A rare 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato ‘2 VEV’ is the lead car for the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018 sale. It is expected to be the most-expensive British car ever sold in Britain. Bonhams announced at its Paris Rétromobile auction that a rare 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato will be its lead car … Read more
Two barn-finds – a 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Long Nose Alloy and a 1967 Shelby 427 Cobra – are among the highlights of the Gooding Amelia Island 2018 classic car auction. A 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Long Nose Alloy and a 1967 Shelby 427 Cobra that have been parked in a North Carolina garage and … Read more
Gooding announced a collection of 12 Porsches from a private collection for the Amelia Island sale in March 2018. Highlights include a 959 Komfort and a Carrera GT. Gooding has a very good reputation with Porsches at Amelia Island classic car auctions and in 2018 is likely to build further on that tradition. The James … Read more
Bonhams sold Jack Ehret’s Australian Speed Record-Setting 1951 Vincent Black Lightning for nearly $1-million in Las Vegas, as the most-expensive motorcycle ever sold at public auction. Bonhams achieved a new world record high price for a motorcycle when the Australian speed record-setting, 1951 Vincent 998cc Black Lightning motorcycle sold for $929,000 in Las Vegas, USA. … Read more
RM Sotheby’s announced the most complete collection of special Porsche 911 Type 964 variants for its Amelia Island sale in Florida, USA, in March 2018. RM Sotheby’s will offer the “Exclusively Porsche – The 964 Collection” at its March 2018 Amelia Island classic car auction. This collection assembled by a single collector consists of eleven … Read more
Bonhams will offer the 1993 McLaren-Ford MP4/8A Formula 1 racing car that Ayrton Senna drove to his record sixth victory at the Monaco Grand Prix at the Grandes Marques à Monaco sale. A highlight of the Bonhams Les Grandes Marques à Monaco sale in May 2018 will be Ayrton Senna’s 1993 McLaren-Ford MP4/8A Formula 1 … Read more
The Scottsdale sales were a strong start to the 2018 classic car auction year when 33 cars sold for a million dollar and average prices increased. The Scottsdale, Arizona, classic car auctions in January 2018 marked a strong start to the collector car sale year. Although total earnings were slightly down, the number of bidders … Read more
Barrett-Jackson’s top results at the Scottsdale 2018 collector car auctions included a 2017 Ford GT and two new Chevrolet Corvettes sold for charity while a Porsche 918 Spyder and 1952 Ferrari 212 Europa also achieved over a million dollar. The top result at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2018 sale was $2,500,000 paid for a 2017 Ford … Read more
A 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Speciale sold for $8 million as the top result at the Gooding sale and all 2018 Scottsdale classic car auctions. The Jaguar D-Type failed to sell. Gooding sold a 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Speciale that was the personal car of Batista Pininfarina for $8,085,000 – the highest result at the … Read more
A 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra “Semi-Competition” roadster sold for $2,942,500 as the top result at the RM Sotheby’s Arizona 2018 classic car auction. The Works Jaguar D-Type failed to sell. A highly authentic 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra “Semi-Competition” roadster sold for $2,942,500 as the top result at the RM Sotheby’s Arizona 2018 sale. The heavily … Read more
A 1958 Porsche 550A Spyder that finished fifth overall at Le Mans as a works entry sold for $5,170,000 as the top result at the Bonhams Scottsdale 2018 sale. The 2018 classic car auction year started well for Bonhams when almost all of the top cars on offer at the Scottsdale, Arizona, 2018 auction sold … Read more
A 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series 1 is the lead car for the Artcurial Paris Rétromobile 2018 classic car auction following the withdrawal of the ex-Scuderia Ferrari 1963 Ferrari 250 / 275 P Le Mans 24-Hours race winner. Following the withdrawal of the 1963 Ferrari 250 / 275 P Le Mans 24-Hours race winner … Read more