Pictorial: 2020 Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace

The United Kingdom’s Concours of Elegance has always been select on almost every level, though this year it was significantly more so. The concours always limits the number of entrants to maintain its extraordinary standards, and this year brought toge… Continue reading Pictorial: 2020 Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace

Gooding & Co “Passion of a Lifetime” auction sets multiple world records

In a year where COVID-19 has prevented many auctions from going ahead and stopped many people from attending in person even when they did go ahead, the success of Gooding & Company’s “Passion of a Lifetime” auction at Hampton Court Palace on the weeken… Continue reading Gooding & Co “Passion of a Lifetime” auction sets multiple world records

2020 Petersen (Virtual Monterey) Car Week On-line Auction Report

As we pointed out in our preview of the 2020 Petersen (Virtual Monterey) Car Week auctions, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution is particularly relevant in the new reality of a COVID world: “the species that survives is the one that is able to adapt t… Continue reading 2020 Petersen (Virtual Monterey) Car Week On-line Auction Report

Three $10-million-plus cars heading to auction at Concours of Elegance

Ten-million-dollar automobiles are few and far between: just 48 automobiles have sold for more than US$10 million since the barrier was first breached on 17 May 2009 when a Ferrari Testa Rossa sold for $12.4 million in Italy. So far this year, there ha… Continue reading Three $10-million-plus cars heading to auction at Concours of Elegance

Virtual Monterey Car Week Auction Preview and guide to the good stuff

The pandemic is catalyzing rapid change in the way the world does business, and the 2020 cancellation of the world’s foremost automotive festival, Monterey Car Week, offers a tantalizing glimpse of what the new normal might look like for the world’s bi… Continue reading Virtual Monterey Car Week Auction Preview and guide to the good stuff