1970 Corvette ZR1 Convertible
1970 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Convertible Offered by Mecum | Kissimmee, Florida | January 25, 2014 We featured an ultra-rare ZR2 Corvette a few weeks ago and here we have its cousin, the ZR1. The ZR1...
View Article2014 Scottsdale Auction Highlights Pt I
Well I’ll start by saying I missed one auction in December. It was Osenat’s sale that closed out the 2013 auction calendar. The top sale there was this 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II by Hooper. It went...
View ArticleMecum Kissimmee 2014 Highlights
Mecum’s Kissimmee sale is so huge that it gets it’s own recap. That and because it is sandwiched between the Arizona and Retromobile sales. The top sale was the “Real McCoy” Corvette for $2,300,000....
View ArticleApril 2014 Auction Recap
April was kind of a busy month for auctions, so let’s get to it. First up is Silverstone’s Restoration Show Sale, where the top sale went to this half-complete 1962 Facel-Vega HK500 restoration...
View ArticleFitch Phoenix
1966 Fitch Phoenix Offered by Bonhams | Greenwich, Connecticut | June 1, 2014 Photo – Bonhams This is one of those cars that I cannot believe is actually for sale. That’s partly because it has never...
View ArticleMore Awesome Classic Commercial Vehicles
The Michael Banfield Collection Offered by Bonhams | Staplehurst, U.K. | June 14, 2014 1922 AEC S-Type Open Top Double Deck Bus Photo – Bonhams AEC is known as the double-decker bus company. Their...
View ArticleSeptember 2014 Auction Highlights, Pt. II
Our next five auction results and highlights start with Bonhams Goodwood Revival sale, where the ex-Fox & Nicholl team car 1936 Lagonda LG45R Rapide race car broke a record for the marque, bringing...
View ArticleNASCAR Corvette
1953 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster Race Car Offered by Barrett-Jackson | Scottsdale, Arizona | January 17, 2014 Photo – Barrett-Jackson The Corvette is one of America’s signature automobiles – it’s the...
View ArticleHagemann-Sutton Special
1959 Hagemann-Sutton Special For sale at Fantasy Junction | Emeryville, California Photo – Fantasy Junction Ah, the great American road-racing specials of the 1950s – the golden era of American road...
View ArticleApril 2015 Auction Highlights, Pt. II
First up is Coys Techno Classica sale in Essen, Germany. The top sale was a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing for $1,183,640. Our featured ZiL 114 sold for $44,856 while the EMW 327 failed to sell....
View ArticleChevrolet CERV-I
1960 Chevrolet CERV-I Offered by RM Sotheby’s | Monterey, California | August 14-15, 2015 Photo – RM Sotheby’s While this may look more like Jim Clark’s Indy 500-winning race car than a Corvette, rest...
View ArticleAugust 2015 Auction Highlights, Pt. I
We now move into August, which, of course, means Pebble Beach. But first we head a little inland to Reno, Nevada for Barrett-Jackson’s sale where seemingly everything was in some way a “custom” except...
View ArticleSeptember 2015 Auction Highlights, Pt. II
We’re still in September and there’s still a lot of auctions. First up, Mecum in Dallas. The top sale was actually a charity car, a 2015 Ford Mustang GT by Petty’s Garage for $535,000. Our featured...
View ArticleThe Corphibian
1961 Chevrolet Corphibian Prototype Offered by Mecum | Kissimmee, Florida | January 15-24, 2016 Photo – Mecum The Chevrolet Corvair was a revolutionary rear-engined, rear-wheel drive car introduced by...
View ArticleChevrolet El Morocco
1957 Chevrolet El Morocco Convertible Offered by Barrett-Jackson | Scottsdale, Arizona | January 30, 2016 Photo – Barrett-Jackson The ’57 Chevrolet is one of the most classic automotive designs –...
View ArticleThe Original Z06
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Offered by Mecum | Indianapolis, Indiana | May 20, 2016 Photo – Mecum This car has a lot going for it. First of all, it’s a ’63 Corvette Coupe, meaning it carries the...
View ArticleMcLaren M1B
1966 McLaren-Chevrolet M1B Offered by Bonhams | Goodwood, U.K. | June 24, 2016 Photo – Bonhams McLaren has been around since 1963, having entered their first Formula One race in 1966. Today, the...
View ArticleSeptember 2016 Auction Highlights
First up, Bonhams’ Chantilly Sale. There was a collection of Horch motorcars offered here and we were able to feature two of them. The streamlined coupe was withdrawn from the sale but the 780 B...
View ArticleDecember 2016 Auction Highlights
First up in December is one of two Bonhams sales, this one is the Bond Street Sale where we featured two Zagato-bodied Aston Martins. The DB7 Zagato brought $390,262 but the V12 failed to sell. Bonhams...
View ArticleImpala Z11
1963 Chevrolet Impala Z11 Offered by Mecum | Kissimmee, Florida | January 14, 2017 Photo – Mecum The third generation of the Chevrolet Impala was built between 1961 and 1964. It was Chevy’s full-size...
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