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Pictorial: World’s “Best of the Best” concours car, plus 8 finalists

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Mike Hanlon

A 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione became the latest winner of the Annual Peninsula Classics “Best of the Best” Award yesterday, winning the 2021 edition of the most prestigious concours honor in the world.

Category: Automotive, Transport

Tags: Ferrari, Sotheby’s, RM-Sothebys, Gooding & Co, Broad Arrow Auctions, Bonhams, Lancia, Mercedes-Benz, Hispano Suiza, Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award, Amelia Island Concours, Concours dElegance, Salon Prive, The Quail, Pebble Beach

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Monterey Car Week 2022 Auction Preview: the $10 million cars

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Mike Hanlon

Monterey Car Week is upon us once more, and the auction cluster that provides a large part of the show at the week-long automotive celebration is shaping as the biggest in history.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Ferrari, Bentley, M… Continue reading Monterey Car Week 2022 Auction Preview: the $10 million cars→

$2.53-million Toyota 2000GT becomes most expensive Japanese Car in History

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Mike Hanlon

With the sale of the Shelby Toyota 2000 GT for US$2,535,000 at Gooding & Company’s Amelia Island auction on March 5, 2022, the Toyota 2000 GT regained its crown as the most expensive Japanese car sold at auction.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, Tr… Continue reading $2.53-million Toyota 2000GT becomes most expensive Japanese Car in History→

Emergent trends from the biggest motorcycle auction of 2022

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Mike Hanlon

Upon reading last year’s report on this auction (due to Covid-19 the traditional Mecum Las Vegas auction was run in April/May instead of January) in 2021, it would have been easy to take the text, change a few dates and republish, at least for the topl… Continue reading Emergent trends from the biggest motorcycle auction of 2022→

Emergent trends from the biggest motorcycle auction of 2022

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Mike Hanlon

The highlights of the 2021 science, sci-fi and technology auction year

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Mike Hanlon

This is the second part of a two-part overview of the 2021 auction year – a year where investors channeled more of their wealth into “investments of passion” than ever before.

Category: Collectibles, Lifestyle

Tags: Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Propstore, University Archives (Auction House), Bonhams, Heritage Auctions, Fonsie Mealey, Ketterer Kunst, Aristotle, mario bros., RR Auction, Marc van de Wiele Auctions, Albert Einstein, Doyle New York, Malling-Hansen “Writing Ball”, Gregor Mendel, Hakes Auctions, Boba Fett, star wars, Stormtrooper Helmet, Nintendo, Thomas Malthus, Superman, René Descartes, Matteo Ricci , Adam Smith, Steve Jobs, steve wosniak, Samuel de Champlain, Final Fantasy, The Legend of Zelda, N64 Nintendo, Abraham Ortelius, Star Trek, Andy Warhol, Battle of Goliad, Resident Evil, Nobel prizes, John James Audubon, The Birds of America, Enigma Machine, Euclid, Lightsabers, Copernicus, Mark Catesby, Apple-1 Computer, Back to the Future, Triceratops, The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin, Ptolemy, Johannes Kepler, Apollo Guidance Computer, The North American Indian

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Top 100 highlights of the 2021 auction year

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Mike Hanlon

Our annual highlights of the auction year reached a crescendo in this post-2021 coverage - the most explosive growth, the most ridiculous lots, and dozens of examples of the most expensive items in history ... not to mention the most bizarre lots we've yet seen. The most intriguing of them all was the sale by tender of (most of) the cars from the 2015 movie, “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

The 2021 auction year was quite extraordinary, with almost all auction categories reporting unprecedented levels of participation and sales.

Category: Collectibles, Lifestyle

Tags: Art, Most-Expensive, World’s Most Expensive, Video Games, Valuable-Scientific-Manuscripts, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Patek Philippe, NFT (Non-fungible token), Christie’s, Sotheby’s, RM-Sothebys, Gooding & Co, Bonhams, Artcurial, McLaren, Ferrari, Shelby, AC Cobra, Mercedes-Benz, Delage, Aston Martin, Baseball, basketball, NFL, Poly Auction Beijing, Poly Auction HK, Bugatti, Tim Berners-Lee, Audemars Piguet, Memory Lane Auctions, Heritage Auctions, Goldin Auctions, Lamborghini, Superman, Spider-Man, ComicConnect.com, Banksy, Lelands Auctions, Stutz, Rock Island Auctions, Stacks Bowers Auctions, Mile High Auctions, Macallan Whisky, Porsche, Rolex, Lexus, Space Suit, mario bros.

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Top 100 highlights of the 2021 auction year

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Mike Hanlon

The 2021 auction year was quite extraordinary, with almost all auction categories reporting unprecedented levels of participation and sales.

Category: Collectibles, Lifestyle

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Concours of Elegance “Best of Show” goes to art deco Voisin C-27 Aérosport

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Mike Hanlon

The 2021 Concours of Elegance presented by A. Lange & Söhne was held at Hampton Court Palace last weekend, with the prestigious “Best in Show” award, voted by the owners of the cars on display, going to a unique art deco rolling sculpture known as the … Continue reading Concours of Elegance “Best of Show” goes to art deco Voisin C-27 Aérosport→

Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A takes 2021 Salon Privé “Best of Show”

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Mike Hanlon

While it has always been overshadowed by the rarer Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster, the Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A is still regarded by many as the prettiest of the 540K siblings, with an outright win at the 1973 Pebble Beach Concours d’Eleganc… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A takes 2021 Salon Privé “Best of Show”→