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collector cars are works of art and outperformed wine, watches and art-indexes – the global race to renounce combustion engines will only serve to heighten interests in these relics of a vanishing era…

Sale Of Hamilton’s First Mercedes F1 Car Sets New Auction Record

The most expensive Formula 1 car sold at auction remains driver Juan Manuel Fangio’s Grand Prix–winning car, a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 sold by Bonham’s...

Five Questions To James Mitchell

Episode #7 James Mitchell: Our new buyer’s guide series of short interviews with the most influential collectors and dealerships is giving you some insight’s  into...

A Stable, Strong Market – At Least For The Best Cars

We thought Amelia’s auctions this year would be big, and they were. Final numbers are still being tallied and, assuredly, auction companies are feverishly working...
The Most Expensive Aston Martins Sold At Auction

The Most Expensive Aston Martins Sold At Auction

In January 1913, Aston Martin became Britain’s newest carmaker. Cofounder Lionel Martin had already been racing at the nearby Aston Hill Climb in Buckinghamshire,...

British Marques With Mixed Future Among Younger Enthusiasts

Although we talk about “the collector car market” a lot around here, it’s more of an amalgamation of smaller market segments than one big...

$42.9M Shelby Cobra Daytona – Most Expensive American Car Sold At Auction

Monterey Car Week just closed and the auction results are staggering. While the auction companies are still tallying post-block sales, as of this writing,...

Hagerty Indexes Reveal A Mixed Market

The Hagerty Price Guide Indexes—first published in 2009—are a series of stock market-style indexes that average the condition #2 (“excellent”) values of representative vehicles,...

The Hypercar Market Is Getting Crowded

There is no rigid definition of what a “hypercar” is, but to quote Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s take on certain obscene materials, “I...
Five Questions To Marc Devis

Five Questions To Marc Devis

Episode #3 Marc Devis: Our new buyer’s guide series of short interviews with the most influential collectors and dealerships is giving you some insight’s ...

Arizona Auction Results: Big Sales And A Return To Normal

The Arizona Auctions concluded Sunday after 2,724 cars were offered over seven days to the tune of $244.8M in sales. The overall dollar amount...
Good Value: 1969 AC 428 Frua Convertible

Good Value: 1969 AC 428 Frua Convertible

Following the success of the race-bred AC-bodied Shelby Cobra 427, AC Cars set out to reestablish itself as a true independent manufacturer with an...

Buyers Guide: 1954 Siata 208S Spider

If you’re in the market for an affordable classic Italian roadster, pick up a Fiat. If you’re in the market for a high-end classic...