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Sonoma Historic Festival 2013 – Report and Photos

Sonoma Historic Festival 2013 – Report and Photos

Report and photos by Dennis Gray The Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival 2013 was held the weekend of May 17-19 at Sonoma Raceway Sears Point in Sonoma, California. A strong crowd enjoyed the more than 350 historic racing cars participating in 15 race groups over the 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course located in Northern California’s wine country. [...]

Early Highlights for RM Auctions Monterey 2013 Sale

Early Highlights for RM Auctions Monterey 2013 Sale

The RM Auctions announced early consignments for its 2013 Monterey sale, scheduled for August 16-17 at the Portola Hotel and Monterey Convention Center in California. Highlighted offerings for RM’s 28th annual flagship Monterey auction include more than 20 Ferraris and marques such as Maserati, Duesenberg, Hispano-Suiza, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz. Among the notable Ferraris consigned to [...]

Istanbul Concours d’Elegance 2013 Information

Istanbul Concours d’Elegance 2013 Information

The inaugural Istanbul Concours d’Elegance will be held 22-23 June 2013 at the Kucuksu Mansion in Istanbul. The first Concours in Turkey will draw upon the long history of Concours d’Elegance that started in the 1920s with horseless carriages gathering in the world’s top locations. A total of 30 automobiles from the USA, Switzerland, UK, [...]

Sensuous Steel Art Deco Exhibit Opening

Sensuous Steel Art Deco Exhibit Opening

In conjunction with the opening of Sensuous Steel: Art Deco Automobiles, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tennessee will host a panel discussion with the exhibition’s Guest Curator, Ken Gross, and noted automotive authorities and collectors on Friday, June 14, 2013. Panel participants include Richard Adatto, automotive historian and exhibition catalogue contributor; [...]

Mille Miglia 2013 – Report and Photos

Mille Miglia 2013 – Report and Photos

Report and photos by Dirk de Jager Italy in the spring and 420 classic cars making their journey around the country for a 1000 mile drive. It sounds almost like a fairy tale and perhaps this year it slightly was. In the days preceding the 2013 running of the Mille Miglia, the weather was nice [...]

Avions Voisins Featured at 2013 Barrington Concours

Avions Voisins Featured at 2013 Barrington Concours

The Barrington Concours d’Elegance 2013 will be held July 12-14 at the Makray Memorial Golf Club in Barrington, Illinois. The 7th annual event will feature a selection of classic French Avions Voisins on display for the first time in the Midwest, courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum. “It’s an honor to host this extraordinary exhibit [...]

Auctions America Auburn Spring 2013 – Auction Results

Auctions America Auburn Spring 2013 – Auction Results

The Auctions America Auburn Spring 2013 sale was held May 9-11 at the Auburn Auction Park in Auburn, Indiana, resulting in $5.7 million in total sales and 77 percent sell-through rate. Bidders hailed from seven countries and 38 states across the U.S., with nearly one-third of participants representing new clientele. Top sale honors at the [...]

Mille Miglia 2013 – Results and Pictures

Mille Miglia 2013 – Results and Pictures

Report and photos by Julien Mahiels The Mille Miglia 2013 was held 16-19 May on the scenic roads of Italy. This year’s route traveled clockwise from Brescia to Rome and back, on the fabled Mille Miglia roads to cross through Vincenza, Ferrara, San Marino, Roma, Firenze, Siena, Maranello, among others. Of the 415 crews that [...]

Bonhams Greenwich 2013 – Auction Preview

Bonhams Greenwich 2013 – Auction Preview

The Bonhams Greenwich Auction 2013 will be held Sunday, June 2nd at the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance in Connecticut. The sixth annual sale will see a strong selection of 100 motor cars offered for sale, including models from Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Bentley, Cadillac, Jaguar, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Rolls-Royce, among others. Leading this consignments for [...]

Bonhams Aston Martin 2013 – Auction Results

Bonhams Aston Martin 2013 – Auction Results

The 2013 Bonhams auction of Aston Martin and Lagonda motor cars was held Saturday 18th May at Aston Martin Works in Newport Pagnell, UK, resulting in more than £10 million in total sales and an 100% sell-through rate. The 14th annual sale saw many lots achieve well above their high estimates. The Bonhams sale set [...]

Mecum Kansas City Spring 2013 – Auction Report

Mecum Kansas City Spring 2013 – Auction Report

Mecum Auctions, Kansas City, Missouri, April 25-27, 2013 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Mecum Auctions holds two sales each year in Kansas City, a reflection of several things, notably the supply of quality consignments in the region and a particularly good urban venue with abundant indoor display space (you could overhaul a [...]

Quail Motorcycle Gathering 2013 – Report and Photos

Quail Motorcycle Gathering 2013 – Report and Photos

Report and photos by Dennis Gray The Quail Motorcycle Gathering 2013 was staged Saturday, May 4th at the Quail Lodge and Golf Club in Carmel, California. A crowd of more than 2,000 enthusiasts and collectors enjoyed the more than 230 motorcycles from the pre- and post-war era on display during the fifth annual event. The [...]

One-Off Ferrari Offered at 2013 Bonhams Quail Lodge

One-Off Ferrari Offered at 2013 Bonhams Quail Lodge

A Vignale-bodied 1953 Ferrari 250 Europa Coupe will be among the headline offerings at the 2013 Bonhams Quail Lodge auction, scheduled for August 16th on the grounds of the Quail Lodge property in Carmel Valley, California. This one-of-a-kind Ferrari was designed by Giovanni Michelotti for Vignale and sold new to the North American Ferrari importer [...]

RM Auctions Concorso Villa d’Este 2013 – Auction Preview

RM Auctions Concorso Villa d’Este 2013 – Auction Preview

The RM Auctions Villa d’Este 2013 sale will be held 25th May at Villa Erba on the shores of Lake Como, Italy, as part of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este weekend. The international team at RM Auctions assembled 40 vehicles for the biennial Villa Erba sale, headlined by the 1953 Ferrari 340/375 MM Berlinetta Competizione; [...]

Mission 2014 – Porsche Returns to Le Mans

Mission 2014 – Porsche Returns to Le Mans

In 2014, Porsche will return to the pinnacle of endurance motor racing, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with a newly designed sports prototype. With 16 overall victories, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in Le Mans. The most recent win was in 1998 with the Porsche 911 GT1. The German manufacturer will mark the [...]

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