto Museum in Tupelo, Mississippi, resulting in more than $10 million in total sales. The two-day, no-reserve auction featured over 170 cars and 330 pieces of automobilia, with all proceeds to be donated to education. Founded by the late Frank K. Spain, the Tupelo Auto Museum was considered one of the best in the South and the … [Read more...]
RM Sotheby’s Guyton Collection – Auction Results
The RM Sotheby's Guyton Collection auction was held May 4-5, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri, resulting in $11,680,537 in total sales. The no-reserve sale featured more than 600 lots of cars, memorabilia, and collectibles from the late Fred Guyton. A renowned architect and active member of the St. Louis community, Guyton was also a respected figure within collecting and car club circles, having amassed his collection … [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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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