The spotlight will be on Argentinean racing history next week as two of the country’s most celebrated national treasures cross the auction block in London, England.
The legendary Ernesto Blanco’s multiple championship winning 1931 Reo Racing Car – his weapon of choice for more than 22 years – and the six time consecutive 1,500cc world championship […]

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The 1963 Ford Thunderbird “Italien” concept car will be sold at No Reserve during the 37th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event on Jan. 12-20, 2008, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Oozing with European panache from the aerodynamic roof line to the front and rear leather bucket seats, this one-off, Ford-designed concept was an extreme departure from […]

The world’s only 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Speciale “Rondine” will be sold at no reserve during the 37th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event. The Corvette Rondine was built for the 1963 Paris Auto Show and was preserved at the Pininfarina Museum.
Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Co., said few Corvette concept cars […]

Amongst the 32 special cars on offer, the top price paid was $200,000 for a fully restored Sebring Orange1969 Monaro GTS 350 coupe, while a very low mileage (21,592) 1972 LJ Torana XU-1 finished in ‘Lone O’Ranger’ sold for $143,000. Both were record prices for these vehicles at auction.
An immaculate 1958 Mercedes-Benz 190SL brought $103,000; […]

BCA’s next Classic & Historic sale is at the Blackbushe auction centre on Tuesday 27th November at 12.00 Noon. Catalogue details and illustrations are displayed on the BCA site at www.classic-car-auction.co.uk.
For further details please contact the BCA Classic & Historic Division Information Helpline on 01252 877317 or email bcahistoric@bca-group.com.

Pickles Auctions is holding a special Vintage Vehicle, Stationary Engine and Veteran Machinery Auction at the South Coast Restoration Society, Pimpana, Queensland on October 27, 2007. The auction will feature many rare items from the collection of renowned Vintage Vehicle collector, Reg Schuster, plus a number of individual offerings from ten other private collectors.
Bruce Connors, […]

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eBay Motors based American Concours Foundation conducted two online auctions in August during the famed week that brings thousands of car enthusiasts to the California Monterey Peninsula each year for events such as the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races. ACF donated $47,688.00 from these auction sales to charities.
During the […]

An Australian muscle car attracted a bid in excess of half-a-million dollars at auction in Adelaide yesterday – but the Ford GT HO is still for sale.
The iconic 1971 Falcon XY, with 157,000 miles on the speedometer, was passed in at $550,000.
The vendor wanted at least $600,000.
Auctioneer Larry Bennett, of Bennett’s Car Auctions in North […]

Now in its 15th year, this much-anticipated annual event has become somewhat of a fall tradition for car enthusiasts, each year drawing an increasing number of collectors from across North America. This year’s event is set to continue the grand tradition as more than 400 rare and desirable collector vehicles, including vintage classics, exotic sports […]

A very rare Bugatti Type 30 believed to have been owned by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900 – 1944) will be sold by Bonhams on 3 December 2007 at the annual Olympia sale in London. The legendary French aviator and author, who was the face of the fifty franc note for many years, is famous for […]