For Sale at Auction: 1952 Oldsmobile 98 in Brandon, Mississippi

“Visionary leadership through innovation” is the theme for the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance as it celebrates its Silver Anniversary in March, and four towering motorsport and auto-industry visionaries and innovations have been chosen to represent the concept.  Each of the four will be honored during the 25th annual edition of the Florida concours with judged […]

One of 18 1966 Ferrari Dino 206S/SP sports prototype racing cars will cross the block at Bonhams annual Grand Palais auction during Retromobile in Paris. The auction is scheduled for February 6. The car goes to auction from the collection of Jacques Setton, former chief executive of the Pioneer Fuji Group and a French businessman […]

Gents aren’t the only folks who can be decked out in Lamborghini-branded clothing now that the Italian sports car manufacturer and Kabooki, a Danish childrens clothing specialist, have signed an agreement to produce Automobili Lamborghini kids-wear collection. “The partnership, which starts with the Fall/Winter 2020 collection, is being presented in Italy, Scandinavia, Germany, Austria, the […]

The Pick of the Day looks to be in solid condition at a fair price

Led by the much-anticipated charity sale of the first-production 2020 mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette, Barrett-Jackson scored the highest-grossing collector car auction in its history during the 49th annual Scottsdale sale. The total was more than $141 million (including auction fees), with $129.7 million from its largest-ever docket of more than 1,900 vehicles, $7.625 million raised through […]

If you thought there would be a break in the action after Arizona Auction Week 2020, you were wrong. Though it doesn’t have an alliterative name like its neighbor to the south, its motorcycle auction week in Las Vegas with Mecum Auction’s staging its 29th annual visit and with Bonhams also in town for a […]

How do you know when it’s time to sell one of your cherished collector cars? The late Gordon Apker once told me that if he hadn’t driven a car within the last two years, he sold it. Another owner of a sizable collection explained that his wife wouldn’t allow him to build yet another garage, […]

Skoda may not be a familiar automotive brand to drivers in the United States, but the company based in what is now the Czech Republic and now part of the Volkswagen Group dates to 1895 and celebrates not only its 125th anniversary in 2020 but 115 years as an automaker. The automaker traces its roots […]

Editor’s note: This is the last in a series of daily Arizona Auction Week 2020 sales reports from Hagerty, the collector car insurance and value-tracking company that staffs each auction venue. As soon as the auction companies post their final results, including any post-block sales, we’ll post a final wrap up on the week. The […]

The Baby Boomers’ lament is that the young whippersnappers coming into the collector car hobby don’t want the cars the boomers have collected and cherished through the years. But here’s the secret: Back when they were fledgling car hobbyists, the Boomers didn’t want the cars that their fathers and grandfathers loved. What they wanted were […]