Collaborate Disseminate
“On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog” is an adage and internet meme that was first published by The New Yorker on July 5, 1993, becoming universally recognized for capturing the essence of internet anonymity and the liberation it offers from pop… Continue reading Seminal internet meme sells for $175,000
The term “once in a lifetime offer” has unfortunately become an advertising trope, making it difficult to cut through the clutter when something genuinely unicorn-rare comes along. The discovery, weaponization and use of nuclear power will remain one o… Continue reading Auction alert: ‘Atomic Energy’ signed by Einstein, Oppenheimer & others
The sale of the John Parham Motorcycle Collection this week didn’t receive much coverage in the motorcycle media, but when a museum collection goes to auction there are always historically significant artifacts on offer, and in this case the sheer volu… Continue reading History under the hammer as National Motorcycle Museum Collection sells
Honda will release a $995 transportation appliance in November with zero emissions and an ultra-compact foldable design. With a low entry price and Honda reliability, the Motocompacto might finally kickstart the “last mile” transport revolution.Continu… Continue reading $995 Honda Motocompacto: A bike in a briefcase
Spanish performance brand Cupra used the International Mobility Show in Munich this week to unveil the DarkRebel EV show car. It’s one of the most distinctive best looking concepts we’ve ever seen … and the company simultaneously announced its intent… Continue reading Cupra’s Batman-styled DarkRebel EV could reach America
Leaving energy on the table isn’t good for business. A new academic-industry initiative is developing lightweight solar panels to harvest natural energy from all that solar-soaked truck real estate to decrease operational costs, emissions and the imper… Continue reading Solar-panel-covered hybrid truck offers 3,000 to 6,000 free miles a year
Prior to last Friday, just four cars had ever sold for more than USD $30 million at auction – now there’s a fifth, and it comes as no surprise that the Ferrari 412 P that fetched $30,255,000 was sold from the collection of film and car maker James Glic… Continue reading Movement at the very pinnacle of automotive collectibles
Some cars are simply perfect for concours events, and the one-of-one 1938 Delage D8-120 ‘de Villars’ that has just been awarded the 2022 Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award is such a car.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Penins… Continue reading Pictorial: The winner of the 2022 Best of the Best Concours Award
A rare and large Pteranodon skeleton sold at a Sotheby’s auction in New York this evening for US$3,932,000, adding further weight to the influence of the Jurassic Park franchise and moving into the top five most valuable fossils of all-time: behind only Tyrannosaurus Rex, Velociraptor, Triceratops and Gorgosaurus.
Category: Collectibles, Lifestyle
Tags: Auction, Sotheby’s, Fossils, Pteranodon
Continue reading Pteranodon sells for US$3.9 million to join fossil pantheon
The original 2007 Apple iPhone that started the smartphone market is now breaking auction records. In August 2022 an original iPhone sold for US$35,414 then $39,339 in October 2022, $63,356 in February 2023 and now $190,373 on Sunday night.Continue Rea… Continue reading Original 2007 Apple iPhone values surging