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Cars that can win a major international concours event always have a story to tell, though it is indeed rare that the two “best in show” cars have stories that are as extraordinary as the winners of the 25th Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.Continue R… Continue reading Pictorial: 25th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
Unicorns are fabled beasts, and in the collectible motorcycle world, some of the impossibly rare machinery of legend falls into the same category. These are the bikes that almost never reach auction because a deal is done well before a public offering … Continue reading Ducati four-cylinder Grand Prix “unicorn” heads Bonham’s museum sale
Now firmly entrenched behind only Pebble Beach as the largest single collectible car celebration in America, Amelia Island is a concours event of the highest order, and in the monied environs of America’s retiree Capital of Florida, one of the three la… Continue reading The million dollar cars: 2020 Amelia Island collectible car auctions
The customized Myers Manx dune buggy in which Steve McQueen took Faye Dunaway on a full-noise drive in the sand dunes in the 1968 movie The Thomas Crown Affair, is heading to auction. The VW Beetle-based buggy was customized for the film with a 230-hp Chevy Corvair flat-six, and the restored original movie car will go to auction at Bonhams’ Amelia Island auction in March, 2020.
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Continue Reading Steve McQueen’s “Thomas Crown Affair” Dune Buggy heads for auction
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Elvis Presley’s last motorcycle, a 1976 Harley-Davidson FLH 1200 Electra Glide with just 126 miles (203 km) on the clock, is going to auction later this month at GWS Auctions, and is estimated to sell for between US$1,750,000 and $2,000,000.
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Continue Reading Elvis Presley’s Harley-Davidson Electra Glide could break world motorcycle auction record
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Monterey Car Week is the epicenter of the world collectible car industry. It’s where all the big boys come to play. Whilst racing was the initial center of gravity for Monterey Car week, the Pebble Beach Concours turned from curtain raiser to… Continue reading Monterey Car Week Auction Preview: The top 40 most valuable cars
Monterey Car Week is where the world’s most monied automotive enthusiasts congregate once a year, and as many car enthusiasts share a similar passion for motorcycles, there’s always a smattering of elite motorcycles spread across the six auct… Continue reading 16 bikes likely to sell for more than $100,000 in Monterey
The Ferrari 250 GT California Spider is the most valuable Ferrari made in significant numbers, but although 108 cars were produced, it still requires US$10 million or more to take one home from an auction. Two California Spiders (one SWB, one… Continue reading Two Ferrari 250 GT California Spiders set to be market barometers in Monterey
The month of July, 2019 will be a bumper one for the number of landmark scientific artifacts heading for auction. Three Christie’s auctions and a Sotheby’s auction have such a stellar array of scientific documents, manuscripts, tablets, seals and artifacts that we thought it worthwhile documenting them, even though in some cases, they are estimated to sell for quite affordable amounts.
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Continue Reading 30 landmark scientific artifacts heading for auction this month
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Most major collectible car auctions these days contain a few childrens cars, sometimes of extraordinary quality and considerable worth. Bonhams 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale contains several scale cars built just for children with a 1929 Le Mans 4½ Litre Blower Bentley replica with royal provenance the pick of the bunch. Others include a 1939 BMW 328, a 1933 MG J2J4 and a 1998 Formula 1 McLaren MP4-13.
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Continue Reading Spectacular children’s cars at Bonhams 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale
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