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Archive for January, 2008

2nd Annual Ocean City Collector Car Auction Event

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

The auction is to be held Saturday and Sunday, February 9th and 10th at the Ocean City Convention Center.
The event launched last year by Express Auctioneers, a Baltimore Maryland Firm And Special Events Productions, Inc. The company sponsors Annual Car Shows in Ocean City for Crusin’ and Hot Rod and Custom Car Show.
Jack Hennen of […]

2008 Maserati GranTurismo Bestows Italian Beauty and Charity at Naples Winter Wine Festival

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

Continuing a tradition which began in 2004 with the introduction of the four-door Quattroporte, Maserati has brought Italian flair and desire to Naples, allowing one lucky individual the chance to return from the annual Naples Winter Wine Festival with an even rarer vintage — a 2008 specially customized GranTurismo luxury performance coupe. The deep metallic […]

Belmont Festival of Cars is to be reborn in Newport, Rhode Island

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

On a summer day in 1899 Alva Vanderbilt Belmont organized the Festival of Cars, a parade of decorated motorcars along fashionable Bellevue Avenue in tony Newport, and the first known U.S. concours d’elegance was held. In the 19th century the motorcar was very much a novelty and a parade of motorcars was a cause for […]

Barrett-Jackson Shatters Records at 2008 Scottsdale Event

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - January 22, 2008 - Barrett-Jackson once again showcased its position as the world’s premier auction company by setting record breaking numbers at the 37th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Scottsdale, Ariz. Preliminary figures indicate over $88 million in sales, which includes sales from the Showroom Pavilion, in addition to record […]

Supercharged ‘S’ Type Mercedes in Spotlight at Bonhams’ Retromobile Paris Sale

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Three of the most technically interesting and aesthetically beautiful European pre-war cars to feature within Bonhams’ inaugural Rétromobile Paris Sale, on 9 February 2008, will be a 1928 example of the legendary supercharged Type ‘S’ Mercedes, the world’s sole surviving, privately-owned Farman dating from 1921, and a gargantuan 10.6-litre 1905 Panhard-Lavassor.
Headlining the sale will be […]

Scottdale car auctions take $135 million

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Nearly $135 million worth of collector cars were sold last week at four Northeast Valley auctions, with 10 of those cars bid up to $1 million and more.
Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event, the headliner of the week, sold 1,163 cars over six days for $88 million, compared with $111 million a year before, which shows […]

Gooding & Company Scottsdale Auction Results

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

The inaugural Gooding & Company Scottsdale Auction was a stunning success, with a grand total of more than $21 million for 64 cars sold, of which 7 cars sold for more than $1 million individually. World-record sales were set for the Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 ($1.54 million) and the Rolls-Royce Phantom II Streamline Saloon ($852,000).
Additional […]

Ford Shelby GT500KR At Barrett-Jackson Auction

Friday, January 18th, 2008

A one-of-a-kind 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR will go on the block at this year’s Barrett-Jackson auction: the only “King of the Road” model to feature a full glass roof. Continuing a Ford and Shelby tradition of charitable giving, proceeds from the auction will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
“Barrett-Jackson is an ideal venue to […]

RM Auctions announces next sale of historic Ferraris at Maranello

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

The focus of the collector car world will return to Maranello, Italy in May 2008 as RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, host their second annual “Ferrari Leggenda e Passione” auction event.
The much-anticipated sale, scheduled for May 18, marks the auction house’s third European event, following a record-breaking start in Maranello last year, and more […]

First Production Dodge Challenger up for Auction

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

After a 34 Year Absence, All-new Dodge Muscle Car Set to Roll Across the Auction Block at 37th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction
* Limited-edition 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8® features a 6.1-liter HEMI® V-8 engine, HEMI Orange paint, carbon-fiber-like hood stripes, a chrome fuel filler cap and a numbered dash plaque
* More than 4,300 orders placed […]