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One of Leica’s 250 GG “Reporter” cameras fitted with a “Leica-Motor MOOEV,” the world’s first 35mm camera motor drive unit, has gone within a whisker of becoming the 14th camera to ever sell for more than US$1 million.Continue ReadingCategory: Collecti… Continue reading 75-year-old Leica Reporter camera & motor-drive sets world-record price
Just as Duesenberg, Auburn and Cord were undeserving victims of the Great Depression, the Schuppan marque’s demise was wholly due to the economic upheavals of 1992 and no reflection on the delectable automobile the company produced. Indeed, that same g… Continue reading One of history’s most controversial and outrageous sportscars is for sale
RM Sotheby’s has announced the sale of what may become the most valuable automotive barn find in history: 20 Ferraris consigned to the mercy of time in 1990, unearthed in 2004 when Hurricane Charley collapsed the Florida barn they were housed in, the c… Continue reading 20-car Ferrari treasure trove could be biggest barnfind in history
Each year for the last seven years, Peninsula Classics has been running an event that is so grandiose in concept that few others would even attempt to create an award on this scale. The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best identifies the world’s most exceptional classic car from a select group of vehicles that have won the highest awards at the previous year’s major concours events.
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Continue reading Pictorial: the 8 most beautiful concours cars of 2022
George Bernard Shaw famously characterized fashion as “an induced epidemic,” and the launch of Aston Martin’s new DB12 at a showbiz party on the Côte d’Azur this week was a masterclass in conjuring a mass outbreak of desire for the new “super tourer” …. Continue reading Aston Martin’s DB12 smells like success
An American car has won the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, the world’s oldest and most traditional automotive concours.
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Tags: Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, Concorso d’Eleganza Ville d’Este, BMW, Duesenberg, Bugatti, Ford, Ferrari, Collecting, Pebble Beach
Continue reading Pictorial: The breathtaking cars of Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2023
A six-page autograph manuscript by Albert Einstein entitled “The Essence of the Theory of Relativity” is being auctioned tonight and scientific voyeurs might care to watch the fun as the heavy hitters come out to play. The auction will be live on the i… Continue reading Einstein paper heads for auction tonight – a bargain in the offing?
Now in its 19th year, the World Car of the Year Awards are the most important and prestigious of any automotive awards in the world.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: WCOTY, Lucid Motors, hyundai genesis, Hyundai, Kia, BMW, Range Rove… Continue reading World Car of the Year Awards name best cars in six categories
The world is currently undergoing a societal tectonic shift so significant that it might one day define the COVID-19 pandemic as the catalyst for a new era of international mobility – yet no-one seems to realize.Continue ReadingCategory: LifestyleTags:… Continue reading 111 Resources, idea starters and opportunities for people who can “work from anywhere”
One of the first computer mouses and a coding keyset created by computer pioneer Douglas Engelbart have sold for US$178,936 at auction. Like the two previous such Engelbart mouses that have gone to auction, the mouse was sold at RRAuction in Boston, th… Continue reading Engelbart/SRI mouse smashes record price for a computer mouse