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John Lennon’s 1964 Framus 5/024 Hootenanny famously played on the title track of The Beatles’ 1965 album Help! – and believed lost for more than 50 years – is heading to auction next month, where it’s expected to break records.
Category: Music, Technology
Tags: Auction, Julien’s Auctions, The Beatles, Guitar, Acoustics, Collecting
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Landmark historical relics don’t usually slip past at public auction unnoticed, but as we demonstrated in this recent article, it does happen. Now three priceless relics from gaming antiquity are going to auction: the world’s first video arcade game (C… Continue reading Dawn of the arcade game: Three pivotal video games from the early 70s
An American car has won the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, the world’s oldest and most traditional automotive concours.
Category: Automotive, Transport
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
One of the first personal computers ever sold – a 1976 Apple-1 – fetched US$500,000 at auction yesterday, but it might well be one of the auction bargains of the year.Continue ReadingCategory: Collectibles, LifestyleTags: Apple, Computer, Collecting Continue reading Why this $500,000 Apple-1 Computer was a bargain
Elite motorcycle auctions have been few and far between outside the United States since COVID-19 came to visit, but the long-awaited Bonhams’ Three-day Summer Sale at the traditional venue of the Staffordshire County Showground will be held later this … Continue reading Bonhams’ Three-day Summer Motorcycle Sale preview
The world’s best known and most recognizable motorcycle will cross the auction block in Texas on 5 June 2021, creating as much interest and controversy as it did when the famous American road film Easy Rider was released 52 years ago, on 14 July 1969.C… Continue reading The world’s most valuable motorcycle heads for auction
Austrian motorcycles are these days synonymous with the KTM brand that has built such an imposing racing presence during the last half century. Austrian bikes have always been world-class though, and prior to WW2 it was the Puch name that was the pride… Continue reading Puch’s rare, innovative 800cc 148-degree V4 makes its mark at auction
It has been a remarkable week in the collectible motorcycle industry, with many important motorcycles selling at auction at Bonhams’ three-day Bicester Heritage Auction, with two other major bikes being sold in Monterey. Here’s our summary of the major… Continue reading Massive week in vintage motorcycle auction sales
Aston Martin and Bowmore Whisky have linked brands to create a limited edition bottling to be known as Black Bowmore DB5 1964 whisky. Each Black Bowmore DB5 bottle incorporates an Aston Martin DB5 piston, while the bottle contains 700 ml of Black Bowmo… Continue reading Aston Martin and Bowmore create $65,000 per bottle whisky
Elvis Presley’s 1942 Martin D-18 guitar sold at auction this week for $1.32 million, becoming just the tenth guitar in history to sell for more than $1.0 million and the sixth guitar to sell for more than $1.0 million in the last 14 months. Clearly, th… Continue reading Elvis Presley’s “Sun Sessions” Martin D-18 guitar fetches $1.32 million